Horseshoe Indianapolis

A Diabetes Drug's Outsized, Contested Role in Horse Racing's Anti-Doping Crusade

Trainer Mike Lauer is now a month past serving what he believes was an unjust 75-day suspension because a Thoroughbred under his care at Horseshoe Indianapolis tested positive last summer for metformin, a drug used to treat diabetes in people. With more 20 million patients taking it, metformin ranks as the nation's third-most-prescribed human medicine, according to the consumer healthcare website Healthgrades. Before Lauer's case made it to an official arbitration hearing, the 72-year-old conditioner with five decades of licensure was able to present enough evidence to the Horseracing Integrity...

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Record Purse Money For Horseshoe Indianapolis Stakes

A record $5.03 million has been allocated to the 2024 stakes schedule at Horseshoe Indianapolis, a program highlighted by the $300,000 GIII Indiana Derby and the $200,000 GIII Indiana Oaks, each to be contested Saturday, July 6, 2024. Some 42 stakes will be offered over the course of the season, which gets off to a unique beginning on Monday, Apr. 8 to coincide with Total Solar Eclipse Day. The afternoon's features include the appropriately named Dark Side of the Moon and Total Eclipse of the Heart handicaps for Indiana-bred and...

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ITOBA Stallion Season Auction Opens

The Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's annual Stallion Season Auction went live at 9 p.m. Sunday on Thoroughlybred.com. The auction has dynamic endings, which will begin at 6 p.m. ET Jan. 24. There are a total of 72 seasons from 67 stallions available in the auction. The auction includes stallions standing in Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Florida, Arizona, Arkansas, Ohio, and California. Horseshoe Indianapolis annually hosts two stakes races restricted to 3-year-old horses sired by eligible stallions from the ITOBA Stallion Season Auction. These two races, one for males and...

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Horseshoe Indy Makes Veteran's Day Donation To HVAF

Team members and racing fans at Horseshoe Indianapolis participated in the third annual Veteran's Day event Nov. 10 to raise proceeds for the Hoosier Veterans and Families, Inc. (HVAF) of Indiana, according to a release by the track Monday. The event featured several ways to raise funding and awareness for veterans including naming each race in honor of a veteran associated in some way to Horseshoe Indianapolis. Special saddle towels were also awarded to veterans and family members honored during the racing program. Additionally, a Veteran's Day Pick 5 Challenge...

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Weekly Stewards And Commissions Rulings, Nov. 28-Dec. 4

Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country. Among the key rulings from the last seven days, the prohibition of intra-articular injections within seven days of a timed or reported workout once again stands out as a thorn in the side of trainers. Three such cases have been resolved in the past week, resulting in $3,000 fines meted out in each case. The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) also handed down a seven-day suspension and...

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Especially Kidz Receives Donation from Horseshoe Indianapolis

Horseshoe Indianapolis will distribute $32,815.10 to the Especially Kidz organization--which focuses on the care of physically challenged kids and young adults with 24-hour skilled nursing care--via funds from a special option utilized by guests on the casino floor, the track announced in a press release Monday. The NRT Technology kiosks provide an option for guests, when cashing out, to earmark any winnings to charity and Especially Kids was included as one of the recipients for the charitable giving option in 2023. A group of Horseshoe Indianapolis team members stopped by...

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Joseph Costello Wins NHC Qualifier At Horseshoe Indy

Joseph "Kevin" Costello of Downers Grove, Ill. bested a total of 127 entries to take home the top prize in the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) Qualifier held Saturday at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Costello hit the Pick 6 at Gulfstream Park that placed him over the top for the top prize money of $3,000. Costello had already qualified twice for the NHC Finals, the maximum number of seats for the final prize money in Las Vegas set for March 2024. So, his seat was allotted to the fifth-place finisher as the top...

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Buses Donated by Horseshoe Indianapolis

Two 2020 Shuttle buses were donated by Horseshoe Indianapolis to two organizations in Shelby County. The J. Kenneth Self Boys & Girls Club and Girls, Inc each received a shuttle from the previous fleet utilized by guests for the racetrack and casino visiting the facility. "Each of these shuttles have less than 300 miles on them, so we hope they will be beneficial for both organizations for many years to come," said Anna Dougherty, Vice President of Finance. "I'm very passionate about these organizations as my kids attended both facilities....

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Leahey, Anderson Share Apprentice Jockey Title At Horseshoe Indy

Hannah Leahey and McKenna Anderson both scored 16 wins during this summer's meet at Horseshoe Indianapolis to share the title for the Juan Saez Leading Apprentice award. "It's really cool and nice to get rewarded from all the hard work that we both put in throughout the year," said Anderson. "We have worked with some really hard-working people here and we thank them for giving us this opportunity to ride." Leahey added, "It's such an achievement. McKenna and I have been riding together from the beginning. It's a great feeling...

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Weekly Stewards And Commissions Rulings, Oct. 31-Nov. 6

Every week, the TDN publishes a roundup of key official rulings from the primary tracks within the four major racing jurisdictions of California, New York, Florida and Kentucky. Here's a primer on how each of these jurisdictions adjudicates different offenses, what they make public (or not) and where. The TDN also posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from the same week. These include decisions from around the country. NEW HISA/HIWU STEWARDS RULINGS The following rulings were reported on HISA's "rulings" portal and...

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Making Waves: Mastercraftsman Filly Feeling Valourous

   In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of Romagna Mia in the Dowager S. at Keeneland last weekend.   Mia All Class In Dowager Team Valor International's Romagna Mia (GB) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) won the Dowager S. at Keeneland on Sunday (video). It was the GI Beverly D. S. third's second graded/group score, having taken the G2 Premio Lydia Tesio in 2022. Bred by Cavendish Bloodstock, the Graham Motion trainee was a...

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Thursday's Racing Insights: Copper Bullet Filly Debuts On Keeneland Grass

9th-KEE, $100K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 5:16 p.m. ET Fresh off his inaugural stakes win last weekend, Darby Dan's first-crop sire Copper Bullet will be represented by Winchell homebred COPPERDROP in her grassy Keeneland debut here. Out of a productive Tapit dam who is full-sister to GIII Silverbulletday S. victor War Echo as well as a half to GI Forego S. winner Pyro (Pulpit), the Steve Asmussen trainee counts TVG.com Pegasus S. hero Pneumatic (Uncle Mo) and the stakes-placed duo of Costa Terra (Gun Runner) and Echo Again (Gun...

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