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by Mike Tanner, USTA Executive Vice President and CEO Change Is Gonna Come …but it starts at the local district level IT’S THAT TIME of year again when a new USTA election…

Fantastic Ride ‘Owner for a Day’ Steve Wetzel now a horseman for life story by Evan Pattak Until recently, Steve Wetzel knew little about harness racing or Standardbreds. As a kid minding…

The man who made the Little Brown Jug a classic by Dean A. Hoffman Joe Neville was a big man—and he had big dreams. He didn’t bother with small ones. During the…

Nancy Takter finds Hambletonian glory with Tactical Approach by James Witherite As the old saying goes, you never forget your first. That adage couldn’t hold truer for trainer Nancy Takter than when…

Finding Good Friends Abroad Working with our international racing counterparts enriches and strengthens our sport back home by Joe Faraldo, USTA Chairman of the Board   Often, our perspectives can be rather…

Four original trophies still need to be found by Tim Bojarski Hambletonian trophies have gone through a lot of changes through the years, but trotting’s most storied hardware can be broken down…

Riding the Elevator Know what to say when people ask you about the state of our sport by TC Lane, USTA Chief Operating Officer It’s OK to be “different.” In the continued…

by Mike Tanner, USTA Executive Vice President and CEO Safety First Spyder 3D bike under scrutiny after recent failure When driver Kayne Kauffman’s sulky experienced a catastrophic failure shortly after the start…