by Emily Gaskin, for Hoosier Park

Anderson, IN — Hoosier Park Racing & Casino highlighted the Wednesday (Aug. 24) card with a pair of $75,000 Indiana Sires Stakes finals and it was Hoosier Park’s leading driver, Trace Tetrick, who teamed up with trainer Erv Miller to sweep both divisions.

It was the third round of five $75,000 preliminary finals offered throughout the stakes season for the freshman fillies.

Hah Chachacha was one of two $75,000 Indiana Sires Stakes final winners on the card for driver Trace Tetrick and trainer Erv Miller.

Hah Chachacha made amends for last week’s second place finish in the eliminations to pull the 7-1 upset and score in a new lifetime best of 1:53.3 in the $75,000 Indiana Sires Stakes final for 2-year-old pacing fillies. Tetrick made his game winning move down the backside and Hah Chachacha did the rest to finish two lengths in front of her next closest competitor.

Leaving from the trailing post ten, Hah Chachacha settled along the rail in sixth while Amazing Arya and John DeLong were setting the early tempo. Amazing Arya dictated fractions of :26.4 and :55.2 but Jason Dillander had the heavy post time favorite, Firstup, out and firing.

Firstup grabbed the lead just before the third station in 1:24.3 but her lead would be short-lived as Hah Chachacha made a sweeping move to the lead and never looked back. Always Giggling and Andy Shetler staged a determined rally late in the lane but would have to settle for second place honors while Pretty Image and Dale Hiteman were third. Hah Chachacha returned $16.80 to her backers at the betting windows.

“She had to work hard tonight off of that trip,” Tetrick noted after the victory. “We made a bridle change after her elimination last week and she responded gamely tonight. There was a head wind and the conditions weren’t ideal but she raced great.”

With the win, the homebred daughter of Always A Virgin-Miss Atm notched her fifth victory from nine lifetime starts. Owned by Shim Racing LLC, Hah Chachacha has now bankrolled $73,313 for her connections.

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Foxy Swan and Trace Tetrick delivered as the post time favorite in the $75,000 Indiana Sires Stakes final for 2-year-old trotting fillies.

Coming off the victory in the pacing filly final, Miller and Tetrick were holding a hot hand in the $75,000 Indiana Sires Stakes final for 2-year-old trotting fillies and Foxy Swan delivered as the 3-5 post time favorite. Foxy Swan solidified her divisional dominance in the 2-year-old trotting filly ranks as she scored an easy two length victory and second $75,000 final win on the season.

Driving confidently from the start, Tetrick pulled Foxy Swan just past the half and she maintained a clear advantage all the way to the wire. Stopping the timer in 1:58, Foxy Swan used a :29.2 final quarter to hold off a late charge from Doug Rideout and Ajessia. Donnas Dream and Robert Taylor rounded out the trifecta. As the heavy betting favorite, Foxy Swan returned $3.80 at the betting windows.

“She raced great,” Tetrick said. “She got to sit in for a good portion of the trip and was strong all the way to the wire. Erv (Miller) and his team have been doing a great job keeping them sharp all season.”

Owned by the Ervin Miller Stable and Anthony Lombardi, the daughter of Swan For All-Fox Valley Click has now won four of seven lifetime outings. With the win, Foxy Swan sent her seasonal earnings over the $100,000 mark as she has now amassed $107,286 lifetime.

The Indiana Sires Stakes action will continue at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Thursday (Aug. 25) with the $75,000 final for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings. Three $20,000 eliminations for the 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters will also be part of the 14-race card for Thursday.

Live racing at Hoosier Park will follow a Tuesday through Saturday schedule with a daily post time of 5:45 p.m. For more information on the upcoming entertainment and live racing schedule, please visit www.hoosierpark.com.