New initiatives, prizes for 2022 Indiana fair circuit – Harnesslink

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Might. 28, 2022) – Indiana’s 2022 county honest harness racing season is simply days away, and this 12 months’s program options new branding and social media initiatives.

Two and three-year-old trotters and pacers in addition to horsemen and ladies from across the state will take part weekly within the “Quest for the Governor’s Cup,” which culminates within the honest championships in August. Racing followers can observe alongside and take part utilizing #Quest4GovCup on social media channels. Every week’s racing cease is a spherical within the Quest, the primary two kicking off at Converse on June 1 and a couple of, and returning June 8 and 9.

The circuit then travels to Corydon (June 16, 17); Shelbyville (June  21, 22); Frankfort (June 27, 28, July 4, 5);  Kentland (July 9); Kendallville (July 9); Portland (July 13); again to Shelbyville (July 18, 19); Goshen (July 23, 25, 26), returning to Connersville (August 1, 2) and once more at Portland (August 6).  At every location, horses will accumulate factors primarily based on their efficiency. The highest eight level earners in every division which have additionally made the prerequisite seven honest begins will compete within the $25,000 Governor’s Cup Championships on the Indiana State Truthful on August 11.

In an effort to higher acknowledge new monitor document holders on the Indiana county gala’s, Indiana Standardbred Advisory Board has partnered with USHWA Indiana chapter to launch a brand new endeavor. Every horse who breaks a velocity document in his/her division will obtain an elegantly-designed neck sash to honor the achievement.

“Previous to final season we documented the information for every location, and by season’s finish, there have been greater than a dozen new velocity information throughout the gala’s. We wish to current a sash to new document holders as a method to acknowledge their accomplishment. Hopefully the sash will probably be a visible supply of pleasure for horsemen investing within the Indiana county honest program,” explains James Platz, USHWA Indiana chapter president.

Indiana honest races will probably be obtainable through livestream this season by means of a partnership between the Indiana Standardbred Affiliation and Indiana Standardbred Breed Growth. Followers can watch honest racing by visiting the ISA web site, indianaharness.com, on race days. Races will probably be archived on the web site.

From the USHWA Indiana Chapter