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.
