Photo by Dean Gillette Trainer Alvin Miller has campaigned many sub 1:50 performers during his career. Now, he can add another one to the list. King Tellit and Marcus Miller rallied home as the winners of the George Wilkes Series Final Saturday, August 15 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park in a time of 1:49.3. King Tellit got away in third from post three and remained there the entire mile. What Nooo Waaay and John DeLong set the tempo with fractions of :26.3, :54.3 and 1:22.4. In the lane, King Tellit took over and left the field at his heels, pacing home in 26.1 to win by four lengths in 1:49.3. Steel Cowboy and Travis Seekman finished second over Testyourluck and Brandon Bates, the longest shot on the board for third. King Tellit was the favorite, paying $3.80 for the win. The three-year-old son of Tellitlikeitis is owned by Ted Comerford, Alvin Miller, and Marvin Schwartz. Devon Knepp bred the colt, who was sold from the 3-D Farms consignment at the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale, purchased for $60,000 by Alvin Miller. He is the first foal from the Grand Circuit winner Bahama Blue, who had a mark of 1:51.0 and earned more than $200,000. She is a daughter of the great Isabella Blue Chip, a winner in 1:51.2 with nearly $800,000 on her card. It was the second win of the season for King Tellit and his fifth overall. He now has more than $84,000 on his card. In the fillies and mares series final on the night, Treacherous Woman and Kyle Wilfong turned in a near gate to wire effort to win the $25,000 Manley Sturgis Final. The Rockin Image three-year-old rallied to the front after the quarter in :25.3 and held her positioning to the wire as Miss Alexis and Marcus Miller closed the gap late in the lane. However, Treacherous Woman was victorious by a neck in 1:51.1. Tell Me Please and Kevin Lambright finished third. Treacherous Woman paid $2.60 for the win. She is owned by Connie Hochstetler, Mary Buddig, Janet Schwartz, and South of the Tracks Rac. Chapel Ridge Farm bred and raised the filly, who was purchased by her current connections for $30,000 out of the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale. She also is the first foal from the Ponder mare Dangerous Woman and is from the standout mare Do Me Good, who is owned by Ed Engle and produced the winner, Another Mile Again, of the Fox Stake on Friday. Treacherous Woman now has four wins in 10 starts this season after winning two of three as a two-year-old. She now has more than $84,000 on her card with her career best time of 1:51.0 taken earlier this summer at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The Saturday card capped off an exciting week of racing. The announcement was made Thursday that the Hambletonian is moving to Harrah’s Hoosier Park next season, the Grand Circuit was featured at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, and Dandy Ideal won the $300,000 Grade 1 Dan Patch Friday at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. With the cancellation of racing at Frankfort Saturday, the fields are set for the Governor's Cup Championships and Consolations set for this week at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Racing resumed at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Friday morning to complete the Grand Circuit program. It was an Erv Miller kind of day with six of the nine races going to his barn, but it was a Ron Burke trainee who took the top stakes of the day as Another Mile Again and Trace Tetrick won the 100 th running of the Fox Stake. The duo covered the mile distance in a time of 1:54.3 over the sloppy rain soaked track. Four two-year-olds lined up behind the starting gate for the Fox Stake with Another Mile Again leaving from the inside joined by Gwtrigger and Kyle Wilfong from the outside. GWtrigger was fine to move into the two hole as Another Mile Again set the tempo. Fractions of :28.0, :57.0, and 1:25.0 were placed on the board. As the field turned for home, the field tightened up and began closing in, but Another Mile Again was strong to the wire, winning by a length over Gwtrigger. Breckin and John DeLong finished third. Another Mile Again is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Frank Baldachino, Knox Services, and Michael Rosenthal. Ron Burke trains the freshman colt, who is the latest product of Ed Engle’s standout brood mare Do Me Good. Another Mile Again was part of the Victory Hill Consignment in the Midwest Standardbred Horse Sale and was purchased for $55,000. The son of JK Endofanera now has two wins and two seconds in four starts. His best time was taken at Harrah’s Hoosier Park in early July in 1:51.4. His dam earned more than $435,000 during her career and took a mark of 1:52.4. The Michigan bred mare has produced 10 starters from 11 foals of racing age, including two sub 1:50 performers Rockin Good (1:48.0 and Good Rockin (1:49.4). Out of nine winners, five are six figure earners. The family has a yearling filly this year by Captain Victorious named Good to Great. Another feature on the Grand Circuit card was the $37,195 Ralph Wilfong Memorial for two-year-old trotters. Ponda Cheetah was the first leader and the last for driver Marcus Miller, scoring the victory in 1:59.0. So Joyful and John DeLong, who led during the middle fractions, finished second over Mendoza Mafia and Trace Tetrick. The Swan for All gelding is owned by Erv Miller Stable, Stepbystep Racing, and Jerry Graham. Erv Miller trains the freshman, who was bred by Pond A Acres. Action moved to Harrah’s Hoosier Park that night for Dan Patch Night. Full coverage of the racing program will be provided by the race marketing staff as the 33 rd Dan Patch brought in a full field of 11 for the Grade 1 event.
