Hoosier Park Race 10

Race 10

Stake: $37,956

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

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Sure Thing Herman (Fr1) 6x50221314
Trainer: Jeff Cullipher ()
Driver: Atlee Bender
Prize Money: $464,594
Win / Place: 25% / 56%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: TELLITLIKEITIS

Dam: ONE SURE THING

Rating

Stats

Career

66: 17-7-13

Distance

66: 17-7-13

Trk/Dst

64: 17-7-13

Track

64: 17-7-13

Season

8: 2-2-1

1st Up

5: 1-0-0

2nd Up

5: 2-0-1

3rd Up

5: 1-1-0

All-Weather

66: 17-7-13

Best Mile

1:49.10

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 7 m by Low Rider (1:51.30) in OPEN on April 25 at $13.80. Two runs back won by 3 m (Fr5) at this track (1:50.00) beating Gorgeous Big Guy in NW15000L4 on April 11 at $14.10.

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	25/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Atlee Bender	1:51.30	1:51.30	7.5m	$14	14	OPEN	$37,956	$3,037	1. Low Rider 2. Buzzsaw Russ 3. Rip Wheeler
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	$27,604	$13,802	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	$27,604	$3,312	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	$17,116	$8,558	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	$14,549	$3,637	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	$22,536	$5,634	1. Bundoran 2. Sure Thing Herman 3. Jk's Champ

King James Express (Fr2) 3386866121
Trainer: Mike Wilson ()
Driver: Jordan Ross
Prize Money: $362,904
Win / Place: 14% / 49%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ART MAJOR (USA)

Dam: MORE DIAMONDS

Rating

Stats

Career

100: 14-17-18

Distance

100: 14-17-18

Trk/Dst

2: 1-1-0

Track

2: 1-1-0

Season

13: 2-1-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

All-Weather

100: 14-17-18

Best Mile

1:51.10

Comments

In good form last start. Won by 5 m as favourite (Fr5) at this track (1:51.10) beating Truffle Dog in 20CL-FINAL on April 25 at $1.20. Two runs back 2nd (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 5 m by Epic Ace (1:51.00) in 20000CLSER on April 18 at $2.70.

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 5	25/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Marvin Luna	1:51.10	1:51.10	5.3m	$1.20f	7	20CL-FINAL	$31,054	$15,527	1. King James Express 2. Truffle Dog 3. Rocket Russell
2nd of 7	18/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Trace Tetrick	1:51.00	1:51.00	5.3m	$2.70f	18	20000CLSER	$20,703	$5,175	1. Epic Ace 2. King James Express 3. Odds On Alpha Male
1st of 8	31/3/25	Dover Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Trae Porter	1:52.40	1:52.40	7.5m	$18	11	CLM17500	$21,395	$10,697	1. King James Express 2. Youaremyrock 3. Under Contract
6th of 8	20/3/25	Dover Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Trae Porter	1:52.10	1:52.10	36.0m	$23	14	CLM 25000	$25,674	-	1. Bettor By Seaside 2. Moscow Mitch 3. Manferno
2nd of 7	12/3/25	Dover Downs	1609m			-	Anthony Morgan	1:55.40	1:55.40	5.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Primo Maschio 2. King James Express 3. Aintbluenomore
6th of 8	6/3/25	Dover Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Anthony Morgan	1:55.20	1:55.20	23.3m	$9.60	7	CLM 25000	$26,003	-	1. Moscow Mitch 2. Goldrush Seelster 3. No Better Joy

American Classic (Fr3) 71x5726115
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: John De Long
Prize Money: $386,149
Win / Place: 30% / 42%

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: TORI HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

78: 24-6-3

Distance

78: 24-6-3

Trk/Dst

19: 5-3-0

Track

19: 5-3-0

Season

7: 2-1-0

1st Up

4: 3-0-0

2nd Up

4: 2-1-0

3rd Up

4: 1-1-0

All-Weather

78: 24-6-3

Best Mile

1:48.30

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr2) over 1609m at this track, beaten 10 m by Low Rider (1:51.30) in OPEN on April 25 at $11.80. Two runs back won by 3 m (Fr3) at this track (1:51.10) beating Gorgeous Big Guy in OPEN on April 18 at $11.60.

