Indiana Sire Stakes champions will be crowned on Friday, Oct. 9 at Harrah's Hoosier Park, with Indiana's best doing so under the national spotlight with FOX Sports 2 coverage from 8-11 p.m.
With more than $2.4 million USD on the line during the 15-race program, seven of the eight $250,000 USD Indiana Sire Stakes Super Finals for two- and three-year-olds in Races 6-13 will be featured during the FOX Sports window. Hoosier Vice President and General Manager of Racing, Gabe Prewitt, will be joined by Dave Weaver on-site to offer commentary to the national audience on the championship events, which will feature horses such as North America Cup champion Odds On Mr Mamba.
First post for the Hoosier Champions card is 5:30 p.m. The card will also include $75,000 USD Aged Sire Stakes Championships, which feature horses such as On To Norway, Little Rocket Man, and Canttouchthese.
Bettors will also have a buffet of wagering options throughout the evening with $65,000 worth of guaranteed pools to take aim at. The wagers with guarantees are the $10,000 Pick 5 (Race 1), $10,000 Pick 4 (Race 2), $10,000 Pick 4 (Race 6), $10,000 Pick 5 (Race 8), $15,000 Pick 4 (Race 12) and $10,000 Hoosier High 5 (Race 15).
In addition to the Indiana Sire Stakes finals, $50,000 USD Indiana Sire Stakes consolations will make up the remainder of the Friday card. The rest of the consolations will take place on Saturday, in addition to the $75,000 USD aged mare trot final, which will serve as a non-betting race at 5:15 p.m. prior to the Saturday program.
Free online racing programs for the Hoosier Champions card are available on the Hoosier Park website in addition to complimentary access to race replays.
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