Hoosier Park Horse Track
Hoosier Park Horse Track 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 Horse Track hosts high-profile Stakes events every year - a testament to its importance in the Midwest's racing scene. Among these are:
- Thoroughbred 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
Standardbred racing
Quarterhorse racing
Hoosier Park Horse Track Facts
- Track length: 7/8 mile
- Track width: 90 feet
- Length of the homestretch: 1,255 feet
- Degree of banking in the turns: 12°
- Average number of races each night: 11
- Average time between races: 20 minutes
- Number of barns:
- Number of horses accommodated: 1,080
Hoosier Park Horse 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 |
DISTANCE |
HORSE |
JOCKEY |
TRAINER |
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 |
DISTANCE |
HORSE |
JOCKEY |
TRAINER |
DATE |
TIME |
300 Yards |
Springtimein |
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 Horse Track 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 Horse Track hosted the $40,000 Dan Patch Invitational. It attracted an impressive field of top horses and was the first race held in Hoosier Park Horse Track 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 Horse Track 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 Horse Track 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 Horse Track 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 Horse Track'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 Horse Track'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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