Photo by Dean Gillette Northern Luckygirl made a southbound move that brought her under the wire as a winner Saturday, July 11 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The evening was filled with top notch females on both the trot and the pace with several higher end events on the card, including a sophomore pacing filly Indiana Sires Stakes leg putting two champions on the track. Northern Luckygirl and Trace Tetrick left the gate with a flurry of others and held their ground in the center of the track before sliding over to the inside, initially having the lead position before Bama Breeze and Kyle Husted took over before the quarter in :26.1. DC Batgirl, who was hung wide into the first turn was also in pursuit of the lead and became the third leader down the backstretch for driver Kyle Wilfong. DC Batgirl led the way through the half in :55.2 with Bama Breeze’s nose right on Wilfongs helmet. Northern Luckygirl followed along around the final turn. At the head of the lane, Tetrick angled Northern Luckygirl out and she kicked into gear. She didn’t have an immediate impact on the leaders but wore them down at the wire to win by a half length, headed southbound on the Harrah’s Hoosier Park track. DC Batgirl was second over Bama Breeze. Northern Luckygirl paid $28.60 for the win. The Luck Be Withyou mare is owned by Martin Schmucker and trained by Jackie Ricks. Schmucker also bred the mare, who picked up her second win of the season and her 10 th overall. She now has more than $84,000 in earnings with a career best time of 1:52.1 taken last year at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Ricks, who stables at the Shelby County Fairgrounds, is a longtime trainer, owner, and groom on the Indiana circuit. Originally from Canada, Ricks only has a handful of horses. She has been training since 1998. Earlier in the card a big matchup between 2025 Pacer of the Year Whoomp and Somemore Blue took place in the fourth leg of Indiana Sires Stakes action. Whoomp cut the mile for driver John DeLong while Somemore Blue and Marcus Miller sat at their backs. In the stretch, Somemore Blue was out and moving forward but could only get within a neck of Whoomp at the wire. Both fillies paced their mile in 1:48.3, traveling home in under :26 seconds. Whoomp paid $6.20 for the win. The daughter of Rockin Image is owned by William, William Patrick, and Jesse Delong. William and Wm. Patrick Delong bred and raised the standout filly from their dam, Nightcap. Whoomp now has three wins in four starts for 2026. Overall, she is 11 for 17 and is closing in on a half-million in earnings. The mile was a new lifetime best for the mare.

Photo by Dean Gillette Two-year-old colt and gelding pacers were in action Friday, July 10 for the first round of Indiana Sires Stakes. To complement the launch, several Indiana Sires Stakes eligibles were held with La Captain Morgan and Trace Tetrick scoring the quickest win near the end of the card. The Indiana freshman paced his mile in 1:52.2, his first career win. As soon as the gate opened, Tetrick had La Captain Morgan on the move, heading straight out to the lead. The duo settled in along the inside to lead the way through the quarter in :27.3 and getting a mild breather to the half in :56.3. Prime Image and Athony Miller were tracking every move they made from the two hole and in the first half, the top two had open lengths on the remainder of the field. That scenario changed for the second half as the gap was closed and Soggy Man and John DeLong were ready to attack. In the stretch, Prime Image tipped out off La Captain Morgan’s back and went to work, but he could not overtake la Captain Morgan, who paced home in :26.4 for the win by a half length. Prime Image was second over Soggy man for third. The top four finishers paced home in under 27 seconds. La Captain Morgan paid $20.00 for the win, which is rare to see a horse driven by Tetrick pay double figures. The Capt Midnight colt is owned by L Reid and Teagan Sage Racing. Tom “T” Tetrick trains the colt, who was bred and raised by Devon Slabach. It was the third career start for La Captain Morgan. He was purchased by Tetrick out of the Topville Acres consignment last fall for $4,000. His dam, Sapphire Martini, was a solid racehorse during her career, earning six figures with a mark of 1:53.3. She has passed down her skill to her foals with six of seven of racing age having marks and three with six figures or more in earnings. She also has a yearling filly this year by Tellitlikeitis named LA Martinitis. Earlier in the night, Tetrick scored another win for trainer Tyler George in a division of Indiana Sires Stakes Eligibles for freshman pacing colts and geldings. Ponda One took over after the quarter and fended off a late challenge by Brecken and John DeLong to win by a neck in 1:53.2. Brecken was second over Freaky Lover and Anthony Miller for third. Ponda One was the favorite, paying $2.20. The Rockin Image filly is owned by Jeff and Adam Eckburg of Illinois. It was his first career win from his second career start. The Eckburgs purchased the colt from the Pond-A-Acres consignment last fall for $12,000.

