Columbus, OH — For the third year, harness racing will be represented at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. The National FFA Expo will be open Wednesday-Friday (Oct. 23-25) at the Indiana Convention Center, with the harness racing booth in spot #510.
The 10×30 area will have a race bike and 360 video experience, bandaging station, harness racing plinko/trivia game and literature for advisors.
The booth would not be possible without the sponsorship, committee member involvement and volunteers who work the event from the USTA, Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF), Indiana Standardbred Association (ISA), Indiana Standardbred Breed Development Fund and Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA).
Other sponsors include Caesars Entertainment (Harrah’s Hoosier Park & Horseshoe Indianapolis), Delaware Standardbred Owners Association (DSOA), Illinois Harness Horsemen’s Association (IHHA), Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA), Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association (PHHA), Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOA-NJ) and Eldorado Scioto Downs.
Those interested in learning more about the FFA convention and harness racing’s presence there can contact Jessica Schroeder at 614.224.2291 or jessica.schroeder@ustrotting.com.
The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization whose membership surpassed one million students this year. There are 9,235 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Utah, Florida and Alaska saw the highest growth rates in membership compared to last year; the top five states for membership are Texas, California, Georgia, Florida and North Carolina.
The 2023 FFA Convention had record-breaking attendance of nearly 73,000 for the week-long National FFA Convention & Expo. The convention was first held in 1928 in Kansas City, Mo., and was in that city for 70 years. It has also been held in Louisville and will be in Indianapolis through 2031.