Three-year-old trotting fillies were on display at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Wednesday, Sept. 16 for the sixth round of Indiana Sires Stakes action. With May Baby taking the first division as expected, it was an unexpected winner in the second division with Swan Bomb and Ricky Macomber winning the preliminary round. Starting from post one, Swan […]
Yoder finishes one-two in Open Trot
Trainer Verlin Yoder finished one-two in the $20,000 Open Trot at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Driven by James Yoder, Compelling scored her second straight win in the event over It’s a Herbie and Verlin Yoder to complete the Yoder Exacta. Compelling left the gate in pursuit of the top spot but Whata Swan and Robert Taylor […]
Big week for Yoder Stable
It’s been a big week for the James and Cheyenne Yoder Stable and it’s only Wednesday. The team sent out two winners in Indiana Sires Stakes action, starting with two-year-old filly trotter Ima Diamond Babe on Tuesday followed by a dominant win by May Baby in the three-year-old filly trotting ranks. Ima Diamond Babe was […]
May Baby ready for Hambletonian Oaks
May Baby, the standout Indiana sired trotting filly from the James Yoder barn, will step onto one of the biggest stages in harness racing as she competes for the title in the $600,000 Hambletonian Oaks Saturday, Aug. 8 at The Meadowlands. Slated as the ninth race on the card, May Baby and Yoder begin from […]
Rock Swan, May Baby win round two of Indiana Sires Stakes
Rock Swan, the standout freshman trotting filly from 2019, has returned at three with just as much talent. The daughter of Swan for All won the second round of the Indiana Sires Stakes Wednesday, July 15 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Starting from post six, Trace Tetrick was on a mission with Rock Swan to reach […]
May Baby edges Rock Swan in Star Destroyer
It was a big match-up between two female powerhouses Wednesday, June 24 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park in the $33,000 Star Destroyer Final. May Baby and Rock Swan matched each other stride for stride in the stretch before May Baby got the edge at the wire by a nose in 1:52.3, just one fifth of a […]
Genie Rockwell scores new lifetime mark in Dalton Series
Genie Rockwell and driver Marlin Fry added their names to the list of impressive performances during the first week of action at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Thursday, June 18. The pair scored the win in a division of the Rick Dalton pacing series. Starting from post four, Genie Rockwell rushed out for an early lead and […]
May Baby impressive again
Last year’s two-year-old trotting standout in Indiana, May Baby, turned in another winning performance in qualifying action at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Tuesday, June 9. Driven by trainer James Yoder, the Guccio filly trotted gate to wire in a time of 1:57.3 to prepare for the upcoming racing season. Starting from post eight, May Baby rallied […]
Pair of Guccio fillies win in Florida
James Yoder steered a pair of Guccio sophomore fillies to victory during qualifiers held at Gil Crest Training Center in Bell, Fla. Saturday, May 9. Queen Margherita and May Baby were both winners in their individual races. Starting from post one, Queen Margherita and Yoder got on the lead from the start and led the […]
Yoder Stables qualify 12 at Gil Crest Training Center
Between Trainers Verlin, James, and Jesse Yoder, a total of 12 horses qualified at Gil Crest Training Center Saturday, May 2. Many of them were Indiana sired three-year-olds and older, including the first race winner Explosive Swan. Driven by LeWayne Miller, Explosive Swan began from post two as Rompaway Beau and Krista Harmon set early […]