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 […]
Rockin Nola winningest horse of 2020
Rockin Nola, campaigned by the father-son team of Joe and Joey Putnam, won the most races of 2020 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The four-year-old daughter of Rockin Image had a stellar season that stretched the entire meet, winning nine races during the 111-night racing season. Rockin Nola won her first race of the season in […]
Cattlewash scores again in Grand Circuit
Cattlewash has proven he likes Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The Somebeachsomewhere colt equaled the track record of 1:47.2 in the Breeders Crown elimination and came back to finish third in the Breeders Crown final. Now, he can add the $160,000 Monument Circle Stakes to his credentials. Trained by Ron Burke, Cattlewash scooted out of the gate […]
Eleven Indiana sired horses advance to Breeders Crown Championships
The $6 million Breeders Crown Championships kick off with a two-day event at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Friday, Oct. 30 featuring four finals on the 15-race card. The first race goes to post at 6 p.m. and the event is a ticketed only venue. Advanced tickets were sold to owners, sponsors, and Indiana horsemen to maintain […]
Seven of nine Indiana sired horses qualify for Breeders Crown Championships
The first round of Breeders Crown eliminations was held Friday, Oct. 23 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Of the 12 eliminations for two and three-year-olds on both gaits, nine entrants were Indiana sired. At the end of the night, seven will advance to the $6 million Breeders Crown Championships set for Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday. […]
Dozen Indiana sired horses featured in Breeders Crown Eliminations
Harrah’s Hoosier Park drew for post positions of all Breeders Crown eliminations Tuesday, Oct. 20 and among the 161 entered, a dozen two and three-year-olds will compete in the elimination rounds hoping to advance to the finals set for Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31. Included on the Friday, Oct. 23 elimination rounds of […]
Swan Bomb pulls in mild upset in ISS
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 […]
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 […]