Quarter Horse racing in the state of Indiana has reached new levels in 2020. The 18th season of action at Indiana Grand, which gets underway Tuesday, April 14, will feature the most money ever offered for the sprinters in the 24-year history of pari-mutuel Quarter Horse racing in the state of Indiana.
A total of 19 stakes will be offered for Quarter Horses in 2020 with purses hitting an all-time high of $1.75 million. Leading the list will be the $150,000 Gordon Mobley Futurity Final for Indiana sired freshman set for Saturday, June 20 and the $150,000 Miss Roxie Little Futurity Final for Indiana bred two-year-olds slated for Saturday, Oct. 24. The Mobley Futurity will offer it’s 11th running this season while the Little Futurity advances into it’s 12th running in 2020.
“We were able to add an additional $350,000 into the Quarter Horse stakes for 2020,” said Kevin Greely, director of racing. “We closed out last year with a positive balance that carried over to this year. That aspect, in addition to the funneling of live table games monies into the purse account, has provided us with a great platform to kick off our Quarter Horse program this season.”
In addition to stakes purses, overnights for Quarter Horse racing will receive a boost of $270,000 over the course of the 120-day racing meet.
“Our Quarter Horse program at Indiana Grand is up substantially this season,” added Greely. “It’s been exciting to see the industry grow over the past few years and now with the current purse structure, this makes us very competitive in the Quarter Horse racing market.”
Six nights will be dedicated to all-Quarter Horse racing in 2020. The first evening is slated for Saturday, May 30 and will feature the $75,000 Born Runner Classic and the $75,000 Harley Greene Derby Final. Both stakes are examples of the purse boosts for 2020 Quarter Horse racing in Indiana.
Other all-Quarter Horse racing dates for 2020 include Saturday, July 4, Saturday, Aug. 8, Saturday, Sept. 12, Saturday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 24. The final all-Quarter Horse racing night always features a compilation of stakes, including the Little Futurity, with stakes purses for the evening in excess of $450,000.
For a complete list of Quarter Horse dates and stakes action in 2020, visit the Website at www.indianagrand.com.
Live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing will resume Tuesday, April 14 for the 120-day racing season. Action will begin at 2:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays with Saturdays’ first post set for 6:15 p.m. No live racing will be held on six weekend dates, including Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18 as well as Saturday, May 23, Saturday, September 5, Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14. Closing day is set for Wednesday, Nov. 18.
