Queens Reign used a strong stretch rally to pull off the 46-1 upset in the featured event of the evening, the $96,000 Indiana Sires Stakes for three-year-old pacing fillies, at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday, July 14.
Skillfully driven by Peter Wrenn, Queens Reign left alertly and then charged home to score in 1:49.2, recording a new lifetime mark by nearly three seconds.
Wrenn sent Queens Reign away from the gate firing but yielded the lead to the heavily favoured Rollin Rosie and Trace Tetrick through the opening quarter in :26.1. Its Corona Time and Ricky Macomber Jr. secured a pocket seat while Queens Reign sat third. Rollin Rosie pressed on and went uncontested as she clicked off fractions of :53.4 and 1:21.3.
When the field turned for home, Rollin Rosie was still on top but bracing for the calvary charge to the wire. Just as Rollin Rosie began to tire on the front, Queens Reign was winding up along the rail. Using a :27.1 closing quarter, Wrenn steered Queens Reign up the passing lane and she found a :27.1 closing kick to get the win by nearly two lengths over a hard-charging Sleazy Mama and Michael Oosting. Rollin Rosie dug in gamely and held on for third.
Dismissed at odds of 46-1, Queens Reign returned $94.20 at the betting windows.
Trained by Ernie Gaskin, Queens Reign recorded her second win of the season from five starts. The homebred daughter of JK Endofanera-Queens Gold is owned by Watermark Farm LLC. With the victory, Queen’s Reign pushed her lifetime bankroll to $237,460 for her connections.
Live harness racing returns to Hoosier Park on Saturday, July 15 with a 12-race card that will feature two divisions of Indiana Sires Stakes for the two-year-old trotting colts and geldings.
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