Harrah's Hoosier Park: Teelatini pounces from the pocket in Indiana Sires Stakes

Teelatini continued her winning ways at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino after she captured the featured event of the evening, the $133,000 Indiana Sires Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies, on Thursday, August 17. Stopping the timer in 1:51 1/5, Teelatini recorded her fourth straight stakes win and established a new lifetime mark with driver Peter Wrenn in the bike.

Leaving from post two, Wrenn sent Teelatini away from the gate just enough to grab a pocket seat behind the heavily- favored All Jk and Trace Tetrick. All Jk, who was undefeated in three starts, dictated fractions of 26 2/5 and 54 2/5 while the rest of the field sorted out early positions. After the field reached the three-quarters in 1:23 1/5, Teelatini tipped from the pocket and employed an impressive late closing kick to surge past All Jk. Lets Go Endofanera utilized a ground-saving trip and a late rally of her own to get up for second while All Jk held on for third. Sent off at odds of 5-2, Teelatini paid $7.20 to her backers at the betting windows.

Trained by Roger Welch, Teelatini has now won four of five lifetime starts. The homebred daughter of Rockin Image-Nightcap is owned by William C. DeLong and William P. DeLong and sports a lifetime bankroll of $150,348. The victory was also one of three winners on the program for driver Peter Wrenn.

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Live racing action will continue at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday, August 18 with a 14-race card featuring Indiana Sires Stakes action for the 2-year-old and 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings.

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