ABC Garland was one of the first trotting sires in Indiana that saw a ton of success. Probably his most famous foal was the great ABC Mercedes, who took a mark of 1:53.1 and made more than $1 million. Foals have been limited since 2013, but one four-year-old is carrying on the family tradition. ABC […]
Archives for November 2022
Rollinwitdaponyzzz rolls to upset win at Dayton
Rollinwitdaponyzzz lit up the tote board Tuesday, Nov. 29 in the $6,000 conditioned pace at Hollywood Gaming Dayton. Guided by Austin Hanners, the Indiana sired gelding stopped the timer in 1:54.2 at odds of 27-1. Starting from post three, Rollinwitdaponyzzz got away third as Medoland Brutus and Jeremy Smith set early fractions of :27.2 and […]
Odds on Unicorn long odds on the board for Saratoga win
Odds on Unicorn and Luke Hanners turned in a gutsy performance to score the win in the first race of the day at Saratoga Harness Monday, Nov. 28. The duo covered the one mile event in 1:59.3. Starting from post six, Odds on Unicorn left a little to get away fourth in the field of […]
Big performance from trio of Dover Dans
A field of six included five Dover Dan sophomores and the top three spots were taken down by them led by Late Nite Hawk and Kyle Wilfong. The race was for Indiana Sires Stakes eligible three-year-olds with a purse of $17,500 under the call of Rick Moore, Vice President and General Manager of Racing, who […]
Best Place to Be wins Thanksgiving Classic division
Four divisions of the Thanksgiving Classic were held Friday, Nov. 25 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park and three were won by Indiana sired horses. The first division of the sophomore event placed the spotlight on the three-year-old filly pacers and the lone Indiana sired filly scored the win. Best Place to Be and Brandon Bates were […]
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to all racing fans, horsemen and horsewomen in the state of Indiana. Enjoy the day with family and friends. Live racing resumes at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Friday, Nov. 25 with a first post of 4 p.m. The program includes four stakes featuring three-year-olds on both the trot and the pace for the $55,000 Thanksgiving […]
Massive Stride takes new lifetime mark at Northfield
Massive Stride and Elliott Deaton turned in a near gate to wire effort for a win on the pre-Thanksgiving racing card Wednesday, Nov. 23 at Northfield Park. The duo covered the half mile over in a final time of 1:59.1. Massie Stride was one of several horses heading out for the lead at the start. […]
Tough Muscle lives up to name in Dayton Open
Tough Muscle proved he is like his name as he turned in a tough mile to win the featured $22,000 Open Trot Tuesday, Nov. 22 at Hollywood Gaming Dayton Raceway. Guided by Chris Page, he was a winner in 1:53.3. A small field of six lined up for the featured event with fellow Indiana sired […]
Play to the Crowd an upset winner at Monticello
Play to the Crowd dug deep to score an upset win at Monticello Raceway Monday, Nov. 21. The Indiana sired mare led two other longshots to the winner’s circle with big payouts across the board, including fellow Indiana sired mare Firstup, who finished third. Play to the Crowd left the gate from the outside post […]
Tetrick, George lead the way in 2022 standings
With three weeks left in the 29th season of Standardbred racing at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, two familiar faces are atop the standings in both the driver and trainer standings. Trace Tetrick is once again leading in the driver category while Tyler George just set a new record for most wins in one season by a […]