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:

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.

Hoosier Park Track Facts

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7/8 mile
90 feet
1,255 feet
12°
11
20 minutes
16
1,080

Track Records

Standardbred Records

HORSE	DRIVER	TRAINER	OWNER	DATE	TIME
Oakley Bilmac	Randy Tharps	Randy Tharps	Johnson Hill Sr.	09/01/94	1:56.2
Belmont Tuxedo	Jack Sustic	Jim Valiante	Marlene Sustic	09/03/94	1:54.3
Belmont Tuxedo	Jack Sustic	Jim Valiante	Marlene Sustic	09/17/94	1:54.0
Falcon's Fire	Trent Stohler	Trent Stohler	Howard Peterson	10/15/94	1:53.4
Broadway Circle	Tim Curtin	Tim Curtin	Kareo & Leonard Stable	10/15/94	1:53.0
Thirty G's	Jack Gray Jr.	Jack Gray Jr.	Gray & E. Worley	04/15/95	1:53.0
Sundance Sensei	Ken Holliday	Doug Gosney	James Taylor	04/22/95	1:52.0
Pacific Rocket	Tony Kerwood	Nat Varty	Heffering, Lohmeyer, Stoddard & Van Kirk	07/08/95	1:50.0
Jenna's Beach Boy	Bill Fahy	Joe Holloway	L&L DeVisser	07/06/96	1:49.4
Pacific Fella	Cat Manzi	Ed Lohmeyer	Heffering, Stoddard & Lohmeyer	07/11/98	1:48.2

Thoroughbred Records

HORSE	DRIVER	TRAINER	OWNER	DATE	TIME
5 1/2 Furlongs	Moro Oro	Eddie Martin Jr.	David Norris	09/20/96	1:02.2
5 1/2 Furlongs	Chukker Creek	Jon Court	Robert Zahl	11/24/96	1:02.2
6 Furlongs	Moro Oro	Eddie Martin Jr.	David Norris	11/16/96	1:07.4
One Mile	Vic's Rebel	Mike Morgan	Vicki Riddle	10/13/98	1:33.4
1 1/16 Miles	Alydar's Rib	Jon Court	Steve Manley	11/01/96	1:41.0
1 9/16 Miles	our Forbes	Sal Gonzales Jr.	Steven Caldwell	11/07/97	2:39.2
1 5/8 Miles	Open Space	Patrick Boxie	Billy Adams	11/16/96	2:41.2
1 7/8 Miles	Raw New	Terry Thompson	William Bradley	12/01/00	3:16.2

Quarter Horse Records

HORSE	DRIVER	TRAINER	OWNER	DATE	TIME
300 Yards	Springtimeincarolina	Julie Fritz.	Dicky Benton	09/20/03	:16.57
330 Yards	Hava Cool Breeze	Troy Crissup	Sheri Loy	10/05/03	:17.88
350 Yards	Loyd Gaels Jet	Chad Benjamin	Tom Byassee	10/26/97	:17.34
400 Yards	Open With Love	Luke Myles	Tim Williams	10/26/97	:20.17
870 Yards	Senor Sal	Jamie Theriot	Nathan Broussard	11/04/01	:46.04

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.

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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