To create a more convenient and time saving option, the Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) developed an online licensing system several years ago. The online process is much quicker and will allow horsemen to already be licensed before the barn area opens at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Saturday, March 7, which is the day horsemen may […]
Archives for February 2020
First issue of ISA Magazine now available
The first of six issues set for 2020 of the Indiana Standardbred Magazine is now arriving in homes. The 68-page March edition offers a lot of information for the upcoming racing season in Indiana for both the pari-mutuel circuit as well as county fair racing. Featured on the cover is a look at the new […]
GD Striker earns new lifetime mark at Saratoga
GD Striker, the former Indiana Sired Fair Circuit contender from the Don Eash Stable, lowered his career best time again Wednesday, Feb. 26 at Saratoga Harness. The four-year-old son of Guccio, who was part of the Eash semi-stable reduction at Blooded Horse Sale last fall, is now two for five in 2020. GD Striker began […]
Odds on Osiris Indiana’s Pacer of the Year
Odds on Osiris had nothing short of a spectacular season as a two-year-old in 2019. The son of Rockin Image earned in excess of $343,000 and equaled the track record time of 1:50.3 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park for freshman pacing colts. He was recently honored as both Indiana’s Pacer of the Year as well as […]
Halle Shark stuns at Miami Valley Raceway
Accompanied by the race call of guest announcer Kevin Mack, Joey Putnam made his presence known with Halle Shark in the seventh race of the afternoon Monday, Feb. 24 at Miami Valley Raceway. The longshot, paying $31.40 to win, won the $12,000 Fillies and Mares conditioned pace by three and one-half lengths in a time […]
Castle Flight wins feature at Hawthorne
Castle Flight, the Indiana sired gelding who equaled the track record of 1:47.2 set by Sweet Lou at Harrah’s Hoosier Park last spring, was a dominant winner in the $12,000 Open Pace Saturday, Feb. 22 at Hawthorne Racecourse. Guided by Kyle Wilfong, the Panspacificflight gelding stopped the timer in 1:51.1. Handicapped to the outside post […]
Four Indiana sired winners at The Downs
It was a night of old-timers at The Downs at Mohegan Sun as four winners on the card were Indiana sired products. Royal Heart, Bay Rum, Horsing Around, and Mister Indiana all made their way to the winner’s circle, three of which were in the Game of Claims Pacing Series. Kicking off the evening was […]
Trainers encouraged to return 2020 Registration Form
The Indiana Standardbred Association (ISA) began a new initiative in 2019 to create an Indiana-associated Trainer Registry. More than 60 trainers in and around Indiana that race at both Harrah’s Hoosier Park as well as the Indiana Sired Fair Circuit submitted their information for the first registry. The Trainer Registry is a valuable tool for […]
Rockin Ron back for another season
There are many Indiana sired horses that have fared well on the national scene. One of those horses is Rockin Ron. At the age of eight, the Real Desire Indiana sired gelding is still going strong and is working to increase his already big bankroll of more than $1.6 million in 2020. Rockin Ron was […]
2020 ISA Membership Packets Mailed
The Indiana Standardbred Association (ISA) mailed out the annual membership packets Wednesday, Feb. 19. All previous ISA members will be receiving the packets in the mail within the next few days. The packets include a membership form as well as a form for Dental/Optical Insurance. Membership to the ISA includes several benefits for members. Benefits […]