Photo by Dean Gillette Pilot’s Lucky Day and Brad Ferguson were on auto pilot in their win Wednesday, May 20 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The duo rallied home for the comfortable win in the $10,000 conditioned trot in a time of 1:57.1, a new lifetime mark. Pilot’s Lucky Day began the whole experience with luck on his side, drawing post two in the race. Ferguson guided him out of the gate with just enough speed to luckily land in the two hole behind Meadowbrook Mason and Brandon Bates. Mile marker times of :27.1 and :58.0 were established before the back of the pack began to scoop in around the final turn. Pilot’s Lucky Day had luck that he was able to sit in his position until midway through the final turn. This movement prompted Pilot’s Lucky Day to the outside. By the time the field was in the stretch, Pilot’s Lucky Day had taken over and had the field spotted by several lengths. This is where the skill kicked in. The Indiana trotter rallied home in :28.2 for the win by three and one-quarter lengths. Blessed With Help and Kevin Lambright finished second over Castro and Atlee Bender for third. Pilot’s Lucky Day brought a little luck to his backers, paying $32.40 for the win. The sophomore son of Pilot Discretion is owned by Jason and Laura Miller. Jason, one of the newest members of the Indiana Standardbred Association board, trains the gelding, who was making his fourth start of 2026. It was his first win and his quickest to date. He now has three wins. The gelding was bred by Willie Schwartz. In the race prior to Pilot’s Lucky Day, Ilikeitlikethat and Jordan Ross rallied near gate to wire for the win in the conditioned claiming pace. Ilikeitlikethat pulled away from his opponents and won by three and three-quarter lengths in 1:53.1, a final quarter in :27.1. Beyond Dazzling and Brandon Bates finished second with I[ll Decide and John DeLong rounding out the trifecta. Ilikeitlikethat paid $10.20 for the win. The three-year-old son of Capt Midnight is owned by Indiana Stables, Frank Baldachino, Beasty LLC, and James Zito. Henry Graber handles the conditioning duties for the gelding, who also earned his first win of his career after only one start last year at two.

Gandalf and Nick Roland lit up the tote board Tuesday, May 19 in the $7,200 conditioned pace at Running Aces. The duo rallied home for the win in 1:55.2 as one of three Indiana sired winners on the card. When the gate opened, Gandalf was ready to roll and moved out with speed from the center of the track. An extra surge to the lead heading into the turn put him easily on the lead before race favorite Spiritofanoutlaw and Brady Jenson moved around to secure the top spot just before the quarter in :28.1. From there, Spiritofanoutlaw was able to back off the pace to the half in :57.3. Roland had a huge hold on Gandalf, who was waiting patiently in the two hole. Horses began to form a second line of attack on the outside of Spiritofanoutlaw and Gandalf, who picked up the pace in the final turn. Spiritofanoutlaw made a bad break, scattering the horses behind him with Gandalf experiencing a little interference before getting around the breaking horse. At the head of the lane, Gandalf was the leader with The Minnesota Kid and Gerald Longo and Handsome Harvey and Luke Plano bearing down on him from the outside. In the end, Gandalf was a decisive winner by one length over The Minnesota Kid. Handsome Harvey was a nose back in third. Gandalf was totally overlooked at the windows, paying $27.80 for the win. The five-year-old Always a Virgin gelding is a homebred for the Roland family of Iowa. Set the Pace Racing owns the gelding with Duane and Connie Roland serving as breeders. Nick Roland also trains. It was the fourth win in six starts for Gandalf this season. Overall, he has 17 wins and more than $64,000 in earnings. His career best time of 1:52.4 was taken last year at four at Running Aces. Earlier in the card, Lemmiwinks and Josiah Miller moved in first over fashion in the second half of the race before grinding their way to the wire for the win in 1:55.1. Mondaymorningmerle and Luke Plano finished a half length back in second over Bing Bang Boom and Gerald Longo for third. Lemmiwinks paid $6.60 for the win. The three-year-old son of JK Endofanera is owned by Josiah Miller and Mel Mullet of Arkansas. Josiah Miller trains the gelding bred and raised by Black and White Stable and Sara Haynes of Indiana. It was win number three of 2026 for Lemmiwinks, who raced last year at two without any trips to the winner’s circle. His career best time of 1:54.0 was taken earlier this spring at Miami Valley.

