 HOOSIER
PARK
 Hoosier Park is one of the Midwest’s premier horse racing venues. This
Anderson, Indiana facility has a 7/8 mile horse track that features thoroughbred,
harness and quarter horse racing.
Hoosier Park hosts high-profile Stakes events every year - a testament to
its importance in the Midwest’s racing scene. Among these are:
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Thoroughbred
racing:
Standardbred racing:
Quarterhorse racing: |
Indiana
Derby; Indiana Breeders’ Cup Oaks; Michael G. Schaefer Mile
Stakes; Hoosier Silver Cup Stakes
Dan Patch Invitational; Indiana Sires Stakes; Hoosier Cup
QHRAI Stallion Service Auction Derby and Futurity, Governor’s
Stake, Hoosier Park Classic and Indiana Breed Development Stake. |
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Hoosier Park Track Facts
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Track
length:
Track width:
Length of the homestretch:
Degree of banking in the turns:
Average number of races each night:
Average
time between races:
Number
of barns:
Number of horses accommodated: |
7/8
mile
90 feet
1,255 feet
12°
11
20 minutes
16
1,080 |
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Track Records
HORSE
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DRIVER
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TRAINER
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OWNER
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DATE
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TIME
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Oakley Bilmac
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Randy Tharps
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Randy Tharps
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Johnson Hill Sr.
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09/01/94
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1:56.2
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Belmont Tuxedo
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Jack Sustic
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Jim Valiante
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Marlene Sustic
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09/03/94
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1:54.3
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Belmont Tuxedo
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Jack Sustic
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Jim Valiante
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Marlene Sustic
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09/17/94
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1:54.0
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Falcon's Fire
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Trent Stohler
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Trent Stohler
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Howard Peterson
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10/15/94
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1:53.4
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Broadway Circle
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Tim Curtin
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Tim Curtin
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Kareo & Leonard Stable
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10/15/94
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1:53.0
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Thirty G's
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Jack Gray Jr.
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Jack Gray Jr.
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Gray & E. Worley
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04/15/95
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1:53.0
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Sundance Sensei
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Ken Holliday
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Doug Gosney
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James Taylor
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04/22/95
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1:52.0
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Pacific Rocket
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Tony Kerwood
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Nat Varty
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Heffering, Lohmeyer, Stoddard & Van
Kirk
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07/08/95
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1:50.0
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Jenna's Beach Boy
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Bill Fahy
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Joe Holloway
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L&L DeVisser
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07/06/96
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1:49.4
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Pacific Fella
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Cat Manzi
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Ed Lohmeyer
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Heffering, Stoddard & Lohmeyer
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07/11/98
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1:48.2
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DISTANCE
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HORSE
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JOCKEY
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TRAINER
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DATE
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TIME
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5 1/2 Furlongs
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Moro Oro
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Eddie Martin Jr.
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David Norris
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09/20/96
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1:02.2
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5 1/2 Furlongs
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Chukker Creek
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Jon Court
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Robert Zahl
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11/24/96
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1:02.2
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6 Furlongs
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Moro Oro
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Eddie Martin Jr.
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David Norris
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11/16/96
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1:07.4
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One Mile
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Vic's Rebel
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Mike Morgan
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Vicki Riddle
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10/13/98
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1:33.4
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1 1/16 Miles
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Alydar's Rib
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Jon Court
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Steve Manley
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11/01/96
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1:41.0
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1 9/16 Miles
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our Forbes
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Sal Gonzales Jr.
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Steven Caldwell
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11/07/97
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2:39.2
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1 5/8 Miles
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Open Space
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Patrick Boxie
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Billy Adams
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11/16/96
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2:41.2
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1 7/8 Miles
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Raw New
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Terry Thompson
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William Bradley
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12/01/00
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3:16.2
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DISTANCE
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HORSE
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JOCKEY
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TRAINER
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DATE
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TIME
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300 Yards
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Springtimeincarolina
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Julie Fritz.
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Dicky Benton
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09/20/03
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:16.57
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330 Yards
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Hava Cool Breeze
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Troy Crissup
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Sheri Loy
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10/05/03
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:17.88
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350 Yards
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Loyd Gaels Jet
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Chad Benjamin
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Tom Byassee
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10/26/97
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:17.34
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400 Yards
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Open With Love
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Luke Myles
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Tim Williams
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10/26/97
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:20.17
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870 Yards
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Senor Sal
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Jamie Theriot
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Nathan Broussard
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11/04/01
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:46.04
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Track History
1994
- On September 1, Hoosier Park opened to a crowd of 7,633. B K Bentley
won the very first race. The evening’s handle was $406,485.
- On November 12, Hoosier Park hosted the $40,000 Dan Patch Invitational.
It attracted an impressive field of top horses and was the first race held
in Hoosier Park that was simulcast to other venues. The race was won by
Ready to Rumble with a time of 1:53.1.
1995
- On January 25, Hoosier Park opened its first off-track betting facility
at 7610 Broadway in Merrillville.
- On April 26, the Park opened an off-track betting facility in Fort
Wayne.
- On September 1, Hoosier Park celebrated its first anniversary with
the introduction of thoroughbred racing. A crowd of 5,283 turned out
to see Minnatoga win the first race.
- On October 25, the Park opened another off-track
betting facility, this time in downtown Indianapolis.
- On November 17, Hoosier
Park had its first-ever million dollar evening as $1,085,338 was wagered
on its twelve-race card.
Hoosier Park
Anderson, Indiana
1996
- On November 29, the largest trifecta payoff in the history of the
track was recorded. The payoff brought $31,775.20 for a $2 ticket.
1997
- On August 22, the inaugural $500,000 Hoosier Cup for three-year-old
pacing colts was won by Perfect Art with a time of 1:51.0. The total amount
paid for purses that evening was $676,900, establishing a new record.
1998
- On September 12, Hoosier Park's all-time winningest jockey, Jon Court,
won six races, marking a new record for most wins in one night by a jockey
at the track.
1999
- On April 9, Hoosier Park's sixth season of harness racing opened to
a crowd of 3,635. It was the largest opening for standard bred racing since
the 1994 season.
- On October 2, Forty One Carats won the $300,000-added Indiana
Derby with the nation's third leading rider, Jorge Chavez, aboard. A crowd
of 10,063
was in attendance, the largest crowd in the track’s history.
2002
- On May 4, a record handle of $2,029,066 was accumulated for the afternoon
and evening cards. This included simulcast wagers for the 128th
running of the Kentucky Derby. This also marked the first time the state
of Indiana
saw single-day handle from all its tracks combined exceed $2 million
during harness
season.
- On September 21, the richest night in quarter horse racing was held.
It featured the $45,000 QHRAI Stallion Service Auction Futurity,
the $25,000 QHRAI Stallion Service Auction Derby, and the $15,000 Indiana
Breed
Development
Stake.
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