Indiana Sire Stakes action at Hoosier Park

ANDERSON, Ind.— July 22, 2023 — A week of Indiana Sire Stakes action came to a conclusion on Friday, July 22 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Two $48,500 harness racing divisions of six three-year-old pacing fillies competing in leg four of eight of Indiana Sire Stakes highlighted the 12-race card, where Rollin Rosie (JK Endofanera) and Queen’s Reign (JK Endofanera) each captured their third victories of the 2023 season.

In the first division for the sophomore fillies, 1/5 favorite Rollin Rosie looked the part as she strolled to an open length victory with driver Trace Tetrick. Tetrick put Rollin Rosie into the thick of the action quickly from the rail starting spot, landing in the pocket as John De Long guided Fortunada to the front through an easy opening quarter of 28:1. Tetrick wasn’t content to follow the leader for long, popping pocket at the quarter and quickly asserting Rollin Rosie to the front up the backstretch through an opening half of 57:0.

Tetrick hit the accelerator as the field entered the far turn, opening up by two lengths on the field reaching the three-quarter station in 1:24:4.

The victory was never in doubt for Rollin Rosie as she maintained her cushion on the field in the sprint to the wire. Powering home with a 26:1 final quarter, Rollin Rosie scored decisively by nearly three lengths on the line to stop the timer in 1:51:0. It’s Corona Time and Ricky Macomber Jr. staged a strong rally for place, with Sleazy Mama and Mike Oosting rounding out the trifecta.

ROLLIN ROSIE REPLAY

It was the third victory in four seasonal starts for Rollin Rosie who has only been defeated twice in her 11-race career. Trained by Tyler George who also co-owns the filly along with Scp Stable Inc. and Gregory Samples, Rollin Rosie has now banked $278,270 for her career. Bred by Mahlon Lambright, Rollin Rosie is out of the Rocknroll Hanover mare, Rock N Roll Baby.

In the second Sire Stakes division on the card, Queen’s Reign went on to prove her 46-1 victory in leg three was no fluke, reigning supreme following an eventful mile.

Saddled with the far outside post six, driver Pete Wrenn hustled Queen’s Reign towards the front in the early stages, finding themselves parked to the opening quarter in a hot 25:4 by Walkin On Sunshine and Jay Cross. Queen’s Reign cleared on the backstretch but wouldn’t have the lead as Walkin On Sunshine was intent on grabbing the front, popping the pocket and taking command to the half in a rated 55:1.

The lead changed hands once again on the far turn, with Firstofanera and Atlee Bender taking their turn on the front end with the favored Tell’s On A Roll and Trace Tetrick in hot pursuit first over through three-quarters in 1:23:0.

As the field spun out of the far turn, Queen’s Reign was faced with some traffic troubles as the inside lane jammed up, however, Wrenn was able to navigate the filly off the pylons to the wide side of the track with their sights set on Tell’s On A Roll and Walkin On Sunshine who battled on the lead. Surging home with a 27:0 final quarter, Queen’s Reign quickly gobbled up racetrack once she got herself straightened away, blitzing by the leaders to score the victory by a length and three-quarters in 1:51:0. Walkin On Sunshine and Cross held for the place position, with Tell’s On A Roll finishing third.

QUEEN’S REIGN REPLAY

Trained by Ernie Gaskin, Queen’s Reign picked up her third win in six trips to the track in 2023. A homebred daughter from the mare Queen’s Gold, Queen’s Reign has bolstered her career bankroll to $261,710 for owners Watermark Farm LLC.

Earlier on the card, trainer Robert Taylor teamed up with Jordan Ross to sweep both $22,000 open events on the night. In the Filly and Mare Open pace, Apple Valley was able to split rivals late in the lane to score a 17-1 victory over She’s Magical and Mike Oosting in 1:50:2.

And in the Open Trot, four-year-old mare Jusmakinyalook capitalized off of a pocket trip to beat the boys in 1:51:2 over Brookview Bolt and Trace Tetrick, equaling the track record for aged trotting mares established by 2022 Dan Patch Trotter of the Year, Bella Bellini, in the 2022 Caesars Trotting Classic.

Racing resumes at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Tuesday, July 25 with a 14-race card featuring two divisions of Indiana Sire Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies to go along with the $10,000 Guaranteed Hoosier High Five on the race 14 finale. Post time for the Tuesday night card is 6:15pm.

Harrah’s Hoosier Park kicked off the 30^th season of live racing on Friday, March 24 and is set to host the richest open stakes schedule ever throughout the 2023 live racing season. Worth over a combined $12 million, the 160-day season will be the most lucrative stakes program in the track’s history culminated by hosting the 40^th edition of the Breeders Crown events in October. Harrah’s Hoosier Park’s premier pacing event, the $300,000 Dan Patch Stakes, is slated for Friday, August 11 and the coveted Breeders Crown events will take place on Friday, October 27 and Saturday, October 28.

For more information on the upcoming live racing schedule or live entertainment at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, guests are encouraged to visit here.

For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results.

by Jacob Rheinheimer, for Harrah’s Hoosier Park