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Horseshoe Indianapolis Adds Saturday Dates To 2023 Summer Racing Schedule – Horse Racing News | Paulick Report
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Racing dates for the 21st season of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing have been authorized by the Indiana Horse Racing Fee (IHRC) at their common assembly Thursday, Dec. 1 held at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. A complete of 123 racing days are on the calendar with six all-Quarter Horse racing days included within the total whole.
One of many largest adjustments for the 2023 racing season is the addition of a number of Saturday dates from June 3 by Sept. 2. 5 of these dates are allotted for Quarter Horse racing with a primary submit time of 10:45 a.m. 5 dates in that timeframe will probably be Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing with a primary submit of 5:30 p.m. whereas two dates, July 8 and Aug. 26 can have an earlier submit time of 12 p.m. The July 8 date would be the observe’s signature occasion, the 29th operating of the Grade 3 $300,000 Indiana Derby which headlines a day of stakes motion that exceeds $1 million.
“With the added Saturday dates, we will provide retail clients the chance to return out and luxuriate in racing throughout the summer time,” stated Eric Halstrom, Vice President and Basic Supervisor of Racing. “We now have inserted ourselves into the nationwide weekly racing calendar and located a terrific match for our product. Now, we hope to start the method to ascertain ourselves throughout the weekend when racing exercise escalates and is a extra aggressive market. We really feel our program has grown sufficient over the previous few years to allot us the chance to work for the weekend audiences.”
The overall racing calendar will start with a Monday by Thursday schedule with Monday racing dropped in the summertime to accommodate Saturday racing. In September, the schedule will return to the unique format of Monday by Thursday.
Along with Indiana Derby, the fourth annual Indiana Champions Day, additionally that includes stakes races in extra of $1 million, is slated for Saturday, Oct. 28 with a primary submit of 12 p.m.
Horseshoe Indianapolis will even conduct stay racing on three holidays throughout the meet. Racing will probably be held Monday, Might 29 for Memorial Day and Tuesday, July 4 for Independence Day with a primary submit of 12 p.m. Racing will even be held Saturday, Sept. 2 for Labor Day that includes an all-Quarter Horse card starting at 10:45 a.m.
The 21st season of stay Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing resumes Tuesday, April 18 and concludes Friday, Nov. 17. Racing will probably be held throughout the week starting at 2:30 p.m. Monday by Wednesday with Thursday submit instances set at 2:10 p.m. Saturday racing will probably be provided on 16 dates in 2023 with six of these dates reserved for all-Quarter Horse motion.
For extra data on stay racing at Horseshoe Indianapolis, go to www.caesars.com/horseshoe-