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
5th of 5	25/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Trace Tetrick	1:51.30	1:51.30	10.5m	$12	7	OPEN	$37,956	$1,898	1. Low Rider 2. Buzzsaw Russ 3. Rip Wheeler
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	$31,054	$15,527	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	$17,252	$8,626	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	$37,956	-	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	$22,250	$5,563	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	$30,808	-	1. Rip Wheeler 2. Noblesville 3. Crooked Smile

Ponda Warrior (Fr4) 6x253x3311
Trainer: Jay Hochstetler ()
Driver: Kyle Wilfong
Prize Money: $983,134
Win / Place: 33% / 78%

Track / Distance Specialist

Going for the Hat-Trick

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: ROCKIN IMAGE (CAN)

Dam: SWEETNSINFUL

100

Rating

Stats

Career

33: 11-9-6

Distance

33: 11-9-6

Trk/Dst

32: 11-9-6

Track

32: 11-9-6

Season

4: 2-0-2

1st Up

4: 2-1-1

2nd Up

4: 2-0-1

3rd Up

4: 1-2-1

All-Weather

33: 11-9-6

Best Mile

1:48.00

Comments

Six-year-old entire is racing in fine form. Won his last two outings at this track both over 1609m. Last start won by a 0.8 m as favourite (Fr7) at this track (1:50.40) beating Sanday in NW10000L4 on April 25 at $1.70.

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 8	25/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Kyle Wilfong	1:50.40	1:50.40	0.8m	$1.70f	7	NW10000L4	$27,604	$13,802	1. Ponda Warrior 2. Sanday 3. Shamwow
1st of 7	18/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Kyle Wilfong	1:50.40	1:50.40	5.3m	$1.30f	7	NW10000L4	$22,428	$11,214	1. Ponda Warrior 2. Er Rookie 3. Play Action Pass
3rd of 6	11/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Kyle Wilfong	1:50.00	1:50.00	3.8m	$2.90	14	NW15000L4	$27,604	$3,312	1. Sure Thing Herman 2. Gorgeous Big Guy 3. Ponda Warrior
3rd of 5	28/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kyle Wilfong	1:52.00	1:52.00	1.5m	$6.00	266	NW15000L4	$27,386	$2,191	1. A New Endeavor 2. Shamwow 3. Ponda Warrior
266 Day Spell
1st of 5	19/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Kyle Wilfong	1:54.20	1:54.20	32.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Ponda Warrior 2. Persistent Threat 3. Fox Valley Julian
3rd of 7	5/7/24	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kyle Wilfong	1:50.10	1:50.10	6.8m	$3.40	14	OPEN	$34,105	$4,092	1. Low Rider 2. Bundoran 3. Ponda Warrior

Rip Wheeler (Fr5) 222x311443
Trainer: Walter Haynes (Jnr) ()
Driver: Marcus Miller
Prize Money: $847,222
Win / Place: 31% / 68%

Track / Distance Specialist

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ROCKIN IMAGE (CAN)

Dam: NOVASCOTIA HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

80: 25-18-12

Distance

80: 25-18-12

Trk/Dst

60: 20-15-9

Track

60: 20-15-9

Season

6: 2-0-2

1st Up

4: 1-0-1

2nd Up

4: 2-1-1

3rd Up

4: 4-0-0

All-Weather

80: 25-18-12

Best Mile

1:48.10

Comments

Two back was well beaten into fourth behind Little Rocket Man at this track over 1609m in a OPEN on April 18 at $4.80. Then a handy effort when beaten by 6 m finishing third behind Low Rider at this track over 1609m in a OPEN on April 25 at $6.40.

