Brookview Bullet has shot to the top of most racing fans’ list for two-year-olds to watch in Indiana this season. The son of Always a Virgin came out in his first career start and won by eight lengths in 1:52.2, a final panel in :26.2. From there, he returned in the Hoosier Stake at the […]
Archives for August 2020
Seven candidates for ISA At-Large Director
A total of seven candidates have entered the election for Indiana Standardbred Association (ISA) Director At Large for this fall. Candidates were recently compiled by the ISA Nominating Committee. Five positions will be filled for the At Large position. Those on the list for ISA Director At Large include John DeLong, Chad Gooding, Randy Hatton, […]
Big Gulp remains undefeated at Frankfort
Big Gulp has been nothing short of impressive in all of his starts this year. He extended his win streak to seven Saturday, Aug. 29 to remain undefeated. A gelded son of Always a Virgin, Big Gulp’s latest win was a gate to wire effort at the Clinton County Fairgrounds. The freshman, driven and trained […]
Somethingbeautiful something special
Somethingbeautiful has a strong pedigree to live up to. The freshman filly is a half sister to the standout Schnitzledosomethin, winner of more than $767,000 with a mark of 1:49.1. But the filly is proving to be just as tough as her older brother. With her latest win in Indiana Sires Stakes action, Somethingbeautiful is […]
Breckenridge marches to another win in Indiana Sires Stakes
Breckenridge, the tough two-year-old trotting gelding from the Dan Shetler barn, picked up his second win in Indiana Sires Stakes preliminary action Wednesday, Aug. 26, earning the victory in the first of two divisions on the card at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Also driven by Shetler, the Class Included son earned a new career best time […]
Queen of All reigns supreme in Sires Stakes
Queen of All and Doug Rideout rallied home for a win in the third round of Indiana Sires Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies Tuesday, Aug. 25 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. A longshot on the board, the duo paid $55.20 to win for the mile. Starting from post nine, Rideout left the gate with authority to […]
ISFC nearing Governor’s Cup Championships
The Indiana Sired Fair Circuit (ISFC) is pulling into the homestretch with three locations left this year before the Governor’s Cup Championships at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in early September. Several two-year-olds are starting to emerge as front-runners for a spot in the finals, and many of them are entered in the 25-race program at […]
Tropical Tracey wins at Hawthorne
Tropical Tracey has been very successful on the Indiana Sired Fair Circuit (ISFC) the past two years. Now, the Always a Virgin three-year-old can add a win at Hawthorne Racecourse to her credentials in 2020. Driven by Kyle Wilfong, Tropical Tracey scored her seventh win in her 14th start this season Sunday, Aug. 23 at […]
Grace Rocks scores in Sires Stakes action
Grace Rocks made a perfectly timed move to earn a surprise win in the fourth leg of Indiana Sires Stakes action for three-year-old pacing fillies Saturday, Aug. 22 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The filly won the second division of the night with the first division going to Somebodyslilly. Starting from the center of the track, […]
Family Recipe cooks up Sires Stakes win
Family Recipe and trainer-driver LeWayne Miller had all the right ingredients for an upset win in Indiana Sires Stakes action at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Friday, Aug. 21. The sophomore son of Always a Virgin scored the fastest of two divisions on the card, winning in a new career best time of 1:49.4. Family Recipe drew […]