Hoosier Park Race 1

Race 1

Stake: $36,952

NIKO MAN (3) continued his impressive run of recent efforts last time out when runner-up over 1609m at this track, beaten 3 metres. Likely to get all the favours from this nice draw. Big chance in a similar race. DRINK UP DRINK UP (4) won at this track two runs ago but couldn't repeat the dose at his latest appearance over 1609m at this track, beaten 9 metres. Not disgraced last time. Good enough to win a race of this calibre. BIG CHRISTIAN (2) comes right into contention after scoring last start by 4.5 metres at this track over 1609m. CHAPHEART (1) is the next elect off a last-start win by 4.5 metres at this track over 1609m.

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

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Chapheart (Fr1) 1112446241
Trainer: Dylan Davis ()
Driver: Trace Tetrick
Prize Money: $767,361
Win / Place: 26% / 65%

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: CHAPTER SEVEN (USA)

Dam: HIP TO MY HEART

Rating

Stats

Career

94: 25-25-12

Distance

94: 25-25-12

Trk/Dst

21: 5-5-4

Track

21: 5-5-4

Season

15: 4-5-0

1st Up

3: 0-2-0

2nd Up

3: 2-0-0

3rd Up

3: 1-0-1

All-Weather

94: 25-25-12

Best Mile

1:52.40

Comments

Last start won by 4.5 m as favourite (Fr5) at this track (1:53.20) beating Devious Mojito As in NW7500L4 on May 31 at $1.60.

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
1st of 9	31/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Trace Tetrick	1:53.20	1:53.20	4.5m	$1.60f	7	NW7500L4	$16,875	$8,437	1. Chapheart 2. Devious Mojito As 3. Grand Revival
4th of 7	24/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	John De Long	1:53.10	1:53.10	8.3m	$3.60	7	OPEN 2-3	$30,375	$2,430	1. Niko Man 2. Grand Revival 3. Er Kelly
2nd of 7	17/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	John De Long	1:54.00	1:54.00	11.3m	$4.20	7	OPEN 1-2	$27,000	$6,750	1. Yo Beth D 2. Chapheart 3. Famous Father
6th of 7	10/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Trace Tetrick	1:51.40	1:51.40	25.5m	$36	10	OPEN 1-2	$37,125	-	1. M M's Dream 2. Niko Man 3. Drink Up Drink Up
4th of 7	30/4/25	Harrington Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Pat Berry	1:54.10	1:54.10	24.8m	$4.40	7	OPEN	$31,054	$2,484	1. Speed Away 2. Sassy Reagan 3. Lizzy Lauxmont
4th of 8	23/4/25	Harrington Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Pat Berry	1:56.20	1:56.20	6.0m	$1.30f	6	OPEN	$31,054	$2,484	1. Vlahos 2. Speed Away 3. Wily Wally

Big Christian (Fr2) 5x82216181
Trainer: Erv Miller ()
Driver: Atlee Bender
Prize Money: $226,875
Win / Place: 31% / 63%

6 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: SWAN FOR ALL (USA)

Dam: SPIRIT OF CASEY

Rating

Stats

Career

38: 12-9-3

Distance

38: 12-9-3

Trk/Dst

27: 6-7-3

Track

27: 6-7-3

Season

8: 3-2-0

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

3rd Up

2: 0-2-0

All-Weather

38: 12-9-3

Best Mile

1:52.40

Comments

Last start won by 4.5 m (Fr6) at this track (1:52.40) beating Flagman in NW15000L4 on May 31 at $11.

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	31/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Atlee Bender	1:52.40	1:52.40	4.5m	$11	11	NW15000L4	$27,000	$13,500	1. Big Christian 2. Flagman 3. Dashing Danny
8th of 8	20/5/25	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Atlee Bender	1:53.30	1:53.30	35.3m	$13	10	OPEN	$55,687	-	1. Railee Something 2. Dp Freedoms Chrome 3. Keg Stand
1st of 10	10/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Atlee Bender	1:52.40	1:52.40	1.5m	$5.20	7	OPEN III	$27,000	$13,500	1. Big Christian 2. Flirtnwiththepilot 3. Dashing Danny
6th of 6	3/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Atlee Bender	1:51.30	1:51.30	17.3m	$15	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,125	-	1. Ponda Jet 2. Flagman 3. Swan In Motion
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

Niko Man (Fr3) 241x664212
Trainer: Ken Rucker ()
Driver: Michael Oosting
Prize Money: $435,178
Win / Place: 34% / 59%

