Kobe’s Gigi and Peter Wrenn bested a field of talented filly and mare pacers Saturday, June 4 in the featured $22,000 Open Pace. The field of eight were all competitive until the end with the top six within four lengths of one another. Starting from post four, Kobe’s Gigi got the garden seat behind early […]
Still fine at nine: Bridge to Jesse’s returns
Bridge to Jesse’s made his nine-year-old debut a winning effort Saturday, April 30 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The veteran trotter was a big winner in conditioned action scoring the win in 1:54.3. Starting from post two, Bridge to Jesse’s and John DeLong sat right behind Sir Jesse and Brandon Bates at the quarter in :28.3 […]
Spell Cuteypie scores second straight at Saratoga
Spell Cuteypie turned a gate to wire effort into a winning performance at Saratoga Harness Sunday, Feb. 27. Guided by Brett Beckwith, the Indiana sired trotter scored the win in 1:59.4. Starting from post five, Spell Cuteypie was one of several horses with intentions of leading the race, but she had the most authority and […]
Rockin Nola takes new lifetime mark in Open II
Rockin Nola has long been a threat among the top Indiana sired pacing mares in the state and she proved that she’s just as tough at age five with a dominant win in the Fillies and Mares Open Pace II Sat. May 8. Her mile established a new career mark of 1:49.3. Starting from post […]
Bridge to Jesse’s still going strong at eight
Bridge to Jesse’s and John DeLong proved another year older has not slowed them down. The duo scored the win in the evening’s featured $20,000 Open Trot at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Saturday, April 24. Starting from post four, Bridge to Jesse’s got away in the two-hole as Jeffery P and Ricky Macomber Jr. secured the […]
Bridge to Jesse’s is Indiana’s newest millionaire
It was only a matter of time. The ever-tough older trotter Bridge to Jesse’s came into 2020 with $940,000 in earnings. He will exit the year as Indiana’s newest millionaire. The Jailhouse Jesse gelding was a winner in the $15,000 Open 2 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Saturday, Oct. 24, pushing him over the milestone. Owned […]
Indiana sired champions win at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
Two Indiana sired champions showed up in a big way Saturday, June 6 during qualifying action at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Three-year-old pacing gelding Odds on Osiris and older trotting gelding Bridge to Jesse’s each turned in impressive performances during the 10-race program. Kicking off the afternoon card was Odds on Osiris, driven by Peter Wrenn. […]
Two hit six figures during first session of sale
Two Indiana sired yearlings were knocked down for $100,000 during the first of two days of the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale Friday, Oct. 25. A total of 190 yearlings went through the ring with Hip No. 191 kicking off the second day of the sale Saturday, Oct. 26. The first yearling to be knocked down […]
Churita, Bridge to Jesse’s earn older trotting championships
It was a field of six tough older trotting mares that kicked off Super Night at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Friday, Oct. 11. World Champion Hannelore Hanover’s career is winding down and most likely, made her last start in her home state in the second race of the night, the $70,000 Indiana Sires Stakes for older […]
Bridge to Jesse’s wins Open Trot
Bridge to Jesse’s, driven by John DeLong, got the edge over Fiftydallarbill and Trace Tetrick in the $20,000 Open Trot at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Wednesday, April 24. The six-year-old son of Jailhouse Jesse trotted home in :27.1 to earn the victory by one and one-quarter lengths in 1:53.2. In a star-studded cast of Indiana sired […]