Hoosier Park Race 9

Race 9

Stake: $38,658

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: Open

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Sure Thing Herman (Fr1) 96x5022131
Trainer: Jeff Cullipher ()
Driver: Atlee Bender
Prize Money: $470,105
Win / Place: 26% / 56%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: TELLITLIKEITIS

Dam: ONE SURE THING

100

Rating

Stats

Career

65: 17-7-13

Distance

65: 17-7-13

Trk/Dst

63: 17-7-13

Track

63: 17-7-13

Season

7: 2-2-1

1st Up

5: 1-0-0

2nd Up

5: 2-0-1

3rd Up

5: 1-1-0

All-Weather

65: 17-7-13

Best Mile

1:49.10

Comments

In good form last start. Won by 3 m (Fr5) at this track (1:50.00) beating Gorgeous Big Guy in NW15000L4 on April 11 at $14.10. Two runs back 3rd (Fr1) over 1609m at this track, beaten 7 m by Crooked Smile (1:50.10) in OPEN III on April 4 at $12.20.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 6	11/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Atlee Bender	1:50.00	1:50.00	3.0m	$14	7	NW15000L4	$28,115	$14,058	1. Sure Thing Herman 2. Gorgeous Big Guy 3. Ponda Warrior
3rd of 7	4/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Atlee Bender	1:50.10	1:50.10	7.5m	$12	7	OPEN III	$28,115	$3,374	1. Crooked Smile 2. Gorgeous Big Guy 3. Sure Thing Herman
1st of 7	28/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Atlee Bender	1:51.00	1:51.00	1.5m	$3.60	7	NW7500L4	$17,433	$8,716	1. Sure Thing Herman 2. Alwaystellthetruth 3. Away We Go
2nd of 10	21/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Atlee Bender	1:52.30	1:52.30	2.3m	$5.10	7	NW5500L4	$14,818	$3,705	1. Jk's Champ 2. Sure Thing Herman 3. Mr Charisma
2nd of 7	14/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Atlee Bender	1:51.30	1:51.30	3.0m	$24	12	NW10000L5	$22,954	$5,739	1. Bundoran 2. Sure Thing Herman 3. Jk's Champ
10th of 10	2/3/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Kayne Kauffman	1:52.00	1:52.00	20.3m	$81	7	NW12501L4	$45,024	-	1. Burnout 2. Henry The Horse 3. Truthbtoldbluechip

American Classic (Fr2) 271x572611
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: Trace Tetrick
Prize Money: $391,367
Win / Place: 31% / 42%

Going for the Hat-Trick

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: TORI HANOVER

100

Rating

Stats

Career

77: 24-6-3

Distance

77: 24-6-3

Trk/Dst

18: 5-3-0

Track

18: 5-3-0

Season

6: 2-1-0

1st Up

4: 3-0-0

2nd Up

4: 2-1-0

3rd Up

4: 1-1-0

All-Weather

77: 24-6-3

Best Mile

1:48.30

Comments

Chasing a hat-trick. Last start won by 3 m (Fr3) at this track (1:51.10) beating Gorgeous Big Guy in OPEN on April 18 at $11.60. Hard to leave out on current form.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 6	18/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Atlee Bender	1:51.10	1:51.10	3.0m	$12	7	OPEN	$31,629	$15,815	1. American Classic 2. Gorgeous Big Guy 3. M M S Bud
1st of 9	11/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Atlee Bender	1:51.00	1:51.00	0.6m	$2.20f	7	NW7500L4	$17,571	$8,786	1. American Classic 2. Sanday 3. Alwaystellthetruth
6th of 7	4/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Kyle Wilfong	1:50.30	1:50.30	18.8m	$18	7	OPEN 1-2	$38,658	-	1. A New Endeavor 2. Shamwow 3. Noblesville
2nd of 7	28/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	John De Long	1:51.10	1:51.10	2.3m	$6.90	7	NW10000L4	$22,662	$5,666	1. General Dolan 2. American Classic 3. Sanday
7th of 7	21/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	John De Long	1:51.30	1:51.30	33.8m	$22	7	OPEN II	$31,379	-	1. Rip Wheeler 2. Noblesville 3. Crooked Smile
5th of 6	14/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	John De Long	1:50.10	1:50.10	15.8m	$12	119	OPEN 1-2	$31,781	$1,590	1. Brookview Bullet 2. This Kit Rocks 3. Rip Wheeler
119 Day Spell

Buzzsaw Russ (Fr3) 122823823x
Trainer: Melissa Essig ()
Driver: John De Long
Prize Money: $1,194,093
Win / Place: 29% / 70%

Recent Trial Winner

Track / Distance Specialist

1st Up Record

5 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: ROCKIN IMAGE (CAN)

