Indiana’s reigning Trotter of the Year showed he was ready for action in his 2022 debut Saturday, March 26 in the first Open Trot of the season at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Swingforthefences with new pilot Trace Tetrick scored a gate to wire effort in flawless form for the win. Starting from post eight under new […]
May Baby adds another win to her 2021 credentials
May Baby, the talented Indiana sired mare from the James and Cheyenne Yoder Stable, polished off the 2021 season with a win in her final race of the year Tuesday, Dec. 28. The mare scored her win against upper conditioned trotters in a time of 1:56.4. Starting from post three, May Baby got away near […]
Ima Diamond Babe scores win for Yoder Stable
Ima Diamond Babe, driven by Tony Hall, scored a win in the $19,800 featured conditioned trot Tuesday, Dec. 21 at Hollywood Gaming Dayton. Her biggest competition in the race was her stablemate, May Baby, who was driven by trainer James Yoder. Starting from post four, Ima Diamond Babe settled in fourth as May Baby showed […]
Lorraine Smoke scores ISS win in tight photo
It was a battle to the finish between two JK Endofanera fillies with Loraine Smoke getting the nod in the photo over JJ Endofanera. It was the sixth round of Indiana Sires Stakes action for the freshman fillies, vying for a purse of $67,500. Lorraine Smoke began her race from post four for trainer-driver James […]
Swift Swanda wins Moni Maker
Harrah’s Hoosier Park was the spotlight of harness racing Friday, Sept. 24 featuring some of the top trotters and pacers in the country in the Caesars Trotting Classic and the Hoosier Park Pacing Derby. However, it was several Indiana sired horses who shined through with talent equal to the out of state breds, including Swift […]
Siblings win on Wednesday card at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
Siblings were victorious on the Wednesday, Sept. 22 racing program at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Sunafterthestorm was a winner in trotting series action while her older brother, Smile High Jesse, broke his maiden later in the card. Starting from the second tier in post 11, Sunafterthestorm and trainer-driver James Yoder had little options out of the […]
Lorraine Smoke on fire in ISS action
Two-year-old pacing fillies were in the spotlight Thursday, Sept. 9 in two divisions on the card. Lorraine Smoke and James Yoder were impressive in their win, scoring the victory in 1:53.2. Starting from post seven, Lorraine Smoke left out of the gate seeking a spot near the leaders and was parked in mid-pack through the […]
Thunder Country rolls to maiden breaking victory
Thunder Country and Trevor Smith turned in a gate to wire performance during the Sunday, Aug. 29 racing card at Harrah’s Hoosier Park to score their maiden breaking win. The freshman gelding won the $10,500 event in 1:54.0. Thunder Country went straight to the lead when the gate folded, popping off fractions of :27.4, :58.2 […]
Shirley Goodness surprises in ISS
Shirley Goodness looked to be back on track Wednesday, July 28, winning the fourth leg of the $93,000 Indiana Sires Stakes for three-year-old trotting fillies. The standout two-year-old from 2020 scored the win in 1:54.1 with Driver James Yoder in the bike. Starting from post two, Shirley Goodness was covered up early as Queen of […]
Gold Star Sven breaks maiden
In only his second career start, Gold Star Sven rallied to his first career win in two-year-old pacing action at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Thursday, July 22. Driven by James Yoder, the freshman stopped the timer in 1:53.4. Starting from post one, Yoder got Gold Star Sven out of the gate with enough speed to sit […]