by Mike Tanner, USTA Executive Vice President and CEO Radical or Innovative? Eric Cherry has ideas for putting more horses in the entry box Let’s talk some more about the horse…
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Hoof Beats August 2022
Features Seeing Stars Hall of Famers honored and celebrated by Kathy Parker Standard Deviation Can race office innovations—past, present and future—yield better competitive balance? by James Witherite Wagering Innovations What could a…
Watching the Wheels – August 2022
by Mike Tanner, USTA Executive Vice President and CEO You’ve Just Got the Symptoms; You Haven’t Got the Whole Disease Is there a national horse shortage, or an imbalance of supply and…
Seeing Stars
Hall of Famers honored and celebrated by Kathy Parker “Harness racing is not the only thing in the world, even though it is the only thing in the world.” The words of…
Wagering Innovations
A famous adage defines insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” In some ways, the landscape of North American harness racing in the 21st century…
Profile – Greg Tucker
A Family Tradition Bob and Lauren Tucker’s son now runs the farm they operated by Ken Weingartner When he was in third grade, Greg Tucker was presented with the age-old classroom assignment…
Pedigree Profile – Successful Mix
Elitlopp winner Etonnant another example of the influence of American blood in France story by Kathy Parker Etonnant’s victory in the 2022 Elitlopp, on May 29 at the Solvalla track in Stockholm,…
Director’s Chair – Sales and Bloodlines
USTA facilitates possible collaboration with French The USTA has actively endeavored to find a solution to our industry’s nationwide horse shortage problem. One proposal which may soon become a reality involves creating…
Hoof Beats – July 2022
Features Chris Boring A complete horseman: colt trainer, catch-driver joins peers in the Hall by Gordon Waterstone Ron Burke Record wins, record money-winnings redefine success by Evan Pattak Yannick Gingras How he…
Hoof Beats June 2022
Features The Breed Today Genetic diversity, abnormalities, and ET for mares by Kathy Parker A Horse of a Different Color A closer look into the rarity of white Standardbreds by James Witherite…