Fulsome brings three-race win streak to Indiana Derby; Will’s Secret tops Oaks

Jul 02, 2021 by James Scully/TwinSpires.com

Three-year-olds will take center stage Wednesday evening in
the $300,000 Indiana Derby (G3) and $250,000 Indiana Oaks (G3). The featured
events headline a 12-race card at Indiana Grand that features six total stakes.

Fulsome is the
one to beat in the Indiana Derby following a 3 3/4-length triumph in the May 29
Matt Winn (G3) at Churchill Downs. A winner of three straight since switching
to the main track, the Brad Cox-trained Into Mischief colt captured an
off-the-turf allowance at Keeneland and the Oaklawn Invitational S. before
romping in the Matt Winn. Florent Geroux retains the mount on the up-and-coming
Juddmonte Farm homebred.

Third in the Lexington S. (G3) two back, Starrininmydreams was on the Kentucky
Derby trail earlier this year for Dallas Stewart. The Super Saver colt has
dropped four straight, but he should appreciate the class relief after keeping
excellent company. Luis Saez will be in to ride.

A total of seven runners are entered for the 1 1/16-mile
event.

Mr. Wireless
invades after a runner-up in the May 31 Texas Derby at Lone Star Park, and Sermononthemount exits a third in the
June 4 Prairie Mile. Convention will
try to break through at the stakes level for Hall of Fame trainer Steve
Asmussen, and last-out maiden scorers Full
Charge and W W Crazy round out
the field.

One race earlier on the program, Kentucky Oaks (G1) third Will’s Secret top a field of 11
three-year-old fillies in the 1 1/16-mile Indiana Oaks.

Trained by Stewart, Will’s Secret reeled off three straight
wins over the winter, including Honeybee (G3) and Martha Washington S. at
Oaklawn, before recording a third behind Malathaat in the Ashland (G1) at
Keeneland. The dark bay daughter of Will Take Charge finished in the same
position behind the same rival in the prestigious Kentucky Oaks, and Will’s
Secret has been freshened 68 days. Jon Court will be back up on the stalker.

Santa Anita Oaks (G2) winner Soothsay, who sustained her first defeat finishing second to Crazy
Beautiful as the odds-on favorite in the May 30 Summertime Oaks (G2) at Santa
Anita, will ship from California for Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella.
Flavien Prat guides the Distorted Humor filly. Summertime Oaks third Lady Aces has also made the journey for
Peter Eurton.

Lovely Ride will
make her stakes debut for Bret Calhoun following a sensational 6 1/2-length
allowance tally at Churchill Downs. The Wayne Catalano-trained Malloy also tries stakes foes after a
good-looking allowance win under the Twin Spires. And Brad Cox has last-out
Churchill allowance winner Marion
Francis in the mix.

Other runners include Forever
Boss, Li’l Tootsie, and Moon Swag.