Hoosier Park Race 8

Race 8

Prize Money: $31,384

ON TO NORWAY (6) has been in outstanding form of late and kept it up last time out with a strong win at Meadowlands over 1811m. This should be an easier assignment so he is set to run very well again. PONDA JET (5) made it three wins on the trot last start, getting home by 1.5 metres over 1609m at this track. Meets a similar line up so he can keep the ball rolling. DRINK UP DRINK UP (4) has been thereabouts of late and is a great chance to break through. Good effort last time out when he finished third at this track over 1609m. FINITE (3) cannot be left out after solid recent performances, the latest a sound second at this track over 1609m.

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

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Dp Freedoms Chrome (Fr1) 3834252456
Trainer: Wayne Oke ()
Driver: Atlee Bender
Prize Money: $565,805
Win / Place: 43% / 67%

Distance Specialist

5 yo Bay Horse

Sire: FOR YOU ALMOSTFREE

Dam: WANNABEE LOVED

Rating

Stats

Career

53: 23-8-5

Distance

53: 23-8-5

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

1: 1-0-0

Season

10: 0-2-2

1st Up

4: 2-1-1

2nd Up

4: 2-0-0

3rd Up

4: 3-0-1

Metro

17: 15-0-0

Non-Metro

36: 8-8-5

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

53: 23-8-5

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Didn't do much last start, 6th (Fr4) over 1609m at Oak Grove Racing beaten 24 m by Little Expensive (1:52.00) in OPEN HCP on July 8 at $19.71. Before that 5th (Fr3) over 1609m at Oak Grove Racing, beaten 12 m by Jigger (1:53.20) in OPEN HCP on June 16 at $21.06. Not likely to feature.

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	2/8/26	The Red Mile	1609m			-	Josert Fonseca	1:58.00	1:58.00	103.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Classified 2. Lethal Legacy 3. Julies Trix
6th of 8	8/7/26	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Atlee Bender	1:52.00	1:52.00	24.0m	$20	22	OPEN HCP	$58,055	-	1. Little Expensive 2. The Rogue Prince 3. Platinum As
5th of 6	16/6/26	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Atlee Bender	1:53.20	1:53.20	12.0m	$21	21	OPEN HCP	$41,841	$2,092	1. Jigger 2. Little Expensive 3. Woman Of Passion
4th of 7	26/5/26	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Marcus Miller	1:52.30	1:52.30	10.5m	$6.77	7	OPEN HCP	$41,841	$3,347	1. Tom's Muscle 2. Jigger 3. Little Expensive
2nd of 7	19/5/26	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Marcus Miller	1:52.40	1:52.40	1.5m	$7.30	8	OPEN HCP	$41,899	$10,475	1. Little Expensive 2. Dp Freedoms Chrome 3. Woman Of Passion
5th of 7	11/5/26	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Marcus Miller	1:53.00	1:53.00	7.5m	$6.09	13	OPEN HCP	$41,899	$2,095	1. Little Expensive 2. Tom's Muscle 3. Cecil Hanover

General Grant (Fr2) 9184287112
Trainer: Jay Hochstetler ()
Driver: Marcus Miller
Prize Money: $105,883
Win / Place: 30% / 45%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: FIFTYDALLARBILL

Dam: LIMA PIZZAZ

Rating

Stats

Career

33: 10-3-2

Distance

33: 10-3-2

Trk/Dst

24: 7-3-2

Track

24: 7-3-2

Season

14: 5-2-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

3rd Up

1: 0-1-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

33: 10-3-2

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

33: 10-3-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.00

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix,Trotting Hobbles

Comments

Last start 2nd (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 4 m by Shady Maple Chick (1:53.30) in OPEN 2 on July 25 at $8.70. Two runs back won by 2.25 m as favourite (Fr5) at this track (1:52.10) beating Niner Fromda Diner in OPEN 4 on July 11 at $1.70. Impossible to tip with any confidence.

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	25/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Wilfong	1:53.30	1:53.30	3.8m	$8.70	14	OPEN 2	$26,125	$6,531	1. Shady Maple Chick 2. General Grant 3. Flagman
1st of 9	11/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kyle Wilfong	1:52.10	1:52.10	2.3m	$1.70f	14	OPEN 4	$20,319	$10,160	1. General Grant 2. Niner Fromda Diner 3. Swan Affect
1st of 10	27/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Wilfong	1:52.00	1:52.00	4.5m	$2.00f	49	NW5000L4	$14,514	$7,257	1. General Grant 2. Late Nite Hawk 3. Toy's For You
49 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 6	20/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Kyle Wilfong	1:51.20	1:51.20	22.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. General Grant 2. The Rogue Prince 3. Eugene The Genius
7th of 8	9/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Kyle Wilfong	1:55.20	1:55.20	29.3m	$2.80	7	OPEN 4	$19,553	-	1. Generallyspeaking 2. Late Nite Hawk 3. Dash Of Luck
8th of 9	2/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kyle Wilfong	1:55.00	1:55.00	16.5m	$9.80	8	OPEN 3	$22,346	-	1. Dover In Motion 2. Flirtnwiththepilot 3. Toy's For You

