Harrah's Hoosier: Hot Mess Express rules again in Indiana Sires Stakes

Three-year-old pacers of both sexes took to the track on Friday night at Harrah's Hoosier Park in their last preliminary rounds before next week's Super Finals.

Hot Mess Express (John De Long) improved her record to seven-for-seven in Indiana this year by winning her $49,000 test for fillies in 1:50 1/5. Hot Mess Express led through fractions of 26 4/5, 55 2/5, and 1:22 4/5 on her way to winning by 2 1/4 lengths over Skyway Brittney (Trace Tetrick). Somethingbeautiful (Lewayne Miller) was third.

The victorious daughter of Panther Hanover is now a 14-time winner in her career and is trained by Tony Alagna for owner Sam Bowie. She paid $2.20 to win as the 1-9 favorite.

Kobe's Gigi (Matt Krueger) scored in other $49,500 section for the fillies in 1:50 2/5. She went to the top from post six, chopped out stations of 26, 54 2/5, and 1:23, then held sway over a first-up Cruisin Pearl (Sam Widger) through the stretch to tally by a neck. Pure Cotton (De Long) checked in third.

Missy Essig trains Kobe's Gigi, a filly by JK Endofanera, for owners Leander Schwartz and Black And White Stable. Kobe's Gigi made her fourth appearance in the winner's circle and returned $3.20 to win.

In the first $50,500 division for the colts and geldings, Roll Em (Ricky Macomber Jr.) used a 27 2/5 final quarter to rally from third at three-quarters and defeat pace-setter Betterrock (Widger) by three-quarters of a length in 1:50 1/5. Virgo (Trace Tetrick) closed well from off-the-pace to collect third.

Roll Em is a Time To Roll gelding trained by Ron Burke for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC., Weaver Bruscemi LLC., Frank Baladchino, and Beasty LLC. Roll Em has a summary of 8-3-3 from 28 tries, and he paid $6.20 to win.

Goldie's Legacy, the winner of the Kentucky Championship Series final, will have a chance to win the Indiana Sires Stakes Super Final as well, as he bagged the second $50,500 sire stakes showdown for the boys in 1:51 1/5. With Yannick Gingras coming in to drive, Goldie's Legacy fronted his foes through panels of 27 2/5, 56 1/5, and 1:25, then sprinted home in 26 1/5 to down pocket-sitter Ultimaroca (Chris Page) by a length and a quarter. Tabooma (Tetrick) was the third-place finisher.

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Trainer Jeff Cullipher also co-owns Goldie's Legacy, an Always A Virgin gelding, with Pollack Racing LLC. Goldie's Legacy now has ten career victories, and he returned $3.80 to win.

Whata Swan (Tetrick, 1:51 3/5), a 5-year-old Swan For All stallion trained by Luis Quevedo for owner John Barnard and Swan In Motion (Tetrick, 1:54 1/5), a 4-year-old son of Swan For All trained by Dylan Davis for owner Howard Taylor, won the pair of $20,000 Indiana Sires Stakes eliminations for older trotting males that also occurred on the card. Horses who advanced out of the elims will race in a $50,000 final next Friday.