Harrah’s Hoosier Park recently completed its 27th year of Standardbred racing Sat. Nov. 21 with impressive numbers over the abbreviated 111-day racing season. With opening day pushed back to Tuesday, June 16 due to COVID-19 restrictions, the meet posted an all-sources handle increase of more than 35 percent compared to 2019 figures. A total of […]
Archives for November 2020
Rose Run Uriah takes new career best in Ohio
Rose Run Uriah has been a consistent performer in Indiana and Ohio the past three years. The four-year-old gelding just posted a new career best time Saturday, Nov. 28 at Hollywood Dayton in 1:51.0. He’s come a long way from the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale in 2017 at Hip No. 1. Starting from post one, […]
Applications now available for 2021 ISA Horsemen’s Rep
Applications for the 2021 Indiana Standardbred Association (ISA) Horsemen’s Representative are now open. The position will be in effect for the 2021 racing season at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, which has a proposed start date of late March. The racing dates for 2021 are expected to be reviewed and approved at the Indiana Horse Racing Commission […]
Brookview Charm tops Michiana Classic Yearling Sale
Brookview Charm, a daughter of Swan for All, was the sale topper at the Michiana Classic Yearling Sale Wednesday, Nov. 25 at the Michiana Event Center in Shipshewana, Ind. The filly fetched a price of $35,000 through the sales ring as the sale’s top seller. Consigned by Brookview Farms of Shipshewana, Brookview Charm is only […]
Rock Swan tops Midwest Mixed Sale
Rock Swan, the two-year-old Indiana trotting filly champ of 2019 and starter in this year’s Breeders Crown, was the sale topper of the Midwest Mixed Sale Tuesday, Nov. 24 at the Michiana Event Center. The Swan for All sophomore filly was the first of seven supplements, selling as Hip No. 119. Steve Cross, agent, represented […]
Rockin Nola winningest horse of 2020
Rockin Nola, campaigned by the father-son team of Joe and Joey Putnam, won the most races of 2020 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The four-year-old daughter of Rockin Image had a stellar season that stretched the entire meet, winning nine races during the 111-night racing season. Rockin Nola won her first race of the season in […]
Tetrick scores ninth driving title at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
Trace Tetrick has established his name as synonymous with Indiana Standardbred racing. Since beginning his career in the bike at the age of 17 in 2003, the Geff, Ill. reinsman has become the all-time leading driver at Harrah’s Hoosier Park and at the conclusion of the 2020 racing season Sat. Nov. 21, he recorded his […]
George wins leading trainer title at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
He’s been close in recent years, but 2020 turned out to be the year he topped the standings at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Trainer Tyler George earned his first title in Indiana at the conclusion of the abbreviated season that came to a close Saturday, Nov. 21. George, a native of Ohio, completed the meet in […]
Tellmeaboutit wins final Open Pace of 2020
Racing at Harrah’s Hoosier Park is in its final two days and with that comes the final Open Pace of the meet. Last year’s sophomore pacing colt champion in Indiana Sires Stakes took home top honors in the $23,000 The Empire Casino Open Pace Friday, Nov. 20. Driven by Peter Wrenn, Tellmeaboutit floated out of […]
Virgin Honor selling at Michiana Classic Yearling Sale
The special edition Breeders Crown issue of the Indiana Standardbred Magazine is in the mail and includes an ad for a yearling selling in the Michiana Classic Yearling Sale. With postal service uncertainties due to COVID-19 restrictions and delays, a special call out for Virgin Honor is being featured on the Indiana Standardbred Association website. […]