Anderson, IN — Harrah’s Hoosier Park will honor two of Indiana’s finest on Saturday (Nov. 22) as millionaire mares M-M’s Dream and Kobe’s Gigi will make their final career starts before beginning their broodmare careers.
Kobe’s Gigi will be up first as she leaves from post 4 in the $22,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace in the opener. Driver John DeLong will be aboard the 7-year-old daughter of JK Endofanera-Twin Oaks Tess for trainer Ron Burke. Kobe’s Gigi surpassed the million-dollar mark in career earnings when she finished second in the Breeders Crown for the second consecutive year and now has a career total of $1,065,628. An Indiana Sires Stakes champion at age 5, Kobe’s Gigi is a 24-time winner for her career, including her signature win on Hambletonian Day in 2023 when she pulled a 51-1 shocker in the $173,000 Lady Liberty over Test Of Faith. Bred by Harvey Fry, Kobe’s Gigi has been owned by Leander Schwartz and Black & White stables for the entirety of her career.
M-M’s Dream will bring her career to a close in the sixth race with Jordan Ross slated to the drive as she returns to the barn of trainer Henry Graber Jr.
The double millionaire comes home to Indiana after a front-end victory in the $175,000 FanDuel Final at the Meadowlands in her last start. The daughter of Swan For All-Trading Places was an Indiana Sires Stakes champion at ages 2 and 3, including sweeping all eight legs in addition to the $250,000 Super Final as a sophomore before tacking on one more ISS title at age 5. M-M’s Dream garnered attention nationally at age 4 when she outdueled Jiggy Jog S in the Hambletonian Maturity. She was also undefeated on Hambletonian Day with three straight wins in the Steele Memorial in the last three years. She’ll have an opportunity to surpass $2.3 million in career earnings with a top-two finish in the $22,000 Open Trot for owners Hillside Stable and Frank Baldachino. M-M’s Dream has been trained the entirety of her career by either Henry Graber Jr. or Ron Burke as she has won 37 of 69 career starts. M-M’s Dream will retire as the second richest Indiana-bred trotter of all time, behind only Hannelore Hanover.
Both mares will be honored in the winner’s circle immediately following their respective races. The Saturday program will get underway at 5:30 p.m.
The Friday (Nov. 21) program will feature On To Norway in search of his 22nd consecutive victory in the $49,200 Bally’s Randy. On To Norway leaves from post 5 in race 9 on Friday. The Friday program also gets started with a 5:30 p.m. first post.
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