Red Rose Swan turned in a game effort Tuesday, April 2 to win the $27,500 Dr. Dan Farwick Memorial Late Closer Championship at Miami Valley Raceway. Trained and driven by LeWayne Miller, the four-year-old daughter of Swan for All fended off Broadway Mojo and Chris Page for the win by the margin of a head […]
Freshman Indiana Sires Stakes payments coming up
( information from Indiana Standardbred Breed Development press release) The Indiana Sires Stakes program is gearing up for 2019. More than 530 nominations were recently accumulated for three-year-olds and older horses and the Indiana Standardbred Breed Development is nearing the deadline for nominations from two-year-olds. Nominations for the freshman class of the Indiana Sires Stakes […]
Various scholarships now available to Standardbred students
As the 2018-2019 school year comes to a close, several scholarships related to Standardbred racing are now available to students. The Indiana Standardbred Association (ISA) and The Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF) have several scholarships coming up, with the deadline quickly approaching for the two HHYF scholarships. Both are due by April 30, 2019. The […]
Indiana offering 105 stallions in 2019
Each year several new stallions are added to the roster in Indiana. As of April 1, 2019, the state currently has 105 stallions registered for the 2019 breeding season. Of that number 36 are pacing stallions and 69 are trotting stallions. In the pacing ranks, five brand new sires are on the list. Check Six, […]
Racing resumes Thursday with $30,000 Pick-4
(information from Harrah’s Hoosier Park press release) The 26th season of Standardbred racing will resume Thursday, April 4 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino with a $30,000 Guaranteed Pick-4. After not being hit on opening night Friday, March 29 or Saturday, March 30, an $11,707.42 carryover accumulated, prompting the $30,000 guarantee for Thursday. The […]
Snow causes abbreviated program Saturday at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
(Some information from Harrah’s Hoosier Park press release) A little less than two hours into the Saturday, March 30 racing program at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, racing was canceled due to inclement weather. Snow blanketed the area with winds added in for tough weather conditions during the 26th season of Standardbred racing at the track. Racing […]
Widger wins five during season opener
The 26th season of Standardbred racing got underway at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Friday, March 29, and it was the hot hands of Sam Widger that stole the show, winning five races on the 14-race program. Widger opened up the night with a $27.40 winner in the first race, scoring the victory with Sher’s Speedyshark, trained […]
Gaskin featured on Indy Style to kick off racing season
For the fifth straight year, Harrah’s Hoosier Park will team up with WISH TV Channel 8 in Indianapolis for extended coverage of the 2019 racing season. To help kick off the 26th season of racing Friday, March 29, Emily Gaskin, on-air racing commentator and race marketing manager, was a guest on the show with Indy […]
Fourteen races kick off racing season at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
(Some information from Hoosier Park press release) Harrah’s Hoosier Park will kick off the 26th season of Standardbred Racing Friday, March 29 with 14 races. A total of 128 horses have been entered for the season opener that includes eight races dedicated to the newly formed Claiming Challenge. Complementing the opening night program will be […]
$30,000 Claiming Challenge added at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
(Some information from Harrah’s Hoosier Park press release) When Harrah’s Hoosier Park opens for its 26th season of Standardbred racing Friday, March 29, a new series of races will be unveiled. The Claiming Challenge will provide horses in the claiming ranks with purses in excess of $300,000 over 12 different classes, featuring an elimination and […]
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