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
3rd of 5	25/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Marcus Miller	1:51.30	1:51.30	6.0m	$6.40	7	OPEN	$37,956	$4,554	1. Low Rider 2. Buzzsaw Russ 3. Rip Wheeler
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	$37,956	$3,037	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	$37,956	$3,037	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	$30,808	$15,404	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	$30,808	$15,404	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	$31,203	$3,744	1. Brookview Bullet 2. This Kit Rocks 3. Rip Wheeler
112 Day Spell

Big Skewy (Fr6) 1x73578411
Trainer: Michael Hitchcock ()
Driver: Trace Tetrick
Prize Money: $421,739
Win / Place: 23% / 50%

Going for the Hat-Trick

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SPORTSWRITER (USA)

Dam: SERENA'S WHISPER (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

104: 24-12-16

Distance

46: 11-4-7

Season

8: 2-0-1

1st Up

6: 0-0-1

2nd Up

6: 0-0-2

3rd Up

6: 1-1-0

Mobile

72: 14-9-11

All-Weather

101: 24-11-16

Slushy

1: 0-0-0

Grass

3: 0-1-0

Best Mile

1:48.30

Comments

Chasing a hat-trick. Last start posted a big 19 m win as favourite (Fr3) at Miami Valley Raceway (1:50.20) beating Rockin Speed in NW9001L4 on April 27 at $1.20. 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 8	27/4/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Dan Noble	1:50.20	1:50.20	19.5m	$1.20f	6	NW9001L4	$42,268	$21,135	1. Big Skewy 2. Rockin Speed 3. Mongolian Hero N
1st of 10	21/4/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Dan Noble	1:52.00	1:52.00	6.8m	$1.20f	8	NW4501L4	$28,467	$14,233	1. Big Skewy 2. Always Amazing 3. Caviart Lotus
4th of 9	13/4/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Dan Noble	1:51.40	1:51.40	9.8m	$1.70f	15	NW6001L4	$36,230	$2,899	1. Risen Man 2. Chronicle 3. Hello Sweetie Boy
8th of 10	29/3/25	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	David Miller	1:50.30	1:50.30	15.0m	$7.20	7	NW12500L4	$29,953	-	1. Maxim Hanover 2. Primary Colors 3. Mac's Delight
7th of 9	22/3/25	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Johnathan Ahle	1:50.00	1:50.00	10.5m	$37	14	W/O	$42,790	-	1. Saulsbrook Victor 2. Mad Max Hanover 3. Mac's Delight
5th of 7	8/3/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Geo Napolitano (Jnr)	1:49.40	1:49.40	16.5m	$32	7	WO25000LT	$43,338	$2,166	1. Chase H Hanover 2. Spring Inhis Step 3. I Did It Myway

Low Rider (Fr7) 5522x21421
Trainer: Walter Haynes (Jnr) ()
Driver: Marvin Luna
Prize Money: $466,330
Win / Place: 26% / 55%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: DOWNBYTHESEASIDE (USA)

Dam: WARRAWEE KAY

100

Rating

Stats

Career

63: 17-11-7

Distance

63: 17-11-7

Trk/Dst

20: 5-7-1

Track

20: 5-7-1

Season

5: 2-2-0

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

4: 1-1-1

3rd Up

4: 2-0-0

All-Weather

63: 17-11-7

Best Mile

1:48.40

Comments

In good form recently. Last start won by 3 m as favourite (Fr5) at this track (1:51.30) beating Buzzsaw Russ in OPEN on April 25 at $2.

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 5	25/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Marvin Luna	1:51.30	1:51.30	3.0m	$2.00f	7	OPEN	$37,956	$18,978	1. Low Rider 2. Buzzsaw Russ 3. Rip Wheeler
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	$37,956	$9,489	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	$51,348	$4,107	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	$51,348	$25,674	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	$27,737	$6,935	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

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