Horseshoe Indianapolis
| Horseshoe Indianapolis | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of Horseshoe Indianapolis | |
| Location | Shelbyville, Indiana |
| Address | 4300 N. Michigan Road |
| Opening date | March 13, 2009 |
| Total gaming space | 233,000 square feet (21,600 m2) |
| Casino type | Racino |
| Owner | Caesars Entertainment |
| Coordinates | 39°35′24″N 85°49′19″W / 39.590°N 85.822°W |
| Website | www |
Horseshoe Indianapolis (formerly Indiana Grand Racing & Casino and Indiana Live!) is a casino with a horse racing track in Shelbyville, Indiana owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. It is the closest casino to Indianapolis. It offers gaming, restaurants, a gift shop and entertainment. The 233,000-square-foot (21,600 m2) facility has over 1,704 slot machines[1] and live table games.[citation needed] It was built at a cost of more than $250 million.[citation needed]
Horseshoe Indianapolis' casino has hosted musicians such as The Buckinghams, Grand Funk Railroad, Duke Tumatoe of REO Speedwagon, Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Box Tops, Paul Revere & the Raiders, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Kentucky Headhunters, Fuel, Marc Cohn, All-4-One, Color Me Badd, Ginuwine, Ludacris, and comedian Mike Epps.[citation needed]
The racetrack was previously known as Indiana Downs.[2] The casino opened on March 13, 2009, as Indiana Live! Casino. It was renamed Indiana Grand Casino in June 2012, and rebranded as Indiana Grand Racing & Casino in February 2013. Centaur Gaming purchased the casino in February 2013. Caesars Entertainment acquired it in 2018.[3] The Indiana Grand racetrack and casino complex were rebranded to Horseshoe Indianapolis in late January 2022, in line with other properties owned by Caesars.[4]
Horseshoe Indianapolis offers live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing from April through October. The track is affiliated with three OTB parlors around Indiana, in Clarksville, Indianapolis, and New Haven.
Horseshoe Indianapolis is the home of the Indiana Derby.
Labor relations
[edit]In October 2025, more than 200 dealers and dual rates (workers who divide their time between dealing and supervising) went on strike at Horseshoe Indianapolis, seeking union recognition with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 135.[5]
Races
[edit]Graded events
[edit]Grade III
Stakes events
[edit]Thoroughbred stakes races include:
- Sagamore Sired Stakes
- ITOBA Stallion Season Fillies Stakes
- Hoosier Breeders Sophomore
- Hoosier Breeders Sophomore Fillies
- Mari Hulman George Stakes
- Michael G Schaefer Memorial Mile
- Indiana General Assembly Distaff
- Warrior Veterans
- Governor's
- Indiana First Lady
- William Henry Harrison Stakes
- Shelby County Stakes
- Centaur
- Indiana Grand
- A. J. Foyt Stakes
- Florence Henderson Stakes
- Crown Ambassador
- Indiana Stallion Fillies
- Indiana Futurity
- Miss Indiana
Quarter Horse stakes races include:
- Born Runner Classic
- Harley Greene Derby Final
- Gordon Mobley Futurity Final
- Jaguar Rocket QH Stakes Final
- Blue River Derby Stakes Final
- Bob Woodward Memorial Classic Final
- QHRAI Stallion Service Auction Futurity Final
- Sterlie Bertram Memorial Stakes Final
- Miss Roxie Little Final
- Indiana Championship
- Governors Stake Final
- QHRAI Derby Final
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ dan.carden@nwi.com, 219-933-3357, Dan Carden. "South Bend casino now offers more slot machines than any other in Indiana". nwitimes.com. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Amoss Back Winning Races at Indiana Grand". bloodhorse.com. The BloodHorse. May 7, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ "Caesars' purchase of two Indiana racinos finalized". The Times of Northwest Indiana. July 17, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ Balan, Jeremy (21 January 2022). "Indiana Grand Is Now Horseshoe Indianapolis". hoosierstatebets.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Gutierrez, Hernan (2025-10-20). "Horseshoe Casino dealers strike for union recognition". WISH-TV. Archived from the original on 2025-10-27. Retrieved 2025-10-27.