from the Iowa Harness Horse Association

Humboldt, IA — Two fillies finished their Iowa Sires Stakes campaigns undefeated following the final weekend of Iowa-sired racing for 2018 on Saturday (Aug. 25). Pacer Heavy Handed Hanna and trotter Bankn-On-Emily were the only two of 60 2-year-old competitors to stay on top in every start in the three Iowa Sires Stakes meets.

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HeavyHanded Hanna and Will Roland stay on top in the Iowa Sires Stakes.

Iowa-sired champion 2-year-old pacing filly Heavy Handed Hanna came into Saturday’s race off of three wins in Iowa-Registered racing, the last two at Humboldt. Will Roland piloted the Curtis Carey trainee in a wire-to-wire 2:03.4 performance with a last quarter in :29.4.

Heavy Handed Hanna is by Millionaire Cam, a son of Million Dollar Cam, out of Bluebird Corvette. She was bred by Lindsay Reuckart and Jeff Carey, and is owned by Jesse Delong, Lindsay Reuckart and Jeff Carey.

Top trotter Bankn-On-Emily has been improving her times throughout the year. She won her first Iowa Sires Stakes start in June in 2:11.4, dropped three seconds in July winning in 2:08.2 and won her final meet on Saturday in 2:04.4 to take the title of Iowa Sired 2-year-old trotting filly champion.

Driven by Royal Roland for the Shipley Stables out of Kahoka, Mo., Bankn-On-Emily is by the Iowa sire Macduffie, a son of Angus Hall, and out of the Ken Warkentin mare Emily Lavictoire. Bankn-On-Emily is owned by Thomas & Kathy Shipley and was bred by Ura Gingerich.

Two-year-old pacing gelding My Money Honey was beat to the finish on Saturday by Hot Day Cool Night in 2:05, but remained on top in the Iowa-sired standings with wins in both the June and July Iowa Sires Stakes meets. The Sneaky B Skipalong gelding has four wins in 10 starts in 2018. He is out of the Iowa-bred mare Kayveonnasstarlite.

My Money Honey was raised and trained by Rick Huffman who owns the gelding with his granddaughter Kayveonna Johnson.

Despite a third place finish on Saturday, Ricky Be Sharp earned the Iowa-sired 2-year-old trotting colt champion title. With wins in the first two Iowa Sires Stakes meets, the American Native gelding accumulated enough points to top the standings being the only horse in his division to win at two of the three meets.

Ricky B Sharp was bred by Lesa & Rick Peters out of the Valley Victor mare Cosmetize. He is owned and trained by Lorenza Gooch.

With Iowa Sires Stakes racing finished for 2018, there are only three Iowa-registered meets left until the Sept. 22-23 Iowa Finals Weekend. After three weekends at Humboldt, racing moves to What Cheer with 2-year-olds competing on Saturday (Sept. 1), followed by 3-year-olds on Sunday. Post time is 12:30 p.m.