Seeitsayit and Joey Putnam rolled right past their opponents Monday, May 18 to win the $16,000 conditioned pace at Oak Grove Racing & Gaming. The Indiana gelding picked up the win in 1:53.0. Seeitsayit began from post four and had no interest in the early tempo with lots of horses heading out to the lead. Who’zzz This Sky and Andy Shetler held their ground inside before Tapped Teen and Geremy Bobbitt moved around to take the lead. Coalford Hitman GB was also wide in the first turn before settling in third behind Who’zzz This Sky. The first quarter was established in :27.0 and heading by the grandstand the first time, Seeitsayit was already on the move to the outside, flushing cover from fellow Indiana sired contender Miss Fancy Nancy and Atlee Bender before the half in :56.0. The outer flow continued to move up to Tapped Teen adding pressure from the outside. In the final turn, Seeitsayit flipped three wide and as Track Announcer Peter Kleinhans said, he exploded by the field. In the lane, Seeitsayit was well on his way for the win, moving out to a four and three-quarter lead while experiencing mild broken equipment. Tapped Teen finished second over Coalford Hitman GB and Dein Spriggs. Seeitsayit paid $9.36 for the win. The four-year-old son of Tellitlikeitis is owned and trained by Joe Putnam, who bred and raised the gelding. It was his first win of 2026 in his second start on the year. Overall, he has five wins, including a sub 1:50 mile last season at Harrah’s Hoosier Park in 1:49.3. Seeitsayit now has more than $80,000 on his card for the Putnam barn. His dam, Tiene’s Leche, was a legitimate race mare, taking a mark of 1:52.1 and earning nearly $200,000 before retiring. Seeitsayit is her third foal out of four of racing age, all of which have made it to the races. The family also includes Tellitlikesonny, who has a mark of 1:54 and six figures and is still racing. The family also has a weanling this year, a filly by Rockin Image named Image of Tiene. A few races earlier another son of Tellitlikeitis was victorious for Brandon Bates in the $11,000 conditioned pace. The nine-year-old veteran took over after the quarter in :27.0 and pulled away from the field, winning by four and one-quarter lengths in 1:54.0. Captain Crujido and Marcus Miller finished second over Indiana sired Odds on Anubis and Andy Shetler for third. Alwaystellthetruth paid $4.16 for the win. He is owned by Jeff Fought Racing and Brian Carsey. Walter Haynes Jr. trains the product of Victory Hill Farm, who has 24 career wins in 166 starts. He, too, is a sub 1:50 performer with a mark of 1:49.4 taken as a four-year-old at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. He is closing in on $400,000 in career earnings.

Thosesummernights was a daytime winner Sunday, May 17 at Shenandoah Downs. The Indiana mare was on a mission, scoring a gate to wire effort as a mild longshot for trainer-driver Leslie Joyce. Thosesummernights put her inside post to good use when the gate folded, moving out to the lead. She was challenged early by Shore of Himself and Mark Sheridan, who had to settle for setting in second behind the Indiana mare. Singforyoursupper and Tim Deaton also backed off after the first turn and settled in third. Thosesummernights passed by the quarter in :27.0 and increased her lead in the second turn before getting a breather to the half in :56.0. D’applesrsweet and Anthony Morgan were on the move from the back of the pack at the half and began to inch up. Thosesummernights defended her spot on top of the field. Joyce began to encourage the mare around the final turn. In the stretch, Thosesummernights began to drift to the center of the track, which opened up several options for the remainder of the field. However, Thosesummernights fought hard to the wire for the win by three-quarters of a length in 1:56.1. Singforyoursupper was second over Zelenskyy and Joe Chindano Sr., who moved in for third. Thosesummernights paid $16.40 for the win. The four-year-old daughter of JK Endofanera was bred by William Jones and Fredericka Caldwell of Kentucky. Jacob Roedl of Illinois now owns the mare, as they acquired her earlier in May. The mare is now four for eight this season and has nine career wins. Her win Sunday was a new lifetime mark as she also increased her bankroll to more than $67,000 with the win. A dual bred, Thosesummernights began her career in Kentucky on the fair circuit for trainer Rodney DeBeck. She eventually made her way to Ohio last fall before relocating to Virginia earlier this spring. This was the first start for her new connections. She is a half sister to the tough racehorse Lovethewayyoulie, who has a mark of 1:52.3 and has earned more than $150,000 and is still racing. Earlier in the day, Go Now and William Carter were gate to wire winners in the conditioned pace. The five-year-old Always a Virgin mare moved out at the half and endured a parked second half before grinding her way to the wire for the win by a neck over Katana and Eric Davis, who cut the mile that was recorded in 1:53.3. Baltimore Jack N and Corey Braden finished third. Go Now paid $3.80 as the favorite of the field. She is owned by PT Stable of New Jersey and was bred by Walter Fister of Kentucky. Bryson Dunning trains the mare, who earned her second win of 2026 and her 19 th overall. Another dual bred mare, Go Now began at The Red Mile before venturing East. Her career best time of 1:51.0 was taken at The Red Mile before venturing to the East. She is closing in on $200,000 in career earnings.

