The U.S. Harness Writers Association’s annual Dan Patch Awards banquet, presented by Caesar’s Entertainment, is set for Sunday night (Feb. 25) at Rosen Centre in Orlando, Fla. The deadline to make room reservations is Friday (Feb. 2) and can be made by using the USHWA link to the hotel’s reservations page.
Month: January 2024
Deadline for USTA candidate declaration is Thursday (Feb. 8)
The deadline for candidates to declare their intention to run for one of the five officers to be elected to the U.S. Trotting Association’s Board of Directors is Thursday (Feb. 8).
Winbak Farm announces 2024 stallion lineup
Winbak Farm is excited to present the 2024 stallion roster. The farm is standing stallions in Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, New York, Ontario and Pennsylvania for the upcoming breeding season.
Bluebird Deacon soars in Hawthorne Open Trot
Hinsdale, IL — Bluebird Deacon shrugged off a three-week layoff and rallied strong in the stretch to nail down his second consecutive Open Trot victory on Monday (Jan. 29) at Hawthorne. Driver…
Raffle deadline nears for New York breedings
The deadline to purchase raffle tickets for 2024 breedings to Courtly Choice, Crazy Wow, Six Pack or So Surreal is fast approaching. The drawing is Feb. 1 at 11 a.m.
Meadows Monday Memo
Here is this week’s Meadows Monday Memo.
Batavia hits new handle heights as longshots rule Monday
For the fourth time in only six days of live racing in 2024, Batavia Downs set a new one-day, all-source record handle while under the ownership of Western Regional Off-Track Betting on Monday (Jan. 29). Bettors pushed $515,078 through the windows to top the short-lived old record of $509,180 which was set only one week ago.
Director’s Chair February 2024
Protecting Our Drivers by Joe Faraldo, USTA Chairman of the Board USTA Rule 5.10 ensures insurance coverage at pari-mutuel tracks Many years ago, a very fine horseman and USTA director from Portland,…
Profile: Scott Zeron
Grand Slam story by Ashley Mayotte Resilience and determination central to Scott Zeron’s blockbuster 2023 Scott Zeron’s journey to a $10 million season in 2023 wasn’t just about the impressive races he…
USTA Focus: Holding Out for Hope
New York horseman remains positive as he waits for another kidney transplant story by Ken Weingartner When Jim Urtel Jr. was 12, he fell in love with horses and harness racing….