by Steven Wolf, president, USHWA

Coral Springs, FL — Would you like to own Yannick Gingras’s helmet and colors, personally autographed to you? Or perhaps Bill Haughton’s trainer trophy clock from winning the $2 million Woodrow Wilson Pace with Nihilator? Maybe a Mary Lou Dondarski original painting of the trotter Bee A Magician or the pacer Captaintreacherous?

These items and many more are all up for grabs in the United States Harness Writers Association silent and live auction at the upcoming Dan Patch Awards Dinner at Dover Downs this Sunday (Feb. 23).

But you don’t have to be there to be a winner! You can call in your bids now for all of the items in the auction. And best of all is that all proceeds go directly to the Harness Horse Youth Foundation and USHWA.

All you have to do is call any of these numbers for detailed information: 954.654.3757; 732.306.6713; 317.908.0029 or 732.547.9459 and place your bid order on any or all of the auction items. You will be able to bid via telephone up until 7 p.m. on Sunday so don’t delay and miss out on these great items.

Most of the items can be seen online at www.ushwa.org.

Here are all the items that are in the live and silent auction:

• Yannick Gingras colors and helmet (personalized by Yannick)
• Original Mary Lou Dondarski acrylic painting of Bee A Magician
• Bill Haughton’s engraved clock trophy as winning trainer of Nihilator in world’s richest race, $2 million Woodrow Wilson Pace
• Original Mary Lou Dondarski acrylic painting of Captaintreacherous
• Original Michele Hogan painting “Racing under the Moon”
• Horse Motive Quilt Throw
• Collectable silver coin with horse engraved
• Large “Colts Frolic” Bronze Statue
• Bow River Bracelets
• LV Harkness etched clock
• Complete bobblehead collection (23 items) in showcase
• Breeding to Dream Away (Winbak Farm–Delaware)
• Rock N Roll Heaven halter with Breeders Crown Casino Chips (display case)
• Hambletonian whiskey decanter (empty), Bank Barn collector’s plate and horseshoe wall hanging
• Hand-painted Round Barn fruit bowl (13 inches)