Hoosier Park Race 10

Race 10

Prize Money: $26,125

COACH STEFANOS (1) finished sixth at this track two runs ago before a comparable effort at his latest appearance over 1609m at this track, beaten 8 metres. Will enjoy a nice run from this favourable starting position. Has the talent to take this out. GOLDEN BAY N (4) finished fourth last start, beaten 6 metres at this track over 1609m. Capable of playing a major role so has to be respected. CROOKED SMILE (5) has to come into calculations on the back of some strong recent form, most recently when second at this track over 1609m. Must be included. PONDA FERARRI (3) is the next elect off a last-start win by 1.5 metres at this track over 1609m.

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

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Coach Stefanos (Fr1) 07x2313267
Trainer: Erv Miller ()
Driver: Marcus Miller
Prize Money: $2,025,342
Win / Place: 28% / 61%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: TELLITLIKEITIS

Dam: WATCH N BE WATCHED

Rating

Stats

Career

67: 19-16-6

Distance

67: 19-16-6

Trk/Dst

49: 16-14-3

Track

49: 16-14-3

Season

7: 1-2-2

1st Up

5: 2-1-0

2nd Up

5: 3-0-2

3rd Up

5: 2-0-1

Metro

7: 3-2-0

Non-Metro

60: 16-14-6

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

67: 19-16-6

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:47.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Capable of better than we have seen lately. Last start 7th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 8 m by Harrisburg Heist (1:49.40) in OPEN 1-2 on July 10 at $5.50. The run prior 6th (Fr5) over 1609m at this track beaten 65 m by Combustion (1:50.40) in OPEN 2 HDC on June 19 at $1.30. Watch for a far better effort 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
7th of 10	10/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Marcus Miller	1:49.40	1:49.40	8.3m	$5.50	21	OPEN 1-2	$31,930	-	1. Harrisburg Heist 2. Crooked Smile 3. Little Rocket Man
6th of 6	19/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Marcus Miller	1:50.40	1:50.40	65.3m	$1.30f	7	OPEN 2 HDC	$25,105	-	1. Combustion 2. Oakwood Ardan 3. Crooked Smile
2nd of 6	12/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Marcus Miller	1:48.40	1:48.40	2.3m	$3.30	7	OPEN	$30,683	$7,671	1. M M S Bud 2. Coach Stefanos 3. Crooked Smile
3rd of 7	5/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Marcus Miller	1:49.20	1:49.20	9.8m	$3.80	14	OPEN	$30,683	$3,682	1. Golden Bay 2. M M S Bud 3. Coach Stefanos
1st of 9	22/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Marcus Miller	1:51.00	1:51.00	0.9m	$3.90	14	OPEN 1-2	$30,726	$15,363	1. Coach Stefanos 2. Crooked Smile 3. Im Skinnydipin
3rd of 7	8/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Marcus Miller	1:52.20	1:52.20	4.5m	$1.70f	7	OPEN	$30,726	$3,687	1. Crooked Smile 2. M M S Bud 3. Coach Stefanos

Leave It To Leo (Fr2) 2118114625
Trainer: Dee Smith ()
Driver: John De Long
Prize Money: $318,974
Win / Place: 32% / 56%

Track / Distance Specialist

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: BETTOR'S DELIGHT (USA)

Dam: SUNSHINE PATRIOT

Rating

Stats

Career

62: 20-9-6

Distance

62: 20-9-6

Trk/Dst

11: 4-2-0

Track

11: 4-2-0

Season

20: 7-2-1

1st Up

3: 0-1-2

2nd Up

3: 2-1-0

3rd Up

3: 2-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

62: 20-9-6

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

62: 20-9-6

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr5) over 1609m at this track beaten 6 m by Harrisburg Heist (1:49.40) in OPEN 1-2 on July 10 at $19.30. Two runs back 2nd (Fr1) over 1609m at this track, beaten 3 m by Little Rocket Man (1:49.30) in OPEN on July 3 at $36.70. Doesn't profile as a likely winner.

