Harrah’s Hoosier Park will offer their richest night of racing this season on Friday, October 15 with the annual Hoosier Champions Night. With purses topping the $2 million mark, the 2021 Indiana Sires Stakes program will culminate with the $250,000 Indiana Sires Stakes Super Finals. The star-studded 15-race card will showcase the best trotters and pacers in the state of Indiana and provide an exciting conclusion to the 2021 Indiana stakes season.
The Indiana Sires Stakes Super night will be the richest night offered in the Indiana Sires Stakes program featuring eight $250,000 finals. The two and three-year-olds competing in the Super finals have accumulated points throughout the season, based on performance in the previous legs, and the top point earners have earned the right to seek glory in the $250,000 finals. Complimenting the program will be four divisions for the aged competitors, each carrying a purse of $70,000.
The $250,000 Indiana Sires Stakes Super Finals will start in the third race on the program with a field of ten two-year-old pacing fillies. Divisional leader Lorraine Smoke and James Yoder will start from the second tier in post ten. The daughter of JK Endofanera-Rebid is also trained and co-owned by James Yoder and has won two of 12 starts while bankrolling $126,930 this season.
Yoder will also send out the 4-5 morning line choice, Fulfullnmydestiny, in the $250,000 Indiana Sires Stakes Super Final for two-year-old pacing colts and geldings from post seven. Fulfullnmydestiny has won five of eight starts this season and is currently riding a five-race win streak.
The $250,000 Indiana Sires Stakes Super Final for two-year-old trotting colts will feature an exciting match-up between divisional heavyweights Dover In Motion and Ponda Adventure. Both colts have only one loss this season. Dover In Motion will play the role of morning line favourite and will start from the coveted rail position with Ricky Macomber, Jr. in the bike. Ponda Adventure will start from post five with regular pilot Trace Tetrick in the sulky.
The sophomore pacing filly sensation Hot Mess Express will put her undefeated streak on the line facing nine other rivals in the $250,000 Indiana Sires Stakes Super Final for three-year-old pacing fillies in race ten on the program. Trained by Tony Alagna and driven by John DeLong, the daughter of Panther Hanover—My Heart Was True has won 10 of 12 starts this season, is undefeated in Indiana Sires Stakes action and will start from post three as the 1-5 morning line choice.
In addition to the exciting races on the track, there will also be a multitude of activities for racing fans to enjoy off the track. Harrah’s Hoosier Park and the Indiana Standardbred Association (ISA) have once again partnered to offer numerous giveaways and activities throughout the evening, including a cocktail reception for owners with horses racing in the Super Finals.
The cocktail reception will be held in the Top of the Park room from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Beginning at 5 p.m., the first 500 guests to register at a trackside promotional kiosk will receive a free Hoosier Champions cooler backpack. Ten lucky racing fans will win a $250 megabet.
Harrah’s Hoosier Park will also offer a number of guaranteed wagers on the evening’s 15-race card. The late pick-5 went unsolved on Thursday and resulted in a carryover. A $7,500 Guaranteed Early Pick-5 will kick-start the evening’s action on Friday in Races 1-5. Friday’s racing will also feature a $20,000 Guaranteed Late Pick-4 in Races 12-15 and a $25,000 Guaranteed Hoosier High-5 in Race 15 with $7,969 in carryover money.
In addition to the guaranteed wagers, a special $2,500 Bet Against The Boss handicapping contest will be offered for racing fans on-track with a top prize of $1,000. Registration for the handicapping contest is free but limited to the first 250 guests.
The first race will line-up behind the gate at 6:30 p.m.
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