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Photo by Dean Gillette Two-year-olds stepped on the track for the first round of Indiana Sires Stakes Wednesday, July 8, but the latter part of the card turned out the biggest surprise of the evening as Rick Plano and The Confession scored a win in the $10,000 conditioned claimer, paying $162.20 for the win. The Confession began from post four and got away third as Rockin Mudslinger and Jordan Ross put their race favorite status to good use early on, leading the field through the quarter in :27.2. Tellme U R Mydate and Travis Seekman chose the two hole. The field remained behind the leader to the half in :58.0 before an outer flow began to form. Beyond Dazzling and Kyle Wilfong led the outer flow around the final turn, flushing out Tellme U R Mydate. With that move Plano chose to move The Confession out as well, right on the back of Tellme U R Mydate. In the stretch, The Confession tipped out one more lane and began to come to life, rallying home in :26.1 at 80-1 odds for the win by one length in 1:54.1. Beyond Dazzling and Kyle Wilfong closed in for second over Rockin Mudslinger for third. The Confession was the longest shot of the field. He is a homebred owned by Maryann Plano and out of the mare Sophia Seelster. The four-year-old Tellitlikeitis gelding earned his second win of 2026 and his third overall. He has been getting checks all season for the Plano barn. The family of The Confession has a two-year-old colt by Freaky Feet Pete out of the maternal family this season named Majorsparklefeet who has yet to start. A smaller surprise winner on the night was in the second division of Indiana Sires Stakes as Mystical JK and Kyle Wilfong closed in quickly in the stretch to score the win in their $65,000 division in 1:52.1. The JK Endofanera filly paced her final quarter in :26.1 to show major promise as she kicks off her racing career. Owleo’s Pride and Ricky Macomber Jr. finished second over Fantastech and Marcus Miller for third. Mystical JK paid $17.20 for the win. She is owned by Connie Hochstetler, Mary Buddig, Janet Schwartz, and South of the Tracks. Mystical Marker Farms bred and raised the filly, who was purchased as part of the Victory Hill Farm consignment last fall in the Midwest Standardbred Horse Sale for $40,000. It was the second career start for Mystical JK, dropping her previous best time taken in a qualifier from 1:57.3 to her big mile of 1:52.1 Wednesday. Callie Rocks and Trace Tetrick scored a win in the first division of Indiana Sires Stakes. The Tyler George trained Rockin Image daughter was a winner in 1:53.0 in the gate to wire effort. Ponda Era and Travis Seekman finished second over JK’s Fast and John DeLong for third. Callie Rocks is owned by Nathan Yoder, Gary Graber, and Stephen Stoll. She was bred and raised by David Fry.

