Hoosier Park played host to a stakes filled card on Tuesday as the 14-race card featured six divisions of $20,000 Indiana Sires Stakes eliminations for two-year-old trotters.
With two divisions of two-year-old trotting fillies and four divisions of trotting colts, the 2015 crop of freshman trotters opened their series in impressive fashion.
Fawn De Savage and Dan Shetler kicked off the stakes action for the evening with a decisive maiden breaking win in 2:00.3. Trained by Kristin Shetler, the daughter of Keystone Savage-Ms Mastercraft used a well timed rally late in the lane to score her first lifetime victory in her career debut.
In the very next division, Double D Angel and Rick Plano used a pocket trip to find the winner’s circle in 2:00. Trained by Dan Perdue, the daughter of Mr Cantab-Paloma Hanover scored her first career victory in just her second start.
Just a few races later, the freshman trotting colts would not be outdone by their female counterparts in their four eliminations.
Justice AS began his career impressively as he surged late in the lane to score in 1:59.3 in his split of the stakes action. Driven by Trace Tetrick, the gelded son of Justice Hall-Pandora As used a :27.3 final quarter to score his maiden breaking win. Owned by ACL Stuteri, Justice AS is trained by Anette Lorenzton.
Sixty Minute Man and LeWayne Miller delivered as the heavy betting favourite in the second elimination for trotting colts, scoring in 1:59.2. Sixty Minute Man used a gate-to-wire effort to score his maiden breaking victory in his first career start. Trained by Erv Miller, the son of Swan For All-Anna Nicole is owned by the Erv Miller Stable and Diamond Creek Racing.
The fastest division of the evening came as Fly Jesse Fly and Rick Plano crossed the wire in 1:58.4. Using similar gate-to-wire tactics, the Ron Otto trainee scored his second consecutive victory at Hoosier Park from two career outings and gave Plano a driving double on the card. The gelded son of Jailhouse Jesse-Flying Rae is owned by Robert Sidley and James Otto.
In the final division of the stakes action, Dreamstyle Herbie and Ross Leonard pulled a big upset to score in 2:00. Dreamstyle Herbie found late racing room in the stretch and used a :28.1 final quarter to score his first career victory. Trained by Dave White, the gelded son of Here Comes Herbie-Deean Dream is owned by James Myers and William White.
Each of the winners from the six Indiana Sires Stakes eliminations tonight earned a spot in the first $75,000 Indiana Sires Stakes final slated for Friday, July 3 at Hoosier Park.
The 2015 Indiana Sires Stakes program will feature five legs throughout the season, and from each leg, the top 20 horses will return to compete in a final and consolation. The stakes program will culminate with the top ten horses from each of the previous finals returning to compete in a $200,000 Super Final on October 10 at Hoosier Park.
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