Finite (Fr3) 5445124132
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: Trace Tetrick
Prize Money: $358,252
Win / Place: 16% / 45%

5 yo Brown Horse

Sire: RESOLVE (CAN)

Dam: AWESOME CHRISSY

Rating

Stats

Career

72: 12-11-10

Distance

72: 12-11-10

Trk/Dst

13: 2-3-2

Track

13: 2-3-2

Season

22: 3-4-3

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

56: 8-6-9

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

72: 12-11-10

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.30

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix,Trotting Hobbles

Comments

Not far away at the last couple starts; Finished 1.5 m second behind Ponda Jet at this track over 1609m OPEN last start. Before that was beaten 2.25 metres third again at this track in OPEN 1-2 on July 4. Racing well and worth each-way consideration.

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	25/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Trace Tetrick	1:52.30	1:52.30	1.5m	$12	21	OPEN	$31,930	$7,983	1. Ponda Jet 2. Finite 3. Drink Up Drink Up
3rd of 7	4/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Marcus Miller	1:52.40	1:52.40	2.3m	$7.00	7	OPEN 1-2	$31,930	$3,832	1. Ponda Jet 2. Drink Up Drink Up 3. Finite
1st of 9	27/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Atlee Bender	1:52.30	1:52.30	0.3m	$11	7	OPEN 2	$26,125	$13,062	1. Finite 2. Calculated Concept 3. Drink Up Drink Up
4th of 7	20/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Trace Tetrick	1:54.00	1:54.00	2.3m	$3.10	7	OPEN 2-3	$25,105	$2,008	1. Watch Miss Tucky 2. Cs Flying Co Pilot 3. Er Kelly
2nd of 6	13/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Trace Tetrick	1:53.00	1:53.00	2.3m	$15	14	OPEN	$30,683	$7,671	1. Ponda Jet 2. Finite 3. Drink Up Drink Up
1st of 10	30/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Trace Tetrick	1:53.10	1:53.10	0.6m	$2.00f	7	OPEN 3	$22,315	$11,158	1. Finite 2. Whiskey Lou 3. Late Nite Hawk

Drink Up Drink Up (Fr4) 6131733213
Trainer: Walter Haynes (Jnr) ()
Driver: Brandon Bates
Prize Money: $651,164
Win / Place: 26% / 58%

Track / Distance Specialist

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: TRIXTON (FR)

Dam: HOMEFORTHEHOLIDAYS

Rating

Stats

Career

95: 25-13-18

Distance

95: 25-13-18

Trk/Dst

46: 16-8-11

Track

46: 16-8-11

Season

17: 7-1-5

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

95: 25-13-18

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

95: 25-13-18

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.10

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start game effort when 3rd (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 12 m by Ponda Jet (1:52.30) in OPEN on July 25 at $3.80. Two runs back won by a 0.6 m (Fr8) at this track (1:53.20) beating Eugene The Genius in OPEN 2 on July 18 at $9.10. Decent effort last start. In the mix again.

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	25/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brandon Bates	1:52.30	1:52.30	12.0m	$3.80	7	OPEN	$31,930	$3,832	1. Ponda Jet 2. Finite 3. Drink Up Drink Up
1st of 8	18/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Brandon Bates	1:53.20	1:53.20	0.6m	$9.10	14	OPEN 2	$26,125	$13,062	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Eugene The Genius 3. Yo Beth D
2nd of 7	4/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Brandon Bates	1:52.40	1:52.40	0.8m	$2.90	7	OPEN 1-2	$31,930	$7,983	1. Ponda Jet 2. Drink Up Drink Up 3. Finite
3rd of 9	27/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr9	Brandon Bates	1:52.30	1:52.30	5.3m	$7.50	14	OPEN 2	$26,125	$3,135	1. Finite 2. Calculated Concept 3. Drink Up Drink Up
3rd of 6	13/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Brandon Bates	1:53.00	1:53.00	3.0m	$3.90	14	OPEN	$30,683	$3,682	1. Ponda Jet 2. Finite 3. Drink Up Drink Up
7th of 8	30/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brandon Bates	1:51.40	1:51.40	29.3m	$21	7	OPEN	$30,683	-	1. On To Norway 2. Ponda Jet 3. Operator

