Yourkindainmyway and trainer-driver Adam Short continued their winning ways, sweeping the Bill Thompson Series capped off by their third straight win in the $30,000 final Friday, May 21

. Fending off the competition at the wire by a neck, Yourkindainmyway is now eight for 12 in 2010.

Starting from Post 3, Short had Yourkindainmyway ready to roll early, sitting right behind Shesallpower and Kyle Ater through the first panel in :28.3. However, Short was not going to take any chances. He moved the five-year-old mare to the lead, controlling the pace for the remainder of the mile.

In the stretch, Yourkindainmyway began to dig in, at one time extending her lead to two lengths. However, her competition was not going to give in easy. They rallied hard through the stretch, closing the gap to get within a neck of the winner at the wire. Call Me Flash and Peter Wrenn was the strongest closer for second followed closely by Shesallpower for third. Time for the mile was 1:55.4.

“She [Yourkindainmyway] got kind of weak at the end of it, but other than that, she raced pretty relaxed,” said Short. “She has been a little sick lately and the weather hasn’t helped her either.”

Also owned by Short, Yourkindainmyway has now earned more than $45,000 in career earnings with all but $1,600 of that money coming this year. She did not break her maiden until this season at the age of five.

“I got her [Yourkindainmyway] in December and she had been off for a while,” said Short. “I just trained her down and she did that like any other horse. For the most part, she didn’t come around until she started racing at Lebanon. She had a pretty easy field at Northfield in her first start for me and it really helped me bring her right up. She has been awesome ever since. It gave her some confidence, which I think is the biggest contributor to her turn around.”

Ultimate Velocity Wins Top Female Pace at Hoosier

The weekly $23,000 Fillies and Mares Invitational once again featured some outstanding horses. It was Ultimate Velocity, driven by Fab Five driver Jason “Bad Boy” Dillander that took everyone by surprise and found the will to win by two lengths at the finish.

Ultimate Velocity, the 2006 foal by Western Ideal out of local standout race mare Extreme Velocity, was able to catch up on some rest last week, which allowed her to perform at her peak and race past the field down the stretch. One of trainer Trent Stohler’s goals with this mare was to get her more relaxed. He seems to be on the right track.

“Trent [Stohler] is doing an amazing job with this mare,” said Dillander. “She used to be hot and now he definitely has her more relaxed. Going into the race I was worried about keeping her under control, but tonight, she did whatever I wanted her to do.”

Ultimate Velocity grabbed the sixth spot right from the gate after starting from post position two. It was there that she stayed until the three-quarter-mile marker. She paced the final quarter mile in :26.4, an entire second faster than the next best horse.

Co-owners Dave and Trent Stohler opted for a driver change this week in anticipation that Ultimate Velocity could return to the winner’s circle after a third place finish in her last start. The decision paid off as the four-year-old mare claimed the top check of $11,500.

When asked how the trip went, Dillander replied, “She [Ultimate Velocity] followed the rest of the field comfortably and saved everything she had for the last quarter. She has wicked speed.”

The battle for second came down to the wire and was barely won by Giveittoemstaight, driven by Mooney Svendsen. After capturing the lead just past the first quarter pole, Postmark and Dan Shetler held on for a third place finish.

The final time of 1:52.3 for Ultimate Velocity is a new career best. She now has more than $86,000 in career earnings in two years. She did not race as a two-year-old for the Stohlers, who bred and raised the mare. Ultimate Velocity moves into next week with two wins in three starts for 2010.

Getting Closer

Go On BB, the ultimate Indiana sired pacing mare, took one step closer to becoming the first Indiana-sired racehorse Friday, May 21, winning a conditioned pace with ease in a time of 1:52.3.

Guided by regular driver Ricky Macomber, Go On BB got away in third through the first panel in :27.3 before powering her way to the front, setting up the remaining fractions of the race. In the stretch, she began to show signs of her old self. The six-year-old Dontgetinmyway mare began to pull away, leading by three lengths at the wire. Marks-Mindy and Dan Shetler rallied up for second followed by Ready To Rumba and Eric Goodell, who charged hard at the end to finish third.

Go On BB now has more than $997,000 in earnings and scored her 50th win in her recent effort. Trained by Ron Burke her entire racing career, the game mare is owned by Frank Baldachino of Clarksburg, New Jersey. Her mark of 1:50, taken at The Meadows as a four-year-old, remains as her fastest career win to date.

Showing promise from the start, Go On BB has been solid throughout her entire race career. She won seven of 10 starts as a two-year-old and continued to dominate her class as a three-year-old. Go On BB then ventured to the East Coast to race in numerous stakes races against open company, holding her own time after time. She returns to Indiana each season to compete in the rich Indiana Sires Stakes, and will be looking to head to the $100,000 Indiana Sires Stakes final set for Saturday, July 10. The evening, which is part of closing weekend, will feature purse money in excess of $1 million for Hoosier Champions. The entire Indiana Sires Stakes program will be in the spotlight, showing off the best trotters and pacers in the Hoosier State to close out the 17th season of Standardbred Racing at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino.

(Hoosier Park)