Harrah's Hoosier: Swan For All fillies sweep stakes action

Rock Swan and Swan Bomb, a pair of trotting fillies sired by Indiana's leading trotting stallion Swan For All, were victorious in their respective $31,500 divisions of the Indiana Sires Stakes for 3-year-old trotting fillies at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Wednesday, July 29. It was the third round of the seven round series for the sophomore fillies.

Rock Swan and Trace Tetrick continued their winning ways and delivered as the heavy 1-9 favorite in the opening division of the stakes action. Stopping the timer in 1:54 2/5, Rock Swan recorded her second straight stakes victory and equaled her established lifetime mark.

Leaving from post seven, Rock Swan was not hustled early and found a spot along the rail in fourth through the opening panel in 27 3/5. Tetrick gave his filly the green light just before the half in 57 3/5 and she ranged up to match strides with the pacesetting Skyway Tinacious and Peter Wrenn at the third station in 1:26. When the field turned for home, Rock Swan was on top by three lengths and appeared to cruise to the wire effortlessly finishing three lengths in front of Skyway Tinacious.

"She's always been very professional," Tetrick noted of his mount. "She has grown up a little this year and grown into herself. She's a very handy to filly to drive and knows her job."

Trained by Erv Miller, the daughter of Swan For All-Jolly Jessica has now won two of four seasonal outings and 11 of 15 lifetime. Owned in partnership by S&R Racing and Anthony Lombardi, Rock Swan pushed her lifetime bankroll to $441,106. The victory was also one of five wins on the evening's 14-race card for Harrah's Hoosier Park's leading driver, Trace Tetrick.

In the second division, Swan Bomb and Ricky Macomber Jr. utilized the long Hoosier Park stretch to their advantage to pull the 8-1 upset. Scoring in 1:55 4/5, Swan Bomb recorded her first stakes win and established a new lifetime best.

Leaving from post two, Swan Bomb was uninvolved in the early stages of the race and waited patiently along the rail in fourth. The 6-5 post time favorite, Hotel Whiskey and John DeLong dictated fractions of 57 2/5 and 1:26 3/5 while the field remained in single file line.

Turning for home, Macomber Jr. was able to find late racing room and urged Swan Bomb forward. Using a 28-second final panel, Swan Bomb was able to track down the leaders and trot strong to the wire to get the win over a hard charging Laney and Sam Widger.

Trained by Jamie Macomber, Swam Bomb recorded the second win of her sophomore season from six outs. The daughter of Swan For All-Tilly Bomb has now earned $34,685 in lifetime purse earnings and is owned by Dreamville Stable.

Indiana Sires Stakes action will continue at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Thursday, July 30 with two $31,500 divisions of Indiana Sires Stakes for the 3-year-old trotting colts and geldings.

Thursday's 14-race card will also feature a $10,000 Guaranteed Pick-4 in Races 3-6 and a $10,000 Guaranteed Hoosier High-5 in Race 14.

-edited release (Emily Ratcliff for Hoosier)