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Manley Wins Second Straight Training Title

Steve Manley once again topped the standings in 2009 for trainers. The St. Louis, Mo. Native earned 48 wins and nearly one-half million in earnings to secure the title over Kim Hammond, who finished second with 29 wins. Manley is now ranked fifth all-time in the standings at Hoosier Park Racing and Casino with 200 wins.

Based out of Fairmount Park, Manley devoted most of his time to racing in Indiana during the fall. He was among the top trainers at Fairmount Park earlier in the season and raced on the Chicago circuit as well. Manley oversees the training of more than 40 horses and rotates horses back and forth between Fairmount Park and Hoosier Park during the season. Manley won his first leading trainer title in Indiana in 2008.

Manley was presented with the leading trainer award by Jeff Smith, general manager of racing, and Brian Elmore, director of racing operations. Also, the HBPA presented Manley with a blanket for his honor as leading trainer. Steve Stults, executive director of the Indiana chapter of HBPA, made the presentation.