Hoosier Park Race 8

Race 8

Stake: $37,125

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: Open 1-2

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Big Christian (Fr1) 120x5x8221
Trainer: Erv Miller ()
Driver: Atlee Bender
Prize Money: $199,875
Win / Place: 29% / 64%

6 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: SWAN FOR ALL (USA)

Dam: SPIRIT OF CASEY

Rating

Stats

Career

34: 10-9-3

Distance

34: 10-9-3

Trk/Dst

24: 4-7-3

Track

24: 4-7-3

Season

4: 1-2-0

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

3rd Up

2: 0-2-0

All-Weather

34: 10-9-3

Best Mile

1:53.10

Comments

Last start won a big 7 m win as favourite (Fr3) at this track (1:53.30) beating Easter Jack in NW 10/30CL on April 26 at $2.20.

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 8	26/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Atlee Bender	1:53.30	1:53.30	7.5m	$2.20f	7	NW 10/30CL	$20,703	$10,352	1. Big Christian 2. Easter Jack 3. Luxurious
2nd of 7	19/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Atlee Bender	1:54.20	1:54.20	3.0m	$2.90	7	WO5-9/30CL	$20,703	$5,175	1. Easter Jack 2. Big Christian 3. Lindy's Coyotito
2nd of 10	12/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Atlee Bender	1:55.20	1:55.20	4.5m	$12	7	WO5-9/30CL	$20,703	$5,175	1. Lindy's Coyotito 2. Big Christian 3. Ponda Aesthetic
8th of 8	5/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Atlee Bender	1:54.20	1:54.20	90.0m	$57	371	NW10500L4	$27,604	-	1. Toy's For You 2. Late Nite Hawk 3. Devious Mojito As
371 Day Spell
5th of 8	29/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Atlee Bender	2:00.00	2:00.00	8.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Grand Revival 2. Jammin Jamin 3. Elhelpski
5th of 8	30/3/24	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Atlee Bender	1:54.20	1:54.20	20.3m	$5.80	169	OPEN 3	$26,584	$1,329	1. Brookview Bolt 2. Swingforthefences 3. Triathlon As
169 Day Spell

Toy's For You (Fr2) 2934511445
Trainer: Rick Plano ()
Driver: Kevin Lambright
Prize Money: $371,800
Win / Place: 16% / 49%

9 yo Black Gelding

Sire: AIRZOOM LINDY (USA)

Dam: TARPORT LAUREN

Rating

Stats

Career

79: 13-16-10

Distance

79: 13-16-10

Trk/Dst

72: 12-15-9

Track

72: 12-15-9

Season

9: 2-0-1

1st Up

3: 0-2-1

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 1-1-0

All-Weather

79: 13-16-10

Best Mile

1:52.00

Comments

Well beaten last start by Ponda Jet, a rival who he faces again; when 21 metres fifth at this track over 1609m in a OPEN 1-2 race on April 26.

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 6	26/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Kevin Lambright	1:52.00	1:52.00	21.0m	$23	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,956	$1,898	1. Ponda Jet 2. Swan In Motion 3. Famous Father
4th of 7	19/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Kevin Lambright	1:54.00	1:54.00	6.8m	$57	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,956	$3,037	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Swan In Motion 3. Flagman
4th of 6	12/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Kevin Lambright	1:51.40	1:51.40	5.3m	$40	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,956	$3,037	1. Ponda Jet 2. Drink Up Drink Up 3. Flagman
1st of 8	5/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Rick Plano	1:54.20	1:54.20	3.0m	$2.00f	7	NW10500L4	$27,604	$13,802	1. Toy's For You 2. Late Nite Hawk 3. Devious Mojito As
1st of 7	29/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Rick Plano	1:53.20	1:53.20	9.0m	$1.90f	7	NW7500L4	$17,116	$8,558	1. Toy's For You 2. Lloyd Wright 3. Dash Of Luck
5th of 8	22/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Rick Plano	1:55.00	1:55.00	0.6m	$2.30f	7	NW10000L5	$22,250	$11,125	1. Southwind Cherry 2. Andoverthewinnings 3. Jusmakinyalook

Niko Man (Fr3) 4441241x66
Trainer: Ken Rucker ()
Driver: Michael Oosting
Prize Money: $398,458
Win / Place: 34% / 58%

