Hoosier Park Race 8

Race 8

Prize Money: $25,678

A REAL LEGEND (6) resumes from a spell of nine weeks after closing off last campaign in good form, the last run being a solid second over 1609m at Meadowlands. Will have plenty of admirers. DOVER IN MOTION (5) resumes here after closing his last prep with a fourth at this track on August 2. Expecting a very good run. DRY CREEK KODIAK (4) is the next best after finishing runner-up over 1609m at Miami Valley Raceway last time out. VALOTTALOVE (1) has been about the mark of late and must be respected, the latest offering a sound third at Hawthorne over 1609m.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: Open 2-3

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Valottalove (Fr1) 3x86624123
Trainer: John MacDonald ()
Driver: John MacDonald
Prize Money: $228,017
Win / Place: 24% / 55%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: LOVE YOU (FR)

Dam: VALOTTA

Rating

Stats

Career

94: 23-16-13

Distance

94: 23-16-13

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

4: 0-1-1

2nd Up

4: 2-0-0

3rd Up

4: 2-0-0

Metro

20: 2-6-1

Non-Metro

74: 21-10-12

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

94: 23-16-13

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.00

Driver Stats

Comments

Fair run when beaten by 3 m finishing second behind Heath Bar at Hawthorne over 1609m in a NW5001-4 on December 20 at $3.10. Then a handy effort when beaten by 9 m finishing third behind Jimmy Jackpot at Hawthorne over 1609m in a NW5001-4 on December 26 at $3.60. Has the ability to play a major role.

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	7/2/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	John MacDonald	1:55.40	1:55.40	19.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. A Real Legend 2. Valottalove 3. Land Of Freedom
3rd of 4	26/12/25	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	John MacDonald	1:56.10	1:56.10	9.8m	$3.60	6	NW5001-4	$11,792	$1,415	1. Jimmy Jackpot 2. Kays In Charge 3. Valottalove
2nd of 7	20/12/25	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	John MacDonald	1:58.30	1:58.30	3.0m	$3.10	7	NW5001-4	$11,792	$2,948	1. Heath Bar 2. Valottalove 3. Kays In Charge
1st of 7	13/12/25	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	John MacDonald	1:58.40	1:58.40	0.6m	$2.20f	7	NW3001-4	$7,657	$3,828	1. Valottalove 2. Lous Amazon 3. Reign And Shine
4th of 6	6/12/25	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	John MacDonald	1:56.40	1:56.40	21.0m	$3.70	14	NW5001-4	$11,792	$943	1. Water Torpedo 2. Bo Nanza Chip 3. Loulita
2nd of 5	22/11/25	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	John MacDonald	1:56.20	1:56.20	13.5m	$1.70f	14	NW5001-4	$11,756	$2,939	1. Water Torpedo 2. Valottalove 3. Reign And Shine

Tug And Coop (Fr2) 486629511x
Trainer: Jeff Cullipher ()
Driver: John De Long
Prize Money: $315,534
Win / Place: 15% / 35%

Going for the Hat-Trick

7 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: DOVER DAN (USA)

Dam: DANDELION DUST

Rating

Stats

Career

110: 17-16-6

Distance

110: 17-16-6

Trk/Dst

103: 17-15-6

Track

103: 17-15-6

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-1-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

110: 17-16-6

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

110: 17-16-6

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.10

Driver Stats

Comments

Resumes. At the latest first-up run 6th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track, beaten 18 m by Flagman (1:55.10) in OPEN 1-2 on March 15 at $23.40. 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
2nd of 5	11/2/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	John De Long	1:56.40	1:56.40	2.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Seven Sins 2. Tug And Coop 3. Heath Bar
1st of 7	29/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	John De Long	1:57.40	1:57.40	3.0m	$1.80f	7	NW20K2025	$18,321	$9,160	1. Tug And Coop 2. Bluebird Yoshi 3. Spa Chic
1st of 9	22/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	John De Long	1:56.40	1:56.40	7.5m	$3.20	7	NW2500L4	$10,687	$5,344	1. Tug And Coop 2. Ponda Fashion 3. Er Kelly
5th of 9	15/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Kevin Lambright	1:57.20	1:57.20	27.0m	$14	10	NW2500L4	$10,687	$534	1. Kid Tyler 2. Dans Credit 3. Lighthouse Jesse
9th of 9	5/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Marcus Miller	1:55.40	1:55.40	42.8m	$16	22	NW3750L4	$11,450	-	1. Flirtnwiththepilot 2. Ima Diamond Babe 3. Lighthouse Jesse, Swan So Fine
2nd of 9	14/10/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Marcus Miller	1:55.00	1:55.00	6.0m	$2.90	7	NW1250L4	$9,132	$2,283	1. Lloyd Wright 2. Tug And Coop 3. Some Kinda Night

