BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Top Indiana-Sired Standardbreds of 2025 Honored X-WR-TIMEZONE:Indiana (East) BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T191909Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51959145602328 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260206 DESCRIPTION:Top Indiana-Sired Standardbreds of 2025 Honored\n\nIndianapolis \, IN (January 28\, 2026) - The Indiana Standardbred Breed Development Pro gram (ISBDP) teamed up with the Indiana Standardbred Association (ISA) to reflect on a year full of accomplishment and victory at the ISA awards ban quet on Saturday\, January 24. In defiance of an imminent winter storm and freezing temperatures\, Hoosier horsemen warmed up at the Embassy suites as top Indiana-Sired harness racing horses of 2025 were honored with award s including ISA Elite Race winners\, Indiana Sired Champions\, Horse of th e Year and many more!\n\nRockin Image was named Indiana Sire Stakes Pacing Sire of the Year with 33 total starters in the Indiana Sire Stakes that e arned $1\,719\,682 during 2025. This is the fifth time that Rockin Image h as received this honor\, having won in 2021\, 2019\, 2017\, and 2015. Rock in Image was bred by L & L Devisser LLC and is owned by Lothlorien Farm Co rp. Top performing foals include Dancingdreamer\, Rock Shines again\, Some more Blue\, and Whoomp.\n\nWhoomp (Rockin Image – Nightcap) took home IS A’s Pacer of the Year award after earning $349\,601 at Harrah’s Hoosie r Park last year. The Rockin Image filly finished the season with 8 wins a nd 1 second during her 13 starts. Whoomp is bred and owned by William C De long\, William Patrick Delong\, and Douglas A Riccolo\, trained by Roger W elch and driven by John de Long. Whoomp was also named ISDBP’s Indiana-S ired Two-Year-Old Filly Pace Champion.\n\nSwan for All was named Indiana S ire Stakes Trotting Sire of the Year with 41 starters in the Indiana Sire Stakes that earned $1\,370\,846 in 2025. This is the eighth consecutive ye ar that Swan for All has received this honor. Swan for All was bred by Win dsong Stable and is owned by Swan for All Syndicate. Top performing foals include Classical Jane\, For Dayze\, Martz Seven\, and Swan Affect.\n\nOn to Norway (Muscle Massive – One Class Act) took home ISA’s Trotter of the Year award after earning $636\,294 at Harrah’s Hoosier Park last yea r. The Muscle Massive colt finished the season with 23 straight wins and 1 second during his 24 starts\, making him the horse with the most 2025 win s in the nation! On to Norway is owned by Burke Racing Stable\, Frank Bald achino\, Black & White Stable and Michael Rosethal. The Breeder of the col t\, Bennett Farms\, was honored with the Small Breeder of the Year award f or earning $642\,374 in Indiana last year with only 2 Indiana Sired Starte rs. On to Norway\, trained by Ron Burke and driven by John de Long\, was a lso named ISBDP’s Indiana-Sired Champion and Indiana Sires Stakes Divisi onal Champion in the Three-Year-Old Colt Trot Category.\n\nThe Large Breed er of the Year award was granted to Pond-A-Acres who earned $1\,078\,208 i n Indiana last year with 29 Indiana Sired Starters including Ponda Fashion \, Ponda Jet\, and Ponda Lime. One starter\, Ponda Jet\, was selected as t he Indiana Sire Stakes Point Champion in the Aged Gelding Trot. The Indian a Sire Stakes (ISS) Point Champions are determined by total points earned up to the Indiana Sires Stakes Final.\n\nThe Indiana Standardbred Associat ion took time to acknowledge the most proficient Drivers and Trainers of t he year. Trace Tetrick was awarded with his 12th consecutive Hoosier Park driving title. Tetrick earned more than $4.4 million in purses and steered 352 winners including Rollin Rosie\, ISS Point Champion in the Aged Mare Pace\, and ISS 3-Year-Old Colt Pace Champion Rock Shines Again. Both Rolli n Rosie and Rock Shines Again were trained by Pari-Mutuel Trainer of the Y ear Tyler George. With earnings of $2.3 million and 165 wins\, George was awarded with his 6th consecutive Hoosier Park training title.\n\nThe Fair Circuit Driver and Trainer of the year were awarded to Doug Rideout and La rry King\, respectively. Doug Rideout earned his 5th consecutive title aft er steering 89 horses to victory\, several of which were named Indiana Sir ed Fair Circuit (ISFC) Divisional Champions. Champions include: Yearoffear (2 YO Colt Trot)\, Vel Drinks on Tina (3 YO Filly Pace)\, Bouquets for Al l (3 YO Filly Trot)\, & Lets Go North (3 YO Colt Trot). Larry King success fully defended his title as Fair Circuit Trainer of the Year\, after secur ing his first in 2024. Winner of the Governor’s Cup Championship\, King trained 71 winners during the fair campaign including several ISFC Divisio nal Champions. Champions include: Velgetthisstraight (2 YO Filly Pace)\, V el Im Good (2 YO Colt Pace)\, Vel Drinks on Tina (3 YO Filly Pace)\, & Don ’t Tell Rosa (3 YO Colt Pace). \n\nIndiana Senator Ron Alting and Repres entative Beau Baird were recognized by the ISA for their outstanding suppo rt of the Indiana horse racing industry and their contributions to legisla ture directly impacting the horse industry. From lawmakers to horsemen\, t he efforts of everyone in the industry are indispensable for the continued growth of the Indiana harness racing industry. Jessica Barnes\, Assistant Executive Director of the IHRC\, says that the Standardbred Breed Develop ment Program will “continue to work closely with the horsemen\, racetrac k management\, breeders and owners to make the program stronger.” With o ver $9.5 million being offered in the Indiana Sires Stakes\, the total val ue of the program is on track to exceed $17.5 million in payouts in 2026. Harness racing is set to return to Indiana on Thursday\, February 12th at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. \n\n###\n\nABOUT THE INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISS ION\n\nThe Indiana Horse Racing Commission ensures that pari-mutuel wageri ng on horse races will be conducted with the highest of standards and the greatest level of integrity and promotes the horse racing industry in Indi ana. \n\nFor more information\, see the Indiana Horse Racing Commission’ s website: http://www.in.gov/hrc/ \n\n \n\nABOUT THE STANDARDBRED BREED D EVELOPMENT PROGRAM\n\nThe Standardbred Breed Development program was estab lished to promote the Indiana Standardbred industry. In 2007\, legislatio n was passed which approved slot machines at Indiana's pari-mutuel racetra cks. Hoosier Park and Horseshoe Indianapolis both opened their slot operat ions in June of 2008. The Indiana Standardbred Breed Development Fund rec eives 50% of the revenue generated from slot machines that is allocated fo r Standardbred Horse Racing. 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