Unbeaten 3rd Up

Distance Specialist

5 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: CASSIS

Dam: ANDOVER THE PRIZE

Rating

Stats

Career

43: 15-8-2

Distance

43: 15-8-2

Trk/Dst

28: 7-3-2

Track

28: 7-3-2

Season

2: 0-0-0

1st Up

4: 0-1-0

2nd Up

4: 1-1-0

3rd Up

3: 3-0-0

All-Weather

43: 15-8-2

Best Mile

1:52.40

Comments

Finished up last campaign with a win at Hawthorne, but hasn't been as effective this campaign with a first-up effort 6th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 11 m by Ponda Jet (1:51.40) in OPEN 1-2 on April 12 at $15. Then last outing 6th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 8 m by Drink Up Drink Up (1:54.00) in OPEN 1-2 on April 19 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
6th of 7	19/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Michael Oosting	1:54.00	1:54.00	8.3m	$12	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,956	-	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Swan In Motion 3. Flagman
6th of 6	12/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Michael Oosting	1:51.40	1:51.40	11.3m	$15	154	OPEN 1-2	$37,956	-	1. Ponda Jet 2. Drink Up Drink Up 3. Flagman
154 Day Spell
1st of 5	5/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Michael Oosting	1:56.40	1:56.40	18m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Niko Man 2. Flirtnwiththepilot 3. Won't Let'em
1st of 6	9/11/24	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kyle Wilfong	1:54.10	1:54.10	10.5m	$1.20f	14	PLESAC	$98,630	$49,315	1. Niko Man 2. Lous Lancelot 3. Lousdobb
4th of 6	26/10/24	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Michael Oosting	1:52.20	1:52.20	17.3m	$39	14	OPEN	$32,775	$2,622	1. Ponda Jet 2. Call Me Dani 3. Flagman
2nd of 6	12/10/24	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Kyle Wilfong	1:53.00	1:53.00	6.0m	$24	7	OPEN	$32,775	$8,194	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Niko Man 3. Chapheart

Flagman (Fr4) 1355141233
Trainer: Rick Plano ()
Driver: Rick Plano
Prize Money: $745,184
Win / Place: 31% / 75%

Nearing Another Win

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: GUCCIO

Dam: MAGIC LINDY

Rating

Stats

Career

80: 25-16-19

Distance

80: 25-16-19

Trk/Dst

70: 23-13-18

Track

70: 23-13-18

Season

9: 2-1-3

1st Up

3: 0-2-1

2nd Up

3: 1-0-1

3rd Up

3: 1-1-0

All-Weather

80: 25-16-19

Best Mile

1:51.00

Comments

Not far away at the last couple starts; Finished 2.25 m third behind Drink Up Drink Up at this track over 1609m OPEN 1-2 last start. Before that was beaten 4.5 metres third again at this track same class on April 12.

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 7	19/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Rick Plano	1:54.00	1:54.00	2.3m	$2.30	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,956	$4,554	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Swan In Motion 3. Flagman
3rd of 6	12/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Rick Plano	1:51.40	1:51.40	4.5m	$2.30	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,956	$4,554	1. Ponda Jet 2. Drink Up Drink Up 3. Flagman
2nd of 6	5/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Rick Plano	1:52.40	1:52.40	1.5m	$4.00	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,956	$9,489	1. Ponda Jet 2. Flagman 3. Drink Up Drink Up
1st of 6	29/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Rick Plano	1:51.00	1:51.00	0.8m	$4.80	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,654	$18,828	1. Flagman 2. Ponda Jet 3. Drink Up Drink Up
4th of 7	22/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Rick Plano	1:53.10	1:53.10	6.8m	$3.30	7	OPEN I	$37,654	$3,012	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Famous Father 3. Ponda Jet
1st of 6	15/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Rick Plano	1:55.10	1:55.10	0.3m	$1.90f	45	OPEN 1-2	$31,203	$15,602	1. Flagman 2. Drink Up Drink Up 3. Brookview Bolt
45 Day Freshen-Up

Swan In Motion (Fr5) 574x312122
Trainer: Dylan Davis ()
Driver: John De Long
Prize Money: $476,083
Win / Place: 27% / 56%

Nearing Another Win

8 yo Brown Horse

Sire: SWAN FOR ALL (USA)

