Harrah’s Hoosier Park’s all-time leading driver, Trace Tetrick, reached another impressive milestone in his career after he scored his 6,000th career win at the Indiana track on Wednesday (June 9).

In a rare occurrence, Tetrick had to share the winner’s circle after the judges were unable to separate his mount, Showboat Shooting, and Don Eash’s ER Rufus and declared a dead heat. It was a maiden breaking victory for both Showboat Shooting and ER Rufus after they hit the line together in 1:53.2.

Tetrick entered Wednesday’s 13-race program needing just one win to reach the 6,000 win plateau. After a few narrow misses in the first four races on the card, Tetrick teamed up with trainer Luis Quevedo to find the winner’s circle in the fifth race on the program with the three-year-old gelded son of Straight Shooting.

Born into a horse racing family, Tetrick grew up around horses and began his career on the southern Illinois county fair circuit. The Geff, Ill., native started his driving career in 2003 and has since surpassed $63 million in purse earnings in the bike. Tetrick recorded his first win at Harrah’s Hoosier Park in 2006, earned his first title in 2008, and has finished atop the standings in Indiana in each of the last seven seasons. In 2008, Tetrick became the youngest driver or jockey to ever win a leading title at Hoosier Park after garnering 117 victories that season.

Trace Tetrick was joined by family in the Harrah's Hoosier Park winner's enclosure after his milestone win.

Over the last six seasons, the 34-year-old has averaged more than 470 trips to the winner’s circle and in excess of $4.8 million in purses annually. Last year, Tetrick recorded 436 wins to rank fifth in North America. Tetrick also finished 11th in purse earnings in North America with a total of $4,825,094 amassed.

This season, Tetrick will look to secure his eighth consecutive and 10th overall leading driver title at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. Tetrick currently leads all drivers for the 2021 season at Harrah’s Hoosier Park with 107 victories and over $909,000 in purses through the first 45 days of racing.

Live racing will continue at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Thursday (June 10) with a 13-race card.

(Harrah's Hoosier Park)