Hoosier Park Race 6

Race 6

Prize Money: $32,023

PONDA JET (6) scored by 0.8 metres at Oak Grove Racing over 1609m last start at his first run back from a spell. Perfectly placed and is sure to be there at the finish again. OPERATOR (5) was 2.25 metres away in second at this track over 1609m last start at his first run back from a spell. Big chance in this comparable race. DOVER IN MOTION (1) didn't do a bad job when sixth over 1609m at this track last time out. FAMOUS FATHER (4) is worth some thought after his last-start fifth over 1609m at this track on April 8.

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

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Triathlon As (Fr2) 4357631167
Trainer: Ken Rucker ()
Driver: Atlee Bender
Prize Money: $768,075
Win / Place: 20% / 53%

9 yo Brown Mare

Sire: TRIXTON (FR)

Dam: THERE'S A WAY

Rating

Stats

Career

115: 24-17-21

Distance

115: 24-17-21

Trk/Dst

73: 12-11-17

Track

73: 12-11-17

Season

11: 3-0-2

1st Up

5: 1-0-1

2nd Up

5: 0-0-1

3rd Up

5: 2-1-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

115: 24-17-21

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

115: 24-17-21

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.30

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 7th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 12 m by Drink Up Drink Up (1:54.40) in OPEN on April 8 at $10.60. Two runs back 6th (Fr7) over 1609m at Miami Valley Raceway beaten 25 m by Famous Father (1:52.40) in NW16501L4 on April 1 at $3.80. Wait until she shows more.

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 8	8/4/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Atlee Bender	1:54.40	1:54.40	12.8m	$11	7	OPEN	$32,023	-	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Operator 3. Finite
6th of 7	1/4/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Tyler Smith	1:52.40	1:52.40	25.5m	$3.80	7	NW16501L4	$42,213	-	1. Famous Father 2. First Class Rule 3. Robert Michael
1st of 10	25/3/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Trevor Smith	1:54.00	1:54.00	0.6m	$2.80	6	NW9001L4	$31,601	$15,801	1. Triathlon As 2. Flagman 3. Four Sixes
1st of 9	19/3/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Trevor Smith	1:53.10	1:53.10	14.3m	$1.10f	8	NW4501L4	$21,770	$10,885	1. Triathlon As 2. Tucky Girl 3. Miss Clementine
3rd of 9	11/3/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Trevor Smith	1:56.00	1:56.00	6.8m	$1.30f	7	NW6001L4	$27,388	$3,287	1. Dudley 2. Tt's Magnum Force 3. Triathlon As
6th of 9	4/3/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Trevor Smith	1:53.10	1:53.10	17.3m	$22	14	NW12501L4	$35,815	-	1. Mars Hill 2. Nickel And Dime 3. Easter Jack

Finite (Fr3) 0182684433
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: Trace Tetrick
Prize Money: $293,982
Win / Place: 16% / 45%

5 yo Brown Horse

Sire: RESOLVE (CAN)

Dam: AWESOME CHRISSY

Rating

Stats

Career

60: 10-8-9

Distance

60: 10-8-9

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Track

1: 0-0-1

Season

10: 1-1-2

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 1-0-0

Metro

16: 4-5-1

Non-Metro

44: 6-3-8

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

60: 10-8-9

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

LS TH

Comments

Racing consistently with minor placings at his last two starts at this course. Placed last start 3rd (Fr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 4 m by Drink Up Drink Up (1:54.40) in OPEN on April 8 at $10.80. Before that 3rd (Fr3) over 1609m at Miami Valley Raceway, beaten 8 m by Toy's For You (1:54.10) in NW6001L4 on April 1 at $2.20. Looking to others.

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 8	8/4/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Trace Tetrick	1:54.40	1:54.40	3.8m	$11	7	OPEN	$32,023	$3,843	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Operator 3. Finite
3rd of 9	1/4/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Chris Page	1:54.10	1:54.10	8.3m	$2.20f	7	NW6001L4	$28,384	$3,406	1. Toy's For You 2. Bold Strategy 3. Finite
4th of 10	25/3/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Chris Page	1:54.00	1:54.00	9.0m	$7.90	19	NW9001L4	$31,601	$2,528	1. Triathlon As 2. Flagman 3. Four Sixes
4th of 8	6/3/26	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Tyler Miller	1:53.10	1:53.10	3.0m	$29	7	W/O	$35,112	$2,809	1. Resolve To Win 2. Super Duper Cooper 3. Asteroid
8th of 8	27/2/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Yannick Gingras	1:57.10	1:57.10	139.5m	$3.63	14	NW15000L5	$26,685	-	1. Diamante Trio 2. Chulo 3. Sky Box
6th of 9	13/2/26	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Joe Bongiorno	1:52.30	1:52.30	22.5m	$7.20	7	W/O	$35,663	-	1. High Speed Swan 2. Super Duper Cooper 3. Aquarius Face

Famous Father (Fr4) 218x134615
Trainer: Rick Plano ()
Driver: Luke Plano
Prize Money: $660,419
Win / Place: 19% / 56%

7 yo Bay Horse

Sire: FATHER PATRICK (USA)

Dam: HOLLYWOOD HILL (USA)

Rating

Stats

Career

131: 25-23-26

Distance

131: 25-23-26

Trk/Dst

103: 22-20-17

Track

103: 22-20-17

Season

6: 2-0-1

1st Up

3: 2-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-1

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

131: 25-23-26

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

131: 25-23-26

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Comments

Failed to impress last start; 5th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track, beaten 10 m by Drink Up Drink Up (1:54.40) in OPEN on April 8 at $12.50. Showed ability the run before when he posted a big 4.5 m win as favourite (Fr6) at Miami Valley Raceway (1:52.40) beating First Class Rule in NW16501L4 on April 1 at $2.90. Genuine contender.

