Results are in for the Indiana Standardbred Association Board of Directors. Six directors will be added to the roster beginning Jan. 1, 2023, with two new faces in the mix. James Yoder will be a first-time director representing the At Large region. Jay Hochstetler is also a new director and was elected to the Central […]
Hot Mess Express is back
Hot Mess Express, 2021 Indiana Horse of the Year, returned to Harrah’s Hoosier Park Friday, Oct. 7 for a prep race heading to Hoosier Champions Night and the Indiana Sires Stakes for older pacing mares. Now four, the mare recorded her mile in 1:50.4. Guided by John DeLong, Hot Mess Express went straight to the […]
Trio of trotters score for Yoder Stable
James and Cheyenne Yoder had a successful Saturday as three of their trotters visited the winner’s circle at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Ideal Jesse, Ima Diamond Babe and May Baby all picked up wins for the Yoder Stable. The evening started off with Ideal Jesse and James Yoder taking the opener in a time of 1:55.3. […]
Kobe’s Gigi wins top mares pace
Kobe’s Gigi and Peter Wrenn bested a field of talented filly and mare pacers Saturday, June 4 in the featured $22,000 Open Pace. The field of eight were all competitive until the end with the top six within four lengths of one another. Starting from post four, Kobe’s Gigi got the garden seat behind early […]
May Baby adds another win to her 2021 credentials
May Baby, the talented Indiana sired mare from the James and Cheyenne Yoder Stable, polished off the 2021 season with a win in her final race of the year Tuesday, Dec. 28. The mare scored her win against upper conditioned trotters in a time of 1:56.4. Starting from post three, May Baby got away near […]
Ima Diamond Babe scores win for Yoder Stable
Ima Diamond Babe, driven by Tony Hall, scored a win in the $19,800 featured conditioned trot Tuesday, Dec. 21 at Hollywood Gaming Dayton. Her biggest competition in the race was her stablemate, May Baby, who was driven by trainer James Yoder. Starting from post four, Ima Diamond Babe settled in fourth as May Baby showed […]
Thunder Country rolls to maiden breaking victory
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 […]