Harrah's Hoosier Park: Mystical Carrie, Maggie Rhee win in sire stakes action

Three-year-old pacing fillies were the featured attraction at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday, July 17 as they squared off in the second round of Indiana Sires Stakes action. Two $33,000 divisions took place on the evening's 14-race card.

In the first division, Mystical Carrie was a decisive gate-to-wire winner, scoring in 1:50 2/5 with Trace Tetrick in the bike. After playing the bridesmaid in her first two starts of the season, Mystical Carrie scored her first win of her sophomore campaign and established a new lifetime-best clocking in the process.

Mystical Carrie left alertly from post three to dictate first-half of fractions of 26 4/5 and 55 4/5. Reaching the three-quarters in 1:24 3/5, Mystical Carrie was still calling the shots as Genie Rockwell and Marlin Fry ranged up to apply pressure from first-over. Using a 25 4/5 closing kick, Mystical Carrie was able to turn back Genie Rockwell and finish six lengths to the good. As the 3-5 favorite, Mystical Carrie returned $3.20 to her backers at the betting windows.

The homebred daughter of Tellitlikeitis-Mystical Victress notched her fifth lifetime win from 14 starts and pushed her lifetime bankroll to $74,650 for owners Mystical Marker Farms LLC. Mystical Carrie is conditioned by Erv Miller. The trip to the winner's circle with Mystical Carrie was one of five trips on the evening for Harrah's Hoosier Park's leading driver Tetrick.

In the second division of the stakes action, Maggie Rhee made her first appearance in stakes company a winning one as she was a gritty winner in 1:51. Driven by Ricky Macomber Jr. for trainer Tim Wilson, Maggie Rhee moved first-over and was able to track down her rivals late in the lane to get the win by a head. The 1:51 clocking was a new lifetime-best for the filly.

Owned by Wilson Racing Stable, N.P. Neff, and M.J. Eichberger, Maggie Rhee recorded her sixth lifetime win from nine outings with the victory. The daughter of Jereme's Jet-Bow Wow Wine has now amassed $46,788 in lifetime purse earnings. The win with Maggie Rhee was also one of three victories on the evening's 14-race card for Macomber Jr.

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