Klorox Queen cleans house in Go on BB Final Klorox Queen and Trace Tetrick made a clean sweep of things Saturday, May 16 in the $25,000 Go On BB Final at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The sophomore filly kept the title in the barn of Ron Burke, who campaigned the honoree Go On BB to more than a million dollars during her career in Indiana in the single digits of the 2000s. Klorox Queen and It’s My Story, driven by Travis Seekman, came into the final with preliminary wins. Neither filly had an ideal starting spot as It’s My Story began from post seven and Klorox Queen was on the outside of her in post eight. Both fillies left the gate in search of the lead, with It’s My Story crossing over before the quarter in :26.4 and Klorox Queen crossing over after the quarter. The field went unchanged to the half in :55.2 before Ponda Lime and Jordan Ross moved to the outside from the back of the pack and began to advance. Around the final turn, Beautiful Mistake and Brandon Bates were flushed out of the three hole to move up. The earplugs were out on Klorox Queen, and she responded, moving out to a four-length advantage at the wire in 1:52.4, a final quarter in :28.4. It’s My Story finished second over Gina Romantica and Atlee Bender for third. Klorox Queen was the favorite of the field, paying $5.60 for the win. The Tellitlikeitis daughter is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Knox Services and Weaver Bruscemi. She is a home bred, raised by her owners. It was the fifth win of the night for Tetrick, who once again leads the driver standings. For Klorox Queen, it was her fourth win in eight starts. In fact, she has not been off the board yet in 2026. Overall, she is six for 14 with more than $50,000 on her card. The win in the Go On BB Final Saturday also marked a new career best for the filly. In the very next race, the colts and geldings took over the spotlight with Bam Bam and Atlee Bender keeping up the trend of favorites picking up titles, this time in the $25,000 Hal Dale Series Final. The Tellitlikeitis son sat in third until getting flushed out around the final turn. Once he was clear, Bam Bam went to work, knocking down opponents until he reached the wire for the win by three lengths in 1:52.1. Check Your Pockets and LeWayne Miller finished second over Brookview Glider and Jordan Ross finished third. Bam Bam paid $2.20 for the win. He is owned by Anthony Lombardi, Engel Stable of IL and Tony Willinger. Erv Miller trains the gelding, who was bred and raised by Dan Shetler. Bam Bam is now five for six after going unraced as a two-year-old. His career best time was taken in the Hal Dale Final in 1:52.1.

Starlit Dan Dover shines in Expresson Final Starlit Dan Dover and Kyle Wilfong grabbed the spotlight in the $25,000 Expresson Final Friday, May 15 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. After finishing second in a preliminary round, the Indiana trotter made his second start of the season count in a big way for a big longshot victory. Starlit Dan Dover was one of two entered in the final for the LeWayne Miller barn. Miller opted to drive Nighthawk Zette, calling on Kyle Wilfong to take over the duties behind Starlit Dan Dover, an assignment he had previously handled with the gelding with two wins in two drives. Wilfong and Starlit Dan Dover began from post two and got away fourth as Kousin Karl and Trace Tetrick rallied out to an early lead to show the way through the quarter in :28.2. Sunday Swagger and Marcus Miller were then out and rolling at the half in :57.0, taking over around the final turn, August Salazar and John DeLong, then got into the mix and pulled to the outside to challenge for the top spot, which prompted Starlit Dan Dover to the outside as well. In the stretch, Starlit Dan Dover was on the move, trotting home in :28.2 to score the win by a neck at the wire over August Salazar. Tuggin Thomas and Jordan Ross closed from the back for third. Starlit Dan Dover paid $48.20 for the win. The sophomore son of Dover Dan is owned by Richard Freese, L & N Racing, Matthew Lamont, and Dynamic Stables. John Wagler bred the trotter, who sold from the RND Standardbred consignment at the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale. Nathan Yoder, part of L & N Racing, signed the ticket for him for $30,000. Starlit Dan Dover is the first foal from the mare Jeans and Heels. Although she didn’t race, she comes from a family that did. Her half brother is Jacks to Open, a winner in 1:53.4 with more than a half million on his card. She is also a brother to Joey, a winnin in 1:52.1 with more than $378,000 in earnings. Later in the card, it was the filly trotter’s time in the spotlight as Fresh Face Yankee and Jay Cross led gate to wire for the win by two lengths in 1:54.4. The Cresent Fashion filly, owned by Tim Smith, was a standout last season on the Indiana Sired Fair Circuit for Smith, who owned, trained, and drove her. He has now put her in the hands of Cross as the trainer this season. Fresh Face Yankee is now three for three this season and is 12 for 18 overall. She now has more than $65,000 on her card and her win Friday established a new lifetime mark. Make It Spicy and Kyle Wilfong finished second in the race over Expressive Gal and Atlee Bender.

