Harrah's Hoosier Park: Widger, Dunn double up in Indiana Sires Stakes Super Finals for 3YO's

M-M's Dream defended her Indiana Sires Stakes title and completed a perfect season in the Hoosier State program by winning her $270,000 Super Final for 3-year-old filly trotters on Friday night at Harrah's Hoosier Park.

Bluebird Dove (Peter Wrenn) cut out fractions of 27, 55 4/5, and 1:24 3/5 in the event, but M-M's Dream (Sam Widger), who went first-over out of fifth coming to the half, had advanced into a joint second at three-quarters. In mid-stretch M-M's Dream went by Bluebird Dove to take command, and from there, M-M's Dream held sway to the wire, prevailing by a length in 1:52 4/5. Luv Lorelei (Robert Taylor) got up for second and Swan Trixie (Dexter Dunn) was third.

A daughter of Swan For All bred by Mervin Miller, M-M's Dream is trained by Henry Graber Jr. for owners Eleven Star Stables, Frank Baldachino, and Hillside Stables. She has a record of 16-1-1 from 19 lifetime starts, has earned $706,012, and returned $2.40 to win as the 1-5 favorite.

Widger also won the Super Final for trotting colts and geldings with Adamsville Road. Starting from post one, Adamsville Road hustled right to the engine, carved out panels of 27 1/5, 56, and 1:24, and defeated pocket-sitter Ponda Adventure (Trace Tetrick) by 2 1/4 lengths in 1:53 2/5. Swan Captain (John De Long) finished third.

Tyler George trains Adamsville Road, a Swan For All gelding bred by Joyce McClelland, for owners Mel Rose Stable and Joe Nesselroad. Adamsville Road won for the eighth time from 21 tries, pushed his bankroll to $271,634, and paid $7.00 to win as the 5-2 second choice.

George also sent out victorious Need To Breahe (Dunn) in the filly pace. Need To Breathe led early but yielded to JK's Rollin Baby (Mike Oosting) beyond the 26 2/5 quarter. JK's Rollin Baby maintained the top spot through a 54 1/5 half and a 1:22 4/5 three-quarters, but Need To Breathe rallied back to the point in the passing lane in the stretch. From there, Need To Breathe had to hold off closing Always Gonna B You (David Miller) and Marvelous Marshia (John De Long), which she was able to do, tallying by a head in 1:51 1/5.

Need To Breathe, a Riggins filly bred by Mike Hollenback and Charles Kline, is also co-owned by George in partnership with Terry Leonard and Trent Stohler Stable Inc. Need To Breathe scored her seventh triumph, has now pocketed $231,485, and returned $6.20 to win as the 2-1 second choice.

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Dunn collected another Super Final in the colt and gelding pace with Ponda Warrior. 1-5 favorite Soaring Now (Joey Putnam) brushed from third to first after the 25 2/5 opening quarter and then rang up a 53 1/5 half and a 1:21 3/5 three-quarters, with Ponda Warrior advancing into second on the final bend after going first-over out of fifth. In the stretch Ponda Warrior, a 10-1 offering, charged by Soaring Now and then opened up to the wire, winning by 3 1/4 lengths in 1:49 2/5. Rip Wheeler (Brandon Bates) was next, followed by Soaring Now.

Trainer Jay Hochstetler also co-owns Ponda Warrior, a Rockin Image colt bred by Pond-A-Acres, with partners Finkelberg Racing LLC. and South Of The Tracks Rac Inc. Ponda Warrior made his seventh trip to the winner's circle, has put away $365,600, and paid $22.00 to win.