Hoosier Park Race 4

Race 4

Prize Money: $31,384

BUZZSAW RUSS (5) impressed when fresh from a spell last time out when successful over 1609m at this track on February 20, getting home by 3 metres. Primary contender in a similar assignment. BLAZING HOME N (6) has been excellent of late and he made it two in a row when successful at his latest appearance over 1609m at Saratoga, getting home by 1.5 metres. Needs to be at his best to beat this field but he good enough to play a major role. GENERAL DOLAN (2) is open to further improvement at the third run back from a break after getting home last time out over 1609m at this track. Likely to be around the mark again. ARDENS ACE N (4) is the best of the rest after finishing runner-up over 1609m at this track last time out.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: OPEN 1

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This Kit Rocks (Fr1) 217431435x
Trainer: Joe Putnam ()
Driver: Joey Putnam
Prize Money: $657,359
Win / Place: 16% / 64%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ROCKIN IMAGE (CAN)

Dam: WESTERN KIT

Rating

Stats

Career

120: 20-27-30

Distance

120: 20-27-30

Trk/Dst

67: 12-14-19

Track

67: 12-14-19

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-2-0

3rd Up

3: 1-1-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

120: 20-27-30

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

120: 20-27-30

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.00

Driver Stats

Comments

Resumes. At the latest first-up run 8th (Fr1) over 1609m at Miami Valley Raceway beaten 18 m by Art Scaping (1:49.40) in OPEN I HC on March 7 2024 at $15.50. Facing a tough task first-up.

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	28/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Joey Putnam	1:51.30	1:51.30	22.5m	$9.50	7	OPEN 2	$27,481	$1,374	1. Lotsa Knock Us 2. Noblesville 3. Yourwishisgranted
3rd of 5	21/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Joey Putnam	1:51.30	1:51.30	5.3m	$5.90	7	OPEN 3	$24,427	$2,931	1. Shooting In Place 2. Lotsa Knock Us 3. This Kit Rocks
4th of 5	14/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Joey Putnam	1:50.10	1:50.10	15.0m	$36	7	OPEN	$33,588	$2,687	1. Golden Bay 2. Im Skinnydipin 3. Little Rocket Man
1st of 7	7/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Atlee Bender	1:51.10	1:51.10	2.3m	$21	7	OPEN 2	$27,481	$13,740	1. This Kit Rocks 2. Noblesville 3. Crooked Smile
3rd of 9	31/10/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Joey Putnam	1:51.10	1:51.10	10.5m	$15	12	OPEN 2-3	$27,397	$3,288	1. Sanday 2. Crooked Smile 3. This Kit Rocks
4th of 7	19/10/25	Cumberland Run	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Joey Putnam	1:51.40	1:51.40	11.3m	$5.88	7	OPEN 2	$38,052	$3,044	1. Ignatius 2. Dale Yeah 3. Bright Bet

General Dolan (Fr2) 5468413x11
Trainer: Tyler George ()
Driver: Trace Tetrick
Prize Money: $553,339
Win / Place: 34% / 58%

Unbeaten 3rd Up

Track / Distance Specialist

Going for the Hat-Trick

11 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ROCKIN IMAGE (CAN)

Dam: TOWNES PARTY GIRL

Rating

Stats

Career

97: 33-5-19

Distance

97: 33-5-19

Trk/Dst

84: 28-5-16

Track

84: 28-5-16

Season

2: 2-0-0

1st Up

4: 2-0-0

2nd Up

4: 2-0-0

3rd Up

3: 3-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

97: 33-5-19

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

97: 33-5-19

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:48.40

Driver Stats

Comments

Chasing a hat-trick. Last start won by 3 m as favourite (Fr4) at this track (1:52.20) beating Tickertape Hanover in OPEN 3-4 on February 20 at $3. Hard to leave out on current form. Must be considered.

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 9	20/2/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Trace Tetrick	1:52.20	1:52.20	3.0m	$3.00f	7	OPEN 3-4	$22,825	$11,412	1. General Dolan 2. Tickertape Hanover 3. Dreaming Of Lou
1st of 7	13/2/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Trace Tetrick	1:52.10	1:52.10	1.5m	$1.40f	225	NW5500L4	$11,412	$5,706	1. General Dolan 2. Joker Rockwell 3. Rockin Pulse
225 Day Spell
1st of 7	7/2/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Trace Tetrick	1:53.00	1:53.00	31.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. General Dolan 2. Major Attribute 3. Iam The Captain
2nd of 7	16/1/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m			-	Gale Smith	1:55.30	1:55.30	3m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Round Here Buzz 2. General Dolan 3. Wicked Character
3rd of 7	3/7/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Trace Tetrick	1:49.10	1:49.10	12.0m	$5.20	7	NW5000L4	$12,997	$1,560	1. American Classic 2. Dreaming Of Lou 3. General Dolan
1st of 7	26/6/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Trace Tetrick	1:51.10	1:51.10	1.5m	$1.20f	6	HGNW2500L4	$10,109	$5,054	1. General Dolan 2. Fox Valley Ozzy 3. Bet Mine

