Cicero, IL — A trio of $20,000 state-bred freshman series finals will be decided Sunday evening (Nov. 26) at Hawthorne Race Course. And in two of the showdowns, it’s anyone’s guess who will be the betting favorites at post time, let alone which horses will come out on top.

The second race Pop-Up series for Illinois Conceived and Foaled (ICF) 2-year-old pacing fillies may have only six horses going to the gate, however each of its first three legs had different winners: Adalecia (Travis Seekman), Time To Ryde (Kyle Wilfong) and Dandy’s Ms Swifty (Casey Leonard). The Tom Simmons youngster Delight Moon (Brandon Bates) was just a head short of her sixth first season triumph last week. Mattie Shark (Juan Franco) and Carli Bay (Wyatt Avenatti) are the race’s long shot hopefuls.

Time To Ryde, from the Jim Eaton stable, does her best racing up close, and the move from the seven slot to the pole position could be huge for her chances. Delight Moon shouldn’t be far off leaving from post three. Adalecia has had command in all three of her series races and likely will on be or near the front again while Dandy’s Ms Swifty comes off a lifetime mark and possible swift early fractions by others could benefit her.

The fifth race series for Illinois-bred first-season males is an intriguing contest with a full field of 10 horses. Two of the likely favorites, Mazin Blazin (Casey Leonard) and Super Shark (Travis Seekman), landed posts seven and 10, respectively.

Mazin Blazin is sharp and capable of getting up in time for his third consecutive triumph. Super Shark has a pair of series wins under his belt. Then, there’s Doctor Cruise (Kyle Husted) from the barn of Tim Simmons, who has been first or second in all three series contests and was just a head behind Mazin Blazin last week.

Hezarengade (Juan Franco), who notched a series victory in his second leg, drew well with the three slot, while obtaining the eight post could make tonight’s task a difficult for Fox Valley Carlos (Todd Warren). The probable swift pace will help the late rushing Amy Husted trainee who comes off a pair of close-up second-place finishes.

Almost Gone (Kyle Wilfong), My Buddy Steve (Cordarius Stewart), Fox Valley Bruin (Todd Warren), Ashlees Silver Guy (Brandon Bates) and Who’zz This Sky (Brandon Bates) are long shot possibilities.

The seventh race Pop-Up series trot final does have a very likely post time favorite in Lous Amazon from the barn of trainer Steve Searle. The sizeable freshman filly followed a second-place finish to first leg winner Change The Tune (Travis Seekman) with strong back-to-back successes in legs two and three with Casey Leonard.

One of three Flacco Family Farms homebreds in the field — Lous Gambler (Clark Fairley) and Lous Enchantress (Todd Warren) are the others — Lous Amazon looks to be in great shape with the two-slot as she aims for her sixth first season victory.

Change The Tune gets away from the four post for trainer Gerald Hansen and figures to be the main danger to Lous Amazon. Slots five through eight will be manned by Ally Baba (Brandon Bates), Honolulou (Cordarius Stewart), Gritty Gator (Bobby Smolin) and the first-time starter Slipside (Mike Brink).

First post Sunday is 7:10 p.m. (CST).