Wrenn flying high in opening days at Hoosier

Peter Wrenn, winner of more than 7,800 career races, has emerged onto Hoosier Park’s playing field in the zone. The 46-year-old reinsman from Swartz Creek, Mich. leads the early driver standings with back to back four-win evenings in the first three nights of action for the 80-day Standardbred meet.

Wrenn, who competed at Hoosier Park during the 2007 season, is ranked fourth in the country for wins in 2009. Through Thursday, March 26, Wrenn has 151 victories in 562 starts. Wrenn ventured to Indiana from Northville Downs, where he is always among the track’s top drivers and has earned numerous titles at nearly all the harness tracks in the Wolverine State. Wrenn now has eight wins in 27 starts to lead the early race for leading driver.

One of the victories for Wrenn on the Thursday racing program was behind Boiler Bob The QB in the first leg of the Jerry Landess Series. Wrenn had little interest in getting Boiler Bob The QB into the early mix, opting for a spot near the back of the 10-horse field as race favorites React Ingoodway and Don Eash led the way through fractions of :26.2, :56.2, and 1:26.4. At that point, the leaders began to feel pressure from the field, including the strong stride of Boiler Bob The QB, who was on the move.

In the stretch, Boiler Bob The QB took over and posted a 3 1/2-length victory in the end for the win in a time of 1:56. In Theory and Jason Dillander used good positioning to maintain second over React Ingoodway, who held gamely for third.

Boiler Bob The QB was making his first career start after one qualifying effort. The 3-year-old son of Kentucky Spur is owned and bred by Richard Kallenbach of Demotte, Ind. Grant Wilfong trains Boiler Bob The QB, who returned $16.20, $8.20 and $5.60 across the board.

The second division of the Landess Series brought out the best in another first-time starter. Master Punch and Don Eash sat patiently behind One Ten and Trace Tetrick throughout the entire mile before moving to the outside in the stretch and driving home as the winner. Master Punch scored the win in a time of 1:57.1, one length ahead of One Ten. Master Regan and Mark O’Mara rounded out the trifecta.

The Jerry Landess Series is for Indiana-sired 3 -and 4-year-old conditioned pacers. Horses will return Thurs., April 2 for the final preliminary round before the $17,000 final set for Thurs., April 9. (Hoosier Park)

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