Anderson, IN — She may not be a household name, but Naturdays may very well become one in Indiana at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday (Oct. 13) when she seeks glory in the $250,000 Indiana Sires Stakes Super Final for 3-year-old filly trotters. The 15-race card, offering over $1.8 million in purses, features contests for the state’s best and brightest.

“She fumbled with her gait as a 2-year-old,” said trainer Matt Rheinheimer. “But with each start, she just keeps improving and has made that improvement from 2 to 3. She just enjoys her work.”

Naturdays will leave from post position five as the 8-5 morning-line favorite with regular pilot, Matt Krueger, holding the lines in a competitive field of 10 rivals. The daughter of Helpinontheway-Windsongmusclelady seeks her third consecutive victory and a sixth victory in her last seven starts.

Naturdays, pictured in a September victory at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, seeks her first state title in Friday’s Indiana Sires Stakes Super Final for sophomore trotting fillies. Dean Gillette Photography.

Owned by Alton Miller, Debra Miller and Brackton Miller, Naturdays is the second foal from her dam, who also produced Muscle Dan (Dover Dan, $133,681). She was purchased for $30,000 at the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale. Windsongmusclelady, a daughter of Muscle Mass, earned $122,977 during her racing career.

Rheinheimer knows a bit about training trotting fillies in the Hoosier State. He was responsible for keeping former track record holder and multiple Indiana champion Churita on her toes. Churita was one of the few horses to defeat 2017 Horse of the Year and Indiana champion Hannelore Hanover on multiple occasions over the Anderson oval.

Churita passed in April after a bout with colic at age 11. She was a superstar at Hoosier Park and reeled off 16 straight victories between her 2- and 3-year-old campaigns, banking $1,038,975 for her illustrious career, which included a rivalry with Hannelore Hanover.

“This filly is the exact opposite from Churita,” Rheinheimer said. “She is so nice to be around and just a pleasure to work with. Churita was a bit more difficult, but in comparing the two, I think this filly has higher speed. It’s hard to tell with how fast they go now. Each year, the breed just keeps improving, so it’s hard to compare them.”

Despite being confident in his filly, who sports 14 wins and $214,665 in earnings from 24 starts, Rheinheimer acknowledges Naturdays will have no walk in the park.

This is a strong field that is very competitive,” he said. “Any one of these fillies can win this race if it sets up appropriately for them. I’m just grateful the owners were patient with her as a 2-year-old so she can be in this spot.”

Rheinheimer is also thankful to have this filly in his barn.

“She is a dream come true,” he said. “Just everything about her. She enjoys her job and is so happy to do it. Just a great horse to be around.”

Other favorites in Friday’s Indiana Sires Stakes championships are 2-year-old male pacer Noblesville, 3-year-old male pacer Why Not Now, 3-year-old female pacer Rollin Rosie, 3-year-old male trotter Talent Scout, older male pacer Ponda Warrior, older male trotter Adamsville Road, and older female trotter Jusmakinyalook. Adamsville Road and Ponda Warrior are returning champions. Ponda Warrior also captured the $310,000 Dan Patch Stakes, Hoosier Park’s signature event, in August.