Hoosier Park Race 10

Race 10

Prize Money: $30,726

ON TO NORWAY (5) scored at the first run back from a spell last time out over 1609m at this track on May 2, finishing 3 metres ahead of his rivals. Meets a comparable field so he can keep the ball rolling. OPERATOR (4) won at this track two runs ago before finishing second at his latest appearance over 1609m at this track, beaten 3 metres. Meets a comparable field and he can figure in the finish. DRINK UP DRINK UP (6) comes right into contention after scoring last start by 2.25 metres at this track over 1609m. FAMOUS FATHER (1) has been about the mark of late and must be respected, the latest offering a sound third at this track over 1609m.

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

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Famous Father (Fr1) x134615343
Trainer: Rick Plano ()
Driver: Jordan Ross
Prize Money: $670,407
Win / Place: 18% / 56%

7 yo Bay Horse

Sire: FATHER PATRICK (USA)

Dam: HOLLYWOOD HILL (USA)

Rating

Stats

Career

134: 25-23-28

Distance

134: 25-23-28

Trk/Dst

106: 22-20-19

Track

106: 22-20-19

Season

9: 2-0-3

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

134: 25-23-28

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

134: 25-23-28

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Two back was beaten by 9 m finishing fourth behind On To Norway at this track over 1609m in a OPEN on May 2 at $17.40. Then a handy effort when beaten by 6 m finishing third behind Drink Up Drink Up at this track over 1609m in a OPEN on May 9 at $22.40. Genuine contender in this suitable contest.

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 6	9/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Rick Plano	1:53.10	1:53.10	6.0m	$22	7	OPEN	$30,726	$3,687	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Ponda Jet 3. Famous Father
4th of 6	2/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Luke Plano	1:53.20	1:53.20	9.0m	$17	17	OPEN	$30,726	$2,458	1. On To Norway 2. Operator 3. Ponda Jet
3rd of 5	15/4/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Luke Plano	1:53.20	1:53.20	5.3m	$9.40	7	OPEN	$32,023	$3,843	1. Ponda Jet 2. Operator 3. Famous Father
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

Dover In Motion (Fr2) 44x1523615
Trainer: Ricky Macomber (Jnr) ()
Driver: Ricky Macomber (Jnr)
Prize Money: $614,833
Win / Place: 32% / 63%

7 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: DOVER DAN (USA)

Dam: KEYSTONE SADIE

Rating

Stats

Career

49: 16-7-8

Distance

49: 16-7-8

Trk/Dst

36: 9-6-7

Track

36: 9-6-7

Season

7: 2-1-1

1st Up

5: 2-2-0

2nd Up

5: 1-1-1

3rd Up

5: 0-1-2

Metro

2: 0-0-1

Non-Metro

47: 16-7-7

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

49: 16-7-8

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.40

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr2) over 1609m at this track, beaten 7 m by Drink Up Drink Up (1:53.10) in OPEN on May 9 at $12.70. Two runs back won by a 0.9 m as favourite (Fr7) at this track (1:55.00) beating Flirtnwiththepilot in OPEN 3 on May 2 at $1.30. Wait until he 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
5th of 6	9/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	John De Long	1:53.10	1:53.10	7.5m	$13	7	OPEN	$30,726	$1,536	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Ponda Jet 3. Famous Father
1st of 9	2/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	John De Long	1:55.00	1:55.00	0.9m	$1.30f	24	OPEN 3	$22,346	$11,173	1. Dover In Motion 2. Flirtnwiththepilot 3. Toy's For You
6th of 8	8/4/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	John De Long	1:54.40	1:54.40	11.3m	$3.30	26	OPEN	$32,023	-	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Operator 3. Finite
3rd of 8	13/3/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Ricky Macomber (Jnr)	1:55.40	1:55.40	3.0m	$3.30f	7	OPEN	$30,899	$3,708	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Easter Jack 3. Dover In Motion
2nd of 7	6/3/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Ricky Macomber (Jnr)	1:53.40	1:53.40	1.5m	$8.20	7	OPEN 1-2	$30,899	$7,725	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Dover In Motion 3. Famous Father
5th of 8	27/2/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Ricky Macomber (Jnr)	1:53.30	1:53.30	22.5m	$2.00f	7	OPEN 1-2	$30,899	$1,545	1. Famous Father 2. Flagman 3. Drink Up Drink Up

Finite (Fr3) 6844334254
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: Trace Tetrick
Prize Money: $308,544
Win / Place: 15% / 43%

5 yo Brown Horse

Sire: RESOLVE (CAN)

Dam: AWESOME CHRISSY

Rating

Stats

Career

64: 10-9-9

Distance

64: 10-9-9

Trk/Dst

5: 0-1-1

Track

5: 0-1-1

Season

14: 1-2-2

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

48: 6-4-8

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

64: 10-9-9

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix,Trotting Hobbles

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 6 m by Drink Up Drink Up (1:53.10) in OPEN on May 9 at $12.80. Two runs back 5th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track, beaten 9 m by On To Norway (1:53.20) in OPEN on May 2 at $19.80. Shouldn't trouble the top few.

