When it comes to how Andy Roberts, DVM, feels about the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA), the USTA director and treasurer not only talks the talk but walks the walk.
Open Mike: Baffling Biology
Occasionally, a story lands on the front page or drifts into your news feed, and you get that strange feeling that you’ve been here before. Not the details — they’re always different — but the questions underneath them. It’s like hearing an old song played in a new key. You find yourself momentarily paused, shaking your head a little and thinking, I know this story. I’ve seen it before, just in a place nobody would have expected.
Tyler Miller ‘crushes’ Philly competition
Tyler Miller spent much of his spring and early summer in Kentucky, racing at Oak Grove and the local fairs with an occasional trip back east, but now he is concentrating on the Mid-Atlantic states – and he made an impact at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday (Sept. 3) by winning both trotting features with “Team Orange Crush” horses.
Batavia Downs gears up for Labor Day weekend
Labor Day traditionally marks the end of the summer season, and Batavia Downs is planning on helping it go out with a bang with a full slate of racing and activities scheduled all weekend.
Dachshund races return to Tioga Downs
The long-running tradition of dachshund racing is returning to Tioga Downs Casino Resort this Labor Day, giving guests a chance to enjoy an afternoon of fun, furry competition during the 10 Standardbred races that are on tap. Post time for live harness racing is 12:30 p.m.
Mohawk Monday Entry Box remains open
Woodbine Mohawk Park’s Race Office would like to inform trainers that the entry box for this Monday’s (Sept. 7) card will remain open until Friday morning (Sept. 4) at 10:30 a.m.
Ferrara, Skladany look for fourth contest score at Big M
With the four-week break from harness racing at The Meadowlands coming up soon, Leg 9 of the $1,000 Big M Monthly Handicapping Contest takes place this Saturday (Sept. 5) just two weeks since the previous leg, instead of the usual four.
Andersen hopes stable keeps rolling
Nicklas Andersen spent more than a half-dozen years working for several of the most recognized names in harness racing before starting his own training stable. Now, the 30-year-old native of Denmark is hoping to make his own name in the sport.
Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series adds races
Due to a demand from lady drivers with trotters, the Van Wert County Fair at Van Wert, OH and the Williams County Fair at Montpelier, OH have added a trotting race to the Spring Haven Farm Ladies Driving Series. The race at Van Wert will take place on Monday (Sept. 7), and the trotters will take the stage at Montpelier on Wednesday (Sept. 16)
Former USTA director Gerald ‘Jerry’ Schweibel, 93, dies
Gerald “Jerry” Schweibel, 93, of Tenafly, NJ, formerly of Williamsville, NY, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2026. He was a member of the U.S. Trotting Association Board of Directors representing District 4 for 13 years starting in 1992.