One of the toughest, most consistent racehorses to ever step onto Hoosier Park’s track is now representing Indiana in a different way. Rocket Fuel, owned by Twila Harts and trained by Alvin Miller his entire career, is now on display at the Indiana State Fair in the historic Taylor Barn. The exhibit has been available […]
Horsemen step up to support Kammy’s Kause
Hoosier Park is known for hospitality and many of the horsemen on the backstretch at the track helped provide a fantastic addition to Kammys Kause during Dan Patch Weekend Saturday, Aug. 11 and Sunday, Aug. 12. Several of the trainers provided barn tours to those involved in the fundraiser prior to racing Saturday. The […]
Wonder Mile for Wonder from Down Under: Lazarus N prevails in Dan Patch
It was worth all the hype and worth the wait to see harness racing’s new “It” horse. Lazarus N made his U.S. debut an impressive one, winning the 25th edition of the $325,000 Dan Patch Stakes Friday, Aug. 10 at Hoosier Park, just 50 days after arriving on North American soil. It appeared Lazarus N […]
Deadline approaching for September issue of ISA Magazine
The fourth edition of the ISA Magazine in 2018 is set to arrive in homes in mid September, and this issue proves to be a great spot to advertise yearlings for the upcoming sales in the state of Indiana. Several ad spaces have already been reserved for the September issue, but additional space is still […]
Always A Vavoom wins Fox Stake
Although rain showers popped up all day long in Central Indiana, the first day of harness racing at the Indiana State Fair got underway Wednesday, Aug. 8. The races were delayed, but the first of several divisions of the Hoosier Stakes stepped on the track at 7:15 p.m. and was completed just before 11 p.m. […]
Field set for Dan Patch Stakes
As expected, Lazarus N from the Jimmy Takter Stable has been tagged as the morning line favorite at odds of 6-5 in the $325,000 Dan Patch Stakes Friday, Aug. 10. The New Zealand bred wonder stallion will be making his first North American start in the Dan Patch Stakes as a late supplement into the […]
Speed Barn popular spot at State Fair
One of the stops just off the tram at the Indiana State Fair is a visit to one of the historic Speed Barns at the Indiana State Fair. Thanks to the efforts of the staff from the Indiana Standardbred Breed Development, the area has been transformed into a welcome center of sorts for Standardbred racing […]
Satin Dancer finishes second in Vincennes Stakes on Hambo Day
Indiana was well represented on the Hambletonian Day racing program at The Meadowlands Saturday, Aug. 4. Satin Dancer, owned by Byron Hooley’s Summit Pacing Acres of Fort Wayne, Ind., trotted home with a final panel of :27.3 to finish second to Muscle Diamond in 1:51.0 in the first pari-mutuel race of the day. Starting from […]
AJ Wright wins HHYF Summer Youth League during Hambo Day
AJ Wright, the 14-year-old participant in the Harness Horse Youth Foundation’s Summer Youth League, won by open lengths in the exhibition race Saturday, Aug. 4 at The Meadowlands. The race kicked off the prestigious Hambletonian Day racing program. Guiding CD’s Miss M, AJ Wright rallied home to the win accompanied by driver Corey Callahan with […]
King Lil Joe leads sophomore pacing colts
When racing began in Indiana in 2018, King Lil Joe was ready to go. The three-year-old colt, who is by He’s All That, won the preliminary round of the Jarrod Duncan Memorial on opening night at Hoosier Park with Andy Shetler in the bike and returned a week later to win the final. He’s never […]