Jeff Cullipher, one of the leading trainers in Indiana for the past eight years, scored his 1,000th career training victory at The Meadowlands Friday, Jan. 7. The milestone was recorded with Birdman in the $13,000 conditioned trot with Yannick Gingras in the bike. Cullipher got close to the milestone the day before at Miami Valley […]
Dojea Gizmo a winner at Harrah’s Philly
Dojea Gizmo, the three-year-old Indiana Sires Stakes contender from the Dan Shelter Stable this past summer, scored a win at Harrah’s Philadelphia Sunday, Dec. 20. Now under the direction of trainer Ron Burke, the Tellitlikeitis gelding won in 1:51.2. Driven by Yannick Gingras, Dojea Gizmo left the gate from post six in the $11,600 conditioned […]
Always a Prince upsets in TVG Final
Always a Prince was stepping up into a group of tough open pacers for Saturday’s $350,000 TVG Open Pace final and made the rest of the field work to catch him, posting a wire to wire victory in a time of 1:48.2. The four-year-old Indiana sired son of Always a Virgin was a winner 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 […]
Swandre the Giant towers over ISS final
Swandre the Giant showed just how powerful he was, taking the $85,000 Indiana Sires Stakes final Wednesday, Oct. 3 at Hoosier Park. The Swan for All two-year-old scored a gate to wire win in a time of 1:55.3. Driven by Yannick Gingras, Swandre the Giant hustled out of the gate for the top spot from […]
Lazarus N rises to top in Hoosier Pacing Derby
Lazarus N and Yannick Gingras put on another top notch show at Hoosier Park Friday, Sept. 21, winning the $177,000 Hoosier Park Pacing Derby in a time of 1:48.4. The six-year-old Bettor’s Delight stallion earned his 37th career win with the effort and his second victory in four starts since being imported from the Australian […]
Wonder Mile for Wonder from Down Under: Lazarus N prevails in Dan Patch
It was worth all the hype and worth the wait to see harness racing’s new “It” horse. Lazarus N made his U.S. debut an impressive one, winning the 25th edition of the $325,000 Dan Patch Stakes Friday, Aug. 10 at Hoosier Park, just 50 days after arriving on North American soil. It appeared Lazarus N […]