Hochstetler Racing

Homer and Jay Hochstetler Harness Racing stable. Follow for racing, breeding, and training news.

[Hochstetler Racing @TeamHoch]

Your fastest trotter in Hoosier Park history: Ponda Jet

✈️ 1:50.0✈️

[Hochstetler Racing @TeamHoch]

First stake race of the year is a win! Premier Romeo wins the first leg of the Indiana Sire Stakes in a lifetime best 1:50.2!

[Hochstetler Racing @TeamHoch]

DROGON’S HERE

[Harrah's Hoosier Park @HoP_Racing]

Where's Drogon with Kyle Wilfong wins race 2 @HoP_Racing paying $8.20 to win. 1-6-3-4 #PlayHP

[Hochstetler Racing @TeamHoch]

One start. One win in 2024! Captain Tell breaks his maiden in commanding fashion!

[USHWA @USHWA_]

Congratulations @JDHarness, winner of @USHWA_ 2023 Rising Star Award in his third year of training a full stable, inc. stars Ponda Warrior, Ponda Title and Ponda Jet.
His seasonal winnings rose from $548,624 (2021) to $950,358 (2022) to $1,536,028 (2023).
📸from @JDHarness

[Harrah's Hoosier Park @HoP_Racing]

@HoP_Racing congratulates trainer Jay Hochstetler on being voted the 2023 Rising Star award winner by the United States Harness Writers Association! #PlayHP

[Hochstetler Racing @TeamHoch]

Thank you to everyone who made this incredible season happen! It won’t be forgotten and we hope to keep the ball rolling next season!

[Hochstetler Racing @TeamHoch]

@JimmyTakter Thank you!!!

[Hochstetler Racing @TeamHoch]

While there’s still some season left, it’s really surreal that our Indiana bred filly who hasn’t left the state is the second highest money winning 2YO Trotter in the country now. Speaks to her incredible year and the health of the Hoosier program!

[Hochstetler Racing @TeamHoch]

What an incredible season from our phenom filly! Over $480,000 earned in her frosh season all in the state of Indiana. She’s off to a well earned vacation in the Carolina sunshine!

[Harrah's Hoosier Park @HoP_Racing]

The Title is hers!

PONDA TITLE makes her way back into the Winner's Circle after scoring the ISS Super Final for 2YO Trotting Fillies in 1:56:1 for Trainer @JDHarness! #PlayHP

[Hochstetler Racing @TeamHoch]

The 👑

[Hochstetler Racing @TeamHoch]

Over $350,000 earned already in her freshman campaign with the Super Final still to come! So blessed to work with this amazing filly!

[Harrah's Hoosier Park @HoP_Racing]

Ponda Title, makes her move before the half, and digs in gamely to win tonight's $129,500 ISS division for 2YO Trotting Fillies in 1:55:0 with Driver Kyle Wilfong for Trainer Jay Hochstetler!

2nd - Skyway Paige
3rd - Swans Morning Song

#PlayHP

[Hochstetler Racing @TeamHoch]

Premier Romeo was a very game 2nd in the IN sire stakes!

[Hochstetler Racing @TeamHoch]

Huge night for Team Hoch!

Ponda Warrior was more than ready for the Free For All tonight with a 1:48.1 romp as he heads to the Hoosier Pacing Derby next week.

Ponda Title was phenomenal in the Jim Doherty overcoming a tough first quarter to take second!

[Harrah's Hoosier Park @HoP_Racing]

Congratulations to the connections of Ponda Warrior, winner of tonight's 30th edition of the $310,000 Dan Patch Stakes in 1:48:0 with Driver Kyle Wilfong for Trainer Jay Hochstetler! #PlayHP

[Emily Gaskin @HPEmilyG]

Feels like we work all year for Dan Patch night but it all seems worth it when you have a crowd like last night and a race that delivers like Ponda Warrior did.

I could not be happier for the connections—good things happen to good people! #Patch30 #PlayHP

[Hochstetler Racing @TeamHoch]

All settled in for the afternoon! #Patch30

[Harrah's Hoosier Park @HoP_Racing]

Ponda Warrior practicing his victory speech ahead of #Patch30 😎🎤

He’ll start from Post 11 for @TeamHoch @JDHarness with driver Kyle Wilfong in the bike! #PlayHP #Patch30 #harnessrscing

[Harrah's Hoosier Park @HoP_Racing]

Ponda Warrior sprints past the field in deep stretch and scores tonight’s $22,000 Open Pace in 1:48:4 with Driver John De Long for Trainer Jay Hochstetler!

2nd - Smooth Baht A
3rd - General Dolan

#PlayHP

[Harrah's Hoosier Park @HoP_Racing]

HE’S BACK!!!!

The 2022 ISS Champ, Ponda Warrior, makes his way back into the Winner’s Circle after taking tonight’s Open Pace in 1:48:4 in his seasonal debut for Trainer Jay Hochstetler! #PlayHP