Horseshoe Indianapolis

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Horseshoe Indianapolis
Horseshoe Indianapolis
Location Shelbyville, Indiana
Address 4300 N. Michigan Road
Opening dateMarch 13, 2009
Total gaming space233,000 square feet (21,600 m2)
Casino type Racino
Owner Caesars Entertainment
Coordinates 39°35′24″N85°49′19″W / 39.590°N 85.822°W / 39.590; -85.822
Website www.caesars.com/horseshoe-indianapolis

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 ]

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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 ]

Logo of Indiana Grand Racing & Casino prior to its rebranding in January 2022 Indiana Grand Racing & Casino Logo.png
Logo of Indiana Grand Racing & Casino prior to its rebranding in January 2022

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

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

Graded events

Grade III

Stakes events

Thoroughbred stakes races include:

Quarter Horse stakes races include:

See also

References

  1. 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)
  2. "Amoss Back Winning Races at Indiana Grand". bloodhorse.com. The BloodHorse. May 7, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  3. "Caesars' purchase of two Indiana racinos finalized". The Times of Northwest Indiana. July 17, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  4. Balan, Jeremy (21 January 2022). "Indiana Grand Is Now Horseshoe Indianapolis". hoosierstatebets.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. 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.