Horseshoe Indianapolis (formerly Indiana Grand Racing & Casino and Indiana Live!) is a

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with a

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track in

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owned and operated by

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. It is the closest casino to

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. It offers gaming, restaurants, a gift shop and entertainment. The facility has over 1,704 slot machines and live table games. It was built at a cost of more than $250 million. Horseshoe Indianapolis' casino has hosted musicians such as

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of REO Speedwagon,

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. The racetrack was previously known as Indiana Downs. 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. The Indiana Grand racetrack and casino complex were rebranded to Horseshoe Indianapolis in late January 2022, in line with other properties owned by Caesars. Horseshoe Indianapolis offers live

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and

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racing from April through October. The track is affiliated with three OTB parlors around Indiana, in Clarksville,

, and

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. Horseshoe Indianapolis is the home of the

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Races

Graded events

Grade III *

Indiana Oaks The Indiana Oaks is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of miles on the dirt held annually in July at Horseshoe Indianapolis in Shelbyville, Indiana. History The Indiana Oaks was inaugura ...

Stakes events

Thoroughbred

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s include: * Sagamore Sired Stakes * ITOBA Stallion Season Fillies Stakes * Hoosier Breeders Sophomore * Hoosier Breeders Sophomore Fillies *

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Stakes * Michael G Schaefer Memorial Mile * Indiana General Assembly Distaff * Warrior Veterans * Governor's * Indiana First Lady *

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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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Indiana Grand Racing and Casino Casinos in Indiana Casinos completed in 2009 Tourist attractions in Shelby County, Indiana Buildings and structures in Shelby County, Indiana Horse racing in Indiana Caesars Entertainment 2009 establishments in Indiana

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