Harrah's Hoosier Park: Record mile by Pure Chance in The Circle City Stakes

The track was lightning fast on Friday, October 25 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino, as the track hosted divisions of The Circle City Stakes for 3-year-old fillies and males of both gaits. The night provided several impressive performances, including a track record performance and two track record-equaling performances. Pure Chance set the new track standard for sophomore trotting fillies, while Tellmeaboutit matched the record for 3-year-old pacing geldings and Summer Charm equaled the record for 3-year-old pacing fillies.

The evening’s racing action kicked off with Pure Chance and Trace Tetrick going gate-to-wire, lowering the track standard for the division to 1:52 2/5 in the first race on the program. Pure Chance clicked off fractions of 27 3/5, 56 4/5, and 1:25 2/5 before crossing the wire to better Meadowbrook Grace’s 1:52 3/5 time. The Chris Beaver trainee paid $2.40 to win. The other division of the stakes action for trotting fillies was won by Grand Swan, who also went to gate-to-wire with LeWayne Miller in the bike in 1:53 3/5.

The second record show came from Tellmeaboutit with Mike Oosting in the first division for pacing males. The Alvin Miller trainee waited patiently with a pocket trip through fractions of 26 2/5, 53 2/5, and 1:20 4/5. Once the field turned for home, it was a calvary charge toward the wire, but Tellmeaboutit bested his competitors. Stopping the clock in 1:48 3/5, he tied the record set by Always A Prince the previous year. Tellmeaboutit returned $2.40 to win at the betting windows. The New York Sire Stakes champion Hickfromfrenchlick returned to Harrah's Hoosier Park for the second time this season to score his eighth consecutive victory in the other pacing colt and gelding division in 1:49 3/5 with Tetrick in the bike.

Summer Charm and Drew Monti turned in the second record-tying performance of the night when the Ron Burke trainee equaled the 1:49 4/5 pacing filly record of Wisdom Tree and Rockin Nola. Summer Charm benefited from a pocket seat through fractions of 26 3/5, 55 1/5, and 1:23, and dug in gamely late in the lane to best her rivals. Summer Charm paid $13.00 to win in the slight upset. The other pacing filly division was captured by Fully A Virgin and Oosting in 1:50 2/5.

The evening’s 13-race card also featured two divisions of The Circle City Stakes for the 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings. Whata Swan and Robert Taylor were able to withhold all challenges and score in 1:55 2/5 to pull the slight upset in the first division for trainer William Crone. Lucky Weekend, with Peter Wrenn, followed suit to pull another upset in the second division of the stakes action, scoring in 1:53 3/5 for trainer Melanie Wrenn.

The lone division of The Madison County Stakes for 2-year-old pacing geldings on the card was won by Odds On Osiris, with the Wrenns connecting for back-to-back stakes wins after his 1:52 2/5 effort.

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