Photo by Dean Gillette Ponda Swan and Marcus Miller turned in a strong final quarter for their first win of 2026 in $10,000 conditioned claiming event Thursday, May 14 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The Indiana gelding rallied home in :27.3 to score the win at the wire in 1:56.2. Ponda Swan began from post seven and came out of the gate seeking a spot near the front end. However, a slew of horses to his inside had the same idea so he was able to back off the early pace setters and got away in fifth as Dejoma and Trace Tetrick were the first leaders at the quarter in :27.3, quickly taken over by race favorite Surf Scoter and Kiwon Waldron. Heading to the half, Ponda Swan was flushed out and he began to go to work past the half in :57.1. He inched up along the outside of Surf Scoter and was head and head with him at the top of the lane. Ponda Swan swung one more lane out and trotted home to get the win by a neck over Dejoma on the inside. Swan man and Atlee Bender rallied up late for third. Ponda Swan paid $13.20 for the win. He is owned by William Hartt of Maine and trained by Ryan Bellamy. Fashion Hill Farm and Pond-A-Acres teamed up as the breeder on the trotter. He was initially purchased out of the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale for $23,000 as the second foal of Chelseas Chance, a winner in 1:55.3 with more than $300,000 on his card. He was unraced at two and won six races last year. He was acquired by his current connections last August. It was the second win of the night for trainer Ryan Bellamy. He also kicked off the night in the $10,000 - $15,000 claimer with a win from Renegade Gypsy, driven by John DeLong. Bluebird Deacon and Trace Tetrick finished second over Latin Lover and Kyle Wilfong.

Photo by Dean Gillette Whoomp, the freshman phenom from the Roger Welch barn, is back. Named Indiana’s Pacer of the Year last season as a two-year-old, the three-year-old daughter of Rockin Image made her second qualifying appearance Wednesday, May 13 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, picking up her first win. Guided by John DeLong, Whoomp wasted no time out of the gate, heading straight to the lead. The pint-sized Incredible Luck driven by DeShawn Horton slipped in the two hole followed by Talk Softly and Marcus Miller. Whoomp led by open lengths through the quarter in :28.4 and half in :58.0. Talk Softly stayed as close as she could around the final turn before Whoomp took off, moving out to an eight and one-quarter length advantage at the wire in 1:52.3. She paced her final quarter in :26.2. Talk Softly moved up into second over Incredible Luck. Whoomp is a homebred from the DeLong family breeding operation. She is owned by William DeLong, Wm. Patrick Delong, and Jesse Delong. William and Wm. Patrick bred her from the family’s mare Nightcap, a daughter of Sweet Lou who only made a couple of starts. However, she has turned out to be a great brood mare for the DeLongs. With three foals of racing age, she has three winners, including former Indiana Sires Stakes winner Teelatini with a mark of 1:49.4 and more than a half million on her card, and still racing. The other foal is Saba Rock, also still racing with a mark of 1:49.1 and more than $100,000 In earnings. The family has a two-year-old colt this year by Tellitlikeitis named Soggy Man and a yearling filly, also by Tellitlikeitis named Teelateton. The DeLong family also had another winner on the day as Rock the Charm scored a win in her qualifier for Driver John DeLong. Trained by Tabatha DeLong, Rock the Charm moved to the lead around the final turn and pulled away by nearly five lengths in 1:52.3, a final quarter paced in :26.3. Brooklets Rockette and Kevin Lambright finished second over Fox Valley Tessa and Marcus Miller. Rock the Charm is owned by Jesse, John, and William DeLong. Also a homebred, Jesse bred and raised the Rockin Image filly, who is out of their standout race mare Seventimesacharm, a winner in 1:51.0 with more than a quarter million in earnings. Rock the Charm is her first foal and took a mark last year of 1:51.2 and made more than $155,000. She has a two-year-old sister named Showmesevens by Best in Show and a yearling filly by Loubet named Charmielouwho. It was the second qualifier of the year for Rock the Charm, who has won both of them.

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