Sensational sophomore trotting filly Danger extender her season win streak to six as trainer Robert Taylor swept the eighth and final round of Indiana Sire Stakes for three-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The 13-race card are featured a pair of Sire Stakes divisions for two-year-old pacing fillies in their leg six finale prior to the $250,000 USD Super Finals on Friday, Oct. 11.

Danger was sent away as the 1-20 favourite in the $65,541 first division for trotting fillies with driver Kevin Lambright guiding the three-year-old rookie against five foes. Leaving from post four, Danger had to work hard to get to the front early, trotting to the outside of Social Chatter (Pete Wrenn) through a quick opening quarter of :26.4. Once clear, Danger kept rolling on the front to the half in :55.4 before trotting two lengths clear at three-quarters in 1:24.2. In the stretch, Danger kept Social Chatter at arm’s length, crossing the wire 1-1/4lengths clear in a lifetime best 1:53.1. Skyway Paige (LeWayne Miller) finished third, 4-3/4 lengths back of the leader.

The Robert Taylor trained daughter of Swan For All-Chim Swift has won nine of 10 on the season, banking $200,703. Bred by Steve Stewart and Chris Beaver, Danger is owned by Anthony Lombardi and George Golemes.

Agent Of Fortune utilized similar tactics as her stable mate in the very next race, scoring in gate-to-wire fashion in the $64,865 second division. With Taylor doing the driving, Agent Of Fortune quickly grabbed command through an opening quarter of :28.2. The 2-1 second-choice reached the half alone on the lead in :58.1 before Agent Of Fortune accelerated to a two length lead at three-quarters in 1:26.4. Sprinting home in :27.3, Agent Of Fortune reached the line 2-1/2 lengths clear of favoured Hail Broadway (Jordan Ross) in 1:54.2. Star Pilot (Trace Tetrick) rallied for show.

Agent Of Fortune has won half of her 14 outings in 2024, sporting seasonal earnings of $247,332 for owners Taylor Racing and Bert Paddock. The daughter of Dover Dan-Posterity was bred by Black Creek Farm and has now earned over a quarter-million dollars lifetime.

Earlier on the card, sentimental favourite Tarshish scored a minor 6-1 upset victory in the $90,541 first division of Indiana Sire Stakes for rookie pacing fillies just over a week after her late owner Samuel Samples passed away.

Driver Brandon Bates put Tarshish on the engine from post four, leading the field of six to the quarter pole in :27.3. 1-5 favourite Brookview Fancy (Joey Putnam), who entered the night riding a five-race win streak, took command on the backstretch on the way to the half in :56.3. Brookview Fancy looked to give the field the slip on the final turn, opening up by two lengths over Tarshish at three-quarters in 1:25. The advantage quickly dissipated in the lane as Brookview Fancy came under fire from all angles in the lane. Tarshish got the head start to her inside, squirting through to front to cross the wire first in by 1-1/2 lengths in a career best of 1:53. Vel Cinderella (Kyle Wilfong) emerged atop a five-horse photo for place, with Infatuation (John De Long) finishing third.

The victory was the second in eight outings this season for the Walter Haynes Jr. trainee. The daughter of Luck Be Withyou-The Partys Rockin was bred by Luckiana Farms and has earned $115,114.

The $87,838 second division for pacing fillies returned to form with Canttouchthese delivering a convincing victory as the 1-5 favourite. Driver John De Long got Canttouchthese away in fourth early while Wunderkindbluechip (Jordan Ross) cut the quarter in :27.3. The field of seven remained single-file to the half in :56.1 before De Long tipped Canttouchthese first-over from fourth, moving to the leader’s wheel on the final turn at three-quarters in 1:25.1. Canttouchthese maintained her momentum into the lane, quickly powering clear before coasting to the wire 1-1/2 lengths clear of 63-1 shot Princess In Pink (LeWayne Miller) in 1:52.2. JK Pearl Stone (Pete Wrenn) closed for the third position.

Trained by Roger Welch, Canttouchthese was bred by owners William De Long, Patrick De Long and Douglas Riccolo. With five wins in seven outings, the daughter of JK Endofanera-Cant Touch This boosted her bankroll to $175,892.

Racing continues on Thursday, Oct. 3 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, with the final preliminary rounds of Indiana Sire Stakes for both the two-year-old pacing colts and three-year-old trotting colts highlighting the 14-race card. There are two divisions for the trotting colts, while three divisions for the rookie pacing colts will go postward. Post time on Thursday is 6:15 p.m.

(Hoosier Park)