Flashindachips and Brandon Bates were all in for a win Thursday, June 29 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. After missing a night of action due to Canadian smoke billowing in Central Indiana, the duo kicked off the program with a surprise win in the $6,000 conditioned claiming event.
Flashindachips and Brandon Bates score a win in the first race of the night Thursday, June 29 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Photo by Dean Gillette
Flashindachips started from post one and got away third as Tellittoella and John DeLong set early fractions of :29.0 and :57.3. Swartz bros Emily and Jordan Ross moved first over to challenge and had the lead for a few strides before Flashindachips emerged from her inside spot, rallying home in :29.4 for the win in 1:57.3. Tellittoella finished second over Swartz Bros Emily.
Flashindachips was the second longest shot on the board, paying $56.40 for the win. The Our Lucky Chip three-year-old is a homebred by Jason Miller, who now co-owns the filly with Laura Miller. Jason also trains the filly.
Flashindachips only had three starts as a two-year-old. She was making her fifth start of 2023 when she won her first race Thursday. The filly is the latest starter for the mare Susie’s Lil Rip, a daughter of Whitefish Falls who passed her grey coat onto her daughter. She is also the mother of Ella Rose, an I Scoot Hanover mare with a mark of 1:50.4 and more than $220,000. Ella Rose is now a brood mare and has two foals of racing age, including a two-year-old this season who has already won a qualifier in 2:00.4. Susie’s Lil Rip had a two-year-old filly this season by Our Lucky Chip named Flashingmytips. The mare is a near 100 percent producer with five starters in six foals, not including her two-year-old this season.