Photo of Rock of All Time and Joey Putnam by Dean Gillette Indiana Standardbred racing has a lot to celebrate. This date will go down in history as the decision and vote was completed regarding the move of the prestigious Hambletonian to Harrah’s Hoosier Park beginning in 2027. As this monumental decision was being made, many horsemen and women locally continue to deal with monumental flooding in East Central Indiana. Following a cancellation Wednesday due to excessive flooding and rains, racing was back on track Thursday with several winners picking up new lifetime marks, including Rock of All Time from the Joe Putnam barn. Rock of All Time began from post three and got away in third as Dontspankchecky and Cristian Pacheco took over the top spot followed by The Confession and Rick Plano, who took a seat at their back after the quarter in :27.4. Rock of All Time was then out and rolling to the lead for driver Joey Putnam as the duo settled in at the half in :56.0. Dontspankchecky went off stride, causing interference with several trailing horses. This provided an opportunity for Rock of All Time to get an even bigger hold of the lead around the final turn. In the stretch, Rock of All Time held steady all the way to the wire, pacing home in 28.1 fir the win in 1:52.4, a new lifetime best. Rocking JK and Trace Tetrick recovered from interference to finish second over The Confession for third. Rock of All Time paid $14.20 for the win. The sophomore son of Rockin Image is owned by JP Racing, Michael Lee, and Crazy Parrot Farm. Victory Hill Farm bred the gelding, who is out of the tough Indiana mare Fancy Desire, a former Indiana champion with a mark of 1:49.0 and earnings of nearly $500,000. Rock of All Time was purchased early in the second session of the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale in 2024 for $19,000. He is the fourth foal from the standout mare that took her talents outside of the state of Indiana for several stakes wins. She has produced several racehorses, including Hetolditlikeitwas, who has a mark of 1:51.2 with six figures on his card. It was the fifth win in 10 starts for 2026 for Rock of All Time. He increased his bankroll to more than $31,000 with his latest record setting win. Kicking off the evening racing program was a freshman trotter from the Missy Essig barn. Tipsy in Vegas and John DeLong led the field of Indiana Sires Stakes eligibles gate to wire, winning by two lengths in 1:54.3. Starboard and Jordan Ross finished second over Fifty and Famous, driven by Trace Tetrick. Tipsy in Vegas paid $3.40 as the favorite of the field. The Helpisontheway gelding is also owned by Essig and was bred by Brookside Stables. Tipsy in Vegas has now won three of five starts in his brief career and has not finished worse than third in any of those starts. His win Thursday was a new lifetime mark. Grand Circuit racing is back in action Friday August 14 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The Indiana Sired Fair Circuit is also back in action Saturday, August 15 in their final round of preliminary action before the Governor’s Cup Championships next week at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Only three races, besides a set of qualifiers earlier in the day at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, were contested in the state of Indiana Wednesday, August 12 with action getting underway at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Historical rains flooded Central Indiana for the second straight day, causing cancellations of both Harrah’s Hoosier Park as well as Horseshoe Indianapolis. At the State Fairgrounds, a delayed start got three races in before rain moved in again, canceling the remainder of the card. Kicking off the three races held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds (ISF) for the Grand Circuit card was the royally bred Kountry Legacy, guided by Trace Tetrick. The filly stepped up in the first round of the 90 th Hoosier Stake for two-year-old fillies, and Kountry Legacy responded. Ponda Era and Travis Seekman moved straight out to the lead with Kountry Legacy slipping in behind her. Ponda Era was two lengths ahead of the short field of four at the quarter in :28.4 and half in :58.2 as everyone stayed in single file. Kountry Legacy worked out a perfect trip moving to the outside coming out of the last turn. Once she was out, she took off, rallying home to a three and three-quarter length advantage at the wire for the win in 1:54.1. Kountry Legacy paced her final quarter in :26.1. Fantastech and Marcus Miller finished second over Ponda Era. Kountry Legacy is owned by Pollack Racing and Jeff Cullipher, who trains the Capt Midnight filly. She is out of the superstar mare Shartin N and was bred by Ola Yoder’s Kountry Lane Standardbreds. The filly was purchased by Pollack and Cullipher from the Midwest Standardbred Sale last fall for $35,000. She is dual eligible, also available to race in stakes in Kentucky. The petite filly is now three for five with more than $80,000 on her card. She is a Sires Stakes winner in both Indiana and Kentucky already this season for her connections. Two-year-old trotting fillies were then on the track for the first division of the 90 th Hoosier Stake. Intricate Dance and Doug Rideout powered out from the outside and had the lead position secured heading into the first turn. Fractions of :30.0, 1:00.3, and 1:30.2 were placed on the board by Intricate Dance before Savings Account and Marcus Miller moved to the outside to challenge. The two fillies battled their way down the stretch with Intricate Dance holding onto the lead at the wire, a half length winner over Savings Account. Satin Serenade and Derek Hooley finished third. Intricate Dance, a daughter of Temporal Hanover, is owned by Julie Rideout, Dr. Alan White, and Dave Gamble. Doug Rideout also trains the filly who was bred and raised by Jared Fry and Myron Petersheim. It was the filly’s third win in six starts. The second division of the Hoosier Stake for two-year-old fillies brought in a surprise winner as Brookview Hershey and Kevin Detweiler led the field gate to wire for the win. Fractions of :28.4, :57.3, and 1:26.3 were placed on the board as Brookview Hershey dominated the field, posting a three and one-quarter length advantage at the wire in 1:56.0. Prazana and Dan Shetler finished second over Secret Shadow and Marcus Miller. It was the first win of her career for Brookview Hershey as storms lurked nearby. The Swan for All filly is owned by Nathan Yoder, Gary Graber, and Stephen Stoll. Leander Schwartz trains the filly, who was bred by John Miller. That was the final race for the day as the program went into a weather delay with lightning in the area. The remainder of the card will be moved to Friday, August 14 beginning at 10 a.m. This includes the Fox Stake as well as the Ralph Wilfong Memorial among the nine races moved to Friday. The Indiana Sired Fair Circuit holds its final preliminary round for the Governor’s Cup Championships next week at the Clinton County Fairgrounds in Frankfort. Racing begins at 11 a.m. for the final leg in the Quest for the Governor’s Cup.
Photo by Dean Gillette Trainer Alvin Miller has campaigned many sub 1:50 performers during his career. Now, he can add another one to the list. King Tellit and Marcus Miller rallied home as the winners of the George Wilkes Series Final Saturday, August 15 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park in a time of 1:49.3. King Tellit got away in third from post three and remained there the entire mile. What Nooo Waaay and John DeLong set the tempo with fractions of :26.3, :54.3 and 1:22.4. In the lane, King Tellit took over and left the field at his heels, pacing home in 26.1 to win by four lengths in 1:49.3. Steel Cowboy and Travis Seekman finished second over Testyourluck and Brandon Bates, the longest shot on the board for third. King Tellit was the favorite, paying $3.80 for the win. The three-year-old son of Tellitlikeitis is owned by Ted Comerford, Alvin Miller, and Marvin Schwartz. Devon Knepp bred the colt, who was sold from the 3-D Farms consignment at the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale, purchased for $60,000 by Alvin Miller. He is the first foal from the Grand Circuit winner Bahama Blue, who had a mark of 1:51.0 and earned more than $200,000. She is a daughter of the great Isabella Blue Chip, a winner in 1:51.2 with nearly $800,000 on her card. It was the second win of the season for King Tellit and his fifth overall. He now has more than $84,000 on his card. In the fillies and mares series final on the night, Treacherous Woman and Kyle Wilfong turned in a near gate to wire effort to win the $25,000 Manley Sturgis Final. The Rockin Image three-year-old rallied to the front after the quarter in :25.3 and held her positioning to the wire as Miss Alexis and Marcus Miller closed the gap late in the lane. However, Treacherous Woman was victorious by a neck in 1:51.1. Tell Me Please and Kevin Lambright finished third. Treacherous Woman paid $2.60 for the win. She is owned by Connie Hochstetler, Mary Buddig, Janet Schwartz, and South of the Tracks Rac. Chapel Ridge Farm bred and raised the filly, who was purchased by her current connections for $30,000 out of the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale. She also is the first foal from the Ponder mare Dangerous Woman and is from the standout mare Do Me Good, who is owned by Ed Engle and produced the winner, Another Mile Again, of the Fox Stake on Friday. Treacherous Woman now has four wins in 10 starts this season after winning two of three as a two-year-old. She now has more than $84,000 on her card with her career best time of 1:51.0 taken earlier this summer at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The Saturday card capped off an exciting week of racing. The announcement was made Thursday that the Hambletonian is moving to Harrah’s Hoosier Park next season, the Grand Circuit was featured at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, and Dandy Ideal won the $300,000 Grade 1 Dan Patch Friday at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. With the cancellation of racing at Frankfort Saturday, the fields are set for the Governor's Cup Championships and Consolations set for this week at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Racing resumed at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Friday morning to complete the Grand Circuit program. It was an Erv Miller kind of day with six of the nine races going to his barn, but it was a Ron Burke trainee who took the top stakes of the day as Another Mile Again and Trace Tetrick won the 100 th running of the Fox Stake. The duo covered the mile distance in a time of 