Indiana pari-mutuel racing is one week away from opening for the 28th season of Standardbred racing and the qualifying list shows it at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Saturday, March 20. A total of 13 races are slated and are filled with many champions from last year. Kicking off the first race will be the second qualifying […]
Incredible Shark takes a bite out of Meadowlands field
Incredible Shark, the former Indiana Sires Stakes champion, added another win to his credentials Saturday, Jan. 30 with a win in conditioned pace action at The Meadowlands. The seven-year-old son of Shadyshark Hanover scored the victory in 1:52.2. Starting from post eight, driver Andrew McCarthy had a game plan to take Incredible Shark to the […]
Big Bad Jane wins Saturday feature
Big Bad Jane, hailing from the Tyler George Stable, barreled down the lane to take top honors in the $18,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace Saturday, Aug. 8 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The Ohio bred mare was driven to victory by the track’s all-time leading driver Trace Tetrick. An outside post of seven didn’t help […]
Ana Malak N scores another U.S. win
Ana Malak N, the successful pacer from Australia that arrived in the U.S. amid the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, scored his first sub 1:50 U.S. win at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Friday, July 10. The six-year-old Bettor’s Delight stallion drove away from the field to win by five lengths in 1:49.4 during the featured Open […]
Ten qualifiers set for Harrah’s Hoosier Park
A total of 10 qualifiers have been assembled at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Tuesday, May 19. The program marks the first round of action since the shutdown took place in mid-March for Standardbred racing due to Covid-19. Qualifiers will begin at 12 p.m. and horsemen and horsewomen are urged to arrive earlier than usual to pass […]
TJ’s Top Pick on track for 2020
TJ’s Top Pick, the top two-year-old trotting colt/gelding champion of 2019 in Indiana, is back on track for the upcoming racing season at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Once racing resumes and the Indiana Sires Stakes schedule has a definite plan, TJ’s Top Pick will be ready to go. Trained by Jeff Cullipher, TJ’s Top Pick has […]
New Zealand horse training at Shelby County Fairgrounds
The Shelby County Fairgrounds has a unique visitor. Ana Malak N, a five-year-old stallion from New Zealand, is currently in training at the half-mile track. The son of Bettor’s Delight, one of New Zealand’s premier stallions, was recently purchased by Jeff Cullipher of Pendleton, Ind. and Tom Pollack of Pennsylvania and was in need of […]
TJ’s Top Pick Top Sophomore Prospect for 2020
TJ’s Top Pick is preparing for a return this year. The Indiana sired son of Swan for All was solid all season, winning eight of 10 starts and earning in excess of $300,000. As a result of his stellar freshman year, TJ’s Top Pick is on the list of Top 10 Three-Year-Old Trotting Colts and […]
Indiana celebrates champions of 2019
The Indiana Standardbred family came together Saturday, Jan. 25 for the annual banquet to celebrate the successes of the state for 2019. “A Night of Champions” drew a full crowd at the Indiana Roof Ballroom as the top performers of 2019 were honored. The evening, hosted by emcee Kevin Mack, began with dinner followed by […]
Pair of Indiana trotters sell at Tattersalls
A pair of Indiana trotters were among the entrants of the 2020 Winter Mixed Sale conducted by Tattersalls at The Meadowlands Monday, Jan. 20. A total of 212 horses were cataloged for the annual event. Swan Before All, a gelded son of Swan for All, was the first of two to sell, bringing $30,000 in […]