A total of $200,000 in purse money was spread over eight finals for the Governor’s Cup Championships at the Indiana State Fairground Sunday, Aug. 15. The top two and three-year-olds on the Indiana Sired Fair Circuit qualified for the event, which was postponed from Thursday, Aug. 12 due to weather. Kicking off the day was […]
ISA featuring Barn Tours at Indiana State Fair
Barn Tours are back at the Indiana State Fair. They were implemented a few years ago by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission and the Indiana Standardbred Association (ISA) took over the project beginning in 2021. Emily Dever, ISA director, is heading up the initiative to promote Indiana harness racing to fair goers. The event is […]
Governor’s Cup Consolation races held
The Governor’s Cup Series came to a close Thursday, Aug. 12 featuring a late morning program of eight races for the consolation brackets. Vying for a purse of $10,000 each, horses who just missed the cut for the championships were in the spotlight with several impressive miles turned in over the one-mile track at the […]
JK Victory wins 95th Fox Stake
The Indiana State Fair one-mile oval came alive Wednesday, Aug. 11 with the return of Grand Circuit racing. The 95th edition of the Fox Stake for two-year-old pacers highlighted the 12-race card that boasts increases in purses for all stakes involved in the program. JK Victory and David Miller got away well from post two […]
Big matchups forming for Governor’s Cup Championships
Indiana horsemen and horsewomen have been preparing all summer for the upcoming Governor’s Cup Championships at the Indiana State Fair Thursday, Aug. 12. A total of 16 races are slated on the day with Governor’s Cup Consolations for each division set for 11 a.m. followed by the $25,000 Governor’s Cup Championships getting underway at 6 […]
Grand Circuit roars into Indiana Wednesday
The “Roarin Grand” will make a stop at the Indiana State Fair Wednesday, Aug. 11 featuring 12 races on the card. The program begins at 6 p.m. featuring the Fox Stake, The Hoosier Stake 85, the Ralph Wilfong Memorial and The Horseman 112. This season’s lineup features more horses, bigger purses and an ensemble of […]
Volunteers needed for Indiana State Fair display
The Indiana Standardbred display at the Indiana State Fair is back. After missing last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, plans are in place to resume the display in one of the Speed Barns at the State Fairgrounds during the fair, which begins Friday, Aug. 30 through Sunday, Aug. 22. The display will be closed each […]
Indiana Sired Virgo wins Fox Stake
Virgo and Trace Tetrick turned in an impressive second half to score a comfortable win in the $57,235 Fox Stake Wednesday, Aug. 12 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The 94th edition of the race attracted a field of 11 two-year-old pacers as part of the Grand Circuit stop. Virgo got away in mid-pack as Railin’ […]
Revised schedules approved by IHRC
The Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) met Thursday, May 28 and made numerous approvals, including the revisions to the 2020 Indiana Sired Fair Circuit (ISFC), the 2020 Late Closers and the 2020 Indiana Sires Stakes (ISS) programs. The 2020 ISFC schedule was previously announced as the new Governor’s Cup Series at the Indiana Standardbred banquet […]
Udell, Myers win three championships at the Indiana State Fair
The dynamic team of drive Alex Udell and owner-trainer Jack Myers went into the Indiana Sired Fair Circuit (ISFC) Championships Tuesday, Aug. 6 with some horsepower and came home with some trophies. The duo connected for three $20,000 championship wins on the day, sweeping the two-year-old trot and the three-year-old colt trot. Udell and Myers […]