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Trademark made his second start at Horseshoe Indianapolis a winning effort, scoring the win in the 23rd running of the $100,000 Michael G. Schaefer Memorial. The race is named after the first chairperson of the Indiana Horse Racing Commission and members of his family were trackside to present the trophy.
The stories are as diverse as their filmmakers: An ex-gang member struggling to help his mother return home. A son fulfilling his father’s baseball dream. A father struggling to provide for his son. Two lonely people battling solitary confinement. An effort to negotiate peace in the middle of a war.
Following Saturday’s closure of the 49-day Winter/Spring Meet at Turfway Park, jockey Walter Rodriguez, trainer Wesley Ward, and owner Roy Jackson’s Lael Stables were awarded with respective meet-leading titles.