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 […]
Victory Hill Farm among top breeders again in 2020
Victory Hill Farm, located in LaGrange, Ind., continues to lead the way among all breeders in Indiana, but their impact is felt on a national level as well. The farm is currently ranked 13th on the list of top breeders in North America as 2020 comes to a close. Of 99 starters on the year, […]
Pair of Putnam pacing mares retire
Rockin Nola has been the headliner this season for the Putnam Stable but a pair of pacing mares were doing their part to bring wins into the stable. Blues Queen and Rock the Look each had successful seasons and are both being retired to the brood mare ranks. Blues Queen, an eight-year-old daughter of United […]
Wrenn Stable purchases pair of yearlings at Standardbred Horse Sale
Fresh off the Breeders Crown weekend at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, Peter and Melanie Wrenn were back at work, this time, inspecting yearlings at the Standardbred Horse Sale, which began Monday, Nov. 2. The sale, normally held at Harrisburg, Pa., was moved to Timonium, Md. to the Maryland State Fairgrounds. This year and buyers were out […]
Triple O a triple threat in Millstein
Triple O was a triple threat in the $250,000 Carl Milstein Memorial for three-year-old pacers Saturday, Aug. 15 at Northfield Park. Odds on Osiris ventured out of Indiana for the first time and wore down the field for the win in 1:50.1, a new career best time. Odds on Osiris and Peter Wrenn used enough […]
Priceless ranked among top five heading into 2020
It was an invaluable season for Priceless in 2019. The Rockin Image filly won seven of 11 starts, earned in excess of $347,000, and took a career best time of 1:50.2, the third fastest for the sophomore class heading into 2020. As a result, Priceless is among the top five fillies for this season highlighted […]
Rockin Serena scores at Pompano
Rockin Serena, the standout Indiana pacing mare from the Melanie Wrenn Stable, picked up another win Tuesday, Feb. 11 at Pompano Park in the $9,750 Fillies and Mares Open I and II. Driven by Peter Wrenn, the former Indiana Sires Stakes champion picked up the win by a nose in 1:53.0 over Truth and Liberty […]
Rockin Image, Always a Virgin among top 10 pacing sires for 2019
Rockin Image and Always a Virgin, who both stand at stud at Victory Hill Farm, are closing in on another great year as sires. Rockin Image is ranked eighth on the Leading Money Winning Sires in 2019 for pacers while Always a Virgin is ranked ninth in North America. A son of Rocknroll Hanover, Rockin […]
Freaky Feet Pete retires
According to a post on social media by the Rheinheimer family, Freaky Feet Pete has retired from racing. The seven-year-old son of Rockin Image retires with a mark of 1:47.1 and earnings in excess of $1.6 million. Freaky Feet Pete captured the attention of the racing world with a win in the 2015 Breeders Crown […]
Rockin Image gelding tops Winter Speed Sale
The Winter Speed Sale provided by the Blooded Horse Sale was held Tuesday, Feb. 12. A total of 388 entries were cataloged in the one-day sale at the Champions Center Exposition in Springfield, Ohio and among those in the sale book were several Indiana breds. Many of the Indiana bred entries were out of the […]