Big Christian is living up to his name. Not only is he big in stature, he’s big in performing, now undefeated in two starts at The Meadowlands. The Indiana sired gelding scored a comfortable win in 1:57.1 with Marcus Miller in the bike. Trained by Erv Miller, Big Christian left the gate in the full […]
Dr M makes a house call to the winner’s circle
Dr M and driver Robert Taylor turned in an impressive performance in conditioned trotting action Saturday, Oct. 9 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The duo stopped the timer in 1:55.1. Starting from post seven, Taylor had Dr M ready for action when the gate folded. They headed straight to the lead and took over the top […]
Pretzel Party scores win at The Meadows
Indiana sired Pretzel Party earned another win Thursday, March 19 at The Meadows. The four-year-old daughter of Mr Cantab fought off a late challenger for the win in 1:57.0 with Ronnie Wrenn Jr. in the bike. Pretzel Party started in mid pack and made her intentions known early, going straight to the lead to pass […]
Custom Cantab retires
Custom Cantab, the million-dollar Indiana sired trotting mare, has retired. She was recently featured in a story in “Hoof Beats” penned by Rose Flood, race marketing and operations administrator at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. The story chronicled her stellar career featuring Beaver and caretaker Sheila Napier, who was named 2018 Caretake of the Year following her […]
Indiana sired horses qualify at Pompano
After nearly two months of no racing at any North American racetrack, Pompano Park was the first pari-mutuel facility to hold a set of qualifiers Friday, May 15. Over 100 horses took advantage of the 13-race card, including several Indiana sired horses. The races were available for horses stabled at Pompano Park only. Keegan Ho […]
Custom Cantab scores new career best in Graduate Series
, Custom Cantab just keeps getting better with age. The now four-year-old daughter of Mr Cantab bested a field of older trotters in the $50,000 Graduate Series at Tioga Downs Sunday, June 9. David Miller drove Custom Cantab and had the Indiana bred mare right on the front end from the start. She turned in […]
Homicide Hunter secures win in Great Northeast Open Series
Homicide Hunter, the Indiana sired son of Mr. Cantab that rocked the Standardbred world last October by becoming the fastest ever trotter with a 1:48.4 mile, made his first 2019 trip to the winner’s circle Sunday, May 19. The Mr. Cantab gelding, now seven, won the $30,000 Great Northeast Open Series at Harrah’s Philadelphia by […]
Homicide Hunter nears return to racing
Homicide Hunter, the Indiana sired gelding who made history last fall with the sport’s quickest trotting mile ever, is nearing a return to the track this season. The now seven-year-old son of Mr. Cantab is in to qualify Saturday, May 4 at The Meadowlands. Owned by Crawford Farms Racing, Homicide Hunter qualified April 24 at […]
2019 Indiana Stallion Directory now available
The 2019 Stallion Directory, produced by the Indiana Standardbred Association, is arriving in homes this week. The publication, which showcases all the stallions in the Standardbred industry in the state of Indiana, was mailed Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 and has already started hitting homes. The cover of the Stallion Directory highlights an Indiana sire and […]
Custom Cantab wins Matron
Custom Cantab has been nothing less than spectacular all season at Hoosier Park. Now, the three-year-old daughter of Mr Cantab just showed how spectacular she is, scoring a win in the $183,900 Matron Stakes at Dover Downs Thursday, Nov. 15, her first career start outside of Indiana. Custom Cantab was on the move early […]