Hoosier Park Race 4

Race 4

Stake: $79,601

TIPSY IN VEGAS (2) is an in-form gelding who has managed three wins and two minor placings from five starts this prep. Produced another fine effort last start when he scored over 1609m at this track, coming in 6 metres ahead of his rivals. Likely to get all the favours from this nice draw. Facing a tougher assignment but he is up to the task. SO JOYFUL (1) won three back at this track and registered another victory last time out, scoring by 23 metres over 1609m at this track. No excuses from this advantageous draw. Tackles a similar assignment and he can salute once again. MENDOZA MAFIA (7) is looming as a real threat after a better effort last start, finishing second at this track over 1609m. PONDA SOLVE (5) must be included on the back of some solid recent form, most recently when fifth at this track over 1609m.

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

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So Joyful (Fr1) 5141
Trainer: Ernest Gaskin ()
Driver: John De Long
Prize Money: $88,177
Win / Place: 50% / 50%

Dominant Win Last Start

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: REBUFF

Dam: SKATEAWAY

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 2-0-0

Distance

4: 2-0-0

Trk/Dst

4: 2-0-0

Track

4: 2-0-0

Season

5: 2-1-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

4: 2-0-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.10

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Recent efforts have been impressive. Last start won by 23 m as favourite (Fr1) at this track (1:55.10) beating Kountry Dion in ISS-2CGT on July 31 at $2.80. No surprise if he made it two in a row.

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 8	31/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	John De Long	1:55.10	1:55.10	8.66L	$2.80f	8	ISS-2CGT	$80,456	$40,229	1. So Joyful 2. Kountry Dion 3. Temporal Power
4th of 8	23/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	John De Long	1:55.20	1:55.20	3.09L	$2.20f	14	ISS-2CG	$80,116	$6,409	1. Swan Good Bi 2. Ponda Cheetah 3. Munich
1st of 7	9/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	John De Long	1:57.40	1:57.40	5.02L	$7.10	8	ISS-2CGT	$80,987	$40,494	1. So Joyful 2. Royal Response 3. Diamond Popper
5th of 9	1/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	John De Long	1:57.30	1:57.30	6.69L	$20	-	IS2HGNW1PM	$20,900	$1,045	1. Heffae 2. Nectar Of The Gods 3. Ponda Solve
2nd of 6	20/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	John De Long	2:00.10	2:00.10	1.95L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Dandy's Litl Bro 2. So Joyful 3. High Honor Role
3rd of 8	13/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	John De Long	2:01.00	2:01.00	8.36L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Ponda Solve 2. Just Temporal 3. So Joyful

Tipsy In Vegas (Fr2) 11331
Trainer: Melissa Essig ()
Driver: Jordan Ross
Prize Money: $58,896
Win / Place: 60% / 100%

2 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: HELPISONTHEWAY (USA)

Dam: TIPSY IN DIXIE

100

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 3-0-2

Distance

5: 3-0-2

Trk/Dst

5: 3-0-2

Track

5: 3-0-2

Season

5: 3-0-2

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

5: 3-0-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.30

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Going well. Last start won by 6 m as favourite (Fr5) at this track (1:54.30) beating Starboard in ISSE-2CGT on August 13 at $1.70. In the right form and can score 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
1st of 7	13/8/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	John De Long	1:54.30	1:54.30	2.23L	$1.70f	13	ISSE-2CGT	$25,678	$12,839	1. Tipsy In Vegas 2. Starboard 3. Fifty And Famous
3rd of 7	31/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	John De Long	1:55.00	1:55.00	3.64L	$8.30	8	ISS-2CGT	$79,601	$9,552	1. Swan Good Bi 2. Mendoza Mafia 3. Tipsy In Vegas
3rd of 7	23/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jordan Ross	1:56.40	1:56.40	1.97L	$2.10f	7	ISS-2CG	$79,246	$9,510	1. Temporal Power 2. Steppinouttohelp 3. Tipsy In Vegas
1st of 7	16/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jordan Ross	1:57.10	1:57.10	3.09L	$4.40	7	ISSE-2CGT	$26,125	$13,062	1. Tipsy In Vegas 2. Ponda Avenue 3. I'm Tempted
1st of 8	9/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	John De Long	1:58.10	1:58.10	1.12L	$37	-	ISSE-2CGT	$27,866	$13,933	1. Tipsy In Vegas 2. Ponda Avenue 3. Rebuff's Helper
3rd of 7	20/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	John De Long	1:59.30	1:59.30	10.04L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Ponda Solve 2. Just Temporal 3. Tipsy In Vegas

