The time wasn’t as quick as the week before, but the performance was equally impressive as Robin I Scoot rolled to his second straight victory in the featured $25,000 Invitational Tuesday, May 12 at Hoosier Park
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Under the direction of leading driver Peter Wrenn, the four-year-old I Scoot Hanover gelding out stepped Rocket Fuel to the finish line for the victory in 1:51.0.
Starting from Post 2, Robin I Scoot slid behind Rocket Fuel at the start, tracking every move he made to the quarter mile marker in :27.4. With no takers on the outside, Robin I Scoot sat patiently as Rocket Fuel continued on through middle fractions of :56.1 and 1:24.0.
In the stretch, the sprint was on. Robin I Scoot eased up beside Rocket Fuel and the two went to war. Neither horse would give up, all the way to the wire, but Robin I Scoot had the strongest stride this week, winning by a neck with a final panel in :26.3. Roxies Big Guy and Elliott Deaton followed along for third.
“The trip worked out well tonight,” said Wrenn. “I was hoping to draft along as long as I could. He’s the perfect racehorse, even more so in the race. Whatever you want to do, he will do.”
Robin I Scoot is owned by Shady Lane Meadows of Grabill, Indiana. Indiana’s 2008 Horse of the Year now has three wins in eight starts for 2009 and increased his career earnings to more than $345,000.
“This is just a super horse to be around,” said Dan Perdue, who trains Robin I Scoot. “He trains good. He has good manners. But when you turn to go, he’s ready to go. This is a family horse too. The entire family enjoys this horse so much. They bring a lot of their family and friends to watch him, which is great to see.”
In other action, North America Cup eligible Standupnkissme, a 45-1 Trot Magazine Spring Book colt, won his ninth race conditioning assignment in 1:51.1 using a :27.2 final frame to prevail by half a length over Western Trademark while the favoured Freddy Scooter rounded out the top three.
James Dailey engineered the winning trip for trainer James Mulinax and owners DM Stables LLC of Naples, Florida, William Rufenacht and Denny Miller of Archbold, Ohio. The son of Stand Forever - Western Kisses is now two-for-two in 2009 with $13,000 earned. The win improved his record to 10-2-1 in 14 starts good for $124,407 in career earnings.
(With files from Hoosier Park)