from the USTA Communications Department

Columbus, OH — On Saturday (Jan. 11) more than 70 USTA members gathered in Marshalltown, Iowa, to conduct the annual business meeting for District 4.

In addition to the annual discussion of the USTA rule change proposals, USTA Directors Royal Roland and Gabe Wand addressed the members and brought the district up to speed on USTA activities.

Also in attendance at this year’s meeting was the USTA Director of Registry and Member Services, T.C. Lane. He was on hand to introduce the USTA’s latest addition to online services, which is the trainer online entry platform, which will be made available in the coming weeks to all racetracks and horsemen in the country.

Wrapping up the day-long affair was the awards banquet which honored several of the state’s finest. With more than 125 in attendance, USTA Director Royal Roland was inducted into the Iowa Harness Racing Hall of Fame, as well as Knowlton Fletcher, a long time racing official.

For more details regarding the awards, go to www.iowaharnessracing.com.