Columbus, OH – The 2023 show season for the Standardbred Incentive Program (SIP) closed on Nov. 30, but there is still time to submit shows and placings. Participants have until 11:59 p.m. on…
Author: by Jessica Schroeder, USTA Membership Enrichment and Outreach Coordinator
Artspeak moves to Indiana
Winbak Farm has announced that Artspeak p, 2, 1:50.2S; 3, 1:47.4M ($1,625,869), will stand at Schwartz Boarding Farm in Indiana for 2024.
Pandy’s Meadowlands selections for Dec. 22
Handicapper Bob Pandolfo offers his selections for the full card at the Meadowlands on Friday night (Dec. 22).
Au Revoir and winter finals set for Cumberland
First Tracks Cumberland has a host of lucrative series finals as well as the third annual Au Revoir Retirement Showcase slated for closing weekend, which runs from Friday (Dec. 22) through Christmas Eve Sunday (Dec. 24).
Randy Manges, 72, dies
Randy Delbert Manges, the longtime sales manager for the Kentucky Standardbred Horse Sales Company and later the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. He was 72.
Gregory Pecs, successful Virginia Standardbred sire, passes away at age 21
Gregory Pecs, one of the most successful sires in Virginia’s 26-year history of pari-mutuel harness racing, passed away earlier this month at the age of 21
Carryover Craze caters to the little guy
For years, smaller players had a tough time of it at the track when it came to going for the big score, as larger minimums tended to exclude the low-level bettors from being serious players in those extremely attractive giant pools, permitting bigger partnerships and syndicates to bet big and scoop the pots.
Breeders Crown back at Big M in 2024
The Hambletonian Society announced Wednesday night that the Breeders Crown will be contested at The Meadowlands in October of next year.
Cullipher enjoys rise of Down Under imports
A couple of Down Under pickups have gotten off to strong starts for trainer Jeff Cullipher as he looks to determine their paths for the year ahead.
District 3 elects Sal DiMario director
Sal DiMario, the recently retired executive director of the Delaware Standardbred Owners Association, has unseated the incumbent, David Siegel, in the USTA District 3 membership director election, it was announced Wednesday.