Photo by Dean Gillette
After going winless during her first two seasons, Meadowbrook Dora has turned her form around as a four-year-old. Owned, trained and driven by Mike Peterson, the Indiana trotter rallied home to a new lifetime mark to kick off the Thursday, July 16 racing program at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Meadowbrook Dora began from post one and was able to use just enough early speed to get the two hole behind early leader Pilots Legacy and Jordan Ross. Fractions of :27.2 and :56.2 were placed on the board before horses from the back were out and moving forward led by Quick Cash and John DeLong.
At the head of the lane, Meadowbrook Dora had plenty of room and moved out to challenge Pilots Legacy. She was able to get by her opponent in the final strides to win by one and one-quarter lengths in 1:53.4, a final quarter trotted in :27.4. Pilots Legacy was second over Lethimgojoe and Juan Franco, who closed the quickest of the field to finish third.
Meadowbrook Dora was a big surprise, paying $45.00 for the win. The daughter of You Know You Do was bred and raised by Freeman Bontrager. Peterson purchased her from the Meadowbrook Farm consignment for $13,000. She is the second foal from the Broadway Hall mare See Me Sparkle, a winner in 1:57.0 from a maternal family with a lot of winners. Meadowbrook Dora has now won four races in 2026 and has won more than $40,000 this season.
A few races later saw another longshot make it to the winner’s circle in another division of the conditioned claiming event. LeWayne Miller guided Surf Scoter to a big finish to win in 1:54.4, also a new lifetime mark.
Surf Scoter got away in mid pack before finding room in the lane and closing in on Big Swig and Kyle Wilfong for the win by a neck. Fox Valley Snapper and Marcus Miller finished third.
Surf Scoter paid $49.00 for the win. The four-year-old son of Don’t Let’Em is owned by Eash Racing Stable and trained by Don Eash. Sam Lambright Jr. bred the gelding, who earned his fourth win of 2026 and his ninth overall. He is just under the $75,000 mark for career earnings.