Dam: UP FRONT CRUISER

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 12-9-8

Distance

41: 12-9-8

Trk/Dst

34: 12-7-7

Track

34: 12-7-7

1st Up

3: 2-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-2-1

3rd Up

3: 2-0-0

All-Weather

41: 12-9-8

Best Mile

1:48.20

Comments

Returns from the paddock. Previously first up posted a big 4.5 m win (Fr5) at this track (1:50.00) beating Rollinlikethunder in OPEN 1-2 on May 24 at $3.80.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 3	19/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	John De Long	1:52.20	1:52.20	37.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Buzzsaw Russ 2. Kobe's Gigi 3. Plays In The Shade
1st of 5	12/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	John De Long	1:52.30	1:52.30	1.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Buzzsaw Russ 2. Rollin Rosie 3. Grace Rocks
3rd of 6	18/10/24	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	John De Long	1:50.30	1:50.30	8.3m	$1.80f	7	OPEN	$33,382	$4,006	1. Rip Wheeler 2. Crooked Smile 3. Buzzsaw Russ
2nd of 7	11/10/24	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	John De Long	1:49.10	1:49.10	3.0m	$7.00	13	ISS-AGED	$111,272	$27,818	1. Little Rocket Man 2. Buzzsaw Russ 3. Yourwishisgranted
8th of 9	28/9/24	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	John De Long	1:49.30	1:49.30	10.5m	$17	8	DTN DERBY	$404,412	-	1. Abuckabett Hanover 2. Little Rocket Man 3. Muskateer Hanover
3rd of 8	20/9/24	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	John De Long	1:48.30	1:48.30	5.3m	$1.60f	13	OPEN	$48,530	$5,823	1. Muskateer Hanover 2. Rip Wheeler 3. Buzzsaw Russ

Rip Wheeler (Fr4) 1222x31144
Trainer: Walter Haynes (Jnr) ()
Driver: Marcus Miller
Prize Money: $858,273
Win / Place: 31% / 68%

Track / Distance Specialist

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ROCKIN IMAGE (CAN)

Dam: NOVASCOTIA HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

79: 25-18-11

Distance

79: 25-18-11

Trk/Dst

59: 20-15-8

Track

59: 20-15-8

Season

5: 2-0-1

1st Up

4: 1-0-1

2nd Up

4: 2-1-1

3rd Up

4: 4-0-0

All-Weather

79: 25-18-11

Best Mile

1:48.10

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 40 m by Little Rocket Man (1:49.20) in OPEN on April 18 at $4.80. Before that, 4th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track beaten 13 m by A New Endeavor (1:50.30) in OPEN 1-2 on April 4 at $2.90.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 5	18/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Kyle Wilfong	1:49.20	1:49.20	42.0m	$4.80	14	OPEN	$38,658	$3,093	1. Little Rocket Man 2. Low Rider 3. McCrunch
4th of 7	4/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brandon Bates	1:50.30	1:50.30	13.5m	$2.90	7	OPEN 1-2	$38,658	$3,093	1. A New Endeavor 2. Shamwow 3. Noblesville
1st of 5	28/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Brandon Bates	1:50.40	1:50.40	2.3m	$1.70f	7	OPEN II	$31,379	$15,689	1. Rip Wheeler 2. Noblesville 3. Crooked Smile
1st of 7	21/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Brandon Bates	1:51.30	1:51.30	0.3m	$1.40f	7	OPEN II	$31,379	$15,689	1. Rip Wheeler 2. Noblesville 3. Crooked Smile
3rd of 6	14/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brandon Bates	1:50.10	1:50.10	4.5m	$3.80	112	OPEN 1-2	$31,781	$3,814	1. Brookview Bullet 2. This Kit Rocks 3. Rip Wheeler
112 Day Spell
2nd of 7	8/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Walter Haynes (Jnr)	1:55.10	1:55.10	2.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Bundoran 2. Rip Wheeler 3. Noblesville

Low Rider (Fr5) 45522x2142
Trainer: Walter Haynes (Jnr) ()
Driver: Marvin Luna
Prize Money: $455,637
Win / Place: 25% / 54%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: DOWNBYTHESEASIDE (USA)

Dam: WARRAWEE KAY

Rating

Stats

Career

62: 16-11-7

Distance

62: 16-11-7

Trk/Dst

19: 4-7-1

Track

19: 4-7-1

Season

4: 1-2-0

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

4: 1-1-1

3rd Up

4: 2-0-0

All-Weather

62: 16-11-7

Best Mile

1:48.40

Comments

Two back was well beaten into fourth behind Later Dudes at Oak Grove Racing over 1609m in a OPEN on March 31 at $5.27. Then a handy effort when well beaten into second behind Little Rocket Man at this track over 1609m in a OPEN on April 18 at $18.20.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 5	18/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Marvin Luna	1:49.20	1:49.20	24.0m	$18	18	OPEN	$38,658	$9,665	1. Little Rocket Man 2. Low Rider 3. McCrunch
4th of 6	31/3/25	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Marvin Luna	1:51.10	1:51.10	13.5m	$5.27	7	OPEN	$52,298	$4,183	1. Later Dudes 2. Tip Top Cat 3. This Kit Rocks
1st of 8	24/3/25	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Marvin Luna	1:51.30	1:51.30	1.5m	$3.41	10	OPEN	$52,298	$26,149	1. Low Rider 2. Later Dudes 3. This Kit Rocks
2nd of 6	14/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Marvin Luna	1:51.10	1:51.10	8.3m	$5.90	147	NW15000L5	$28,250	$7,063	1. General Dolan 2. Low Rider 3. Anotherstatement
147 Day Spell
2nd of 6	8/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Marvin Luna	1:52.20	1:52.20	0.6m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. General Dolan 2. Low Rider 3. Crooked Smile
5th of 5	1/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Marvin Luna	1:57.10	1:57.10	22.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Gullfaxi 2. Hungry Girl 3. Rip Wheeler

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