The newly released set of Harness Heroes trading cards contains all the usual 35 North American champion horses and people from 2023. In addition, the set will feature six specifically Indiana-centric subjects.
The Indiana Standardbred Association (ISA) directors selected the 2023 pari-mutuel driver of the year (Trace Tetrick), pari-mutuel trainer of the year (Tyler George), fair driver/trainer of the year (Doug Rideout), trotter of the year (Ponda Title), pacer of the year (Coach Stefanos) and the Indiana State Fairgrounds as their inclusions.
“Tony [Renz] initiated the conversation last fall,” explained Ellen Taylor, Executive Director of the Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF), which produces the trading cards. “Since HHYF is always looking for ways to collaborate on projects, we worked through the creative process, utilizing our expertise to make high quality cards at an economical cost for ISA. The final effort is a wonderful trifecta; HHYF now has a unique twist for this year’s set, ISA now has a cool giveaway for their events and our avid collectors have the opportunity to learn more about Hoosier harness racing!”
National subjects in the 2024 set include Adare Castle, Bond, Bythemissal, Captain Albano, Confederate, Geocentric, Ghostly Casper, Grace Hill, Its Academic, Jiggy Jog S, Karl, Legendary Hanover, Logan Park, Pass Line, Righteous Resolve, Soiree Hanover, So Much More, Stockade Seelster, Sylvia Hanover, Tactical Approach, Tattoo Artist, T C I, Willys Home Run, Tim Bojarski, Dave Brower, Jim Campbell, Mark Etsell, Jay Hochstetler, Ed Lohmeyer, James MacDonald, Dave McDuffee, Ian Moore, Vicky Rouch, Ake Svanstedt and Scott Zeron.
Collector sets will include all 41 (35 national, six Indiana) cards. This year marks the 34th edition of Harness Heroes trading card production, which HHYF uses primarily as an educational tool as well as a small revenue stream for the charitable organization. For more information about the cards, contact the HHYF office at 317-908-0029. To place an order, visit hhyf.org.
(Harness Horse Youth Foundation)