PHILADELPHIA Man has made the perfect start to the Inter-Dominion Championship in Perth.
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Ballarat-trained Philadelphia Man rated 1:53.8 to run down Avonnova in the third heat on Friday night.
He completed a strong opening to the series by Victoria, with Lennytheshark also taking out a heat.
The duo now head the market for the December 13 final, which will follow three rounds of heats. Lennytheshark is $2.30 and the Emma Stewart-trained Philadelphia Man $4.5 at fixed odds with TAB.com.au.
The series continues on Tuesday, with Philadelphia Man drawing inside the second row in the sixth heat.
Philadelphia Man, which has now won in four states – Victoria, NSW, Queensland and WA – completed a big night for Stewart.
She also had a double in Ballarat with Art of Deception ($8.30) in the Vicbred Platinum Country Series E Final, 1710m, and Dashing Julius ($3.10) in the VisitBallarat.com.au C0 Pace, 2200m.