Photo by Dean Gillette Two-year-olds were in action at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Tuesday, July 7 with several Indiana Sires Stakes divisions on the card. Along with the stakes horses were several freshmen on the undercard, including first time starter Lady Nessa. Driven by Jordan Ross, Lady Nessa made her first career start a winning one in the $12,000 Indiana sired two-year-old filly trot. Lady Nessa began from post one and came out of the gate with a little speed and a little lead. Horses were three and four-wide heading to the first turn, including Princess Draven and Jay Cross. The field passed by the quarter in :29.1 led by Lady Nessa but as the field moved out of the turn, Princess Draven had driven on to the lead and took over. Princess Draven led the field in single file through the half in 1:01.1 before Lady Nessa was out and moving, circling around Princess Draven. The move to the outside by Lady Nessa also prompted Indy Girl and Brandon Bates to scoot up on the outside around the turn. At the head of the lane, Indy Girl actually got by Lady Nessa by a half length and led for a few strides before Lady Nessa fought back, retaking the lead in mid-stretch. Once she had regained the lead, she took over, trotting home in :28.0 for the win in 2:00.1. Princess Draven finished two and one-half lengths back in second over Surcharge and Matt Krueger, who closed for third. Lady Nessa paid $27.70 for the win. The two-year-old daughter by Pilot Discretion is owned by breeder Paul Miller. Henry Graber Jr. trains the filly, who is the first winner for the Angus Hall mare Mata Mata from two foals. Earlier in the card, another first-time freshman trotting filly scored a win in Indiana Sires Stakes eligible action. Ponda Crystal and Marcus Miller rallied gate to wire for the win in 1:59.0. a final quarter in :27.2. Fine Wine and Jay Cross finished second over Par for the Course and LeWayne Miller. Ponda Crystal was the favorite, paying $3.60 for the win. The Temporal Hanover filly is royally bred and was purchased for $47,000 from the Ponda Acres consignment. She is now owned by Never 2 Late Stable, Stepbystep Racing, and Tony Willinger. Ponda Crystal was making her first career start for the Erv Miller barn. She is a half sister to Ponda Jewel and Ponda Suite, both by Swan for All and both winners. One proved to be a lucky number Tuesday. Four of the first six races were won from post one.

DD Endofanera and LeWayne Miller rallied home in a gate to wire effort Monday, July 6 to win one of two Indiana Sired Fair Circuit (ISFC) events for two-year-old pacing colts and geldings at the Shelby County Fairgrounds. The duo stopped the timer in 2:01.0 in their fourth career start. DD Endofanera began from post three and moved quickly out to take over the lead. The freshman pacer was on top by open lengths at the first quarter in :30 seconds while Mason Kent, driven by Logan Loney who picked up the catch drive, sat in second. DD Endofanera had the field in single file behind him at the half in 1:01.1. After the three-quarters in 1:31.0, Mason Kent tipped out and was trying to close in on DD Endofanera, but he found an extra gear and moved through the turn with power. In the stretch, DD Endofanera was well in control to score the win by two lengths over Mason Kent. Marcrocker and Kevin Detweiler finished third. DD Endofanera has a small win streak in place on the ISFC with two straight wins for owners L & S Racing, Jim Hays, and Dynamic Stable. LeWayne Miller also trains the JK Endofanera colt. Hays was trackside to get his photo taken with DD Endofanera. Hays, who is a loyal volunteer for the Indiana Standardbred Association each year during Speed Barn Tours, owns a few horses annually. DD Endofanera is his only one racing on the ISFC. He also has a horse racing in Kentucky on the fair circuit. Earlier in the day, Sassie Kassie remained undefeated in her fourth start of the season for Kevin and Kassandra Lambright. The Capt Midnight filly was parked on the outside of Rockin Gold and Logan Loney to the quarter in :30.2 before taking over. GD Captain Win and Kevin Detweiler tried to overtake her at the three-quarter pole, but once again, Sassie Kassie responded and took off, pulling away to a seven-length advantage in 2:01.1. GD Captain Win finished second over Kobe’s BB and Michael Detweiler. Sassie Kassie is owned and trained by Kassandra Lambright while Kevin handles the driving duties. She was bred and raised by Freeman Bontrager and came into the race off a win at the Clinton County Fair track last Thursday. She took her career best time at Harrah’s Hoosier Park during ISFC action in 1:56.1 in mid-June. Action turned to three-year-old trotters in the latter part of the eight-race card at Shelbyville with Topville Ideal and Kevin Detweiler earning a win in their division in 2:05.3. The duo passed every pole first en route to a four-length advantage in 2:05.3, a final quarter in :29.3. Strong ABC and Kevin Lambright finished second over Help N Beauty and Michael Detweiler. Topville Ideal is owned by Black and White Stable and Brian Carsey. Leander Schwartz trains the daughter of Dover Dan, who was bred by Merle Yoder. It was her third win of 2026 and fourth overall. The racing program at the Shelby County Fairgrounds was a team effort by several individuals. Neil Coleman worked to get the track ready for racing. Jackie Ricks drove the drag during the card and Brian Schling, a Quarter Horse trainer, stopped in to help out by driving the water truck and trailer. Annie Zellner helped with grandstand prizes and t-shirt distribution. Racing continues at Shelbyville Tuesday, July 7. Two-year-old trotters and three-year-old pacers will be featured with the program beginning at 11 a.m.