Rollin Giannis (Fr3) 146821
Trainer: Walter Haynes (Jnr) ()
Driver: Marcus Miller
Prize Money: $21,151
Win / Place: 33% / 50%

Dominant Win Last Start

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: TEMPORAL HANOVER

Dam: YOU'RE SO FINE

Rating

Stats

Career

6: 2-1-0

Distance

6: 2-1-0

Trk/Dst

6: 2-1-0

Track

6: 2-1-0

Season

7: 1-2-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

6: 2-1-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.40

Driver Stats

Comments

Brings the right form to the table. Posted a big 17 m win as favourite (Fr8) at this track (1:57.40) beating Total Rebuff in 2YOHGNW1PM on August 11 at $1.80. Two runs back 2nd (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten a neck by Dandy's Litl Bro (1:57.10) in ISSE-2CGT on July 31 at $11. Looks one of the also-rans.

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 9	11/8/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Trace Tetrick	1:57.40	1:57.40	6.43L	$1.80f	11	2YOHGNW1PM	$17,118	$8,560	1. Rollin Giannis 2. Total Rebuff 3. Dashing Dover
2nd of 6	31/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Trace Tetrick	1:57.10	1:57.10	0.11L	$11	9	ISSE-2CGT	$27,390	$6,847	1. Dandy's Litl Bro 2. Rollin Giannis 3. Maxximillion
8th of 10	22/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Marcus Miller	2:01.10	2:01.10	14.80L	$9.40	6	IS2HGNW1PM	$20,900	-	1. Dashing Dover 2. Like A Rock G 3. Topville Hamilton
6th of 6	16/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Trace Tetrick	1:57.00	1:57.00	7.25L	$16	7	ISSE-2CGT	$26,125	-	1. Steppinouttohelp 2. Priceless Help 3. High Honor Role
4th of 9	9/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Trace Tetrick	1:58.20	1:58.20	3.35L	$3.10f	23	ISSE-2CGT	$27,866	$2,230	1. High Honor Role 2. Maxximillion 3. Swan Flarida
2nd of 6	1/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Walter Haynes (Jnr)	2:01.00	2:01.00	6.69L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Priceless Help 2. Rollin Giannis 3. Misremembered

Ponda Solve (Fr5) 3125
Trainer: Ron Burke ()
Driver: Kyle Wilfong
Prize Money: $66,618
Win / Place: 25% / 75%

2 yo Brown Colt

Sire: SWAN FOR ALL (USA)

Dam: RESOLVING

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 1-1-1

Distance

4: 1-1-1

Trk/Dst

4: 1-1-1

Track

4: 1-1-1

Season

4: 1-1-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-1-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

4: 1-1-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.20

Driver Stats

Comments

Won three starts back at this track over 1609m ISS-2CGT on July 9. Last start 5th (Fr8) over 1609m at this track beaten 45 m by So Joyful (1:55.10) in ISS-2CGT on July 31 at $3.70. Must be included.

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 2	15/8/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Trace Tetrick	2:01.40	2:01.40	2.51L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Beaver 2. Ponda Solve 3.
5th of 8	31/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Trace Tetrick	1:55.10	1:55.10	16.47L	$3.70	8	ISS-2CGT	$80,456	$4,022	1. So Joyful 2. Kountry Dion 3. Temporal Power
2nd of 8	23/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Trace Tetrick	1:56.30	1:56.30	0.11L	$2.00f	14	ISS-2CG	$80,116	$20,029	1. Nectar Of The Gods 2. Ponda Solve 3. Mendoza Mafia
1st of 6	9/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Trace Tetrick	1:57.20	1:57.20	1.12L	$2.00f	8	ISS-2CGT	$80,116	$40,058	1. Ponda Solve 2. Heffae 3. Steppinouttohelp
3rd of 9	1/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Trace Tetrick	1:57.30	1:57.30	4.76L	$1.40f	-	IS2HGNW1PM	$20,900	$2,508	1. Heffae 2. Nectar Of The Gods 3. Ponda Solve
1st of 7	20/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Trace Tetrick	1:59.30	1:59.30	3.62L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Ponda Solve 2. Just Temporal 3. Tipsy In Vegas

