Hoosier Park Race 9

Race 9

Prize Money: $25,559

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: nw15000L4

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Ponda Warrior (Fr1) 2236x253x3
Trainer: Jay Hochstetler ()
Driver: Kyle Wilfong
Prize Money: $884,079
Win / Place: 30% / 76%

2nd Up Record

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: ROCKIN IMAGE (CAN)

Dam: SWEETNSINFUL

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 9-9-5

Distance

30: 9-9-5

Trk/Dst

29: 9-9-5

Track

29: 9-9-5

Season

1: 0-0-1

1st Up

4: 2-1-1

2nd Up

3: 2-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-2-1

Non-Metro

30: 9-9-5

All-Weather

30: 9-9-5

Best Mile

1:48.00

Comments

Began his campaign last start running 3rd (Fr5) over 1609m at this track beaten 1.5 m by A New Endeavor (1:52.00) in NW15000L4 on March 28 at $6.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 5	28/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kyle Wilfong	1:52.00	1:52.00	1.5m	$6.00	266	NW15000L4	$25,357	$2,029	1. A New Endeavor 2. Shamwow 3. Ponda Warrior
266 Day Spell
1st of 5	19/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Kyle Wilfong	1:54.20	1:54.20	32.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Ponda Warrior 2. Persistent Threat 3. Fox Valley Julian
3rd of 7	5/7/24	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kyle Wilfong	1:50.10	1:50.10	6.8m	$3.40	14	OPEN	$31,579	$3,789	1. Low Rider 2. Bundoran 3. Ponda Warrior
5th of 7	21/6/24	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Wilfong	1:49.00	1:49.00	8.3m	$1.60f	7	OPEN	$31,722	$1,586	1. General Dolan 2. Crooked Smile 3. Big Wheels
2nd of 6	14/6/24	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Wilfong	1:48.40	1:48.40	3.8m	$3.80	230	OPEN	$31,722	$7,931	1. Low Rider 2. Ponda Warrior 3. General Dolan
230 Day Spell
1st of 5	1/6/24	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Kyle Wilfong	1:54.40	1:54.40	26.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Ponda Warrior 2. Hetolditlikeitwas 3. Kuper Trooper

Er Rookie (Fr2) 3654221447
Trainer: Don Eash ()
Driver: Marvin Luna
Prize Money: $180,617
Win / Place: 10% / 34%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: HYPNOTIC BLUE CHIP

Dam: ROCK ANN ROLLING

Rating

Stats

Career

85: 9-12-8

Distance

85: 9-12-8

Trk/Dst

70: 9-8-7

Track

70: 9-8-7

Season

10: 1-2-1

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

85: 9-12-8

All-Weather

85: 9-12-8

Best Mile

1:50.00

Comments

Last start 7th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 21 m by A New Endeavor (1:50.30) in OPEN 1-2 on April 4 at $69.70. At the run before 4th (Fr2) over 1609m at this track beaten 9 m by Rip Wheeler (1:50.40) in OPEN II on March 28 at $16.80.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 7	4/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Lewayne Miller	1:50.30	1:50.30	21.8m	$70	7	OPEN 1-2	$35,144	-	1. A New Endeavor 2. Shamwow 3. Noblesville
4th of 5	28/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Marvin Luna	1:50.40	1:50.40	9.8m	$17	7	OPEN II	$28,526	$2,282	1. Rip Wheeler 2. Noblesville 3. Crooked Smile
4th of 7	21/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Marvin Luna	1:51.30	1:51.30	7.5m	$35	7	OPEN II	$28,526	$2,282	1. Rip Wheeler 2. Noblesville 3. Crooked Smile
1st of 7	14/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Marvin Luna	1:52.10	1:52.10	1.5m	$4.20	5	WO5-9	$25,682	$12,841	1. Er Rookie 2. Play Action Pass 3. Ike's Dream
2nd of 10	9/3/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Marvin Luna	1:51.30	1:51.30	6.8m	$7.10	7	NW9001L4	$36,116	$9,029	1. Gandalf The Bay 2. Er Rookie 3. Outer Banks
2nd of 9	2/3/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Marvin Luna	1:52.00	1:52.00	5.3m	$14	9	NW6001L4	$31,300	$7,825	1. Gandalf The Bay 2. Er Rookie 3. Walknafter Midnite

Gorgeous Big Guy (Fr3) 3333742452
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: John De Long
Prize Money: $484,466
Win / Place: 52% / 82%

