Author: from the USTA Communications Department

In a story on SCOTUSblog.com, Kalvid Golde reports on a request made to the U.S. Supreme Court to review and reverse a decision by the 6th Circuit Court that declared the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act constitutional.

Due to unsafe road conditions expected from ice storms Monday’s harness racing at Hawthorne was cancelled.

Covered Bridge, coming off a campaign where he earned over $528,000, took the feature, while driver George Brennan made six trips to the winner’s circle on opening night of the 2024 live racing season Monday at MGM Yonkers Raceway.

The United States Trotting Association invites member racetracks and horsemen’s organizations to apply for broadcast funding that will be made available in the Association’s 2024 budget. Funds are intended for the use of television, radio, or online production of harness racing events or special interest stories and telecasts.

The Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association, the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association, and the Pennsylvania Fair Harness Horsemen’s Association held their annual banquet in conjunction with the USTA District 7 meeting, with the dinner hosted at the Omni Resort Bedford and some 140 people attending.

While it had been a couple of weeks since Think Of Galaxies made her way to the winners’ circle, she turned things around on Saturday (Jan. 20) with an impressive victory in the $18,000 distaff feature at MGM Northfield Park.

The largest gathering for a USTA District meeting this season east of Des Moines came to the Omni Resort Bedford in this southwestern Pennsylvania town for the District 7 annual meeting on Saturday afternoon.

Graceful Horizon, fresh from victories in an Open and last week’s Joe Alto, looks to keep the momentum going in Sunday night’s (Jan. 21) featured $8,000 Filly and Mare Open Pace.

RB and owner/driver/trainer Kim Pluta captured the featured $10,800 Open Pace on the Friday night program at Northville Downs.