Heffae (Fr6) 12424
Trainer: Mark P'pool ()
Driver: Lamar Wingard
Prize Money: $58,772
Win / Place: 20% / 60%

2 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: DON'T LET'EM

Dam: MISSY HALL

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 1-2-0

Distance

5: 1-2-0

Trk/Dst

5: 1-2-0

Track

5: 1-2-0

Season

5: 1-2-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

5: 1-2-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.30

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr2) over 1609m at this track beaten 60 m by Swan Good Bi (1:55.10) in ISSE-2CGT on August 13 at $26.30. Two runs back 2nd (Fr5) over 1609m at this track, beaten 2.25 m by Nectar Of The Gods (1:56.40) in ISS-2CGT on July 31 at $11.60. Needs to improve.

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	13/8/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Lamar Wingard	1:55.10	1:55.10	21.75L	$26	13	ISSE-2CGT	$25,678	$2,054	1. Swan Good Bi 2. Nectar Of The Gods 3. Let B Express
2nd of 7	31/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Lamar Wingard	1:56.40	1:56.40	0.86L	$12	8	ISS-2CGT	$79,601	$19,900	1. Nectar Of The Gods 2. Heffae 3. Priceless Help
4th of 7	23/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Lamar Wingard	1:56.40	1:56.40	2.53L	$3.80	14	ISS-2CG	$79,246	$6,340	1. Temporal Power 2. Steppinouttohelp 3. Tipsy In Vegas
2nd of 6	9/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Lamar Wingard	1:57.20	1:57.20	1.12L	$2.80	8	ISS-2CGT	$80,116	$20,029	1. Ponda Solve 2. Heffae 3. Steppinouttohelp
1st of 9	1/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Lamar Wingard	1:57.30	1:57.30	1.67L	$7.00	-	IS2HGNW1PM	$20,900	$10,450	1. Heffae 2. Nectar Of The Gods 3. Ponda Solve
1st of 6	20/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Lamar Wingard	2:01.30	2:01.30	0.84L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Heffae 2. Bomb Party 3. Nectar Of The Gods

Mendoza Mafia (Fr7) 532
Trainer: Jeff Cullipher ()
Driver: Atlee Bender
Prize Money: $33,563
Win / Place: 0% / 66%

2 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: TEMPORAL HANOVER

Dam: BATOUTAHILL

Rating

Stats

Career

3: 0-1-1

Distance

3: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

3: 0-1-1

Track

3: 0-1-1

Season

4: 0-1-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

3rd Up

1: 0-1-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

3: 0-1-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

Driver Stats

Comments

Fair run when beaten by 6 m finishing third behind Nectar Of The Gods at this track over 1609m in a ISS-2CG on July 23 at $14.50. Then a handy effort when a close second behind Swan Good Bi at this track over 1609m in a ISS-2CGT on July 31 at $5.50. 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
2nd of 7	31/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Atlee Bender	1:55.00	1:55.00	0.33L	$5.50	8	ISS-2CGT	$79,601	$19,900	1. Swan Good Bi 2. Mendoza Mafia 3. Tipsy In Vegas
3rd of 8	23/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Atlee Bender	1:56.30	1:56.30	2.23L	$15	14	ISS-2CG	$80,116	$9,614	1. Nectar Of The Gods 2. Ponda Solve 3. Mendoza Mafia
5th of 7	9/7/26	Hoosier Park	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Trace Tetrick	1:57.40	1:57.40	8.92L	$3.20	-	ISS-2CGT	$80,987	$4,049	1. So Joyful 2. Royal Response 3. Diamond Popper
1st of 8	24/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Trace Tetrick	1:59.10	1:59.10	3.62L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Mendoza Mafia 2. Walkin Through It 3. Bomb Party
1st of 7	13/6/26	Hoosier Park	1609m			-	Trace Tetrick	2:00.00	2:00.00	0.28L	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Mendoza Mafia 2. Flying Fozzie 3. Buff N Stuff

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: 3 back on the inside, two horses behind the leader, 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: driver asking horse for extra effort

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