Distance Specialist

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: ASHLEE'S BIG GUY

Dam: GORGEOUS RANGER

Rating

Stats

Career

23: 12-3-4

Distance

23: 12-3-4

Trk/Dst

5: 0-1-2

Track

5: 0-1-2

Season

8: 0-2-2

1st Up

3: 3-0-0

2nd Up

3: 3-0-0

3rd Up

3: 2-1-0

Non-Metro

23: 12-3-4

All-Weather

23: 12-3-4

Best Mile

1:49.30

Comments

Improved last start with a solid effort when 2nd (Fr3) over 1609m at this track beaten a neck by Crooked Smile (1:50.10) in OPEN III on April 4 at $2.90.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 7	4/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Trace Tetrick	1:50.10	1:50.10	0.3m	$2.90	7	OPEN III	$25,559	$6,390	1. Crooked Smile 2. Gorgeous Big Guy 3. Sure Thing Herman
5th of 5	28/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	John De Long	1:52.00	1:52.00	9.8m	$13	7	NW15000L4	$25,357	$12,678	1. A New Endeavor 2. Shamwow 3. Ponda Warrior
4th of 9	21/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	John De Long	1:51.10	1:51.10	17.3m	$4.50	5	WO3-9	$25,357	$2,029	1. A New Endeavor 2. Gandalf The Bay 3. Play Action Pass
2nd of 9	16/3/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Chris Page	1:52.10	1:52.10	1.5m	$2.90	7	NW9001L4	$36,116	$9,029	1. The Claw 2. Gorgeous Big Guy 3. Coop A Loop
4th of 8	9/3/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Chris Page	1:51.10	1:51.10	10.5m	$9.00	7	NW12501L4	$40,931	$3,274	1. The Bird Dance 2. St Lads Criminal 3. Truthbtoldbluechip
7th of 10	2/3/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Chris Page	1:52.00	1:52.00	10.5m	$5.10	21	NW12501L4	$40,931	-	1. Burnout 2. Henry The Horse 3. Truthbtoldbluechip

Crooked Smile (Fr4) 11124x6331
Trainer: Timothy Wilson (Jnr) ()
Driver: Jordan Ross
Prize Money: $606,731
Win / Place: 27% / 63%

8 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: PANTHER HANOVER

Dam: AMILEWIDESMILE

100

Rating

Stats

Career

88: 24-22-10

Distance

88: 24-22-10

Trk/Dst

68: 16-19-7

Track

68: 16-19-7

Season

4: 1-0-2

1st Up

4: 0-0-1

2nd Up

4: 0-2-1

3rd Up

4: 2-0-1

Metro

6: 2-2-1

Non-Metro

82: 22-20-9

All-Weather

88: 24-22-10

Best Mile

1:49.10

Comments

Looked good last start. Won by a neck as favourite (Fr5) at this track (1:50.10) beating Gorgeous Big Guy in OPEN III on April 4 at $1.70. Two runs back 3rd (Fr3) over 1609m at this track beaten 8 m by Rip Wheeler (1:50.40) in OPEN II on March 28 at $4.40.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 7	4/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jordan Ross	1:50.10	1:50.10	0.3m	$1.70f	7	OPEN III	$25,559	$12,780	1. Crooked Smile 2. Gorgeous Big Guy 3. Sure Thing Herman
3rd of 5	28/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jordan Ross	1:50.40	1:50.40	8.3m	$4.40	7	OPEN II	$28,526	$3,423	1. Rip Wheeler 2. Noblesville 3. Crooked Smile
3rd of 7	21/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jordan Ross	1:51.30	1:51.30	3.0m	$9.20	7	OPEN II	$28,526	$3,423	1. Rip Wheeler 2. Noblesville 3. Crooked Smile
6th of 6	14/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jordan Ross	1:50.10	1:50.10	24.0m	$4.20	84	OPEN 1-2	$28,892	-	1. Brookview Bullet 2. This Kit Rocks 3. Rip Wheeler
84 Day Spell
3rd of 6	8/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Jordan Ross	1:52.20	1:52.20	15m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. General Dolan 2. Low Rider 3. Crooked Smile
4th of 5	20/12/24	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brady Jenson	1:53.10	1:53.10	4.5m	$3.40	7	OPEN HCP	$29,584	$2,367	1. Surreal Ideal 2. Liteningonthebeach 3. Timeisonmyside