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
4th of 6	9/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Trace Tetrick	1:53.10	1:53.10	6.8m	$13	7	OPEN	$30,726	$2,458	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Ponda Jet 3. Famous Father
5th of 6	2/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Trace Tetrick	1:53.20	1:53.20	9.8m	$20	10	OPEN	$30,726	$1,536	1. On To Norway 2. Operator 3. Ponda Jet
2nd of 7	22/4/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Trace Tetrick	1:53.30	1:53.30	6.8m	$18	7	OPEN	$32,023	$8,006	1. Operator 2. Finite 3. Flagman, Ponda Jet
4th of 5	15/4/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Trace Tetrick	1:53.20	1:53.20	18.8m	$15	7	OPEN	$32,023	$2,562	1. Ponda Jet 2. Operator 3. Famous Father
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

Operator (Fr4) 13207x2212
Trainer: Jay Hochstetler ()
Driver: Kyle Wilfong
Prize Money: $506,213
Win / Place: 30% / 70%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: YOU KNOW YOU DO

Dam: CRAZYASCLASSIC

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 9-10-2

Distance

30: 9-10-2

Trk/Dst

30: 9-10-2

Track

30: 9-10-2

Season

4: 1-3-0

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

3: 1-1-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

30: 9-10-2

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

30: 9-10-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.20

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start good run when 2nd (Fr5) over 1609m at this track, beaten 3 m by On To Norway (1:53.20) in OPEN on May 2 at $3.70. Two runs back won by 6 m (Fr6) at this track (1:53.30) beating Finite in OPEN on April 22 at $2.50. Chief 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
2nd of 6	2/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Marcus Miller	1:53.20	1:53.20	3.0m	$3.70	10	OPEN	$30,726	$7,682	1. On To Norway 2. Operator 3. Ponda Jet
1st of 7	22/4/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Marcus Miller	1:53.30	1:53.30	6.8m	$2.50	7	OPEN	$32,023	$16,012	1. Operator 2. Finite 3. Flagman, Ponda Jet
2nd of 5	15/4/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Marcus Miller	1:53.20	1:53.20	3.0m	$4.10	7	OPEN	$32,023	$8,006	1. Ponda Jet 2. Operator 3. Famous Father
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

On To Norway (Fr5) 11111111x1
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: John De Long
Prize Money: $938,101
Win / Place: 92% / 96%

Track / Distance Specialist

Picket Fence

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: MUSCLE MASSIVE (USA)

Dam: ONE CLASS ACT

100

Rating

Stats

Career

25: 23-1-0

Distance

25: 23-1-0

Trk/Dst

25: 23-1-0

Track

25: 23-1-0

Season

1: 1-0-0

1st Up

4: 2-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

25: 23-1-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

25: 23-1-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.20

Driver Stats

Comments

Continued his steady form from last campaign first-up. Returned to racing with a won by 3 m as favourite (Fr4) at this track (1:53.20) beating Operator in OPEN on May 2 at $1.60 Won last start in his previous preparation at this track over 1609m CLASSIC HG. Strips fitter and looks very hard to beat.

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	2/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	John De Long	1:53.20	1:53.20	3.0m	$1.60f	155	OPEN	$30,726	$15,363	1. On To Norway 2. Operator 3. Ponda Jet
155 Day Spell
1st of 5	15/4/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	John De Long	1:54.10	1:54.10	6m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. On To Norway 2. Flirtnwiththepilot 3. Impossible Bi
1st of 5	8/4/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	John De Long	1:56.30	1:56.30	9.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. On To Norway 2. Premier Bluebird 3. Mr Jessies Express
1st of 7	28/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	John De Long	1:52.30	1:52.30	3.0m	$1.10f	7	CLASSIC HG	$72,824	$36,412	1. On To Norway 2. Gimpanzee Dancer 3. Karinchak
1st of 8	21/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	John De Long	1:53.10	1:53.10	8.3m	$1.05f	7	BALLYSCGT	$75,115	$37,557	1. On To Norway 2. Gimpanzee Dancer 3. Siesta Sandman
1st of 10	14/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	John De Long	1:54.00	1:54.00	6.0m	$1.10f	7	DESTROYHGT	$76,336	$38,168	1. On To Norway 2. Karinchak 3. Gimpanzee Dancer

Drink Up Drink Up (Fr6) x311141861
Trainer: Walter Haynes (Jnr) ()
Driver: Brandon Bates
Prize Money: $600,420
Win / Place: 26% / 56%

Track / Distance Specialist

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: TRIXTON (FR)

Dam: HOMEFORTHEHOLIDAYS

Rating

Stats

Career

87: 23-12-14

Distance

87: 23-12-14

Trk/Dst

38: 14-7-7

Track

38: 14-7-7

Season

9: 5-0-1

1st Up

4: 1-1-1

2nd Up

4: 3-0-0

3rd Up

4: 1-0-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

87: 23-12-14

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

87: 23-12-14

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.10

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start won by 2.25 m (Fr4) at this track (1:53.10) beating Ponda Jet in OPEN on May 9 at $5.80. Must be considered in this sort of form.

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	9/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brandon Bates	1:53.10	1:53.10	2.3m	$5.80	7	OPEN	$30,726	$15,363	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Ponda Jet 3. Famous Father
6th of 6	2/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brandon Bates	1:53.20	1:53.20	11.3m	$9.60	11	OPEN	$30,726	-	1. On To Norway 2. Operator 3. Ponda Jet
8th of 8	21/4/26	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brandon Bates	1:53.20	1:53.20	48.0m	$6.35	13	OPEN HCP	$43,668	-	1. Little Expensive 2. Tom's Muscle 3. Cecil Hanover
1st of 8	8/4/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Brandon Bates	1:54.40	1:54.40	2.3m	$2.10f	8	OPEN	$32,023	$16,012	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Operator 3. Finite
4th of 8	31/3/26	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brandon Bates	1:52.30	1:52.30	15.0m	$10	7	OPEN HCP	$43,668	$3,493	1. Ponda Jet 2. Cecil Hanover 3. Big Shoes
1st of 5	24/3/26	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brandon Bates	1:55.30	1:55.30	2.3m	$2.86	11	OPEN	$42,135	$21,067	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. My Man Peter 3. Dp Freedoms Chrome

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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