Team USA Wins World Jockey Challenge at Indiana Grand
Despite a sweep by Team Mexico in the final Quarter Horse race of the night, the team from the United States retained the title in the fourth annual World Jockey….
Month: June 2017
Texas-breds Patrona Margarita, Rockin Royalty Entered in $100,000 Debutante Stakes at Churchill Downs
Two Texas-breds have won the $100,000 Debutante Stakes at Churchill Downs in recent years, and two horses from the Lone Star State are entered in Friday’s renewal of the historic….
Whistle Stop, Retrospection Win Six-Figure Stakes at Indiana Grand
It was time for Whistle Stop to step up and blow her own horn and that is just what she did in the ninth running of the $100,000 Hoosier Breeders….
Remington Park Announces 2017 Stakes Schedule
The 2017 Thoroughbred season at Remington Park begins on Friday, Aug. 25. The season’s schedule of 31 stakes events will include the Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby and the top….
Colorado Silver Cup Yearling Sale Set for Aug. 5
The Colorado Thoroughbred Breeders Association will conduct its annual Silver Cup Yearling Sale on Saturday, Aug. 5, at Arapahoe Park Racetrack. Sale graduates are eligible for the $50,000-estimated Silver Cup….
Former Jockey Beverly Burress Posting Solid Stats as an Owner and Trainer at Louisiana Downs
Becoming a jockey was a dream come true for Beverly Burress, who was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and grew up in Jones, Oklahoma. Both her dad, Bobby Burress, and uncle,….
Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Invited to Free Marketing and Advertising Seminar at Indiana Grand
On July 15, the Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) is hosting a FREE marketing and advertising seminar for all Thoroughbred owners and breeders to help them understand the basics of….
Rodney Prescott scores win 3,500 at Indiana Grand
Rodney Prescott, Indiana’s all-time leading jockey, scored his 3,500th career victory at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino Friday, June 2. The win was one of two on the day for….
First Winner for Louisiana Stallion Bind Comes at Evangeline Downs
Freshman Louisiana stallion Bind was represented by his first winner on June 2 at Evangeline Downs when his daughter Meter scored a five-length victory against maiden special weight company. The….
Prairie Meadows Racing Club’s How About Him Wins Debut
Since trainer Kelly Von Hemel claimed the gray gelding, How About Him, on May 12, the 95 members of the inaugural Prairie Meadows Racing Club (the Club) had been patiently….
Welder Named Horse of the Meet at Will Rogers Downs for the Second Consecutive Year
Another successful Thoroughbred meet comes to a close at Cherokee Casino Will Rogers Downs. This property has been in operation for 11 consecutive years. The spring meet followed a more….
Coach Bob Knight Named Honorary Chairperson for Indiana Grand’s 2017 Indiana Derby
Indiana Grand Racing & Casino in Shelbyville, Ind. has officially announced Coach Bob Knight as the honorary chairperson for the 23rd running of the Grade 3, $500,000 Indiana Derby, held….
Jockeys donate 365 pounds of peanut butter to veterans at Indiana Grand
Peanut butter is one of the hottest commodities in the store available at Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation (HVAF). When their supply was getting low, members of the Community Outreach program….
Owner and Trainer Charles Hukill a Force at Louisiana Downs
There are many Thoroughbred trainers who pursue the profession because their families were horsemen, and their love for racing was passed down from previous generations. But Charles Hukill took a….