Heath Bar (Fr3) 1475762211
Trainer: Jamaica Patton ()
Driver: Brandon Bates
Prize Money: $227,903
Win / Place: 16% / 44%

Going for the Hat-Trick

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: PSYCHIC SPIRIT

Dam: MILKY WAY

100

Rating

Stats

Career

61: 10-10-7

Distance

61: 10-10-7

Trk/Dst

4: 0-0-1

Track

4: 0-0-1

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

5: 0-0-0

2nd Up

5: 0-0-0

3rd Up

5: 0-1-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

61: 10-10-7

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

61: 10-10-7

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.00

Driver Stats

Comments

Has won at his last two outings. Last start won by 3 m (Fr4) at Hawthorne (1:58.30) beating Valottalove in NW5001-4 on December 20 at $7.70. Despite winning form this is likely to prove too tough.

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	11/2/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Brandon Bates	1:56.40	1:56.40	12.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Seven Sins 2. Tug And Coop 3. Heath Bar
1st of 7	20/12/25	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Juan Franco	1:58.30	1:58.30	3.0m	$7.70	14	NW5001-4	$11,792	$5,896	1. Heath Bar 2. Valottalove 3. Kays In Charge
1st of 6	6/12/25	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Juan Franco	1:57.20	1:57.20	6.8m	$2.80f	21	NW5001-4	$11,792	$5,896	1. Heath Bar 2. Lou's Di Nomite 3. Peekaboo Sal
2nd of 7	15/11/25	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Geremy Bobbitt	1:55.40	1:55.40	2.3m	$17	6	PLESAC	$76,336	$19,084	1. Lous Lancelot 2. Heath Bar 3. Lousraptor
2nd of 7	9/11/25	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Geremy Bobbitt	1:57.20	1:57.20	14.3m	$19	13	PLESAC	$30,534	$7,634	1. Lous Lancelot 2. Heath Bar 3. Tankmetodennyland
6th of 8	27/10/25	Cumberland Run	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Geremy Bobbitt	1:56.00	1:56.00	38.3m	$15	7	NW2500L4	$21,309	-	1. Bee Our Honey 2. Rock My Universe 3. Spanish Room

Dry Creek Kodiak (Fr4) 4x22427512
Trainer: Robert Taylor ()
Driver: Jordan Ross
Prize Money: $155,134
Win / Place: 20% / 66%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: DOVER DAN (USA)

Dam: DRY CREEK FLING

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 6-7-7

Distance

30: 6-7-7

Trk/Dst

22: 5-3-7

Track

22: 5-3-7

Season

4: 1-1-0

1st Up

3: 1-1-1

2nd Up

3: 1-1-1

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

30: 6-7-7

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

30: 6-7-7

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.20

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start solid effort when 2nd (Fr5) over 1609m at Miami Valley Raceway, beaten 2.25 m by A Million Dances (1:55.20) in NW10PM-CL on February 10 at $4. Two runs back posted a big 4 m win as favourite (Fr4) at Miami Valley Raceway (1:55.30) beating Tcs Brenda in NW6PM-CL on February 3 at $2.20. One of the better hopes.

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	10/2/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jordan Ross	1:55.20	1:55.20	2.3m	$4.00	7	NW10PM-CL	$31,384	$7,846	1. A Million Dances 2. Dry Creek Kodiak 3. Flight Of Fritz
1st of 7	3/2/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jordan Ross	1:55.30	1:55.30	3.8m	$2.20f	7	NW6PM-CL	$24,251	$12,126	1. Dry Creek Kodiak 2. Tcs Brenda 3. Dublins Dragonfly
5th of 7	27/1/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Jordan Ross	1:56.20	1:56.20	12.8m	$8.60	14	NW6PM-CL	$24,251	$1,213	1. Kansas Boy 2. Unhinged 3. Flight Of Fritz
7th of 9	13/1/26	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Sr1	Jordan Ross	1:55.40	1:55.40	24.8m	$3.30f	22	NW6PM-CL	$25,411	-	1. Flight Of Fritz 2. Seal The Deal As 3. Big Swig
2nd of 8	22/12/25	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jordan Ross	1:55.20	1:55.20	2.3m	$3.00	5	NW6PM-CL	$21,440	$5,360	1. Ketel One Up 2. Dry Creek Kodiak 3. Lose My Mind As
4th of 8	17/12/25	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jordan Ross	1:53.40	1:53.40	9.8m	$2.80	7	NW6001L4	$21,440	$1,715	1. Yo Sheldon 2. Forceful Power 3. Burrow