Ponda Jet (Fr5) 1133222111
Trainer: Jay Hochstetler ()
Driver: Kyle Wilfong
Prize Money: $1,292,780
Win / Place: 46% / 84%

Track / Distance Specialist

Picket Fence

6 yo Black Gelding

Sire: DOVER DAN (USA)

Dam: PONDA'S LUCKY LADY

100

Rating

Stats

Career

82: 38-20-11

Distance

82: 38-20-11

Trk/Dst

79: 37-19-10

Track

79: 37-19-10

Season

10: 5-3-2

1st Up

5: 2-2-1

2nd Up

5: 3-1-0

3rd Up

5: 3-0-1

Metro

2: 0-1-1

Non-Metro

80: 38-19-10

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

82: 38-20-11

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.00

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Comes here in the right form. Won by 1.5 m as favourite (Fr5) at this track (1:52.30) beating Finite in OPEN on July 25 at $1.30. Two runs back won by a 0.8 m as favourite (Fr7) at this track (1:52.40) beating Drink Up Drink Up in OPEN 1-2 on July 4 at $2.10. Rates highly. Big chance.

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 5	25/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kyle Wilfong	1:52.30	1:52.30	1.5m	$1.30f	21	OPEN	$31,930	$15,965	1. Ponda Jet 2. Finite 3. Drink Up Drink Up
1st of 7	4/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Kyle Wilfong	1:52.40	1:52.40	0.8m	$2.10f	21	OPEN 1-2	$31,930	$15,965	1. Ponda Jet 2. Drink Up Drink Up 3. Finite
1st of 6	13/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Wilfong	1:53.00	1:53.00	2.3m	$1.60f	14	OPEN	$30,683	$15,342	1. Ponda Jet 2. Finite 3. Drink Up Drink Up
2nd of 8	30/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Wilfong	1:51.40	1:51.40	3.0m	$6.20	7	OPEN	$30,683	$7,671	1. On To Norway 2. Ponda Jet 3. Operator
2nd of 6	23/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kyle Wilfong	1:52.40	1:52.40	1.5m	$2.00f	14	OPEN	$30,726	$7,682	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Ponda Jet 3. Niko Man
2nd of 6	9/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Wilfong	1:53.10	1:53.10	2.3m	$1.40f	7	OPEN	$30,726	$7,682	1. Drink Up Drink Up 2. Ponda Jet 3. Famous Father

On To Norway (Fr6) 11x1111211
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: John De Long
Prize Money: $1,496,435
Win / Place: 90% / 96%

Track / Distance Specialist

Going for the Hat-Trick

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: MUSCLE MASSIVE (USA)

Dam: ONE CLASS ACT

Rating

Stats

Career

31: 28-2-0

Distance

30: 27-2-0

Trk/Dst

27: 25-1-0

Track

27: 25-1-0

Season

7: 6-1-0

1st Up

4: 2-1-0

2nd Up

2: 2-0-0

3rd Up

2: 2-0-0

Metro

4: 3-1-0

Non-Metro

27: 25-1-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

31: 28-2-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:48.30

Driver Stats

Comments

Four-year-old gelding is racing in fine form. Won his last two outings at Meadowlands. Last start won by a 0.9 m (Fr8) at Meadowlands (2:04.30) beating Super Chapter in HAMBO MAT-G1 on July 11 at $2.70. Recent form hard to fault.

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 13	11/7/26	Meadowlands	1811m		All Weather	Fr8	Yannick Gingras	2:04.30	2:04.30	0.9m	$2.70	7	HAMBO MAT-G1	$616,836	$308,418	1. On To Norway 2. Super Chapter 3. Delaney Hanover
1st of 10	4/7/26	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr9	Yannick Gingras	1:48.30	1:48.30	0.9m	$4.70	14	GRADUATE F-G2	$333,817	$166,909	1. On To Norway 2. Super Chapter 3. Walspea
2nd of 6	20/6/26	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Yannick Gingras	1:50.20	1:50.20	1.5m	$1.80f	8	GRADUATE	$69,735	$17,434	1. Mr Mouton 2. On To Norway 3. Go Dog Go
1st of 9	12/6/26	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Yannick Gingras	1:49.30	1:49.30	6.8m	$1.80f	13	GRADUATE	$69,735	$34,868	1. On To Norway 2. Walspea 3. Meshuggah
1st of 8	30/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	John De Long	1:51.40	1:51.40	3.0m	$1.50f	14	OPEN	$30,683	$15,342	1. On To Norway 2. Ponda Jet 3. Operator
1st of 6	16/5/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	John De Long	1:53.00	1:53.00	4.5m	$1.05f	14	OPEN	$30,726	$15,363	1. On To Norway 2. Operator 3. Drink Up Drink Up

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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