04/04/2025

Hoosier Park Race 5

1609M

Stake: $28,115

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

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Sure Thing Herman (Fr1) 9196x50221
Trainer: Jeff Cullipher ()
Driver: Atlee Bender
Prize Money: $452,673
Win / Place: 25% / 55%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: TELLITLIKEITIS

Dam: ONE SURE THING

Rating

Stats

Career

63: 16-7-12

Distance

63: 16-7-12

Trk/Dst

61: 16-7-12

Track

61: 16-7-12

Season

5: 1-2-0

1st Up

5: 1-0-0

2nd Up

5: 2-0-1

3rd Up

5: 1-1-0

All-Weather

63: 16-7-12

Best Mile

1:49.10

Comments

Last start won by 1.5 m (Fr3) at this track (1:51.00) beating Alwaystellthetruth in NW7500L4 on March 28 at $3.60.

Last Starts 11 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	28/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Atlee Bender	1:51.00	1:51.00	1.5m	$3.60	7	NW7500L4	$17,433	$8,716	1. Sure Thing Herman 2. Alwaystellthetruth 3. Away We Go
2nd of 10	21/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Atlee Bender	1:52.30	1:52.30	2.3m	$5.10	7	NW5500L4	$14,818	$3,705	1. Jk's Champ 2. Sure Thing Herman 3. Mr Charisma
2nd of 7	14/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Atlee Bender	1:51.30	1:51.30	3.0m	$24	12	NW10000L5	$22,954	$5,739	1. Bundoran 2. Sure Thing Herman 3. Jk's Champ
10th of 10	2/3/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Kayne Kauffman	1:52.00	1:52.00	20.3m	$81	7	NW12501L4	$45,024	-	1. Burnout 2. Henry The Horse 3. Truthbtoldbluechip
5th of 10	23/2/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Trace Tetrick	1:51.20	1:51.20	33.8m	$39	128	NW12501L4	$45,169	$2,258	1. Twin B Seamonster 2. This Kit Rocks 3. Yacht Week
128 Day Spell
3rd of 8	7/2/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m			-	Tyler Smith	1:54.10	1:54.10	8.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Seaside Delight 2. Mossdale Lottee 3. Sure Thing Herman

Fox Valley Julian (Fr2) 15836531x5
Trainer: Walter Haynes (Jnr) ()
Driver: Marvin Luna
Prize Money: $174,417
Win / Place: 21% / 65%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SOMESTARSOMEWHERE

Dam: THELADYAPPEALSTOME

Rating

Stats

Career

23: 5-4-6

Distance

23: 5-4-6

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

All-Weather

23: 5-4-6

Best Mile

1:52.10

Comments

Comes here second-up after a week. Lacklustre first-up performance when 5th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 18 m by Sure Thing Herman (1:51.00) in NW7500L4 on March 28 at $48.50.

Last Starts 11 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 7	28/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Marvin Luna	1:51.00	1:51.00	18.8m	$49	90	NW7500L4	$17,433	$871	1. Sure Thing Herman 2. Alwaystellthetruth 3. Away We Go
90 Day Spell
3rd of 5	19/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Brandon Bates	1:54.20	1:54.20	38.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Ponda Warrior 2. Persistent Threat 3. Fox Valley Julian
1st of 8	28/12/24	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Kyle Wilfong	1:53.10	1:53.10	0.3m	$3.80	7	NW3000-4	$10,170	$5,084	1. Fox Valley Julian 2. Round Here Buzz 3. Rock Steady Ron
3rd of 5	21/12/24	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kyle Wilfong	1:55.30	1:55.30	10.5m	$9.60	7	NW40KLT	$14,576	$1,749	1. High Ho Hez Silver 2. Dragon Perfect 3. Fox Valley Julian
5th of 6	14/12/24	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Wilfong	1:51.40	1:51.40	23.3m	$4.00	6	NW40KLT	$14,576	$729	1. High Ho Hez Silver 2. Beach Cowboy 3. Dragon Perfect
6th of 8	8/12/24	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Kyle Wilfong	1:53.10	1:53.10	15.8m	$3.20	7	TMR<80	$13,560	-	1. Montana Chief 2. Fox Valley Durham 3. Clearchoice De Vie

Gorgeous Big Guy (Fr3) 1333374241
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: Trace Tetrick
Prize Money: $525,884
Win / Place: 59% / 86%

Distance Specialist

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: ASHLEE'S BIG GUY

Dam: GORGEOUS RANGER

100

Rating

Stats

Career

22: 13-2-4

Distance

22: 13-2-4

Trk/Dst

4: 1-0-2

Track

4: 1-0-2

Season

7: 0-1-2

1st Up

3: 3-0-0

2nd Up

3: 3-0-0

3rd Up

3: 2-1-0

All-Weather

22: 13-2-4

Best Mile

1:49.30

Comments

Racing consistently. Last start won by a 0.8 m (Fr4) at this track (1:52.00) beating A New Endeavor in NW15000L4 on March 28 at $12.50.

