Dan Patch Stakes News Today

The 30th annual Dan Patch Stakes featured a record 11 free-for-allers racing for a purse of $310,000 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Friday (Aug. 11), and when the dust settled it was 17-1 longshot Ponda Warrior (Rockin Image) that provided a thrilling harness racing win in front of his home crowd for local connections. The race

Ponda Warrior delivered a win for the hometown team as he burst onto the scene late to post a 17-1 shocker in the $310,000 Dan Patch Stakes for free-for-all pacers on Friday night (Aug. 11) at Hoosier Park.

The next scheduled Anderson Police Department Block Party will take place on Saturday, Aug. 12, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Harmon Park on Van Buskirk Road.

When Tellmeaboutit competes in the $300,000 Dan Patch Stakes on Friday, Aug. 11 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, the pacer will attempt to make history as the first locally based competitor to win the Dan Patch in its 30-year history.

Hoosier Park unveiled the field for the 2023 Dan Patch Stakes at a post position draw that aired prior to the card on Tuesday, August 8.

ANDERSON, Ind.—August 9, 2023—For the first time ever, a field of eleven will be sent postward in the $310,000 Dan Patch Stakes at Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on Friday, August 11. The 30th installment of Indiana’s richest harness racing event will highlight the evening’s 15-race program that is set to begin at 6:15

With a year of seasoning against the sport’s best older male pacers under his belt, Lous Pearlman is set to begin his 2023 campaign on Saturday, April 8 in the $36,000 Open 2/Open 1 Handicap at The Meadowlands.

Bulldog Hanover winning the 2022 Canadian Pacing Derby on Sept. 3, 2022 at Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ont.

Standardbred Canada announced the winners of the 2022 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season, at the Black-Tie Gala on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.

Brad Grant already knows he'll be making an on-stage appearance at the 2022 O'Brien Awards. Just how many times he'll be making that trek from his seat to the stage remains to be seen.