Harrah's Hoosier Park: Three-year-olds compete in Circle City Stakes

Harrah's Hoosier Park hosted Grand Circuit racing on Friday with divisions of the Circle City Stakes for sophomores.

Driver Kyle Wilfong swept the $24,000 colt and gelding trots, connecting with Operator (by You Know You Do and bred by Christopher Nissley, paid $2.10 to win) in 1:53 3/5 for trainer Jay Hochstetler and owners Connie Hochstetler, Homer Hochstetler, Robert Buddig and Allen Schwartz, and Battle Hill (by Marseille and bred by Galliers Racing LLC., paid $4 to win) in 1:53 1/5 for trainer Matt Burkholder and owner William Hartt.

Trace Tetrick also had a double as he captured the filly trots, worth $20,850 and $21,150, with Divine Thing (by Greenshoe and bred by Crawford Farms, paid $5.20 to win) in 1:53 4/5 for trainer Steve Carter and owner Jay Mossbarger, and Glutes Hanover (by Six Pack and bred by Hanover Soe Farms, paid $5.80 to win) in 1:55 1/5 for owner/trainer Tony Alagna.

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John De Long captured both ends of the Circle City late double, taking a $26,700 colt and gelding pace with Sugar Man (by Papi Rob Hanover and bred by Birnam Wood Farms, paid $15.60 to win) in 1:52 2/5 for trainer Brett Pelling and owners David McDuffee, Mel Hartman and Rojan Stables, and the $42,900 filly pace with Can'ttouchthese (by JK Endofanera and bred by owners William C. De Long, William P. De Long and Douglas Riccolo, paid $3.60 to win) in 1:51 3/5 for trainer Roger Welch.

The other $26,400 split for colt and gelding pacers went to The Family Man (by Always A Virgin and bred by Lyndar Stables, paid $12.60 to win) in 1:50 3/5 with Marcus Miller in the bike for owner/trainer Erv Miller and co-owner Never 2 Late Stable.