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 10	10/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Atlee Bender	1:49.40	1:49.40	6.8m	$19	7	OPEN 1-2	$31,930	$1,597	1. Harrisburg Heist 2. Crooked Smile 3. Little Rocket Man
2nd of 7	3/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Atlee Bender	1:49.30	1:49.30	3.0m	$37	7	OPEN	$31,930	$7,983	1. Little Rocket Man 2. Leave It To Leo 3. M M S Bud
6th of 7	26/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Kyle Wilfong	1:49.30	1:49.30	22.5m	$17	7	OPEN	$30,683	-	1. M M S Bud 2. Crooked Smile 3. Golden Bay
4th of 6	19/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Kyle Wilfong	1:50.40	1:50.40	9.0m	$23	7	OPEN 2 HDC	$25,105	$2,008	1. Combustion 2. Oakwood Ardan 3. Crooked Smile
1st of 8	12/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Marcus Miller	1:49.40	1:49.40	5.3m	$3.20	7	30-40000CL	$20,921	$10,460	1. Leave It To Leo 2. Go Pikachu Go 3. Tickertape Hanover
1st of 6	5/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Marcus Miller	1:50.40	1:50.40	4.5m	$3.90	7	CLHDC30/40	$20,921	$10,460	1. Leave It To Leo 2. Captain Taylor 3. Ponda Executive

Ponda Ferarri (Fr3) 7522133131
Trainer: Jeff Cullipher ()
Driver: Atlee Bender
Prize Money: $124,000
Win / Place: 24% / 66%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: JK ENDOFANERA

Dam: SWEETNSINFUL

100

Rating

Stats

Career

33: 8-7-7

Distance

33: 8-7-7

Trk/Dst

33: 8-7-7

Track

33: 8-7-7

Season

14: 5-3-3

1st Up

3: 0-2-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

3rd Up

2: 0-2-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

33: 8-7-7

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

33: 8-7-7

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.40

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Going well. Last start won by 1.5 m as favourite (Fr4) at this track (1:49.40) beating Aye Aye Capt Russ in OPEN 3 on July 3 at $2.40. 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 7	3/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Atlee Bender	1:49.40	1:49.40	1.5m	$2.40f	7	OPEN 3	$23,222	$11,611	1. Ponda Ferarri 2. Aye Aye Capt Russ 3. Book The Fight
3rd of 9	26/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Atlee Bender	1:50.00	1:50.00	5.3m	$7.90	7	W 5-8PM	$20,921	$2,510	1. Little Rocket Man 2. Odds On Outlier 3. Ponda Ferarri
1st of 8	19/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Atlee Bender	1:50.30	1:50.30	0.6m	$9.50	7	W 5-8PM	$20,921	$10,460	1. Ponda Ferarri 2. Nosmalltalk 3. Odds On Outlier
3rd of 9	12/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Atlee Bender	1:51.20	1:51.20	8.3m	$3.30	7	W 5-8PM	$20,921	$2,510	1. Garoppolo 2. Book The Fight 3. Ponda Ferarri
3rd of 9	5/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Atlee Bender	1:49.40	1:49.40	3.8m	$16	7	OPEN 3	$22,315	$2,678	1. Gorgeous Big Guy 2. Tellmeaboutit 3. Ponda Ferarri
1st of 10	29/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr9	Atlee Bender	1:50.40	1:50.40	5.3m	$18	7	W 5-8PM	$20,921	$10,460	1. Ponda Ferarri 2. Rolling Image 3. Odds On Outlier

Golden Bay N (Fr4) 4641114364
Trainer: Tyler George (Menangle Park)
Driver: Trace Tetrick
Prize Money: $394,950
Win / Place: 35% / 55%

Track / Distance Specialist

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: DOWNBYTHESEASIDE (USA)

