Woodstock, VA – The United States Harness Driving Club (USHDC) complimented Shenandoah Downs’ $275,000 pari-mutuel racing program with a flurry of donations on Saturday (June 7).
No less than six presentations were made during the racing program, enabled by the generosity of the USHDC members donating 100% of their earnings from their designated events.
USHDC Treasurer Tom Eichas lamented, “Our success in giving is made possible by the foresight of the racing department that writes the classes for our races and we appreciate their help beyond words.
“Dee Lineweaver is always in our corner as it creates goodwill throughout the community here and, in many cases, well beyond bringing new fans to the track to enjoy everything about our great sport..
“And we can’t forget Darrell Wood, ace photographer who creates indelible history with his camera.”
Saturday’s beneficiaries included the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame, the Woodstock Rescue Squad, the National Standardbred Horse Show, The Growing Tree, the Woodstock Museum and American Legion Post #199.
The Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame, located in historic Goshen, N.Y., honors the grand history of our sport, going back to before the arrival of Messenger in 1788 and continues to add to its iconic collection of over 70,000 artifacts on the greatest heroes of our sport—both human and equine. (harness museum.com)
The Woodstock Rescue Squad, formed in 1965, is a non-profit organization that provides ambulance and EMS services to Woodstock and surrounding areas to provide 24-hour coverage. (wrs5.org)
The National Standardbred Horse Show features, exclusively, standardbred horses that are trained for “second careers” as riding, pleasure and/or rehabilitation services to those In need and has been credited with saving countless horses. (sphonj.org)
The Growing Tree is an interdenominational day school dedicated to children ages five through 12 offering a safe and nurturing environment stressing that learning is inherently fun. (thegrowingtree.org)
The Woodstock Museum is an educational institution encompassing their culture and history with special emphasis on self-sustaining ecological technologies. (woodstockmuseum.com)
American Legion Post #199 is part of the nation’s largest VSO supporting military families and dedicated to preventing veterans facing difficult situations. (MuhlenbergPost199)
Representatives from all of these beneficiaries were guests of the track on Saturday enjoying starting gate rides, visits to the announcers booth and enjoying world class stakes racing.
One notable guest accepting for the Trotting Horse Museum and Hall of Fame was Max J. Hempt while the invaluable Dee Lineweaver guided the flawless festivities.