For the fourth straight year, Madison County fourth grade students enjoyed a day at the races with a field trip to Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The first of two days set aside for the tours took place Tuesday, Sept. 17 with a second round of students coming in Wednesday, Sept. 18. In all, approximately 600 students […]
Archives for September 2019
Summit City Swan headed to Buckette
Summit City Swan, the standout three-year-old Indiana sired daughter of Swan for All, is headed to Delaware, Ohio for Jug Week. Owned by Summit City Pacing Acres, the sophomore filly will step up to take on five other opponents in the $76,125 Buckette Wednesday, Sept. 18. Summit City Swan has drawn post six in the […]
USTA annual meeting set for District 2
The U.S. Trotting Association (USTA) is in the process of conducting their annual meetings across the states, holding individual meetings for each district. Indiana and Michigan make up District 2 and the annual meeting is set for Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 at Northville Downs in Northville, Mich. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. The […]
White wins six at Connersville
Trainer Justin White made a lot of trips to the front of the grandstand Saturday, Sept. 14 as horses from his barn won six races on the card. Five of the wins were connected to Joey Putnam but one win brought Joey’s dad, Joe, to the race bike as Panther Time scored a win in […]
Another track record for Odds on Osiris
With four straight wins, Odds on Osiris is quickly catapulting his way to the top of the ranks among all Indiana sired horses this season. His latest romp, a seven-length victory in the fifth leg of Indiana Sires Stakes action Thursday, Sept. 12, was another track record-setting effort for two-year-old geldings at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. […]
ISFC heads to Connersville
The Fayette County Fairgrounds will play host to another round of Indiana Sired Fair Circuit (ISFC) action Saturday, Sept. 14. A total of 18 races are scheduled with a first post of 11 a.m. Three-year-olds are always featured at the end of the program and one sophomore trotting filly will be searching for her seventh […]
Volunteers needed for Fourth Grade Field Trip
It is that time of year again as Harrah’s Hoosier Park will welcome students from across Madison County for the annual Fourth Grade Field Trip Day. More than 500 students from fourth grade classes all around Anderson and Madison County will visit Tuesday, Sept. 17 and Wednesday, Sept. 18, spending the day back to Harrah’s […]
Bringing young people into harness racing through the HHYF
The Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF) is working hard to introduce Standardbred racing to the younger generation. Each year, the organization travels across the eastern section of the United States to provide camps, on-hand racing experience and a racing final set for Hambletonian Day at The Meadowlands. The Indiana Standardbred Association is committed to assisting […]
Five win day for Conrad at Frankfort
It was another successful day for the Conrad Stable Saturday, Sept. 7 as Charlie Conrad scored five wins as a driver, two of which came from his stable. A total of 22 races were contested as the Indiana Sired Fair Circuit (ISFC) continued. Conrad’s day started off with two wins in the two-year-old filly pacing […]
Always a Prince profiled in “Hoof Beats”
In addition to a story on the Trottingbred industry in Northern Indiana, James Platz provided a profile on Indiana’s three-year-old and Pacer of the Year in the September issue of “Hoof Beats.” Now four, Always A Prince has ventured out onto the national ranks and holding his own. Owned by Carl and Melanie Atley of […]