Catalog entries are now closed and entries are online at MidwestAuctionCo.com for the second annual Midwest Mixed Sale. The online entries feature TrackIT technology, with real-time pedigree and raceline updates. The sale, slated for Nov. 23, 2018 at the state-of-the-art Michiana Event Center in Shipshewana, Ind., features a strong selection of both breeding stock and […]
Archives for October 2018
Wizard of Oz team wins Fright Night costume contest
Ten equine entrants lined the front paddock at Hoosier Park Tuesday, Oct. 30 as part of the annual Fright Night at the Races. The event included a Trunk or Treat for kids along with an Equine Costume Contest. The Harmon Stable took the top prize of $250 for first place for their Wizard of Oz […]
Hoosier Park participating in Equestricon
Hoosier Park’s Emily Gaskin, race marketing manager and on-air racing analyst, along with Rose Flood, race marketing coordinator, are representing the track at the second annual Equestricon held at the Convention Center in Louisville, Ky. The event showcases all types of horse racing and was set to complement the upcoming Breeders Cup, which will be […]
Verlin Yoder wins Breeders Crown with Woodside Charm
It was a damp night of action at The Downs at Mohegan Sun but one filly blazed across the surface to win the $600,000 Breeders Crown for two-year-old trotting fillies. The heavily favored Woodside Charm, owned, trained and driven by Indiana’s Verlin Yoder, scored the gate to wire win and accept the Frederick Van Lennep […]
Foiled Again to make a stop at Hoosier Park
Foiled Again, the world champion pacer and winner of more than $7.6 million, will include a stop at Hoosier Park on his 2018 Farewell Tour Friday, Nov. 2. The 14-year-old son of Dragon Again, a three-time Horse of the Year, has been touring the United States this season, giving a lot of fans the opportunity […]
Hoosier Park hosts National FFA Career Success Tours
The National FFA Convention has taken over Central Indiana and on Thursday, more than 100 kids took advantage of a special trip to Hoosier Park. Personnel from the track hosted the Career Success Tours set up by the National FFA offices to showcase the many careers and positions available in Standardbred racing. Students from all […]
Five represent Indiana in Breeders Crown
Five Indiana sired horses will be featured in the prestigious Breeders Crown finals Saturday, Oct. 27 at The Downs at Mohegan Sun. Racing gets underway with an early post time of 5:30 p.m. with the 35th edition of the Breeders Crown beginning with race three. The 12-race series features purses in excess of $5.8 million. […]
USTA District 2 meeting Saturday
The U.S. Trotting Association (USTA) will conduct its annual meeting for District 2, which includes Indiana and Michigan Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 at 3:30 p.m. in the Racing Administration Building at Hoosier Park. This is a great opportunity for all members of the USTA to learn about important updates and proposals on the horizon for […]
Prices hold steady at Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale
The Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale completed another successful weekend, sending 354 yearlings through the sale ring Friday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Coming off a record-breaking year in 2017, the prices held fairly steady with the average at $19,449, which was less than one percent of a decrease compared […]
Indiana horses advance to Breeders Crown finals
Fiftydallarbill, Schnitzledosomethin and Carol’s Z Tam all qualified for the finals in their respective divisions during elimination night for the 35th edition of the Breeders Crown at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Saturday, Oct. 20. Carol’s Z Tam, trained by Jamie Macomber, finished fourth in her division of the older pacing mares. Schnitzledosomethin won his division […]