The bulk of the schedule will fall on Monday through Thursday. We want to thank both the Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing organizations for their input and assistance with finalizing the request for dates.” “We feel our racing schedule offers a great balance that will appeal to a wide range of racing fans in 2022. “We have established a great spot for our racing cards during the week and wanted to keep those intact, but we also wanted to accommodate our local racing fans with some Saturday racing cards,” said Eric Halstrom, Vice President and General Manager of Racing. Racing is set to get underway April 19 and conclude Nov.

Indiana Grand will host a total of 127 racing days with 12 Saturdays set aside for live action. But because of the coronavirus pandemic, all casinos were shuttered for three months this year, cutting off profits.The Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) met Monday at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino in Shelbyville and approved racing dates for the 2022 racing season. Fiscal analysts projected the new games would generate more than $15 million in revenue for the state in the first couple of years.

It will operate five in Indiana, including the two horse racing tracks in Anderson and Shelbyville.Īs a condition of the merger being approved by the Indiana Horse Racing Commission earlier this month, the company needs to start a $25 million fund for major projects and improvements to the horse racing venues, to be spent over 10 years.Ĭaesars Chief Financial Officer Bret Yunker tells the Herald Bulletin that includes plans to expand both the racing and gaming sides of the properties, making them what he calls the “best in-class facilities in Indiana.”Ī statewide gaming expansion allowed live table games in Anderson and Shelbyville for the first time in January, something both locations sought for years. The combined effort, operating under the Caesars Entertainment name, now owns 55 casino properties worldwide.

Hoosier Park is currently owned by Eldorado Resorts, which as of Monday bought out Caesars Entertainment.

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