Indiana sired Whata Swan now has his name in the record books at Hollywood Dayton. The three-year-old son of Swan for All stopped the timer in 1:53.2 to establish a new time barrier for sophomore trotting colts and geldings.
Whata Swan and John DeLong were winners in track record time at Hollywood Dayton Thursday, Dec. 19. Photo by Benjamin Holton, Hollywood Dayton
Whata Swan began his journey in the $17,500 Open Trot from post one and was out by the half-mile marker. He trotted home in :28.3 to win by a head over Walter White and Jeremy Smith for the win, paying $9.00 to his backers.
Owned by John Barnard of Fiftydallarbill fame, Whata Swan rallied home a winner for driver John DeLong. Luis Quevedo trains the colt, who earned his eighth win for 2019 and bumped his career earnings over the $134,000 mark. Leonard Miller is the breeder. The old mark was established by Lane of Stone in 1:54.1.
In addition to Whata Swan, there were several other Indiana sired winners on the Thursday, Dec. 21 racing program at Dayton. Hoosier Shooter, an eight-year-old son of Sand Shooter, was a winner in a $10,000 claimer in 1:53.2 for Josh Sutton and trainer Toby Rolfes. Sher’s Speedyshark, a three-year-old son of Shadyshark Hanover, won the fifth race of the night in 1:52.4 for the team of Cameron McCown and Steve Livingston while the Guccio four-year-old trotter Northern Skyway scored a win in the conditioned trot in 1:55.0 for Smith and Michael Hitchcock. The six-year-old Rockin Image gelding A True Rock Star was the fifth Indiana winner on the 12-race card against conditioned pacers in 1:52.4 for Smith and Aaron Hamilton.