Dam: KEYSTONE SADIE

Rating

Stats

Career

76: 21-13-9

Distance

76: 21-13-9

Trk/Dst

2: 0-2-0

Track

2: 0-2-0

Season

6: 2-3-1

1st Up

4: 0-1-1

2nd Up

4: 3-0-0

3rd Up

4: 1-1-0

All-Weather

76: 21-13-9

Best Mile

1:52.10

Comments

Solid performance when beaten by 1.5 m finishing second behind Drink Up Drink Up at this track over 1609m in a OPEN 1-2 on April 19 at $16.90. Then a handy effort when well beaten into second behind Ponda Jet at this track over 1609m in a OPEN 1-2 on April 26 at $4.30.

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 6	26/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	John De Long	1:52.00	1:52.00	14.3m	$4.30	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,956	$9,489	1. Ponda Jet 2. Swan In Motion 3. Famous Father
2nd of 7	19/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	John De Long	1:54.00	1:54.00	1.5m	$17	18	OPEN 1-2	$37,956	$9,489	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Swan In Motion 3. Flagman
1st of 8	1/4/25	Dover Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Tim Tetrick	1:53.40	1:53.40	8.3m	$1.10f	7	WOSELECTHC	$31,054	$15,527	1. Swan In Motion 2. Inaminute Hanover 3. Sassy Reagan
2nd of 8	25/3/25	Dover Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Pat Berry	1:54.00	1:54.00	0.6m	$1.50f	7	WOSELECT	$30,808	$7,703	1. Rivers 2. Swan In Motion 3. Indy Be Quick
1st of 9	18/3/25	Dover Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Corey Callahan	1:53.40	1:53.40	12.8m	$1.60f	7	WO8000L5	$27,737	$13,868	1. Swan In Motion 2. Indy Be Quick 3. Big Daddy D
3rd of 8	11/3/25	Dover Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Pat Berry	1:54.40	1:54.40	4.5m	$10	153	WO8000L5	$27,737	$3,329	1. Muscle Dynasty 2. Mickey Muscles 3. Swan In Motion
153 Day Spell

Ponda Jet (Fr6) 1171x32111
Trainer: Jay Hochstetler ()
Driver: Kyle Wilfong
Prize Money: $958,289
Win / Place: 37% / 77%

Track / Distance Specialist

Picket Fence

5 yo Black Gelding

Sire: DOVER DAN (USA)

Dam: PONDA'S LUCKY LADY

100

Rating

Stats

Career

53: 20-14-7

Distance

53: 20-14-7

Trk/Dst

51: 20-13-6

Track

51: 20-13-6

Season

5: 3-1-1

1st Up

4: 1-2-1

2nd Up

4: 2-1-0

3rd Up

4: 3-0-0

All-Weather

53: 20-14-7

Best Mile

1:50.00

Comments

In good form last start. Won by 14 m as favourite (Fr6) at this track (1:52.00) beating Swan In Motion in OPEN 1-2 on April 26 at $1.10. Two runs back won by 3 m as favourite (Fr6) at this track (1:51.40) beating Drink Up Drink Up in OPEN 1-2 on April 12 at $1.90.

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
1st of 6	26/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Wilfong	1:52.00	1:52.00	14.3m	$1.10f	14	OPEN 1-2	$37,956	$18,978	1. Ponda Jet 2. Swan In Motion 3. Famous Father
1st of 6	12/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Wilfong	1:51.40	1:51.40	3.0m	$1.90f	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,956	$18,978	1. Ponda Jet 2. Drink Up Drink Up 3. Flagman
1st of 6	5/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kyle Wilfong	1:52.40	1:52.40	1.5m	$1.50f	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,956	$18,978	1. Ponda Jet 2. Flagman 3. Drink Up Drink Up
2nd of 6	29/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Kyle Wilfong	1:51.00	1:51.00	0.8m	$1.60f	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,654	$9,413	1. Flagman 2. Ponda Jet 3. Drink Up Drink Up
3rd of 7	22/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Kyle Wilfong	1:53.10	1:53.10	4.5m	$2.30f	112	OPEN I	$37,654	$4,519	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Famous Father 3. Ponda Jet
112 Day Spell
1st of 7	12/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Kyle Wilfong	1:54.10	1:54.10	13.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Ponda Jet 2. Andoverthewinnings 3. Bluebird Deacon

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