Photo of Can'ttouchthese and Marcus Miller by Dean Gillette
Can’ttouchthese and Marcus Miller may have been assigned the outside post eight in the $22,000 co-featured Fillies and Mares Open Saturday, October 17 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The duo covered the one mile distance in a time of 1:50.4, the second fastest mile on the brisk night.
As soon as the gate opened, Can’ttouchthese was on the move to the lead from the far outside, meeting up with Goo Goo Won and Kyle Wilfong to their inside. Goo Goo Won grabbed the two hole before Can’ttouchthese settled in along the rail through the quarter in :26.1. From there, Can’ttouchthese was able to grab a breather through the middle half before picking the pace bac up around the final turn as Angel Hill and Trace Tetrick began to apply pressure in first over fashion.
At the head of the lane, Can’ttouchthese scooted away from the field by more than three lengths, making it difficult on her opponents to make up any ground in the stretch. Can’ttouchthese paced home in :27.0 to score the win in 1:50.4. Race favorite Brooklets Rockette and Kevin Lambright finished one and one-quarter lengths back in second over Angel Hill for third.
Can’ttouchthese paid $5.40 for the win. The four-year-old mare is a homebred, owned by William DeLong, William Patrick DeLong and Doug Riccolo. A daughter of JK Endofanera, Can’ttouchthese earned her seventh win of 2026. The sub 1:50 performer now has 24 career wins under the direction of trainer Roger Welch. Her bankroll exceeds $679,000.
Later in the card Ponda Jet and Kyle Wilfong scored a gate to wire win in the $22,000 Open Trot. The six-year-old son of Dover Dan took over early and held his own through the wire for the win by open lengths in 1:53.3. Finite and Trace Tetrick. Revin for Dallars and Jordan Ross finished third.
Trained by Jay Hochstetler, Ponda Jet scored his 41st career victory in the race for owners Connie Hochstetler, Robert Buddig, and Allen Schwartz. The gelding is now less than $100,000 from becoming a millionaire.
