Kountry Legacy Features In De Long's Big Night

Published: July 29, 2026 01:46 am EDT

An Indiana Sire Stakes (INSS) victory with Kountry Legacy highlighted a seven-win evening for driver John De Long at Harrah's Hoosier Park on Tuesday, July 28.

In the first $92,958 INSS division for two-year-old filly pacers, the Jeff Cullipher-trained Kountry Legacy surged off cover for her first victory in the series.

Kountry Legacy hung back off the gate from post four as Tellemhowitis (Kyle Wilfong) beat out Chancey Lucre (Anthony Miller) to lead at the quarter in :26.1. Favourite Callie Rocks (Trace Tetrick) glided out of third to assume the lead before the halfway mark in :55.4. Fantastech (Marcus Miller) pulled first-up and gave cover to Kountry Legacy going to three-quarters in 1:25.1. Kountry Legacy then came off the helmet and rocketed to the front in mid-stretch and held fellow closer Owleos Pride (Ricky Macomber Jr.) at bay by 1-1/2 lengths with a :25.3 final quarter to score in 1:51.3. Tellemhowitis (Kyle Wilfong) finished third.

The winning daughter of Capt Midnight out of Hall of Fame racemare Shartin N is owned by Pollack Racing LLC and Cullipher. Kountry Legacy debuted on June 22 with a Kentucky Sire Stakes win and finished fourth in her first INSS attempt on July 8. She is now two-for-three lifetime with $82,077 in earnings.

(With files from Hoosier Park)

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