The Indiana Standardbred Association (ISA) offers numerous benefits to all members. Beginning Thursday, April 1, the chiropractor and chaplain will have regular hours at Harrah’s Hoosier Park while the ISA Clinic will kick in to its regular hours Friday, April 2. Dr. Jeff McIntyre, a native of Shelbyville, Ind., will be available Thursdays from 8 […]
Archives for March 2021
Pair of Plano trotters pick up Pompano wins
The Plano Stable kicked off the Tuesday, March 30 racing program at Pompano with a pair of wins. Sooo Handsome and Flagman, both Indiana sired trotters, each visited the winner’s circle, giving Plano two wins in the first three races of the night. Sooo Handsome kicked off the opener with a win in the $10,000 […]
Crooked Smile one of several double digit winners
A total of 11 winners produced double digit payouts during opening weekend at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27. One of those winners was Crooked Smile, driven by LeWayne Miller on the Saturday card in a division of the Mega Bowl Prep claiming series. Starting from post seven, Crooked Smile eased […]
Joe Joe Joe sets unqiue world record
Joe Joe Joe and Jesse Yoder turned in a big performance Saturday, March 27 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, winning a division of the Donnie Conrad Memorial late closing series. The duo scored a gate to wire win in 1:54.4, which was a new world record for a double gaited Standardbred in harness racing history. Starting […]
Aztec Hanover wins season opener
Aztec Hanover and John DeLong were the first pair to score a win during the season opener at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Friday, March 26. The duo won the first division of the Sapphire Prep claiming series to kick off the 28th season of Standardbred racing. Starting from post three, Aztec Hanover floated over to the […]
Indiana horses prepping in the south
Southern training centers in Florida and Georgia are ramping up their qualifiers, and many Indiana sired horses are included in the sessions. Saddle Up, owned by Jeff Fought and trained by Shane Bowermaster, won his qualifier in impressive fashion Thursday, March 25 at Spring Garden Ranch as the 2021 racing season in Indiana draws closer. […]
Whata Swan turns in the quickest qualifier
Harrah’s Hoosier Park played host to a set of nighttime qualifiers Wednesday, March 24 in preparation for the upcoming 28th season, which gets underway Friday, March 26. Whata Swan, the swift trotter from the Tony Quevedo barn, turned in the fastest qualifier of the night of both trotters and pacers. Starting from post five, Whata […]
Fourteen races for season opener at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
Harrah’s Hoosier Park will kick off it’s 28th season of Standardbred racing Friday, March 26 with 14 races. The program begins at 6:30 p.m. and will feature a few early closers as well as a $20,000 Open Pace. Headlining the Open Pace is Indiana sired Family Recipe from the LeWayne Miller barn. The four-year-old son […]
Training ramping up at county fairs for 2021 season
Training at Harrah’s Hoosier Park is in its final stages for opening night Friday, March 26. With the opening date looming, several county fairgrounds in the state are also seeing an influx of horses prepping for the 28th season of Standardbred racing. The Shelby County Fairgrounds houses more than 50 horses through several different trainers. […]
Dress Rehearsal set for Harrah’s Hoosier Park
With less than a week to go before live racing begins at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, the track and horsemen will hold the annual “Dress Rehearsal” for the next set of qualifiers set for 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 24. The special evening qualifiers will give horsemen and horsewomen the chance to get into the rhythm of […]