Noblesville (Fr3) 5612442x15
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: Marcus Miller
Prize Money: $985,197
Win / Place: 21% / 50%

5 yo Bay Horse

Sire: JK ENDOFANERA

Dam: HAPPINESS

Rating

Stats

Career

69: 15-13-7

Distance

69: 15-13-7

Trk/Dst

62: 15-13-6

Track

62: 15-13-6

Season

2: 1-0-0

1st Up

4: 3-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-0

3rd Up

3: 1-2-0

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

67: 15-13-7

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

69: 15-13-7

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.20

Driver Stats

Comments

Meets Buzzsaw Russ again; when 18 metres fifth at this track over 1609m in a OPEN 1-2 race on February 20. Can't have on that basis.

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 6	20/2/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Marcus Miller	1:51.40	1:51.40	18.0m	$8.60	7	OPEN 1-2	$31,384	$1,569	1. Buzzsaw Russ 2. Ardens Ace 3. Im Skinnydipin
1st of 5	13/2/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Marcus Miller	1:51.30	1:51.30	3.0m	$2.80	77	OPEN 2	$25,678	$12,839	1. Noblesville 2. A New Endeavor 3. American Classic
77 Day Spell
2nd of 6	4/2/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Ricky Macomber (Jnr)	1:54.30	1:54.30	6.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. A New Endeavor 2. Noblesville 3. E Mode's Desire
2nd of 7	28/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Marcus Miller	1:51.30	1:51.30	6.8m	$8.20	7	OPEN 2	$27,481	$6,870	1. Lotsa Knock Us 2. Noblesville 3. Yourwishisgranted
4th of 5	21/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Marcus Miller	1:51.30	1:51.30	7.5m	$3.00	7	OPEN 3	$24,427	$1,954	1. Shooting In Place 2. Lotsa Knock Us 3. This Kit Rocks
4th of 10	14/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Marcus Miller	1:50.40	1:50.40	17.3m	$3.80	7	OPEN 2-3	$27,481	$2,198	1. A Cool Moment 2. Shooting In Place 3. Yourwishisgranted

Ardens Ace N (Fr4) 43334x8122
Trainer: Lewayne Miller (Menangle Park)
Driver: Lewayne Miller
Prize Money: $416,098
Win / Place: 10% / 42%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ART MAJOR (USA)

Dam: VENUS SERENA (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

178: 18-28-29

Distance

90: 9-15-16

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Track

1: 0-1-0

Season

4: 1-2-0

1st Up

4: 0-0-0

2nd Up

4: 1-1-0

3rd Up

4: 1-2-0

Metro

135: 13-21-23

Non-Metro

43: 5-7-6

Mobile

174: 17-26-29

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

178: 18-28-29

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.80

Driver Stats

Comments

Two back was beaten by 6 m finishing second behind Humble at Miami Valley Raceway over 1609m in a OPEN II HC on February 8 at $15.80. Then a handy effort when beaten by 3 m finishing second behind Buzzsaw Russ at this track over 1609m in a OPEN 1-2 on February 20 at $8.60. Strong winning prospects.

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 6	20/2/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Lewayne Miller	1:51.40	1:51.40	3.0m	$8.60	12	OPEN 1-2	$31,384	$7,846	1. Buzzsaw Russ 2. Ardens Ace 3. Im Skinnydipin
2nd of 10	8/2/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Kayne Kauffman	1:50.10	1:50.10	6.8m	$16	7	OPEN II HC	$45,649	$11,412	1. Humble 2. Ardens Ace 3. Downbythedanceclub
1st of 10	1/2/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Lewayne Miller	1:53.10	1:53.10	6.0m	$1.80f	14	NW4501L4	$22,111	$11,056	1. Ardens Ace 2. Rockmelikeyameanit 3. The Fear Is Real
8th of 10	18/1/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr9	Lewayne Miller	1:53.40	1:53.40	15.8m	$40	141	NW6001L4	$29,148	-	1. Sugar Apple 2. Flyin Fitz 3. De La Hoya Hanover
141 Day Spell
4th of 8	9/1/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m			-	Lewayne Miller	1:55.40	1:55.40	6m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Remarkably Smart 2. Midnight Rocker 3. Seafire
4th of 8	30/8/25	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	B L Mcdonough	1:49.90	1:49.9	3.6m	$9.00	7	No NR	$20,400	$1,200	1. Eye Keep Smiling 2. Classic Mission 3. Ripp

Buzzsaw Russ (Fr5) 10321126x1
Trainer: Melissa Essig ()
Driver: John De Long
Prize Money: $1,293,498
Win / Place: 30% / 73%

Recent Trial Winner

Track / Distance Specialist

6 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: ROCKIN IMAGE (CAN)

Dam: UP FRONT CRUISER

100

Rating

Stats

Career

56: 17-12-12

Distance

56: 17-12-12

Trk/Dst

45: 17-9-10

Track

45: 17-9-10

Season

1: 1-0-0

1st Up

6: 3-1-2

2nd Up

5: 1-2-1

3rd Up

4: 2-0-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

56: 17-12-12

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

56: 17-12-12

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:48.20

Driver Stats

Comments

Brings the right form to the table. Won by 3 m (Fr2) at this track (1:51.40) beating Ardens Ace in OPEN 1-2 on February 20 at $3.10. Two runs back 6th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track, beaten 14 m by Golden Bay (1:51.10) in OPEN on October 31 at $2.80. One of the key runners.

