Horseshoe Indianapolis


Horseshoe Indianapolis 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 facility has over 1,704 slot machines and live table games. It was built at a cost of more than $250 million. For Indiana fiscal year 2025, the casino generated gross gaming revenue of $332.2 million.
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.
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 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 went on strike at Horseshoe Indianapolis, seeking union recognition with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 135. In December 2025, the two-month strike came to an end after the dealers and dual rates successfully unionized with the Teamsters Local 135, which already represented slot attendants at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

Races

Graded events

Grade III
  • Indiana Derby
  • Indiana Oaks

    Stakes events

Thoroughbred stakes races include:
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