1:54.3 over the sloppy rain soaked track. Four two-year-olds lined up behind the starting gate for the Fox Stake with Another Mile Again leaving from the inside joined by Gwtrigger and Kyle Wilfong from the outside. GWtrigger was fine to move into the two hole as Another Mile Again set the tempo. Fractions of :28.0, :57.0, and 1:25.0 were placed on the board. As the field turned for home, the field tightened up and began closing in, but Another Mile Again was strong to the wire, winning by a length over Gwtrigger. Breckin and John DeLong finished third. Another Mile Again is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Frank Baldachino, Knox Services, and Michael Rosenthal. Ron Burke trains the freshman colt, who is the latest product of Ed Engle’s standout brood mare Do Me Good. Another Mile Again was part of the Victory Hill Consignment in the Midwest Standardbred Horse Sale and was purchased for $55,000. The son of JK Endofanera now has two wins and two seconds in four starts. His best time was taken at Harrah’s Hoosier Park in early July in 1:51.4. His dam earned more than $435,000 during her career and took a mark of 1:52.4. The Michigan bred mare has produced 10 starters from 11 foals of racing age, including two sub 1:50 performers Rockin Good (1:48.0 and Good Rockin (1:49.4). Out of nine winners, five are six figure earners. The family has a yearling filly this year by Captain Victorious named Good to Great. Another feature on the Grand Circuit card was the $37,195 Ralph Wilfong Memorial for two-year-old trotters. Ponda Cheetah was the first leader and the last for driver Marcus Miller, scoring the victory in 1:59.0. So Joyful and John DeLong, who led during the middle fractions, finished second over Mendoza Mafia and Trace Tetrick. The Swan for All gelding is owned by Erv Miller Stable, Stepbystep Racing, and Jerry Graham. Erv Miller trains the freshman, who was bred by Pond A Acres. Action moved to Harrah’s Hoosier Park that night for Dan Patch Night. Full coverage of the racing program will be provided by the race marketing staff as the 33 rd Dan Patch brought in a full field of 11 for the Grade 1 event.
Photo of Rock of All Time and Joey Putnam by Dean Gillette Indiana Standardbred racing has a lot to celebrate. This date will go down in history as the decision and vote was completed regarding the move of the prestigious Hambletonian to Harrah’s Hoosier Park beginning in 2027. As this monumental decision was being made, many horsemen and women locally continue to deal with monumental flooding in East Central Indiana. Following a cancellation Wednesday due to excessive flooding and rains, racing was back on track Thursday with several winners picking up new lifetime marks, including Rock of All Time from the Joe Putnam barn. Rock of All Time began from post three and got away in third as Dontspankchecky and Cristian Pacheco took over the top spot followed by The Confession and Rick Plano, who took a seat at their back after the quarter in :27.4. Rock of All Time was then out and rolling to the lead for driver Joey Putnam as the duo settled in at the half in :56.0. Dontspankchecky went off stride, causing interference with several trailing horses. This provided an opportunity for Rock of All Time to get an even bigger hold of the lead around the final turn. In the stretch, Rock of All Time held steady all the way to the wire, pacing home in 28.1 fir the win in 1:52.4, a new lifetime best. Rocking JK and Trace Tetrick recovered from interference to finish second over The Confession for third. Rock of All Time paid $14.20 for the win. The sophomore son of Rockin Image is owned by JP Racing, Michael Lee, and Crazy Parrot Farm. Victory Hill Farm bred the gelding, who is out of the tough Indiana mare Fancy Desire, a former Indiana champion with a mark of 1:49.0 and earnings of nearly $500,000. Rock of All Time was purchased early in the second session of the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale in 2024 for $19,000. He is the fourth foal from the standout mare that took her talents outside of the state of Indiana for several stakes wins. She has produced several racehorses, including Hetolditlikeitwas, who has a mark of 1:51.2 with six figures on his card. It was the fifth win in 10 starts for 2026 for Rock of All Time. He increased his bankroll to more than $31,000 with his latest record setting win. Kicking off the evening racing program was a freshman trotter from the Missy Essig barn. Tipsy in Vegas and John DeLong led the field of Indiana Sires Stakes eligibles gate to wire, winning by two lengths in 1:54.3. Starboard and Jordan Ross finished second over Fifty and Famous, driven by Trace Tetrick. Tipsy in Vegas paid $3.40 as the favorite of the field. The Helpisontheway gelding is also owned by Essig and was bred by Brookside Stables. Tipsy in Vegas has now won three of five starts in his brief career and has not finished worse than third in any of those starts. His win Thursday was a new lifetime mark. Grand Circuit racing is back in action Friday August 14 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The Indiana Sired Fair Circuit is also back in action Saturday, August 15 in their final round of preliminary action before the Governor’s Cup Championships next week at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
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