Harrah's Hoosier Park: Favorites defeated in Indiana Sires Stakes

Indiana Sires Stakes events were once again featured on Wednesday night's 14-race program at Harrah's Hoosier Park.

In a single $95,500 test for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters, Talent Scout (Dexter Dunn) sat in the pocket behind Ponda Jet (Kyle Wilfong) through fractions of 26 4/5, 55 3/5 and 1:25 1/5, rallied in the passing lane in the final eighth, and got up to tally by three-quarters of a length in 1:53 1/5. Ponda Jet had to settle for second and Full Strength (Atlee Bender), a 73-1 shot, closed well to get third.

Talent Scout won for trainer Doug Rideout and owners Julie Rideout, Alan White and Dave Gamble. Bred by Atlantic Trot Inc. and Steve Stewart, Talent Scout, a gelded son of Swan For All, made his 12th trip to the winner's circle and sent his earnings to $464,412. He paid $6.80 to win as the 2-1 third choice.

Two-year-old pacing fillies were split into a pair of flights worth $67,500 and $68,000, and in the first one of those, 2-5 favorite All Jk (Trace Tetrick) led at the 28 second opening quarter, 56 2/5 half and 1:24 4/5 three-quarters, tracked closely by Lets Go Endofaera (John De Long) in the two-hole. De Long waited in the stretch until the passing lane opened up, and when he put Lets Go Endofaera into that path, she responded by surging by the pace-setter and going on to score by three-quarters of a length in 1:52. Topville Ohsolucky (Marvin Luna), sent off at 76-1, collected third.

The winner, a daughter of JK Endofanera, is trained by Tabatha De Long for co-owner/breeder Jesse De Long and co-owners John De Long and William De Long. She has a summary of 4-2-1 from nine starts, has put away $159,900 and returned $5.20 to win as the 8-5 second choice.

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The other section for the fillies saw Lyin' Eyes (Joey Putnam) brush from third to first past the 26 3/5 quarter. Once she had control, Lyin' Eyes kept it through middle-half stations of 55 4/5 and 1:25 3/5, then sprinted home in 27 seconds to prevail by a length and three-quarters in 1:52 3/5. 1-9 favorite Teelatini (Peter Wrenn) had dead-aim at the winner through the lane after a second-over trip, but could only manage to get up for runner-up honors, and Flirtin Fanera (Ricky Macomber Jr.) snagged third.

A daughter of Odds On Equuleus bred by Silver Linden Farms, Lyin' Eyes was sent out by Joe Putnam for owners J P Racing LLC., Joey Putnam and Crazy Parrot Farm, LLC. Lyin' Eyes has three victories, a second and two thirds in seven efforts, has banked $70,390 and paid $11.60 to win as the 9-2 second choice.