Dam: HUG ME SQUEEZE ME (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

68: 24-9-5

Distance

49: 21-7-3

Trk/Dst

32: 15-4-2

Track

32: 15-4-2

Season

12: 3-1-1

1st Up

6: 2-3-0

2nd Up

5: 1-1-1

3rd Up

5: 0-0-0

Metro

25: 6-4-3

Non-Metro

43: 18-5-2

Mobile

28: 6-4-3

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

68: 24-9-5

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:48.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 6 m by Harrisburg Heist (1:49.40) in OPEN 1-2 on July 10 at $14.10. Before that, 6th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 12 m by Little Rocket Man (1:49.30) in OPEN on July 3 at $15.50. Nicely placed 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
4th of 10	10/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Trace Tetrick	1:49.40	1:49.40	6.0m	$14	7	OPEN 1-2	$31,930	$2,554	1. Harrisburg Heist 2. Crooked Smile 3. Little Rocket Man
6th of 7	3/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Trace Tetrick	1:49.30	1:49.30	12.0m	$16	7	OPEN	$31,930	-	1. Little Rocket Man 2. Leave It To Leo 3. M M S Bud
3rd of 7	26/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Trace Tetrick	1:49.30	1:49.30	11.3m	$2.50f	14	OPEN	$30,683	$3,682	1. M M S Bud 2. Crooked Smile 3. Golden Bay
4th of 6	12/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Trace Tetrick	1:48.40	1:48.40	9.8m	$2.30f	7	OPEN	$30,683	$2,455	1. M M S Bud 2. Coach Stefanos 3. Crooked Smile
1st of 7	5/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Trace Tetrick	1:49.20	1:49.20	9.8m	$1.90f	7	OPEN	$30,683	$15,342	1. Golden Bay 2. M M S Bud 3. Coach Stefanos
1st of 6	29/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Trace Tetrick	1:49.40	1:49.40	3.0m	$4.10	7	OPEN	$30,683	$15,342	1. Golden Bay 2. M M S Bud 3. Fox Valley Kodiak

Crooked Smile (Fr5) 3122433242
Trainer: Timothy Wilson (Jnr) ()
Driver: Jordan Ross
Prize Money: $802,580
Win / Place: 23% / 63%

9 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: PANTHER HANOVER

Dam: AMILEWIDESMILE

Rating

Stats

Career

131: 31-35-17

Distance

131: 31-35-17

Trk/Dst

111: 23-32-14

Track

111: 23-32-14

Season

14: 3-4-4

1st Up

5: 0-0-1

2nd Up

5: 0-2-2

3rd Up

5: 3-0-1

Metro

6: 2-2-1

Non-Metro

125: 29-33-16

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

131: 31-35-17

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:48.40

Driver Stats

Comments

Two back was beaten by 9 m finishing fourth behind Little Rocket Man at this track over 1609m in a OPEN on July 3 at $12.80. Then a handy effort when beaten by 2.25 m finishing second behind Harrisburg Heist at this track over 1609m in a OPEN 1-2 on July 10 at $19.50. Capable of a strong showing.

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 10	10/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jordan Ross	1:49.40	1:49.40	2.3m	$20	7	OPEN 1-2	$31,930	$7,983	1. Harrisburg Heist 2. Crooked Smile 3. Little Rocket Man
4th of 7	3/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jordan Ross	1:49.30	1:49.30	9.0m	$13	7	OPEN	$31,930	$2,554	1. Little Rocket Man 2. Leave It To Leo 3. M M S Bud
2nd of 7	26/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jordan Ross	1:49.30	1:49.30	7.5m	$4.80	7	OPEN	$30,683	$7,671	1. M M S Bud 2. Crooked Smile 3. Golden Bay
3rd of 6	19/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jordan Ross	1:50.40	1:50.40	8.3m	$8.00	7	OPEN 2 HDC	$25,105	$3,013	1. Combustion 2. Oakwood Ardan 3. Crooked Smile
3rd of 6	12/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jordan Ross	1:48.40	1:48.40	5.3m	$10	14	OPEN	$30,683	$3,682	1. M M S Bud 2. Coach Stefanos 3. Crooked Smile
4th of 6	29/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jordan Ross	1:49.40	1:49.40	8.3m	$1.90f	7	OPEN	$30,683	$2,455	1. Golden Bay 2. M M S Bud 3. Fox Valley Kodiak

Serious Miki (Fr6) 5114395123
Trainer: Joe Putnam ()
Driver: Lewayne Miller
Prize Money: $490,382
Win / Place: 18% / 47%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ALWAYS B MIKI (USA)

Dam: SERIOUS FILLY

Rating

Stats

Career

132: 25-20-18

Distance

132: 25-20-18

Trk/Dst

100: 18-17-14

Track

100: 18-17-14

Season

13: 3-1-3

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-1

3rd Up

4: 2-0-2

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

132: 25-20-18

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

132: 25-20-18

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.30

Driver Stats

Comments

Racing consistently with minor placings at his last two starts. Placed last start 3rd (Fr5) over 1609m at Oak Grove Racing beaten 3 m by Western Era (1:50.40) in NW 9000 L4 on July 6 at $3.70. Before that 2nd (Fr5) over 1609m at Oak Grove Racing beaten 6 m by Strangerinthenight (1:51.40) in NW 9000 L4 on June 15 at $5.78. Not doing enough.