Just when you thought On to Norway could not get any more impressive, he reeled off a once in a lifetime win Saturday, July 4 at The Meadowlands. The Indiana trotter added World Champion to his status as the fastest trotter ever with his mile in the $230,000 Graduate Final in 1:48.3. On to Norway and Yannick Gingras had a tough spot to begin from in the nine hole, but that didn’t deter them from leaving the gate with speed. As they headed into the first turn, they were four wide before the field fanned out. At first, it looked like they might be parked the mile, but On to Norway found a spot in fourth right at the quarter in :26.3. Walspea and Tim Tetrick set the tempo and as the horses from the back began to move to the outside, On to Norway was forced out again before the half in :53.4. He bided his time, which allowed Mr Mouton and Ake Svanstedt to move to the outside, giving On to Norway a horse to follow in the second half. At the head of the lane, it appeared On to Norway was not going to have anything left for the stretch drive. He dipped back down to the inside and seemed to find some life. Meshuggah and Andrew McCarthy went off stride from the second spot and On to Norway had to maneuver through horses. Once he was clear, he rallied home in :26.3 to win by a neck over race favorite Super Chapter and Dexter Dunn. Walspea finished third. On to Norway paid $9.40 for the win. The four-year-old son of Muscle Massive is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Frank Baldachino, Black and White Stable, and Mike Rosenthal. Bennett Farms Inc. of Michigan bred and raised the gelding, who topped $850,000 for his career. He is now five for six in 2026 as the sports newest world champion. On to Norway, who began on the Michigan fair circuit at two, is now 32 for 39 lifetime. He won 23 of 24 last year and continued his winning ways this year, winning 27 straight, including the first round of the Graduate Series before finishing second in his previous start before the Graduate Final. Ron Burke trains the talented trotter. Ironically, the previous mark for the quickest trotting mile was established by Homicide Hunter, another Indiana trotter who stopped the timer in 1:48.4. The Mr Cantab gelding was six at the time and set the mark at The Red Mile in 2018 for driver Brian Sears and trainer Chris Oakes.

