A trio of Indiana horses finished on the board in the final race of the day Monday, Nov. 6 at the new Cumberland Run, located in southern Kentucky in Corbin. The horses finished together at the wire with two-year-old So Into You leading the way. So Into You and Atlee Bender were the first names […]
Temple City rises to the top in evening’s opener
Indiana Sires Stakes is in full swing this week at Harrah’s Hoosier Park and a longshot trotter kicked off the Wed. Oct. 4 racing card. Temple City and Atlee Bender went to battle with two other conditioned claimers and came out with the win in 1:58.4. Starting from an outside post in the eight hole, […]
Topville Swift Dan keeping up the family tradition
There are a lot of perks to being a foal out of the brood mare Shaken Not Stirred. The mare is a 100 percent producer and besides having some famous siblings, her latest winner, Topville Swift Dan, has inherited the speed of the family. He was guided to victory Wed. Sept. 13 in the $10,000 […]
JK Victory records surprise victory in Open
JK Victory and Brandon Bates turned a front end journey into a surprise victory in the $22,000 Open Handicap Pace Friday, Aug. 25 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The entire field of eight paced their final quarter in under :27 seconds during the 1:49.4 mile. JK Victory wasted no time making a bid for the lead […]
May Baby is back at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
May Baby, the beloved horse by Indiana racing fans from the James and Cheyenne Yoder Stable, scored her first win of 2023 Saturday, Aug. 19 to close out the racing program. Guided by James, the now six-year-old mare fought hard to the wire for the win in 1:54.4. May Baby started from post nine and […]
Brookview El Zorro makes his mark in ISS
Brookview El Zorro proved he has what it takes to make his mark in Indiana Sires Stakes action. The freshman trotter rallied to an open length win in the first round of action for two-year-old colts and geldings Saturday, July 15 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Brookview El Zorro and Atlee Bender began their journey from […]
Big Christian wins again at Oak Grove
Big Christian and Atlee Bender were one of three wins on the Monday, July 3 racing program at Oak Grove for Erv Miller. The Indiana sired trotter scored another win in the $22,500 Open II Trot, scoring the win in 1:55.1. Big Christian had post seven and left for the lead but was beat to […]
Indiana trio leads Oak Grove Open
A trio of Indiana trotters led the charge in the $22,500 Open II Monday, June 26 at Oak Grove. Big Christian rallied on the outside for the win that included six Indiana horses in the field. Big Christian and Atlee Bender started from post eight and didn’t even consider a charge to the lead as […]
Indiana trotters dominate at Oak Grove
Indiana trotters were dominant during the Monday, June 5 racing program at Oak Grove. It’s a Herbie was a winner in the Open Trot while Bluebird Deacon made it an Indiana exacta in the $18,000 Open II. Bluebird Deacon started from post five with Atlee Bender in the bike. He left for the lead, but […]
Sly Little Fox scores upset in Open 3
It was a night of longshots Saturday, Nov. 19 as seven of the 14 races were won by longshots paying double digits. One of those longshots was Sly Little Fox and Atlee Bender paying a big price in the $16,000 Open 3 Trot at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Starting from post six, Sly Little Fox went […]