by Steven Wolf, president, USHWA

Coral Springs, FL — Video streaming of harness racing’s biggest night of the year, the Dan Patch Awards Banquet, will take place this Sunday (Feb. 23) at Dover Downs and can be seen on the United States Trotting Association’s website, www.ustrotting.com.

Heading the awards will be the announcement of the 2013 Harness Horse of the Year along with both the Pacer and Trotter of the Year winners. The voting was conducted by the United States Harness Writers Association membership and race secretaries throughout the country.

The cocktail party outside the Grand Ballroom begins at 6 p.m. and the awards ceremony takes place at 7:30 p.m.

The video streaming of the Dan Patch Awards Banquet is being provided by Roberts Communications and is being co-sponsored by Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs.

Awards will be made to the top trotters and pacers in each of their respective divisions per gait, age and gender from the 2013 race season, with the human stars of last year being honored as well. It will also be the first introduction of the recent inductees to the Harness Racing Museum Living Hall of Fame, David Miller and Bill Weaver, and the Communicators Hall of Fame inductees, Carol Cramer and John Pawlak.