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On Saturday, April 10, 2004, Hoosier Park Racetrack hosted the 11th running of the prestigious Dan Patch Invitational.
The Dan Patch Invitational was named after one of the greatest harness racing pacers of all time who originally hailed from Indiana, Dan Patch.
Post time is scheduled for 9:41 PM EST.
To help honour this special event, Hoosier Park Racetrack will be holding a 50/50 raffle to benefit the Madison County Humane Society of local Anderson, Indiana.
The society is a non-profit organisation, which relies solely on membership fees, fundraisers and the generous contributions from the local community.
As a ‘no kill’ facility committed to finding good loving homes for stray, lost, unwanted, abandoned, abused and neglected animals, they are dedicated to promoting the quality of life for domestic animals, educating the community of the humane care and treatment of all animals and furthering the bond between people and animals.
Donations are always appreciated and can be sent directly to:
Madison County Humane Society, PO Box 637, Anderson Indiana 46015.
Hoosier Park has also produced ‘Dan Patch Bobble heads’ to help commemorate the event.
The first 1500 paid admissions aged 18 and up will receive this specially designed figurine made of poly-resin with the sulky made of metal with rubber wheels.
The bobble head is seven inches high and is mounted on a ½ inch base.
Doors open at 5.00 pm, post time for the first race is 6.45 pm, with the featured Dan Patch Invitational set for 9.41 pm.
Dan Patch was born in 1896 in Oxford, Indiana and was known as the ‘Epitome of Excellence in American Sports’.
Owned by Daniel Messner Junior, Dan Patch (named by combining the first name of his owner with a shortened form of the last name of his sire, Joe Patchen) personified the classic American rags to riches tale.
For more information contact:
Eric M. Poders by mobile phone 847.530.2222, The Madison County Humane Society by phone at 765.644.6484 or Tammy Knox, Director of Publicity, Hoosier Park or by phone at 800.526.RACE x1070. Email information is available via Related Resources.
- Courtesy Of The Horseman’s Voice
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