Last Starts 11 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	28/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	John De Long	1:52.00	1:52.00	0.8m	$13	7	NW15000L4	$27,893	$13,946	1. Gorgeous Big Guy 2. A New Endeavor 3. Shamwow
4th of 9	21/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	John De Long	1:51.10	1:51.10	17.3m	$4.50	5	WO3-9	$27,893	$2,232	1. A New Endeavor 2. Gandalf The Bay 3. Play Action Pass
2nd of 9	16/3/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Chris Page	1:52.10	1:52.10	1.5m	$2.90	7	NW9001L4	$39,728	$9,932	1. The Claw 2. Gorgeous Big Guy 3. Coop A Loop
4th of 8	9/3/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Chris Page	1:51.10	1:51.10	10.5m	$9.00	7	NW12501L4	$45,024	$3,601	1. The Bird Dance 2. St Lads Criminal 3. Truthbtoldbluechip
7th of 10	2/3/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Chris Page	1:52.00	1:52.00	10.5m	$5.10	21	NW12501L4	$45,024	-	1. Burnout 2. Henry The Horse 3. Truthbtoldbluechip
3rd of 8	9/2/25	Miami Valley Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Chris Page	1:50.30	1:50.30	18.8m	$2.50	14	NW11501L4	$45,169	$5,421	1. Play Me Rock 2. This Kit Rocks 3. Gorgeous Big Guy

Big Wheels (Fr4) 311456x614
Trainer: Jeff Cullipher (Patrick Estate)
Driver: Marcus Miller
Prize Money: $544,578
Win / Place: 28% / 57%

7 yo Bay/Brown Gelding

Sire: A ROCKNROLL DANCE (USA)

Dam: WASHINGTON LASS (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

97: 28-19-9

Distance

43: 9-5-5

Trk/Dst

34: 8-4-3

Track

34: 8-4-3

Season

3: 1-0-0

1st Up

8: 3-2-1

2nd Up

7: 2-2-1

3rd Up

7: 3-2-0

Mobile

52: 18-14-4

Standing

2: 1-0-0

All-Weather

97: 28-19-9

Best Mile

1:50.30

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track, beaten 6 m by General Dolan (1:51.10) in NW10000L4 on March 28 at $7.10. Two runs back won by a neck (Fr3) at this track (1:52.10) beating Shamwow in NW10000L5 on March 21 at $26.

Last Starts 11 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 7	28/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Marcus Miller	1:51.10	1:51.10	6.8m	$7.10	7	NW10000L4	$22,662	$1,813	1. General Dolan 2. American Classic 3. Sanday
1st of 7	21/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Marcus Miller	1:52.10	1:52.10	0.3m	$26	7	NW10000L5	$22,662	$11,331	1. Big Wheels 2. Shamwow 3. Away We Go
6th of 6	14/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Marcus Miller	1:51.10	1:51.10	21.0m	$30	112	NW15000L5	$28,250	-	1. General Dolan 2. Low Rider 3. Anotherstatement
112 Day Spell
6th of 6	8/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Marcus Miller	1:52.20	1:52.20	19.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. General Dolan 2. Low Rider 3. Crooked Smile
6th of 7	22/11/24	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	John De Long	1:51.10	1:51.10	30.0m	$33	7	OPEN 1-2	$35,159	-	1. Crooked Smile 2. Rip Wheeler 3. This Kit Rocks
5th of 6	15/11/24	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	John De Long	1:51.20	1:51.20	13.5m	$42	7	OPEN	$35,159	$1,758	1. Crooked Smile 2. Rip Wheeler 3. General Dolan

Crooked Smile (Fr5) 311124x633
Trainer: Timothy Wilson (Jnr) ()
Driver: Jordan Ross
Prize Money: $653,346
Win / Place: 26% / 63%

Nearing Another Win

8 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: PANTHER HANOVER

Dam: AMILEWIDESMILE

Rating

Stats

Career

87: 23-22-10

Distance

87: 23-22-10

Trk/Dst

67: 15-19-7

Track

67: 15-19-7

Season

3: 0-0-2

1st Up

4: 0-0-1

2nd Up

4: 0-2-1

3rd Up

4: 2-0-1

All-Weather

87: 23-22-10

Best Mile

1:49.10

Comments

Fair performance when beaten by 3 m finishing third behind Rip Wheeler at this track over 1609m in a OPEN II on March 21 at $9.20. Then a handy effort when beaten by 8 m finishing third behind Rip Wheeler at this track over 1609m in a OPEN II on March 28 at $4.40.

