Anderson, IN — Grand Circuit action once again returned to Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing and Casino with Circle City action highlighting the 14-race Friday night (Oct. 28) card. Favorites reigned supreme with impressive efforts in the 3-year-old stakes, but it would be Cash Infusion who stole the show with a track record performance in the sophomore filly trot.

Cash Infusion stole the show with a track record in the sophomore filly trot. Dean Gillette Photography.

Leaving from post seven in the field of eight, driver Atlee Bender would opt to steer Cash Infusion mid-pack in fifth as Anthony McDonald cut out a hot opening fraction of :26.4 with Purple Aura while under fire from Funky Wiggle and Kyle Wilfong. Funky Wiggle would clear on the backstretch and tap the breaks lightly to the tune of :56 at the halfway point as Bender hit the gas with Cash Infusion and began their march first over. Cash Infusion powered to the lead on the far turn, pushing past Funky Wiggle at the three-quarter station by a half-length in 1:24.4.

Bender kept the pedal down in the stretch as Cash Infusion gained separation on the field behind the power of a :27 final quarter, scoring the victory by five lengths in 1:51.4. Jusmakinyalook and Jordan Ross rallied up the rail for second, with Brickhouse Babe and Trace Tetrick rounding out the trifecta.

The 1:51.4 clocking was a new track record for 3-year-old filly trotters; the previous record was 1:52 established by Next Level Stuff in the 2020 Breeders Crown final.

Trained by Erv Miller, Cash Infusion picked up her fourth win in 18 starts in 2022 for owners Bill Donavan, Purnel & Libby, Joe Sbrocco and George Ducharme Stable. With the score in the $31,300 Circle City, the daughter of Chapter Seven-Swing Anna Cash has now banked $164,058 this season and is just shy of a quarter-million for her career.

The $31,000 first division of Circle City action for the 3-year-old filly trotters kicked off the stakes on the evening, this time with world champion Bluebird Dove scoring her second consecutive stakes victory.

Starting from post two in the field of seven, Bluebird Dove and driver Peter Wrenn waited patiently from third as Luv Lorelei and Robert Taylor set the early fractions. Bluebird Dove waited until she saw the passing lane in the stretch before exploding with a :26.4 final quarter to score the victory by 1-1/2 lengths in 1:53 over Luv Lorelei, with Angelonia and Trace Tetrick finishing third.

It was the eighth win in 17 seasonal starts for the 3-year-old trained by Melanie Wrenn. Owned by David McDuffee and L&L Devisser, Bluebird Dove has banked $226,306 for her career. Bluebird Dove is an Indiana bred daughter of Swan For All-Goosebump Hanover and was bred by Daryl Miller.

The New York bred Patsville would repeat in stakes action as well, this time taking the lone $61,500 division for the 3-year-old filly pacers following a score in the Pegasus Stakes last time out.

John DeLong landed the perfect pocket trip throughout the mile as JK’s Rollin Baby and Atlee Bender set the speed throughout the mile before DeLong navigated Patsville through the lightning lane with a :27 final quarter to score by 1-3/4 lengths in 1:51.3 over Coastal with Brett Miller and JK’s Rollin Baby.

With the score, Patsville is a winner of five of 16 in 2022 and has now banked $207,354 on the season for owners William and Patrick DeLong. Trained by Tabatha DeLong, Patsville was bred by Ross Bonafield and is a daughter of Huntsville-Major Master Piece.

Continuing the trend of the evening, Pegasus Stakes winner Sweet Boy Ben followed up his stakes win with yet another, scoring in the $30,000 first split for the sophomore trotting colts. Driven by Harrah’s Hoosier Park’s all-time leading driver, Trace Tetrick, Sweet Boy Ben sat mid-pack throughout the mile as Rose Run Xtra cut the mile in the early stages as the heavy 1-5 favorite.

Sweet Boy Ben and Tetrick went on the offensive first over on the far turn, storming to the front and never looking back in the stretch with a :27.3 final quarter to score the victory by 1-3/4 lengths in 1:54 over Swan Flyer with John DeLong and Jeff Cullipher stablemate Tug And Coop with Aaron Merriman.

Sweet Boy Ben picked up his third win of the season in his 19th start and fifth win for his career for owners Pollack Racing and Jeff Cullipher who also trains the gelding. With the score, the gelded son of Swan For All-Blue Muse has earned $91,141 in 2022 and $141,582 for his career.

The Circle City score was the 20th career victory for Ponda Adventure. Dean Gillette Photography.

Tetrick swept the 3-year-old trotting colts, taking the $30,000 second division with the nearly invincible Ponda Adventure. Leaving from post two, Ponda Adventure settled in third in the early stages as Erv Miller stablemate Abruzzo and Atlee Bender set torrid opening fractions of :26.3 and :54.4. Ponda Adventure and Tetrick ventured to the outside on the far turn and went on the attack, engaging the leader at three-quarters in 1:24.

Ponda Adventure would do what he has done the majority of his career and dug deep with a :28.2 final quarter, as Dover In Motion and Ricky Macomber Jr. surged from the backfield before going off stride just prior to the wire, securing the victory for Ponda Adventure in 1:52.2. Dover In Motion would be disqualified from second to fourth, resulting in Delgado and John DeLong being placed second and Caviar Gold with Aaron Merriman being moved up to third.

Owned by Engel Stable of IL, Louis Willinger and Jerry Graham, the 1:52.2 score is a lifetime best for Ponda Adventure, who is yet to finish worse than second in 25 career starts. The Circle City score was the 20th career victory for Ponda Adventure, who has now banked $357,069 in 2022 and $628,537 for his career. Ponda Adventure is a gelded son of Swan For All-Wildflower and was bred by Pond-A-Acres.

The night concluded with yet one more repeat stakes winner, with Yourwishisgranted going down the road in the $61,500 3-year-old colt pace.

Driver Michael Oosting wasted no time getting Yourwishisgranted on the engine, working hard three-deep on the turn before clearing and never looking back from there. The gelded son of JK Endofanera dug deep in the lane, fending off the pocket sitting Sure Thing Herman and Atlee Bender and Barry’s Berries with Brett Miller to score in a lifetime best 1:49.4.

Trained by Matt Rheinheimer, Yourwishisgranted entered off of a 1:51.3 upset score in the Pegasus Stakes on Oct. 21. Yourwishisgranted is now a three time winner in 17 starts in 2022 and has earned $73,340 on the season for owner Bill Huggins. Bred by Indiana’s leading breeder, Victory Hill Farms, the $22,000 yearling purchase out of Onawish Hanover has banked $133,540 for his career.

Racing action continues at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Saturday (Oct. 29) with a 14-race card set to get underway at 6:15 p.m. Saturday night also features Harrah’s Hoosier Park’s annual Fright Night at the Races. Guests are encouraged to come out to the track for Trunk or Treating, live entertainment, food trucks, as well as the horse costume contest in the front paddock which begins at 5:30 p.m.

For more information on Fright Night at the Races and the 2022 live racing season, guests are encouraged to visit www.harrahshoosierpark.com.