Distance Specialist

5 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: CASSIS

Dam: ANDOVER THE PRIZE

Rating

Stats

Career

47: 16-10-2

Distance

47: 16-10-2

Trk/Dst

32: 8-5-2

Track

32: 8-5-2

Season

6: 1-2-0

1st Up

4: 0-1-0

2nd Up

4: 1-1-0

3rd Up

4: 3-0-0

All-Weather

47: 16-10-2

Best Mile

1:52.40

Comments

Last start good run when 2nd (Fr4) over 1609m at this track, beaten 3 m by Ponda Jet (1:51.20) in OPEN 1 on May 31 at $5.80. Two runs back posted a big 6 m win as favourite (Fr6) at this track (1:53.10) beating Grand Revival in OPEN 2-3 on May 24 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
2nd of 6	31/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Michael Oosting	1:51.20	1:51.20	3.0m	$5.80	7	OPEN 1	$37,125	$9,282	1. Ponda Jet 2. Niko Man 3. Yo Beth D
1st of 7	24/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Michael Oosting	1:53.10	1:53.10	6.8m	$2.20f	14	OPEN 2-3	$30,375	$15,187	1. Niko Man 2. Grand Revival 3. Er Kelly
2nd of 7	10/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Michael Oosting	1:51.40	1:51.40	5.3m	$18	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,125	$9,282	1. M M's Dream 2. Niko Man 3. Drink Up Drink Up
4th of 6	3/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Michael Oosting	1:51.30	1:51.30	11.3m	$16	14	OPEN 1-2	$37,125	$2,970	1. Ponda Jet 2. Flagman 3. Swan In Motion
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

Drink Up Drink Up (Fr4) 2133215314
Trainer: Walter Haynes (Jnr) ()
Driver: Marvin Luna
Prize Money: $409,784
Win / Place: 23% / 54%

Track / Distance Specialist

5 yo Bay Horse

Sire: TRIXTON (USA)

Dam: HOMEFORTHEHOLIDAYS

Rating

Stats

Career

55: 13-9-8

Distance

55: 13-9-8

Trk/Dst

16: 6-4-3

Track

16: 6-4-3

Season

10: 3-2-3

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 2-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

All-Weather

55: 13-9-8

Best Mile

1:52.10

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr5) over 1609m at this track, beaten 9 m by Swan In Motion (1:51.20) in OPEN 1-2 on May 24 at $4.20. Two runs back won by a 0.6 m (Fr4) at this track (1:52.20) beating Ponda Jet in OPEN 1-2 on May 17 at $9.10.

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 6	24/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Marvin Luna	1:51.20	1:51.20	9.8m	$4.20	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,125	$2,970	1. Swan In Motion 2. Ponda Jet 3. Flagman
1st of 5	17/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Marvin Luna	1:52.20	1:52.20	0.6m	$9.10	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,125	$18,563	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Ponda Jet 3. Flagman
3rd of 7	10/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Marvin Luna	1:51.40	1:51.40	6.0m	$3.80	10	OPEN 1-2	$37,125	$4,455	1. M M's Dream 2. Niko Man 3. Drink Up Drink Up
5th of 9	30/4/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Marvin Luna	1:52.40	1:52.40	6.0m	$7.60	11	OPEN HC	$67,284	$3,364	1. Triathlon As 2. Prince Of Honor 3. Iwon't Backdown As
1st of 7	19/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Marvin Luna	1:54.00	1:54.00	1.5m	$1.90f	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,956	$18,978	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Swan In Motion 3. Flagman
2nd of 6	12/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Marvin Luna	1:51.40	1:51.40	3.0m	$6.40	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,956	$9,489	1. Ponda Jet 2. Drink Up Drink Up 3. Flagman

Ponda Jet (Fr5) x321111221
Trainer: Jay Hochstetler ()
Driver: Kyle Wilfong
Prize Money: $1,013,979
Win / Place: 38% / 78%

Track / Distance Specialist

5 yo Black Gelding

Sire: DOVER DAN (USA)

Dam: PONDA'S LUCKY LADY

100

Rating

Stats

Career

57: 22-16-7

Distance

57: 22-16-7

Trk/Dst

55: 22-15-6

Track

55: 22-15-6

Season

9: 5-3-1

1st Up

4: 1-2-1

2nd Up

4: 2-1-0

3rd Up

4: 3-0-0

All-Weather

57: 22-16-7

Best Mile

1:50.00

Comments

In good form last start. Won by 3 m as favourite (Fr6) at this track (1:51.20) beating Niko Man in OPEN 1 on May 31 at $1.50. Two runs back 2nd (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 1.5 m by Swan In Motion (1:51.20) in OPEN 1-2 on May 24 at $1.20.

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	31/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Wilfong	1:51.20	1:51.20	3.0m	$1.50f	7	OPEN 1	$37,125	$18,563	1. Ponda Jet 2. Niko Man 3. Yo Beth D
2nd of 6	24/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Wilfong	1:51.20	1:51.20	1.5m	$1.20f	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,125	$9,282	1. Swan In Motion 2. Ponda Jet 3. Flagman
2nd of 5	17/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kyle Wilfong	1:52.20	1:52.20	0.6m	$1.05f	14	OPEN 1-2	$37,125	$9,282	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Ponda Jet 3. Flagman
1st of 6	3/5/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Wilfong	1:51.30	1:51.30	4.5m	$1.30f	7	OPEN 1-2	$37,125	$18,563	1. Ponda Jet 2. Flagman 3. Swan In Motion
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

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