Hoosier Park News

Santa Anita: Bejarano passing tests on, off the track
ARCADIA, Calif. – The race was just a maiden claimer on a Wednesday, but for jockey Rafael Bejarano the victory by John Bobby at River Downs on July 10, 2002, was a publicity tool that launched his American career.

No more Naptown: Super Bowl boosts Indy's image
Indianapolis was once called Naptown and India-No-Place for a reason. Native son Kurt Vonnegut Jr. referred to it in 1970 as "the 500-mile speedway race, and then 364 days of miniature golf, and then the 500-mile speedway race again." People used to roam city streets on Sundays, picking off pigeons with shotguns as part of "Operation Pigeon-Rid." For decades, there was no reason...

PORTER COUNTY SPORTS BRIEFS: Valentine's 5K Sunday in Valpo
Portage to host throws clinic Sunday; Track officials meeting Monday at PHS; Union Township Softball holding registration; South Haven Little League sets sign-ups; Portage Y youth basketball taking sign-ups

Super Bowl boosts Indy's image after long quest to become major sports town
Indianapolis was once called Naptown and India-No-Place for a reason.

No more Naptown: Super Bowl boosts Indy's image after long quest to become major sports town
INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis was once called Naptown and India-No-Place for a reason.

'The Love Sponge' set for new season at speedway
ZUBER — The worker circling the dirt track here on a road grader last week was none other

Parx Racing: Youth, experience clash in allowance feature
A 7-year-old trying to turn back the clock to 2010, when he placed second in a pair of Grade 2 stakes, and a young sprinter, seeking to prove his surprise win in a $75,000 stakes to close out his 3-year-old campaign was no fluke, will start alongside each other in Monday’s featured ninth race at Parx.

Super Bowl 2012 Erases Indianapolis Image As Naptown
Indianapolis was once called Naptown and India-No-Place for a reason. Native son Kurt Vonnegut Jr. referred to it in 1970 as "the 500-mile speedway race, and then 364 days of miniature golf, and then the 500-mile speedway race again."

No more Naptown for Indy
Indianapolis was once called Naptown and India-No-Place for a reason.

Super Bowl helps Indianapolis shed 'Naptown' image
Even cynics agree Super Bowl host city has successfully shed its image as a bastion of boredom