Hoosier Park Racing & Casino will host a special veterans’ appreciation event on Thursday (October 26) as a part of the 2017 Breeders Crown festivities.
The event, ‘Crowning Our Heroes,’ will include all-day specials for veterans and active service members, an exhibition charity race, and a special presentation by Indiana Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch.
Indiana Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch will welcome Hoosier Park’s four official veterans organizations - Helping Hands for Heroes, Wish for Our Heroes, Blue Star Mothers, and Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation - and deliver a Breeders Crown commencement presentation from the winners circle, after the second race of the evening.
Additionally, Crowning Our Heroes will honour veterans and active service members with $10 in free slot play and $5 buffets all day with official military identification. Hoosier Park guests may donate $10 to Hoosier Park’s ‘Crowning Our Heroes’ official charities and receive a chance to spin a wheel with a top prize of $1,000.
All four veterans organizations will also participate in a charity exhibition race at 6:20 p.m. and receive a $500 MegaBet to be used on their charity’s named race. The organizations are guaranteed to win a minimum of $500. The first live race of the evening begins at 6:30 p.m.
“We’re honoured to have Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch join us as we officially kick off Breeders Crown weekend at Hoosier Park,” said Rick Moore, Hoosier Park’s vice president and general manager of racing. “We’re also recognizing four very important veterans organizations and active service men and women as a part of Breeders Crown week. We’re grateful for the sacrifice they make for our country each and every day, and this day is dedicated to their service.”
(Hoosier Park)