Orlando, FL – If you haven’t made your room reservations for the U.S. Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) annual Dan Patch Awards banquet, presented by Caesars Entertainment, on Sunday, Feb. 22 at the luxurious Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, FL., it’s time to do so now. Nearly all the award winners have been announced and rooms in the USHWA block are going fast.
If you are planning to attend the gala festivities that will honor the best equines and humans in the sport in 2025, room reservations must be made by FRIDAY, JAN. 30. The USHWA rate for a standard room at Rosen Shingle Creek is $209 (plus tax). For a direct link to the Rosen Shingle Creek special page to make USHWA room reservations, please click here or go to www.usharnesswriters.com.
Depending on availability, rooms may still be available after Jan. 30 but can only be made by calling the hotel directly at (866) 996-6338 and asking for the “Dan Patch Awards rate.”
The Dan Patch festivities will get underway with the Red Carpet cocktail hour at 5:30 p.m., with the awards ceremony starting promptly afterward. The highlight of the evening will be the much-anticipated announcements of Trotter of the Year, Pacer of the Year and E. Roland Harriman Horse of the Year.
Remember, all attendees will receive a 10 percent discount at all of the hotel’s restaurants, a 10 percent discount at the Spa at Shingle Creek, and a green fees discount at the Shingle Creek Golf Club. If you are attending, make sure you tell your restaurant server prior to ordering you are a Dan Patch Awards attendee.
Tickets for the Dan Patch Awards banquet are $230, with USHWA members receiving a discounted price of $205. Tickets can be ordered until MONDAY, FEB. 16 by contacting Judy Davis-Wilson at zoe8874@aol.com or (302) 359-3630 or Elizabeth Lewis-House at elizabeth.lewis.house@winbakfarm.com or (419) 707-2915.
To inquire about several sponsorship opportunities available for the weekend please contact committee chairman Shawn Wiles at swiles@rwcatskills.com or (845) 798-4074 or USHWA president Michael Carter at ushwamcarter@gmail.com or (601) 543-6213. To take out a congratulatory ad in the popular USHWA journal, please contact Kim Rinker at trotrink@aol.com or (708) 557-2790. The deadline to place an ad in the journal is FRIDAY, JAN. 30.