Photo by Dean Gillette of Dan D Man Can and Atlee Bender The Erv Miller Stable started off the Fourth of July card at Harrah’s Hoosier Park winning the early double with a bang. A pair of trotters scored wins in conditioned action starting off with Dan D Man Can and ending with Bourbon Courage. Dan D Man Can and Atlee Bender took on older horses in the $11,500 upper conditioned trot. The Indiana Sires Stakes winner this year began from post four and got away in third as Toy’s for You and John DeLong took over early, passing by the quarter in :27.4 and half in :56.3. The veteran trotter continued to lead the way around the final turn before the pink wheels of Dan D Man Can were visible on the far outside. Dan D Man Can rallied home in 27.3 to score the win by three-quarters of a length over his older opponents in 1:52.4. Late Nite Hawk and Jordan Ross finished second over Toy’s For You in the close finish. Dan D Man Can was the favorite, paying $2.60 for the win. The sophomore son of Dover Dan is owned by Red Barn Stable, Stepbystep Racing and Lava Java Stable. Homestead Acres bred and raised the gelding, who was sold under the name Dover Alert for $38,000. He is the first foal from the Donato Hanover mare Caramela Hanover, who is a half sister to both Cloud Nine Hanover Comeonover Hanover, both stakes winners of six figures. He recently went through an ownership adjustment with the Erv Miller barn. Dan D Man Can remains undefeated in five starts this season. Overall, he is nearly at a quarter million on his card and his win Saturday was a new lifetime mark. Joining Dan D Man Can as a winner on the card was Bourbon Courage in a conditioned claiming event. The six-year-old son of You Know You Do took over at the half and fended off a late challenge by Paragon Magicway and Jordan Ross. Scrappys Love and Rick Plano finished third. Marcus Miller guided Bourbon Courage to victory. He paid $7.00 for the win. The Erv Miller Stable and Stepbystep Racing own the gelding, who was bred by Carter Duer. The Saturday card was cut short due to severe weather heading into the Anderson area, causing a delay after the first five races. Fireworks were also moved up so they could get the show in before a second round of storms rolled in.

Photo Caption: Russ Beeman and Jack Freeman scored two wins on the card, including Timber Man driven by Marcus Miller. Photo by Dean Gillette It was an action packed night Friday, July 3 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. While Indiana Sires Stakes took the majority of the spotlight, Indiana’s two-million dollar Little Rocket Man landed in the winner’s circle for the seventh time this year in the $22,000 Open Pace. Guided by Kyle Wilfong, the standout Indiana pacer scored the win in 1:49.3 with a final quarter in :26.4. Little Rocket Man drew post five and was on his way to the front just as soon as the gate folded. He had settled in on the front end at the quarter in :26.1 with Combustion and Marcus Miller sat at their backs with Crooked Smile and Jordan Ross sitting third. Little Rocket Man continued to lead the way through the half in :55.0 and picked up the pace a tick through the three-quarters in 1:22.4. Little Rocket Man never gives in easily and he was unstoppable Friday, posting the victory by one length in 1:49.3 over Leave it To Leo and Atlee Bender who closed in for second. M-Ms Bud and John DeLong also closed for third. Little Rocket Man paid $5.40 for the win. The 10-year-old son of Rockin Image is owned by Russ Beeman and Jack Freeman, who have owned him during his entire career. Victory Hill Farm bred and raised the gelding who earned his 86 th career win and moved his career bankroll closer to $2.1 million. His career best time of 1:47.2, which equaled the track record, was taken as a four-year-old at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Ken Rucker trains the standout pacer. The win from Little Rocket Man was the third of the night for the Rucker barn, who also sent out Lucky Jade to victory in the first race of the night, a $16,000 event for Indiana Sires Stakes eligible pacers. Driven by Brandon Bates, Lucky Jade scored a gate to wire win with a time of 1:51.1. Rock My Memory and John DeLong finished a neck back in second over Mellow Fellow and Jared Finn for third. Lucky Jade was the favorite, paying $3.20 for the win. The sophomore ridgling son of Luck Be Withyou is owned by Earnest Sork, Nori Nessa, and Shawn Nessa of Illinois. It was the second win in a row for the horse, who has six career wins and more than $71,000 in earnings. His win on July 3 is a new career best. In between Lucky Jade and Little Rocket Man, the Rucker barn scored a win with Timber Man, also owned by Russ Beeman and Jack Freeman. The sophomore son of Rockin Image was guided by Marcus Miller in a gate to wire effort in 1:51.3. JK The Great and Jordan Ross finished second over We Got History and Kyle Wilfong. Timber Man paid $6.40 for the win. He was bred by Black Creek Farm.