Race dates for the 21st season of Thoroughbred and Precious Horse racing were approved by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) at their regular meeting on Thursday, December 1 held at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. There are a total of 123 race days on the calendar with six full-quarter Horse racing days included in the overall total.
One of the biggest changes to the 2023 racing season is the addition of a number of Saturdays from June 3 to September 2. Five of those days are allotted for the Quarter horse race with time. first post is 10:45 a.m. Five days during which time frame will be Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing with first posting time of 5:30 p.m. while two days, July 8 and May 26 8 will have an earlier posting time of 12 noon July 8 will be the track’s signature event, the 29th run of the $300,000 Indiana Derby Indiana Derby, the title for a set action day bets in excess of 1 million dollars.
Eric Halstrom, Vice President and General Manager of Racing said: “With Saturdays added, we will be able to give retail customers the opportunity to get out and enjoy racing throughout the summer. “We’ve entered the nation’s weekly race schedule and found our product to be a great fit. Now, we hope to begin the process of establishing ourselves over the weekend as racing activity climbs.” ladder and is a more competitive market. We feel our show has evolved enough over the past few years to give us the opportunity to work for weekend audiences.”
The general race schedule will begin with a Monday through Thursday schedule with Monday’s race scrapped in the summer to accommodate Saturday’s race. In September, the schedule will return to its original format Monday through Thursday.
In addition to the Indiana Derby, the fourth annual Indiana Champions Day, which also features stake races in excess of $1 million, is scheduled for Saturday, October 28 with first posting at 12 p.m.
Horseshoe Indianapolis will also conduct live racing on three holidays during the meeting. The race will be held on Monday, May 29 for Memorial Day and Tuesday, July 4 for Independence Day with first posting at 12 p.m. The race will also be held on Saturday, September 2 for Labor Day with a Full Horse pass starting at 10:45am
The 21st season of the Live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse race continues on Tuesday, April 18 and ends on Friday, November 17. The race will be held during the week starting at 2: 30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday with Thursday’s posting time set at 2:10 p.m. Saturday the race will be available for 16 days in 2023 with six of those days being spent in full action. plankbed.
For more information on live racing at Horseshoe Indianapolis, visit www.caesars.com/horseshoe-indianapolis.
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