Harrah’s Hoosier Park completed its first week of qualifying action following the shutdown due to Covid-19. The final set of qualifiers Saturday, May 23 saw the return of 2017 Breeders Crown winner Beckhams Z Tam, who scored a win in 1:53.2 in the fourth race of the day. The horse previously qualified in the only set of qualifiers at Harrah’s Hoosier Park prior to the shutdown in mid March.
Beckhams Z Tam, with Ricky Macomber Jr., made his return to the track following a break due to Covid-19 restrictions Saturday, May 23. Photo by Dean Gillette
Starting from post six, Ricky Macomber Jr. placed Beckhams Z Tam right on the lead with an easy first quarter of :29.1, keeping the flow steady through the half in :58.1. The speed began to increase during the second half of the race as the six-year-old Always A Virgin horse rallied home in :26.2 for the win by two and three-quarter lengths over Threeofthebest A and Trace Tetrick. Manhattan Beach and John DeLong finished third.
Owned by Z Tam Stables LLC, Beckhams Z Tam moves into his fifth season of action with 17 wins in 61 starts and earnings in excess of $778,000. He is trained by Jamie Macomber and took his career best time of 1:49.0 at four at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
The Macomber Team also connected later in the card with Rockie Got Framed, a four-year-old son of Rockin Image. The gelding stopped the clock in 1:53.4, a two and three-quarter length winner over Big Sky Hanover and DeLong while Dreamfair mesa and Tetrick finished third.
Other Indiana sired winners on the day included Skylar and Joey Putnam in 1:55.3, DG’s Caviar and Andy Shetler in 1:56.4, and Gazing Star and LeWayne Miller in 1:53.3. Qualifiers resume Tuesday, May 26 at Noon at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.