Harrah's Hoosier Park: All JK, Teelatini reign in Indiana Sires Stakes

Two-year-old pacing fillies took center stage at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Wednesday, July 12 with two $68,000 Indiana Sires Stakes divisions on the evening's 14-race card.

All JK was all business in the opening split and delivered as the heavy betting favorite, going gate-to-wire with driver Trace Tetrick in the bike. Stopping the timer in 1:51 3/5, All Jk dictated fractions of 27 1/5, 55 2/5 and 1:23 4/5 with Lets Go Endofaera and driver John DeLong sitting the pocket trip. When the field turned for home, Lets Go Endofaera tipped out from the two-hole, but All JK wasn't finished. Utilizing a 27 4/5 last quarter, All JK was able to keep Lets Go Endofaera at bay, while Sunny Money rallied up the inside to get third. All JK returned $3.40 to her backers at the betting windows.

Trained by Brian Brown, the daughter of Jk Endofanera-Truth Above All is now two-for-two in her young career. Owned in partnership by Country Club Acres, J. Sbrocco, M. Leeman and T. Nichols, All JK established a new lifetime mark and pushed her lifetime bankroll to $39,000.

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In the second flight, Teelatini used opposite tactics to stop the timer in 1:53 1/5. With DeLong in the bike, Teelatini was uninvolved through the early stages of race before employing an impressive rally late in the lane to get up in the final strides of the mile. The heavily-favored McKira and Joey Putnam rattled off fractions of 27 2/5, 56 2/5 and 1:25 1/5 before ever feeling a threat from the rest of the field. When the field turned for home, McKira appeared to be up to the task, but Teelatini was winding up from the back. Using a 26 3/5 closing kick, Teelatini got the win by nearly two lengths over Topville Ohsolucky and Marvin Luna, who put together an impressive closing kick of their own, while McKira rounded out the trifecta. Teelatini returned $11.00 at the betting windows.

Trained by Roger Welch, the daughter of Rockin Image-Nightcap recorded her first lifetime victory from two starts. Owned in partnership by William C. DeLong and William P. DeLong, Teelatini pushed her lifetime bankroll to $36,500.

Live racing will return to Harrah's Hoosier Park on Thursday, July 13 with two sections of Indiana Sires Stakes for the 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on the evening's 14-race card.

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