Harrah's Hoosier Park: Aces And Cinches repeats in Indiana Sire Stakes

Aces And Cinches, driven by Kyle Wilfong for trainer Ron Burke, won a nail-biter down the stretch in the single $94,000 division of the fourth leg of Indiana Sire Stakes competition for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers at Harrah's Hoosier Park on Friday (July 17).

Looking to go back-to-back in the sire stakes, Aces And Cinches cruised out of post five, settling into his spot along the rail into fourth. Meanwhile, Swiss Light (Trace Tetrick) fended off Dancingdreamer (Marcus Miller) for an early lead at the quarter in 26 seconds. On the backstretch, the six-horse field remained unchanged with Dancingdreamer, Door Dash (Kevin Lambright) and Aces And Cinches on the case for challenging the leader as Swiss Light blazed past the halfway mark in 53 3/5.

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Aces And Cinches led the charge along the exterior on the final turn and got side-by-side with Dancingdreamer as Swiss Lights continued his onslaught through the three-quarters in 1:21 2/5. Swiss Lights stayed strong down the stretch, fighting off Aces And Cinches on his right and Dancingdreamer to his left. Aces And Cinches found a second wind late, though, getting past the leader before the wire to prevail by a half-length in 1:48 2/5. Swiss Lights fell to second, while Door Dash charged late for third.

Aces And Cinches stayed hot, winning his second INSS contest of the season and boosting his lifetime earnings to $140,400. Bred by Alpine Stables, the Odds On Equuleus colt is owned by Burke Racing Stable, Weaver Bruscemi LLC., Frank Baldachino, and Michael Rosenthal. The post time favorite, Aces And Cinches, paid $3.20 to win.

Live racing continues at Harrah's Hoosier Park tomorrow (July 18) night with a 14-race card that features a $9,164 Pick 6 carryover in Races 4-9, the $7,500 guaranteed late Pick 4, and the $7,500 guaranteed late Hoosier High 5.

--edited press release (Harrah's Hoosier Park)--