Anderson, IN – The stage is set for Indiana’s richest night of racing, Hoosier Champions night at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Friday, Oct. 10.
Twelve new Indiana Sire Stakes champions will be crowned on a 15-race program with just shy of $2.4 million up for grabs and a trio of lengthy win streaks on the line.
With a first post of 5:30 p.m., the first of eight consecutive $250,000 ISS Super Finals for two- and three-year-olds will be the glamour boy division in race five where the undefeated Rock Shines Again looks to stay perfect during his three-year-old campaign. Owned by Richard Redder and T G Stable, Rock Shines Again has reeled off 12 straight entering Friday night, including wins in the last five legs of Indiana Sire Stakes and $84,750 Hoosier Cup Final for trainer Tyler George. Leading driver Trace Tetrick gets the call from post five for the 7-5 morning line favorite.
Meanwhile the fastest two-year-old in harness racing history, Odds On Mr Mamba, will look to conclude his two-year-old campaign on top of the two-year-old colt and gelding pace Super Final in the tenth race. Fresh off his World Record 1:47.4 score in the last leg of Indiana Sire Stakes on Oct. 2, the gelded son of Odds On Equuleus-Honky Tonk Woman will once again have pilot Dexter Dunn aboard for trainer Melanie Wrenn. The Odds On Racing homebred finished fourth while pacing home in :25.1 in his career debut and has not tasted defeat in the six starts since, including a Grand Circuit win in the $93,750 Elevation where he chased down Melilo with a :53 second back-half. Odds On Mr Mamba has been established as the 7-5 morning-line favorite from post six while Dancingdreamer, who finished second to Odds On Mr Mamba in the World Record mile, leaves from post 10 with Hall of Famer David Miller in the bike as the 7-2 second choice.
On To Norway will immediately follow up Odds On Mr Mamba, bringing a 16-race win streak into the Super Final for sophomore trotting colts and geldings in the eleventh race of the evening. Leaving from post two with John De Long in between the wheels, the Muscle Massive-One Class Act gelding looks to complete the Indiana Sire Stakes sweep, having won all eight legs heading into the final to go along with stakes wins at The Horsemen at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and $90,000 Phil Langley. The Ron Burke trainee will leave from post two as the 9-5 morning line favorite with $301,844 already made on the year for owners Burke Racing Stable, Frank Baldachino, Black & White Stable and Michael Rosenthal. Arch-rival, Operator, leaves just two slots over from post four with Kyle Wilfong in the bike as the 5-2 second choice.
The quarter-million-dollar Super Finals will be joined by $70,000 championships for the aged male trotters and aged mare pacers, along with $50,000 finals for the mare trotters and aged male pacers with household names such as M-M’s Dream, Little Rocket Man, Ponda Jet and Walkin On Sunshine slated to compete.
For guests taking in the Hoosier Champions card in person, they are also encouraged to participate in the Progressive MegaBet Drawing promotion during the evening. Prior to each Super Final, one guest will be drawn to place a $125 MegaBet on a horse of their choosing in the selected race, with any unclaimed prizes carrying over to the following race. Guests may enter at a Trackside Promotional Kiosk beginning at 5:00 p.m.
Guests may also receive a Hoosier Champions cocktail set at the Trackside Promotions and Events Center from 5-7 p.m. The first 100 guests to show their Caesars Rewards card and proof of a $5 wager on any Hoosier Park race will co home with the complimentary set.
For those unable to join in person, race fans can tune into the Fox Sports 2 broadcast live from 7-10 p.m. with hosts Gabe Prewitt and Jessica Otten live on property providing commentary.
Bettors will also have a buffet of wagering options throughout the evening with $80,000 worth of guaranteed pools to take aim at including:
• Race 1 – $10,000 Pick 5
• Race 2 – $10,000 Pick 4
• Race 5 – $10,000 Pick 8
• Race 6 – $10,000 Pick 4
• Race 8 – $10,000 Pick 5
• Race 12 – $20,000 Pick 4
• Race 15 – $10,000 Hoosier High 5
Free online racing programs will be made available on the Hoosier Park website under the Racing Tab along with free access to race replays. Qualifier replays are made available on the Hoosier Park AV YouTube Channel.
For more information on the 2025 live racing season at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, guests are encouraged to visit www.harrahshoosierpark.com.
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