Kentucky Derby At Indiana Grand Casino
Indiana Derby Indiana Grand Racing and Casino is proud to present the 26th running of the Grade III $300,000-Guaranteed Indiana Derby on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Indiana Grand Racing & Casino The 233,000-square-foot facility features 2,000 high-tech slot machines and electronic table games including Blackjack, Roulette and Craps. The state-of-the-art Poker Room offers the best in Texas Hold’em. Indiana Grand Racing & Casino received approval for 2021 racing dates Thursday, Dec. 10 at the monthly Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) meeting held at Indiana Grand. The schedule will offer.
Next weekend will be the 2017 version of the Indiana Derby. Friday afternoon and Saturday night at the Indiana Grand Casino and Track in Shelbyville will be the site of the top horse racing card in the United States. Over a million dollars in purses will be awarded with the Indiana Derby race on Saturday as the highlight event.
Many of the top owners and trainers will bring their horses to the Indiana Grand. Even some of the west coast horses have been brought to Shelbyville for this event in the past. If you don’t have your ticket by now, you will have to fight your way to the standing crowd outside the track. Only events like the Kentucky Derby will make this crowd look small. In the last several years, Indiana horse racing has gained a prominent spot on the racing calendar. Last year two of the Kentucky Derby contenders were brought to Shelbyville for this event. Indiana horse racing is becoming more and more popular.
Indiana Grand Racing & Casino received approval for 2021 racing dates Thursday, Dec. 10 at the monthly Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) meeting held at Indiana Grand. The schedule will offer 120 days of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing beginning Tuesday, April 13 and running through Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021.
Racing will start off with a hybrid schedule of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday racing in April moving to the full schedule of Monday through Thursday in May. Post times of 2:25 p.m. will be held Monday through Wednesday while Thursdays will adopt a post time of 3:25 p.m.
“We worked off our successful schedule from 2020 in cooperation with our horsemen's groups to determine the best possible days of the week for racing for both Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing,” said Eric Halstrom, vice president and general manager of racing. “We feel we have found our niche during the week in those mid-afternoon start times. By moving Thursdays an hour later, we hope to attract the after-work crowd, which allows us to hold some fun events for the on-track racing guests and also puts us in an even better spot on the national simulcasting scene.”
A total of eight Saturdays will also be included on the schedule with Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing held on Saturday, May 1, which is Kentucky Derby Day, and Saturday, Oct. 30, which will be Indiana Champions Day. Post time for the two Saturdays featuring Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing is set for 12 p.m.
Six All-Quarter Horse days have been allotted throughout the meet. Dates set exclusively for the sprinters include Saturday, June 5, Saturday, July 3, Saturday, July 24, Saturday, Aug. 14, Saturday, Sept. 4 and Saturday, Oct. 9. Post times for the All-Quarter Horse dates is set for 10 a.m.
“We identified an opportunity to get our Quarter Horse signal out to more racing fans on Saturday mornings,” added Halstrom. “We saw tremendous growth in handle during this time and also saw good on-track crowds. We anticipate seeing even more growth for handle and on-track attendances for Quarter Horse racing in 2021.”
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