FORT PIERRE — The Horse Nations Indian Relays are bringing the 2022 Championship of Champions season finale event to Fort Pierre in September. Group president Calvin Ghost Bear says Indian relay racing is done across the country…
Ghost Bear says Fort Pierre fits all of the markers for hosting the series championship event…
Ghost Bear added Fort Pierre’s history with flat-track horse racing as being an important part of the event. Shane Kramme with the Verendrye Benevolent Association says the Indian relays could go a long way in adding to Fort Pierre’s and South Dakota’s history with horse racing…
Women and youth relay races will be a part of the Championship of Championships with upto 15 races on the track at the Stanley County Fairgrounds on the event’s first day. To qualify for the Fort Pierre races, teams must win a qualifying event or compete in at least two qualifying events. Eleven events will be held in the season including an event in Lower Brule August 13th and 14th. The Fort Pierre races are September 23rd, 24th and 25th.
