Indiana Grand Racing And Casino Anderson
| Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino | |
|---|---|
| Location | Anderson, Indiana |
| Address | 4500 Dan Patch Circle |
| Opening date | June 2008 |
| Total gaming space | 92,000 sq ft (8,500 m2) |
| Casino type | Racino |
| Owner | Caesars Entertainment |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 40°04′20″N85°38′20″W / 40.07222°N 85.63889°W |
| Website | hoosierpark.com |
Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino is a racino including a standardbred racetrack located in Anderson, Indiana, approximately 30 miles northeast of Indianapolis. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. The facility features live harness racing from April through November, casino gaming, restaurants, a gift shop, and entertainment.
The $300,000 Dan Patch Stakes was established at Hoosier Park in 1994 and has become a tradition that highlights some of the best athletes in the sport of harness racing. The 2017 Breeders Crown, harness racing's annual series of 12 championship events valued at $6 million, was contested at Hoosier Park on October 27 & 28.[1]
Hoosier Park offers off-track betting (OTB) at three locations in Indiana: Clarksville, Indianapolis, and New Haven. Hoosier Park also offers simulcast wagering year-round.
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Hoosier Park has hosted musicians such as The Beach Boys, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Billy Currington.
History[edit]
In 1990, Virgil E. Cook, a prominent local businessman and longtime resident of Anderson, Indiana, donated 110 acres (0.45 km2) of commercial real estate to the city for the sole purpose of developing a pari-mutuel racing facility. In 1992, Churchill Downs Incorporated announced plans to purchase Indiana's only pari-mutuel license from The Anderson Park Group headed by Louis Carlo and open a racetrack on the site of the land donated by Cook. It was the first racetrack outside Kentucky owned by Churchill Downs since 1939. In February 1994 a contract was signed for the construction of Hoosier Park. The construction of the facility cost approximately $13 million. On September 1, 1994, the track finally opened. A crowd of 7,633 came to the grand opening of the standardbred season. The track announces plans to open four off-track betting facilities in Indiana. On October 7, 1995, the first Indiana Derby was run.
Churchill Downs sold Hoosier Park in April 2007 for $8.2 million to Centaur Group.
Legislation was passed shortly after April 2007 to permit slot machines at both tracks, converting them to racinos. Both tracks were legislated to get a 55 percent share of the estimated $325 million the 2,000 slots at each of the state's two tracks were expected to generate annually. This would also increase the purse sizes of the races.
Hoosier Park Casino opened to the public on June 2, 2008.[2]
In 2001, Indiana Downs became the second horse racing track in the state. Initially located in Fairland, Indiana; it was later annexed into nearby Shelbyville, Indiana.
The Indiana Derby was once held at Hoosier Park but is now held at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino.
In 2018, Caesars Entertainment bought Hoosier Park from Centaur Holdings, along with Indiana Grand.[3] The company stated that it might rebrand the property as Harrah's Hoosier Park.[4]
Physical attributes[edit]
The track is a seven-eighths of a mile dirt oval. There is no turf course.
Racing[edit]
Stakes races at Hoosier Park include:
- The Dan Patch Stakes
- The Nadia Lobell
- Kentuckiana Stallion Management
- Centaur Trotting Classic
- The Hoosier Park Pacing Derby
- The Elevation
- The Jenna's Beachboy
- The Moni Maker
- The Circle City
- The Madison County
- The Pegasus
- The Monument Circle
- The Carl Erskine
- The USS Indianapolis Mem.
- The Crossroads of America
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^AP 5:10 p.m. EDT October 29, 2014 (2014-10-29). 'Breeders Crown sites announced through 2017'. Usatoday.com. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^'Caesars' purchase of two Indiana racinos finalized'. The Times of Northwest Indiana. July 17, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^Lindsey Erdody (July 6, 2018). 'Caesars steps into unfamiliar role in Indiana: horse track operator'. Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
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Indiana Grand Racing And Casino Anderson Indiana
ANDERSON — Harrah's Hoosier Park and Indiana Grand Racing & Casino are accepting applications for dealer school and live dealer positions as they prepare to launch live table games in January 2020.
Indiana Grand Racing & Casino
Applicants will be paid to attend dealer training. Both Harrah's Hoosier Park, in Anderson, and Indiana Grand, in Shelbyville, will be hosting onsite dealer schools which are tentatively scheduled to begin on September 23. Classes will be held Monday through Friday at 7 a.m., 11 a.m., 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. and will last between six to twelve weeks depending on the level of training. Trainees will learn blackjack, poker, roulette and craps.
According to Caesars, the dealer's primary job is to create a fun and entertaining experience while dealing various table games.
“We’re bringing hundreds of new jobs to Central Indiana, and providing the training and tools necessary to be successful as a table games dealer,” said Trent McIntosh, Harrah’s Hoosier Park’s Senior Vice President and General Manager. “These are well-paying jobs on top of a robust benefits program and culture built on superior external and internal service.”
In addition to table games, Harrah's Hoosier Park and Indiana Grand are both taking applications for ticket writer and supervisor positions for sports books, which are tentatively set to open in September of this year.
“As we prepare our properties for both sports wagering and live table games, we have opportunities available for dealers, table game supervisors, sports book ticket writers, sports book supervisors, and even more jobs in various other departments,” said Ron Baumann, Indiana Grand’s Senior Vice President and General Manager. “We’re looking for energetic, talented people to join our team and be a part launching brand new products to Central Indiana and beyond.”
More information can be found online at HarrahsHoosierPark.com or IndianaGrand.com or by calling Harrah's Hoosier Park Human Resources at 765-609-4541 or Indiana Grand Racing & Casino's Human Resources at 317-421-8880.