Werk It Wendy wins Rick Moore Overnight Handicap at Horseshoe Indianapolis

It’s hard to talk about Indiana horse racing without including Rick Moore in the conversation.

The longtime racing executive at Harrah’s Hoosier Park was recognized with a race in his honor Wednesday at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

Werk It Wendy and Evin Roman have the distinction of being the inaugural winner of the $55,000 Overnight Handicap for fillies and mares.

Werk It Wendy and Roman began from post six and were quick out of the gate to secure one of the front running positions in the six-furlong race. It didn’t take long for the grey filly to slide over to the inside path and lead the field into the only turn of the event. Coming out of the turn, it was Werk It Wendy and she was just getting started.

In mid-stretch, Werk It Wendy went to work, pulling away from her opponents for the easy win by five lengths at the wire. Don’t Miss Out and Emmanuel Esquivel finished second over Hot Middles and Hannah Leahey, who closed in for third.

Werk It Wendy paid $6.60 for the win. The daughter of Greeley’s Conquest is a homebred, raised by owners Millard R. Seldin Revocable Trust. Robert Dobbs trains the impressive four-year-old who earned her third win in six starts for 2025.

Overall, Werk It Wendy has six career wins and more than $225,000 in earnings. Unraced at two, she has been stakes placed several times but her win in the Rick Moore Overnight Handicap was her first premier racing win.

“First I have to thank the owners and trainer (Bob Dobbs) for this opportunity to ride such a nice filly,” noted Roman, who is in his second year of riding in Indiana after a successful career in California. “She left the gate very well today, and this time she took it very easy. I’m really happy with the way she ran. She is very fast, and she is a very smart horse.”

Rick Moore was trackside to present the trophy to the connections of Werk It Wendy. He was joined by family members and friends for the presentation.

“What a great race and what a beautify grey filly,” noted Moore, who has been in horse racing his entire career. “It is a great honor to have a race named for me.”

A native of the Cincinnati area, Moore began as a $2 Show Seller at Latonia Trots as a teenager. After graduation from the University of Kentucky, he moved into managerial positions with Churchill Downs and Remington Park before being named the General Manager at Harrah’s Hoosier Park during their inaugural season of racing in 1994.

Moore now works as a consultant for Caesars Entertainment. He resides in Fishers, Ind.

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