It was a barrage of Indiana Sire Stakes action on Friday (Aug. 21) at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, with rookie trotting fillies and pacing colts in action, to go along with the 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers. A few horsemen dominated the proceedings, with the Erv and Alvin Miller barns combining to take half of the 14 races, while driver John De Long tallied five wins on the evening.
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Inverness Ave, Nighthawk Zette rally late in INSS
Anderson, IN – Inverness Ave and Nighthawk Zette secured big wins as they took down their respective $49,500 divisions in the sixth leg of the Indiana Sire Stakes for 3-year-old male trotters at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Thursday (Aug. 20).
Whoomp flips the script in INSS score
The fifth installment in the Whoomp versus Somemoreblue saga saw Whoomp, driven by John De Long for trainer Roger Welch, take down her rival in the $93,500 Indiana Sire Stakes for 3-year-old pacing fillies at Hoosier Park on Saturday (Aug. 15).
Dandy Ideal matches stakes record in Dan Patch at Hoosier
A day removed from being named the home of The Hambletonian beginning in 2027, Harrah’s Hoosier Park played host to the $300,000 Dan Patch Stakes presented by Indiana Standardbred Breed Development where Dandy Ideal and driver Tyler Buter survived torrid opening fractions en route to a dominant 1:47.2 score for trainer Hunter Oakes.
Miller looks to draw up winning play with ‘Coach’
Marcus Miller said he is excited for Friday’s (Aug. 14) $300,000 Grade 1 Dan Patch Stakes, for open pacers, especially having an opportunity to strike with Coach Stefanos, who makes his third appearance in the signature event at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Hambletonian to Hoosier Park
The Hambletonian Society voted Thursday (Aug. 13) to move the $1 million Grade 1 Hambletonian to Harrah’s Hoosier Park, in Anderson, Ind., after a 46-year run at the Meadowlands, in East Rutherford, N.J.
‘Ultra-consistent’ Prince Hal Hanover looks to make the grade in Dan Patch Stakes
Sometimes 4-year-olds can struggle a little bit when making the transition to facing older horses, but Prince Hal Hanover has held his own this season, right from the start.
Hoosier cancels Wednesday racing, carryover to Thursday
Due to immense rainfall and flash flooding in the area, Harrah’s Hoosier Park has canceled live racing on Wednesday (Aug. 12). Racing will resume on Thursday (Aug. 13 with a 14-race program set to get underway at 5:30 p.m.
Field set for 33rd G1 Dan Patch Stakes
Harrah’s Hoosier Park’s signature race, the $300,000 Grade 1 Dan Patch Stakes, presented by Indiana Standardbred Breed Development, attracted a field of 11 of the best older pacers in North America set to do battle on the seven-eighths-mile oval on Friday (Aug. 14).
Fitterjake equals track record at Hoosier in INSS
Tying the track record for 2-Year-Old Pacing Fillies in 1:49.2 (My Girl EJ – 2023), Fitterjake driven by Anthony Miller for trainer Aaron Stutzman wired the six-horse field to etch her name in Harrah’s Hoosier Park history in the first of four Indiana Sire Stakes Tuesday night (Aug. 4).