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 6	20/2/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	John De Long	1:51.40	1:51.40	3.0m	$3.10	112	OPEN 1-2	$31,384	$15,692	1. Buzzsaw Russ 2. Ardens Ace 3. Im Skinnydipin
112 Day Spell
1st of 8	14/2/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	John De Long	1:52.30	1:52.30	30m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Buzzsaw Russ 2. Shamwow 3. Go Viral
1st of 6	7/2/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	John De Long	1:55.30	1:55.30	3m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Buzzsaw Russ 2. Brake Ahead 3. Sanday
6th of 6	31/10/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Atlee Bender	1:51.10	1:51.10	14.3m	$2.80	7	OPEN	$33,486	-	1. Golden Bay 2. Im Skinnydipin 3. Little Rocket Man
2nd of 6	24/10/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Atlee Bender	1:49.30	1:49.30	5.3m	$4.70	14	OPEN 1-2	$33,486	$8,371	1. Golden Bay 2. Buzzsaw Russ 3. M M S Bud
1st of 9	10/10/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Dexter Dunn	1:48.40	1:48.40	2.3m	$2.20	7	ISSAGEDCGP	$76,104	$38,052	1. Buzzsaw Russ 2. Coach Stefanos 3. M M S Bud

Blazing Home N (Fr6) 3395112611
Trainer: Larry Stalbaum (Menangle Park)
Driver: Larry Stalbaum
Prize Money: $529,165
Win / Place: 31% / 57%

Going for the Hat-Trick

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ROCK N ROLL HEAVEN (USA)

Dam: CAPTURE MY HEART (NZ)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

76: 24-14-6

Distance

50: 15-12-5

Trk/Dst

2: 1-1-0

Track

2: 1-1-0

Season

6: 4-1-0

1st Up

5: 2-0-0

2nd Up

5: 2-0-1

3rd Up

5: 3-0-0

Metro

26: 10-3-2

Non-Metro

50: 14-11-4

Mobile

32: 13-4-2

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

76: 24-14-6

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.00

Driver Stats

Comments

Six-year-old gelding is racing in fine form. Won his last two outings at Saratoga both over 1609m. Last start won by 1.5 m as favourite (Fr7) at Saratoga (1:54.10) beating Vanderbilt in WO/OPENHCP on February 14 at $2.43. Going very well and deserves top billing.

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	14/2/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Larry Stalbaum	1:54.10	1:54.10	1.5m	$2.43f	7	WO/OPENHCP	$23,538	$11,769	1. Blazing Home 2. Vanderbilt 3. Rebellious
1st of 6	7/2/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Anthony Morgan	1:54.40	1:54.40	3.8m	$1.70f	5	WO/OPENHCP	$23,538	$11,769	1. Blazing Home 2. He'zzz A Wise Sky 3. Vanderbilt
6th of 8	2/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Joe Bongiorno	1:55.00	1:55.00	6.0m	$8.97	15	NW33161L5	$38,516	-	1. Sweethomealabama 2. Mac's Marvel 3. Diego
2nd of 6	18/1/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Aaron Merriman	1:52.20	1:52.20	9.0m	$2.90	7	OPEN HCP	$29,895	$7,474	1. Helium 2. Blazing Home 3. Rocknroll Runa
1st of 6	11/1/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Aaron Merriman	1:52.20	1:52.20	3.8m	$4.30	7	OPEN	$29,895	$14,948	1. Blazing Home 2. Celtic Spirit 3. Sinbad
1st of 6	4/1/26	Northfield Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Aaron Merriman	1:51.20	1:51.20	3.0m	$3.30	8	OPEN HCP	$29,895	$14,948	1. Blazing Home 2. Rocknroll Runa 3. Birthday

Race Review Abbreviations

Brk: Broke, Blkd: Blocked or held up, 1 x 1: One-out, one-back, Prkd: Parked, 3bk otr: 3 back on the outer, 3bk inr: Same as above, but on the inside, trld: Trailed, Gt spd: Showed gate speed, 3wd: 3-wide postd: Caught wide without cover, Held up: Held up, no gaps or few gaps: If they don't see any clear air in the straight, Inr-mid-wd -position: On the inside, mid = 1-off, wd = 3-wide or wider, flew hm wd: Flew home wide, dashd inr: Sprinted well on the inside, Chkd: Checked, Slow: Slow away at the start, Wltd: Wilted or got tired, Fdd: Faded late, Urgd: If the driver is getting stuck in

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