Dover In Motion (Fr5) 1x5435144x
Trainer: Ricky Macomber (Jnr) ()
Driver: Ricky MacOmber (Jnr)
Prize Money: $576,307
Win / Place: 33% / 64%

Recent Trial Winner

Distance Specialist

7 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: DOVER DAN (USA)

Dam: KEYSTONE SADIE

Rating

Stats

Career

42: 14-6-7

Distance

42: 14-6-7

Trk/Dst

29: 7-5-6

Track

29: 7-5-6

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

4: 1-2-0

2nd Up

4: 1-1-1

3rd Up

4: 0-0-2

Metro

2: 0-0-1

Non-Metro

40: 14-6-6

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

42: 14-6-7

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.40

Driver Stats

Comments

First up. At the last run he 4th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 20 m by Dp Freedoms Chrome (1:51.20) in OPEN on August 2 at $7.60. Capable of taking this out.

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 4	14/2/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Ricky Macomber (Jnr)	1:58.00	1:58.00	33.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Dover In Motion 2. Pembroke Booboo 3. Golden Decade
4th of 5	2/8/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Ricky Macomber (Jnr)	1:51.20	1:51.20	20.3m	$7.60	7	OPEN	$34,109	$2,729	1. Dp Freedoms Chrome 2. Flagman 3. Seven Sins
4th of 10	26/7/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Ricky Macomber (Jnr)	1:52.40	1:52.40	7.5m	$1.40f	7	NW10000L4	$24,465	$1,957	1. Seven Sins 2. Er Kelly 3. Yo Beth D
1st of 9	19/7/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Ricky Macomber (Jnr)	1:53.00	1:53.00	7.5m	$1.20f	14	OPEN III	$24,465	$12,232	1. Dover In Motion 2. Chapheart 3. Er Kelly
5th of 5	5/7/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Ricky Macomber (Jnr)	1:50.40	1:50.40	16.5m	$6.80	7	OPEN 1	$33,639	$1,682	1. Flagman 2. Helpfirstedition 3. Ponda Jet
3rd of 6	28/6/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Ricky Macomber (Jnr)	1:53.00	1:53.00	1.5m	$3.00f	7	OPEN 1	$34,215	$4,106	1. Niko Man 2. Flagman 3. Dover In Motion

A Real Legend (Fr6) 431432122x
Trainer: Melanie Wrenn ()
Driver: Trace Tetrick
Prize Money: $283,451
Win / Place: 38% / 76%

Recent Trial Winner

Distance Specialist

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: UNCLE PETER (USA)

Dam: PINK RIBBONS

Rating

Stats

Career

21: 8-3-5

Distance

21: 8-3-5

Trk/Dst

6: 1-1-2

Track

6: 1-1-2

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-2

3rd Up

3: 2-0-1

Metro

3: 1-2-0

Non-Metro

18: 7-1-5

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

21: 8-3-5

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.40

Driver Stats

Comments

First up. At the last run he good run when 2nd (Fr5) over 1609m at Meadowlands beaten 3 m by Hey Porter (1:51.40) in 5U W4-NW7 on December 18 at $2.60. Has the right credentials to take this out.

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	7/2/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Trace Tetrick	1:55.40	1:55.40	19.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. A Real Legend 2. Valottalove 3. Land Of Freedom
2nd of 3	31/1/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Marcus Miller	1:55.10	1:55.10	5.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Bluebird Lola 2. A Real Legend 3. Barlletta
2nd of 9	18/12/25	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jason Bartlett	1:51.40	1:51.40	3.0m	$2.60	7	5U W4-NW7	$57,427	$14,357	1. Hey Porter 2. A Real Legend 3. Arrowhead Hanover
2nd of 12	11/12/25	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Jason Bartlett	1:52.40	1:52.40	6.0m	$1.50f	7	5U W4-NW7	$44,640	$11,160	1. Hey Porter 2. A Real Legend 3. Scudo Hanover
1st of 8	4/12/25	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jason Bartlett	1:53.40	1:53.40	3.0m	$1.80f	12	5U W4-NW7	$42,113	$21,057	1. A Real Legend 2. Hey Porter 3. Scudo Hanover
2nd of 6	22/11/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Marcus Miller	1:55.00	1:55.00	2.3m	$5.70	8	OPEN 3	$24,427	$6,107	1. Cs Flying Co Pilot 2. A Real Legend 3. Land Of Freedom

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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