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 8	8/4/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Luke Plano	1:54.40	1:54.40	10.5m	$13	7	OPEN	$32,023	$1,601	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Operator 3. Finite
1st of 7	1/4/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	David Miller	1:52.40	1:52.40	4.5m	$2.90f	7	NW16501L4	$42,213	$21,106	1. Famous Father 2. First Class Rule 3. Robert Michael
6th of 8	25/3/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Luke Plano	1:54.10	1:54.10	13.5m	$20	12	NW16501L4	$40,730	-	1. Battle Hill 2. Team Bravo 3. First Class Rule
4th of 8	13/3/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Luke Plano	1:55.40	1:55.40	5.3m	$3.90	7	OPEN	$30,899	$2,472	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Easter Jack 3. Dover In Motion
3rd of 7	6/3/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Luke Plano	1:53.40	1:53.40	4.5m	$3.10f	7	OPEN 1-2	$30,899	$3,708	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Dover In Motion 3. Famous Father
1st of 8	27/2/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Luke Plano	1:53.30	1:53.30	9.0m	$37	66	OPEN 1-2	$30,899	$15,449	1. Famous Father 2. Flagman 3. Drink Up Drink Up
66 Day Spell

Operator (Fr5) 13213207x2
Trainer: Jay Hochstetler ()
Driver: Marcus Miller
Prize Money: $474,513
Win / Place: 29% / 66%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: YOU KNOW YOU DO

Dam: CRAZYASCLASSIC

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 8-8-2

Distance

27: 8-8-2

Trk/Dst

27: 8-8-2

Track

27: 8-8-2

Season

1: 0-1-0

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-1-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

27: 8-8-2

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

27: 8-8-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.20

Driver Stats

Comments

Having his second run back from a spell. Solid effort when 2nd (Fr8) over 1609m at this track beaten 2.25 m by Drink Up Drink Up (1:54.40) in OPEN on April 8 at $24.30. Winning chance with plenty of scope for improvement.

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 8	8/4/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Marcus Miller	1:54.40	1:54.40	2.3m	$24	138	OPEN	$32,023	$8,006	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Operator 3. Finite
138 Day Spell
1st of 7	21/3/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Kyle Wilfong	1:56.00	1:56.00	12m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Operator 2. Fifty To Win 3. Bluebird Deacon
7th of 8	21/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Wilfong	1:53.10	1:53.10	90.0m	$17	7	BALLYSCGT	$75,115	-	1. On To Norway 2. Gimpanzee Dancer 3. Siesta Sandman
10th of 10	14/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Sr2	Kyle Wilfong	1:54.00	1:54.00	90.0m	$10	7	DESTROYHGT	$76,336	-	1. On To Norway 2. Karinchak 3. Gimpanzee Dancer
2nd of 7	7/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Wilfong	1:53.00	1:53.00	12.8m	$7.40	7	COWBOYHGT	$64,122	$16,031	1. On To Norway 2. Operator 3. Karinchak
3rd of 10	31/10/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr9	Kyle Wilfong	1:53.40	1:53.40	6.0m	$9.80	7	ERSKINE	$281,583	$33,790	1. On To Norway 2. Cheers Hanover 3. Operator

Ponda Jet (Fr6) 11611111x1
Trainer: Jay Hochstetler ()
Driver: Kyle Wilfong
Prize Money: $1,199,572
Win / Place: 46% / 82%

Track / Distance Specialist

2nd Up Record

Picket Fence

6 yo Black Gelding

Sire: DOVER DAN (USA)

Dam: PONDA'S LUCKY LADY

100

Rating

Stats

Career

73: 34-17-9

Distance

73: 34-17-9

Trk/Dst

70: 33-16-8

Track

70: 33-16-8

Season

1: 1-0-0

1st Up

5: 2-2-1

2nd Up

4: 2-1-0

3rd Up

4: 3-0-0

Metro

2: 0-1-1

Non-Metro

71: 34-16-8

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

73: 34-17-9

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.00

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Comments

Continued his steady form from last campaign first-up. Returned to racing with a won by a 0.8 m as favourite (Fr8) at Oak Grove Racing (1:52.30) beating Cecil Hanover in OPEN HCP on March 31 at $2.12 Before going for a spell win at this track over 1609m OPEN. Reliable type who will be tough to beat this time.

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 8	31/3/26	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Kyle Wilfong	1:52.30	1:52.30	0.8m	$2.12f	129	OPEN HCP	$43,668	$21,834	1. Ponda Jet 2. Cecil Hanover 3. Big Shoes
129 Day Spell
1st of 6	14/3/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Kyle Wilfong	1:54.40	1:54.40	54.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Ponda Jet 2. Nighthawk Zette 3. Cara Donna T
1st of 5	22/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kyle Wilfong	1:53.00	1:53.00	0.9m	$2.50	15	OPEN	$33,588	$16,794	1. Ponda Jet 2. Flagman 3. M M's Dream
1st of 7	7/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Kyle Wilfong	1:53.20	1:53.20	0.8m	$1.10f	21	OPEN 1-2	$33,588	$16,794	1. Ponda Jet 2. Famous Father 3. Helpfirstedition
1st of 7	17/10/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Kyle Wilfong	1:52.30	1:52.30	2.3m	$2.00f	7	OPEN	$33,486	$16,743	1. Ponda Jet 2. Flagman 3. Drink Up Drink Up
1st of 6	10/10/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Kyle Wilfong	1:51.30	1:51.30	11.3m	$1.50f	6	ISSAGEDCGT	$106,545	$53,272	1. Ponda Jet 2. Flagman 3. Helpfirstedition

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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