A celebration of Randy’s life will be held from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, September 7, 2025, at the Mercer Family Barn, 1189 W. 700 S., Pendleton, Indiana 46064.

© Courtesy Bozell Funeral Home

PENDLETON, IN–SEPTEMBER 3, 2025–Longtime Indiana horseman Randy Haffner, 62, of Pendleton, Indiana, passed away on August 31, 2025, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis after an extended illness.

Randy’s life will be celebrated from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, September 7, 2025, at the Mercer Family Barn, 1189 W. 700 S., Pendleton, Indiana 46064.

He was born on August 14, 1963, in Portland, Indiana.

He was an avid horse lover. Showing Appaloosas in his youth became a lifelong passion of training Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racehorses spanning four decades.

He began his career training Quarter Horses in 1989, becoming an integral part of the sport in Indiana. Randy trained the winner of the first Indiana parimutuel quarter horse race with Easy’s Night Beat at Hoosier Park in 1997.

 After winning Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse races in Kentucky, Oklahoma, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, and Indiana, Randy continued to invest in the sport as a breeder, stallion owner, and racing advocate.

According to Equibase stats, Randy saddled 248 Thoroughbred earners of $4,432,902 and 147 Quarter Horse winners of $2,432,528.

Most recently, Randy enjoyed time with his grandchildren, breeding mares and raising foals, and sharing his knowledge and years of experience in the sport.

Randy was preceded in death by his father, Jack Haffner, and his sister, Cheryl Jo Haffner.

Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Lynn (Hoehamer) Haffner; mother, Betty (Snow) Haffner of Portland; daughters, Taylor Leann (Nik) Schweitzer of Fishers and Abigail Leigh Haffner of Pendleton; grandchildren, Carson and Teagan Schweitzer; sisters, Karen (Mike) Hirschy of Portland and Teresa (Mark) Myers of Dunkirk; several nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.

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