Harrah's Hoosier Park: Yo Beth D, T's Pride impress in Indiana Sires Stakes
Two-year-old trotting fillies took center stage at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Tuesday, July 26 with two Indiana Sires Stakes divisions headlining the evening's 14-race card. It was the second preliminary round of their series.
After a convincing win in the opening round of stakes action, Yo Beth D and driver/trainer/owner Verlin Yoder turned in another dominant performance to capture the first $66,500 split on the card. Stopping the timer in 1:55, Yo Beth D established a new lifetime mark in the process.
Leaving from post seven, Yoder sent Yo Beth D to the front, and she carved out splits of 27 4/5, 57, and 1:25 4/5. Turning for home, Yo Beth D was on top by four lengths, and she coasted on to the wire, finishing well in-hand at the finish line. Five Star Photo and Trace Tetrick were second while Marys Magic and Brandon Bates finished third. As the 3-5 favorite, Yo Beth D returned $3.20 at the betting windows.
The daughter of Helpisontheway-Scented Roses pushed her lifetime earnings to $66,250.
In the second $67,000 flight, T's Pride utilized similar tactics and went gate to wire in 1:56 4/5 with Tetrick in the bike. T's Pride went to the front and was able to hold off a late charge in the lane from Helpineedsomebody and John Delong to get the win by three-parts of a length. Flo Lashomb and Homer Hochstetler rounded out the trifecta. As the 3-2 co-favorite, T's Pride returned $5.00 to her backers at the betting windows.
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Trained by Erv Miller, T's Pride recorded her second lifetime victory from three lifetime starts. The 1:56 4/5 final time was a new lifetime-best for the daughter of You Know You Do-Cheetah Hall who is owned by Anthony Lombardi and The Kales Company LLC. The victory was also one of four wins on the evening's card for Tetrick and Miller.
Indiana Sires Stakes action returns to Harrah's Hoosier Park on Wednesday, July 27 with two divisions for the 2-year-old pacing fillies.
--press release (Harrah's Hoosier Park)--