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 9	6/7/26	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Joey Putnam	1:50.40	1:50.40	3.0m	$3.70	21	NW 9000 L4	$34,833	$4,180	1. Western Era 2. Fearless Bettor 3. Serious Miki
2nd of 9	15/6/26	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Joey Putnam	1:51.40	1:51.40	6.0m	$5.78	7	NW 9000 L4	$30,404	$7,601	1. Strangerinthenight 2. Serious Miki 3. Shamwow
1st of 8	8/6/26	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Joey Putnam	1:51.40	1:51.40	0.9m	$3.41	14	NW 6500 L4	$22,315	$11,158	1. Serious Miki 2. Myboypank 3. Mankat
5th of 9	25/5/26	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Joey Putnam	1:49.10	1:49.10	30.8m	$71	7	NW 9000 L4	$27,933	$1,397	1. Funtime Bayama 2. Bonitas Best Bet 3. Fox Valley Langley
9th of 9	18/5/26	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr9	Joey Putnam	1:50.20	1:50.20	57.8m	$11	8	NW 9000 L4	$27,933	-	1. Prolific Fire 2. E Mode's Desire 3. Boston Rocks
3rd of 9	10/5/26	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Joey Putnam	1:50.40	1:50.40	10.5m	$5.68	5	NW 9000 L4	$27,933	$3,352	1. Night Hawk 2. Funtime Bayama 3. Serious Miki

Combustion (Fr7) 2311431550
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: Kyle Wilfong
Prize Money: $854,055
Win / Place: 24% / 56%

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: CAPTAINTREACHEROUS (USA)

Dam: ACQUAVELLA

Rating

Stats

Career

78: 19-13-12

Distance

78: 19-13-12

Trk/Dst

5: 1-0-0

Track

5: 1-0-0

Season

12: 3-2-2

1st Up

5: 2-1-0

2nd Up

5: 1-1-1

3rd Up

5: 2-1-0

Metro

11: 2-3-1

Non-Metro

67: 17-10-11

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

78: 19-13-12

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.10

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 10th (Sr1) over 1609m at this track beaten 19 m by Harrisburg Heist (1:49.40) in OPEN 1-2 on July 10 at $62.70. Two runs back 5th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track, beaten 10 m by Little Rocket Man (1:49.30) in OPEN on July 3 at $4.90. Doesn't pose a threat.

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
10th of 10	10/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Sr1	Travis Seekman	1:49.40	1:49.40	19.5m	$63	7	OPEN 1-2	$31,930	-	1. Harrisburg Heist 2. Crooked Smile 3. Little Rocket Man
5th of 7	3/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Marcus Miller	1:49.30	1:49.30	10.5m	$4.90	7	OPEN	$31,930	$1,597	1. Little Rocket Man 2. Leave It To Leo 3. M M S Bud
5th of 7	26/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Marcus Miller	1:49.30	1:49.30	14.3m	$4.60	7	OPEN	$30,683	$1,534	1. M M S Bud 2. Crooked Smile 3. Golden Bay
1st of 6	19/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Trace Tetrick	1:50.40	1:50.40	2.3m	$8.30	7	OPEN 2 HDC	$25,105	$12,552	1. Combustion 2. Oakwood Ardan 3. Crooked Smile
3rd of 5	12/6/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Ronnie Wrenn (Jnr)	1:48.30	1:48.30	6.8m	$2.80f	7	OPEN HCP	$25,105	$3,013	1. Birthday 2. Timeisonmyside 3. Combustion
4th of 7	5/6/26	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Andrew McCarthy	1:48.30	1:48.30	24.8m	$9.10	20	OPEN HCP	$26,499	$2,120	1. Fallout 2. Liteningonthebeach 3. Buckeyebollinger

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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