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 […]
Wow moment for Essig Stable in qualifiers
The Missy Essig Stable had a “Wow” moment in the second set of qualifiers at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Saturday, March 13. Shamwow and Brandon Bates was a gate to wire winner in the fastest mile of the season thus far to prepare for the 28th season of Standardbred racing that gets underway Friday, March 26. […]
Little Rocket Man makes his return in qualifiers
The second set of qualifiers is scheduled for Saturday, March 13 and will include the talented duo of Little Rocket Man and Shamwow from the Missy Essig Stable in the first race. A total of seven races are on tap for the morning program. Shamwow, driven by Brandon Bates, will start from post one while […]
Royal Rocks wins, gives Stewart double
Royal Rocks, the four-year-old Indiana sired gelding owned and trained by Charlie Stewart, was one of two wins on the card for Stewart. A native of Anderson, Ind., Stewart also scored a win with Venom on the Saturday, Feb. 6 racing program at Miami Valley Raceway. A son of Rockin Image, Royal Rocks was able […]
Harrah’s Hoosier Park shows increases in 2020
Harrah’s Hoosier Park recently completed its 27th year of Standardbred racing Sat. Nov. 21 with impressive numbers over the abbreviated 111-day racing season. With opening day pushed back to Tuesday, June 16 due to COVID-19 restrictions, the meet posted an all-sources handle increase of more than 35 percent compared to 2019 figures. A total of […]
Record Sales Price tops first day of Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale
Buyers were out in full force during the first day of the Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Friday, Oct. 23, and records were set. Four yearlings fetched prices of $100,000 or more through Hip No. 190, including a new record for an Indiana sired yearling in history with pacing colt JK’s […]
Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale entries now available
The Hoosier Classic Yearling Sale entries are now available. In addition to sale catalogs, the entries are offered through the company’s Website at www.hoosierclassicyearlingsale.com. A total of 373 Indiana sired yearlings have been cataloged for the sale Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24 beginning at 10 a.m. both days. The sale will be held […]
Rockin Nola rocks Ohio’s Super Night
Rockin Nola, the talented older female pacer from the Joe Putnam barn, turned in an impressive performance during Ohio’s Super Night at Scioto Downs, winning the $40,000 Fillies and Mares Open. Driven by Joey Putnam, the Rockin Image mare stopped the timer in 1:51.0. Starting from post seven on the five-eighths mile oval at Scioto, […]
Little Rocket Man skyrockets to Haston win
Most of the attention was on the 27th edition of the $225,000 Dan Patch Stakes, but it was Indiana sired Little Rocket Man that stole the show in the 24th edition of the $39,000 Gregg Haston Memorial. The race is tradition along with the Dan Patch Stakes and is held on Dan Patch Night each […]
Liftoff again for Little Rocket Man in Open Pace
Little Rocket Man blasted to another win Friday, July 24 in the $15,000 Open Pace at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Trace Tetrick drove the four-year-old son of Rockin Image to the win in 1:49.0. Little Rocket Man was handicapped to the outside in the six-horse field and shot out to the lead to set fractions of […]