Roger Welch

Power In Numbers For Welch

October 11, 2018

Sending six horses into a two-million-dollar night of racing could cause nervousness for some trainers, but to Roger Welch, it’s treated like just another night. The Illinois native, who has amassed $...

Another Emerging Indiana Star?

November 02, 2016

“It’ll be fun to see what he can do. Maybe he’ll be like the other Indiana-breds who have stepped out. We’ll see if (he) can. He’s done quite well for us. Both last year and this year he’s been real g...

Trainer Confident After Bad Post Draw

September 11, 2015

Earndawg captured the Orange & Blue in 1:52.4 for trainer Roger Welch last year. He will be trying for his second consecutive Super Night victory on Saturday at Balmoral Park in the $112,000 Pete ...

Baileys Wish Wins Lady Lincoln Land; Welch Celebrates Milestone

October 02, 2013

Continuing a nice late season surge, James Bafia and Eugene White’s Baileys Wish completely dominated nine rivals in the year’s richest race for Illinois conceived and foaled two-year-old trotting fil...

Cusack Takes Chicago Readers Inside Racing

Southtown Star correspondent Dan Cusack recently spent a day working for fourth-generation horseman Roger Welch, and in today’s edition of the Chicago, Illinois paper, he introduces his readership to ...

Welch Trainees Take Violet Eliminations

Veteran conditioner Roger Welch has reason to be optimistic as the first 'major' test of the Illinois-bred stakes season draws closer after a pair of sophomore pacing fillies that hail from his barn c

Local Hero To Try American National

August 20, 2008

Maxter, racing from Post 3 in Saturday's $200,000 American National for three-year-old male trotters at Balmoral Park in Crete, Illinois, will see some unfamiliar faces in the race.