-
Friday, October 25, 2024
Indiana Champions Day Saturday at Horseshoe Indianapolis
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024) — The state’s top Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses will take center stage Saturday, Oct. 26 for the fifth annual Indiana Champions Day. A record $1.5 million will be offered on the 13-race program featuring seven Thoroughbred races followed by six Quarter Horse events. First post for the day is 12 p.m. Highlighting the Thoroughbred portion of the program is the fifth running of the $250,000 Unreachable Star Handicap. The race is set for the final Thoroughbred
Friday, October 25, 20242025 racing dates approved for Horseshoe Indianapolis
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (Friday, Oct. 25, 2024) — The Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) approved racing dates for the 2025 season for both Harrah’s Hoosier Park and Horseshoe Indianapolis Thursday, Oct. 24 at their regular meeting held at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing will mirror the 2024 schedule at Horseshoe Indianapolis, racing 123 total days with six dates dedicated to all Quarter Horse racing. Live racing is set to begin Tuesday, April 15, 2025, and will conclude
Monday, October 14, 2024Dupont Beach digs in deep for Sterlie Bertram Memorial win at Horseshoe Indianapolis
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024) — Dupont Beach had to dig deep to fend off his opponents, but he got the job done Wednesday, Oct. 9 in the 16th running of the $142,600 Sterlie Bertram Memorial Stakes at Horseshoe Indianapolis. The race is named in honor of former Indiana Quarter Horse racing advocate Sterlie Bertram, who was instrumental is developing the Indiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association more than five decades ago. Dupont Beach and jockey Juan Marquez broke from the inside post and
Monday, October 14, 2024Seize Greatness clutch in Hoosier Park Classic upset at Horseshoe Indianapolis
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024) — It was a race of firsts in the 28th running of the Hoosier Park Classic Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. It was the first stakes win for Seize Greatness, his first win of 2024, and the first career stakes win for Jockey Eduardo Diaz, a late jockey change on the program. The race has deep history in the state as it was one of three races held the inaugural season of pari-mutuel Quarter Horse racing in the state of Indiana in 1997 at Hoosier Park. Now in it’s
Friday, October 04, 2024Under the Palms goes above and beyond in Cardinal Handicap at Horseshoe Indianapolis
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024) — Ken McPeek came into the 28th running of the $150,000 Cardinal Handicap Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Horseshoe Indianapolis with the favored Corningstone. A couple of scratches in the field moved his other entrant, Under the Palms, into the race and that horse turned out to be the one visiting the winner’s circle. Under the Palms, under the guidance of Colby Hernandez for the first time in a race, scored the upset victory at odds of 21-1. Starting from post 11 in
Friday, October 04, 2024Demolisher remains undefeated in To Much Coffee Handicap win at Horseshoe Indianapolis
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024) — Demolisher has been perfect all season and that trend continued Wednesday, Oct. 2 in the 27th running of the $150,000 To Much Coffee Handicap at Horseshoe Indianapolis. The sophomore is now five for five for his career with his biggest win to date added to his resume. The race was one of six premier events on the day making up Hoosier Day showcasing the state’s top talent in the Thoroughbred ranks. Demolisher was ready to go for Emmanuel Esquivel when the
Friday, October 04, 2024Jazzole strolls to victory in Circle City Handicap at Horseshoe Indianapolis
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024) — Jazzole extended his win streak to three and earned his first premier racing win Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Horseshoe Indianapolis. It was the second win on the card for the father-son duo of Steve and Erik Asmussen to close out the Thoroughbred portion of Hoosier Day featuring six premier races and purses in excess of $900,000. Jazzole and Erik Asmussen got away in fourth in the six-furlong sprint as Slam Dunk Justice and Santo Sanjur were the quickest out of the
Friday, October 04, 2024Graceful performance by Elegant Justice in Back Home Again Stakes at Horseshoe Indianapolis
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024) — Elegant Justice turned in a smooth performance to score her second straight victory Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Ridden by Sammy Bermudez, the two-year-old filly scored the win in the 24th running of the $100,000 Back Home Again Stakes as part of Hoosier Day featuring six premier races with purses exceeding $900,000. Elegant Justice and Bermudez were the race favorites and used early speed out of the gate in the six furlong event to get up
Friday, October 04, 2024Crosley impressive in ITOBA Stallion Season Fillies at Horseshoe Indianapolis
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024) — Crosley earned her first premier racing victory Wednesday, Oct. 2 to kick off the elevated portion of the program for Hoosier Day at Horseshoe Indianapolis. The filly was a comfortable winner for her connections in the 11th running of the $100,000 ITOBA Stallion Season Fillies, a one mile, 70 yard event. The race was named in memory of Whitlee Fuller, who passed away earlier this season at the age of 3. She is the daughter of D.J. and Alyssa Fuller, both
Friday, October 04, 2024Full Boogie top qualifier in QHRAI Derby Trials at Horseshoe Indianapolis
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024) — Full Boogie was in full force Thursday, Oct. 3 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, turning in the fastest time of three trials for the QHRAI Derby. The race, one of the first to be implemented during the inaugural season of pari-mutuel Quarter Horse racing in the state of Indiana in 1997, began with a purse of $10,000. This year’s final purse is $133,400 as the race joins three other stakes finals on Indiana Champions Day Saturday, Oct. 26 featuring purses in excess of $1
.jpg)