The Indiana Standardbred Association’s magazine is getting into full swing for the 2019 racing season. The first issue will arrive in homes in early March. All ads should be in next week to appear in the March issue of the ISA Magazine. The ISA Magazine is now in its ninth year. The magazine is produced […]
Archives for January 2019
Public Auction set for Jay County Fairgrounds
The Jayland Trotting Association will host a public auction filled with harness racing equipment Saturday, Feb. 2 beginning at 10 a.m. The auction will be held in the Bubp Hall, located behind the grandstand of the fairgrounds in Portland, Ind. Already included in the consignment is a breeding donated by Schwartz Boarding Farm for Jailhouse […]
Indiana’s champions honored during annual awards banquet
Indiana’s champions of 2018 were honored Saturday, Jan. 26 at the annual Indiana Standardbred Association (ISA) banquet. The event, tagged as “25 Years Of Racing Glory,” was held at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis. In addition to all of the equine stars, several individuals were honored, including outgoing ISA President Jack Kieninger. Kieninger […]
Auctioneer Dean Beachy and son Steve killed in shooting
Sad news faced the Standardbred racing world Thursday, Jan. 25 when the news of the shooting in State College, Pa. affected the industry. Three people were shot inside a sports bar in the Ramada Inn and one of those people was Dean Beachy, longtime auctioneer and part of the team that worked numerous Standardbred sales […]
Merkel, Reisert fill roles for ISA
The start of a new year always brings in a new board for the Indiana Standardbred Association (ISA). The first meeting was held Monday, Jan. 7, 2019 at the ISA office in Greenfield, Ind. Included on the list of items for the agenda was filling two positions during the upcoming 2019 racing season at Hoosier […]
Stall applications now available at Harrahs Hoosier Park
Harrah’s Hoosier Park is putting the final touches on preparations for the 2019 racing season that begins Friday, March 29. According to a press release from Emily Gaskin, race marketing manager and commentator, stall applications are now available and due to Scott Peine, director of racing and racing secretary, by Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. Stall […]
Several Indiana horses sell at Tattersalls
A total of 150 horses and stallion shares sold at the annual 2019 Tattersalls January Select Mixed Sale Monday, Jan. 21 held at The Meadowlands. Among those sold were several Indiana sired entrants with Martini Show topping the Indiana horses with a sale price of $85,000. A son of Swan For All, Martini Show […]
Northern Indiana county to add Amish buggy lanes
According to a story from CBS 4 in Indianapolis, Elkhart County will soon add an Amish Buggy lane to several major thorofares in and around Wakarusa, which is southwest of Goshen, Ind. The area, which is saturated with Amish communities, will begin work on the addition of these lanes in 2020. The addition of “buggy […]
Racing season gearing up in Indiana
Pari-mutuel racing in the state of Indiana is a little more than two months away. As the season nears, plans are gearing up for the 26th season of racing at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Trainers with assigned stalls may begin moving into Harrah’s Hoosier Park’s barn area Saturday, March 9. The first day of training will […]
Napier named 2018 Caretaker of the Year
A familiar face around Hoosier Park this past summer has been named 2018 Caretaker of the Year. Shelia Napier, longtime caretaker for the Chris Beaver Stable, has been seen many times walking Custom Cantab, the standout Indiana-bred trotting filly, into the winner’s circle at Hoosier Park. A native of Cincinnati, Napier has been working for […]