Last Starts 11 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	28/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jordan Ross	1:50.40	1:50.40	8.3m	$4.40	7	OPEN II	$31,379	$3,765	1. Rip Wheeler 2. Noblesville 3. Crooked Smile
3rd of 7	21/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jordan Ross	1:51.30	1:51.30	3.0m	$9.20	7	OPEN II	$31,379	$3,765	1. Rip Wheeler 2. Noblesville 3. Crooked Smile
6th of 6	14/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jordan Ross	1:50.10	1:50.10	24.0m	$4.20	84	OPEN 1-2	$31,781	-	1. Brookview Bullet 2. This Kit Rocks 3. Rip Wheeler
84 Day Spell
3rd of 6	8/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Jordan Ross	1:52.20	1:52.20	15m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. General Dolan 2. Low Rider 3. Crooked Smile
4th of 5	20/12/24	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brady Jenson	1:53.10	1:53.10	4.5m	$3.40	7	OPEN HCP	$32,542	$2,604	1. Surreal Ideal 2. Liteningonthebeach 3. Timeisonmyside
2nd of 8	13/12/24	The Meadows	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Brady Jenson	1:52.30	1:52.30	0.9m	$1.80f	21	OPEN HCP	$35,933	$8,983	1. Gung Ho 2. Crooked Smile 3. The Real Way

Quixote (Fr6) 755313157x
Trainer: Walter Haynes (Jnr) ()
Driver: Brandon Bates
Prize Money: $270,201
Win / Place: 30% / 63%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: CAPTAINTREACHEROUS (USA)

Dam: LOVE CANAL

Rating

Stats

Career

46: 14-9-6

Distance

46: 14-9-6

Trk/Dst

26: 5-4-4

Track

26: 5-4-4

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 2-1-0

3rd Up

3: 1-2-0

All-Weather

46: 14-9-6

Best Mile

1:50.00

Comments

Resumes. Finished off last preparation when well beaten into seventh behind Play Me Rock at Hawthorne over 1609m in a OPEN on December 21 at $5.10.

Last Starts 108 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	29/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Brandon Bates	1:52.40	1:52.40	3.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. A Girl That Twirls 2. Quixote 3. Rockin Rebellion
2nd of 6	19/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Brandon Bates	1:54.10	1:54.10	0.6m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. E Mode's Desire 2. Quixote 3. Major Attribute
7th of 9	21/12/24	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr9	Casey Leonard	1:51.00	1:51.00	20.3m	$5.10	8	OPEN	$18,813	-	1. Play Me Rock 2. Round Here Buzz 3. Intimidation
5th of 8	13/12/24	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Casey Leonard	1:51.00	1:51.00	11.3m	$3.40	7	OPEN	$18,813	$941	1. Away We Go 2. He'zzz A Wise Sky 3. Play Me Rock
1st of 10	6/12/24	Hawthorne	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Casey Leonard	1:52.30	1:52.30	4.5m	$3.10	7	OPEN	$18,813	$9,407	1. Quixote 2. He'zzz A Wise Sky 3. Away We Go
3rd of 10	29/11/24	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brandon Bates	1:51.00	1:51.00	6.0m	$4.60	14	NW10500L4	$25,449	$3,054	1. Soaring Now 2. Brookview Bullet 3. Quixote

Play Action Pass (Fr7) 315311x235
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: John De Long
Prize Money: $389,918
Win / Place: 16% / 59%

4 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: JK ENDOFANERA

Dam: CINNAMON GIRL

Rating

Stats

Career

37: 6-9-7

Distance

37: 6-9-7

Trk/Dst

35: 5-9-6

Track

35: 5-9-6

Season

3: 0-1-1

1st Up

3: 1-2-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-2

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

All-Weather

37: 6-9-7

Best Mile

1:50.30

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track beaten 9 m by Gorgeous Big Guy (1:52.00) in NW15000L4 on March 28 at $16.70. At the start before game effort when 3rd (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 13 m by A New Endeavor (1:51.10) in WO3-9 on March 21 at $3.40. Capable of more than he has shown recently.

Last Starts 11 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 5	28/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brandon Bates	1:52.00	1:52.00	9.8m	$17	7	NW15000L4	$27,893	$1,395	1. Gorgeous Big Guy 2. A New Endeavor 3. Shamwow
3rd of 9	21/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brandon Bates	1:51.10	1:51.10	13.5m	$3.40	7	WO3-9	$27,893	$3,347	1. A New Endeavor 2. Gandalf The Bay 3. Play Action Pass
2nd of 7	14/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brandon Bates	1:52.10	1:52.10	1.5m	$1.30f	93	WO5-9	$28,250	$7,063	1. Er Rookie 2. Play Action Pass 3. Ike's Dream
93 Day Spell
2nd of 7	8/3/25	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Adam Rucker	1:54.10	1:54.10	3m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. A New Endeavor 2. Play Action Pass 3. On Time Ted
1st of 7	11/12/24	Dayton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Chris Page	1:52.30	1:52.30	0.9m	$1.70f	12	NW6PM	$27,118	$13,560	1. Play Action Pass 2. Golden Bay 3. Killer Dance
1st of 6	29/11/24	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	John De Long	1:52.20	1:52.20	5.3m	$3.60	7	THANKS-3C	$58,599	$29,300	1. Play Action Pass 2. Dancin Champion 3. Gorgeous Big Guy

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