Rockin Nola, Indiana’s reigning pacing queen, has stepped onto the racetrack for the last time. The seven-year-old daughter of Rockin Image has retired just shy of $1 million over her illustrious career that included five straight Indiana Sires Stakes Championships. Owned by J P Racing, which consists of Mike Johnson and Joe Putnam, and Linda […]
Swan’s Maid swims to Dover win
Swan’s Maid literally swam to the finish line as a rain soaked Dover Downs featured trotters in several categories Tuesday, Nov. 22. The Indiana sired trotting mare scored the open length win in 1:58.3 for the win in the $6,000 conditioned event. Starting from post eight, Swan’s Maid never saw the rail in the first […]
Cross, Putnam inducted into IHRA Hall of Fame
Breeders Crown week kicked off in a big way Sunday, Oct. 22 with the Breeders Crown Gala followed by the 10th Indiana Horse Racing Association Hall of Fame banquet in the Homestretch Clubhouse at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Three deserving individuals were part of the new class of inductees, including Standardbred racing’s Jay Cross and Joe […]
Isitlikeitlooks wins Oak Grove Open
Isitlikeitlooks made everyone look Tuesday, May 9 at Oak Grove Racing. Guided by Joey Putnam, the Indiana sired gelding nearly took the field of top pacers wire to wire in the win. The announcers noted Isitlikeitlooks went up to the gate as a 9-1 longshot, but as late money rolled in, he was bet down […]
Rockin Nola inching closer to one million
Rockin Nola was in high gear Saturday, April 15 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, winning her second race of 2023 in commanding fashion, stopping the timer in 1:50.1. The Indiana sired mare is inching closer to a career that is knocking on the door of $1 million in earnings. Starting from post six, Rockin Nola changed […]
Shakertown quickest in qualifiers
The first round of qualifiers were held at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Saturday, March 11 and several races dipped under the 1:56 time barrier. The quickest on the day was a gelding from the Mark P’Pool Stable named Shakertown, who won his race in 1:52.4. Guided by Brandon Bates, Shakertown went straight to the lead and […]
First qualifiers set at Harrah’s Hoosier Park
The first set of qualifiers has been set for the upcoming 30th season of Standardbred racing at Harrah’s Hoosier Park with 18 races on the docket. The event begins at 10 a.m. with 13 of the races set for pacers and the other five set for trotters. Several former champions are included in the first […]
Mark Herschberger gets first win in Goshen
Mark Herschberger just began his driving career this summer on the Indiana Sired Fair Circuit (ISFC) and now he has his first win. The 27-year-old earned his first win Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Elkhart County Fairgrounds in the second race of the day behind trotter You Do Know. Starting from post one, You Do […]
Breeders Crown returning to Indiana
Leading up to the Dan Patch at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Friday, Aug. 12, a teaser was moving around social media about a big announcement during the event. Following the 12th race on the night, the message was delivered by Rick Moore, vice president and general manager of racing, that the Breeders Crown would be returning […]
David Allan Whoa hits the right chord in Wattles Series
One of the best named two-year-olds this season is now a race winner. David Allan Whoa, driven by Joey Putnam, won his first race Thursday, Aug. 4 in a division of the $12,500 Johnny Wattles Series for two-year-old pacers at Harrah’s Hoosier Park in dramatic fashion. The freshman stopped the timer in 1:54.2 in only […]
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