A GoFundMe fundraiser has been established for Frank Dubreuil Jr., who worked at Plainridge Racecourse starting in 1999 as paddock judge and identifier, and has most recently served as an associate judge at Cumberland Raceway.
Trot Insider has learned that Canadian Hall of Fame horseman William 'Bud' Fritz of Walkerton, Ont. passed away peacefully at McVean Lodge, Hanover on Jan. 18, 2022, at the age of 86.
All Maryland stallion pedigrees, staking forms, and stake dates are now available online including a printable calendar. Please use our website, www.msrfonline.com for all your current MSRF info and any updates as they become available.
The January 2022 American Horse Council newsletter has been released.
Kaye Kessler, 97, a former reporter for the Columbus Citizen (later Citizen-Journal), who had the present longest membership in the United States Harness Writers Association at 66 years, died Dec. 9, 2021, in Littleton, Colo.
Goshen, NY - The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame has an outstanding list of stallions for this year’s breeding auction. The complete list of the 2022 stallions, along with conditions and bidding form has been posted at www.harnessmuseum.com under the Fundraising tab. [CLICK HERE].
District 3 Chairperson Ivan Axelrod announced Wednesday (Jan. 19) that the annual meeting has been rescheduled and will be conducted online via Zoom on Thursday (Jan. 27) at 1 p.m. PST.
Notice to all drivers planning on racing at Running Aces in 2022.
Genetic abnormalities are a reality for most species and the understanding of these conditions continues to evolve with scientific advancements. In order to make every effort within the Standardbred breed to identify animals that carry these genetic factors, the U.S. Trotting Association announced in Dec. 2020 that it has joined forces with the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at the University of California Davis to assist in a research study entitled, “Genetic Investigation of Traits of Economic Importance in Horses.”
The 2022 Mercer County (Ohio) Harness Horsemen’s Association colt awards banquet and auction will be held on Saturday (March 5) at the Mercer County Fairgrounds (Cooper Farms Junior Fair Building).