Sure Thing Herman (Fr5) 196x502213
Trainer: Jeff Cullipher ()
Driver: Atlee Bender
Prize Money: $414,588
Win / Place: 25% / 56%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: TELLITLIKEITIS

Dam: ONE SURE THING

Rating

Stats

Career

64: 16-7-13

Distance

64: 16-7-13

Trk/Dst

62: 16-7-13

Track

62: 16-7-13

Season

6: 1-2-1

1st Up

5: 1-0-0

2nd Up

5: 2-0-1

3rd Up

5: 1-1-0

Non-Metro

64: 16-7-13

All-Weather

64: 16-7-13

Best Mile

1:49.10

Comments

Last start game effort when 3rd (Fr1) over 1609m at this track, beaten 7 m by Crooked Smile (1:50.10) in OPEN III on April 4 at $12.20. Two runs back won by 1.5 m (Fr3) at this track (1:51.00) beating Alwaystellthetruth in NW7500L4 on March 28 at $3.60.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 7	4/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Atlee Bender	1:50.10	1:50.10	7.5m	$12	7	OPEN III	$25,559	$3,067	1. Crooked Smile 2. Gorgeous Big Guy 3. Sure Thing Herman
1st of 7	28/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Atlee Bender	1:51.00	1:51.00	1.5m	$3.60	7	NW7500L4	$15,848	$7,924	1. Sure Thing Herman 2. Alwaystellthetruth 3. Away We Go
2nd of 10	21/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Atlee Bender	1:52.30	1:52.30	2.3m	$5.10	7	NW5500L4	$13,471	$3,368	1. Jk's Champ 2. Sure Thing Herman 3. Mr Charisma
2nd of 7	14/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Atlee Bender	1:51.30	1:51.30	3.0m	$24	12	NW10000L5	$20,867	$5,217	1. Bundoran 2. Sure Thing Herman 3. Jk's Champ
10th of 10	2/3/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Kayne Kauffman	1:52.00	1:52.00	20.3m	$81	7	NW12501L4	$40,931	-	1. Burnout 2. Henry The Horse 3. Truthbtoldbluechip
5th of 10	23/2/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Trace Tetrick	1:51.20	1:51.20	33.8m	$39	128	NW12501L4	$41,063	$2,053	1. Twin B Seamonster 2. This Kit Rocks 3. Yacht Week
128 Day Spell

Quixote (Fr7) 55313157x5
Trainer: Walter Haynes (Jnr) ()
Driver: Brandon Bates
Prize Money: $246,915
Win / Place: 29% / 61%

2nd Up Record

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: CAPTAINTREACHEROUS (USA)

Dam: LOVE CANAL

Rating

Stats

Career

47: 14-9-6

Distance

47: 14-9-6

Trk/Dst

27: 5-4-4

Track

27: 5-4-4

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

4: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 2-1-0

3rd Up

3: 1-2-0

Non-Metro

47: 14-9-6

All-Weather

47: 14-9-6

Best Mile

1:50.00

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 22 m by Crooked Smile (1:50.10) in OPEN III on April 4 at $10.70. Two runs back 7th (Fr9) over 1609m at Hawthorne beaten 20 m by Play Me Rock (1:51.00) in OPEN on December 21 at $5.10.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 7	4/4/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Brandon Bates	1:50.10	1:50.10	22.5m	$11	104	OPEN III	$25,559	$1,278	1. Crooked Smile 2. Gorgeous Big Guy 3. Sure Thing Herman
104 Day Spell
2nd of 7	29/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Brandon Bates	1:52.40	1:52.40	3.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. A Girl That Twirls 2. Quixote 3. Rockin Rebellion
2nd of 6	19/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Brandon Bates	1:54.10	1:54.10	0.6m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. E Mode's Desire 2. Quixote 3. Major Attribute
7th of 9	21/12/24	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr9	Casey Leonard	1:51.00	1:51.00	20.3m	$5.10	8	OPEN	$17,103	-	1. Play Me Rock 2. Round Here Buzz 3. Intimidation
5th of 8	13/12/24	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Casey Leonard	1:51.00	1:51.00	11.3m	$3.40	7	OPEN	$17,103	$855	1. Away We Go 2. He'zzz A Wise Sky 3. Play Me Rock
1st of 10	6/12/24	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Casey Leonard	1:52.30	1:52.30	4.5m	$3.10	7	OPEN	$17,103	$8,552	1. Quixote 2. He'zzz A Wise Sky 3. Away We Go

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