Noted Grand Circuit driver/trainer Billy Herman has been elected as the 52nd member of the Ohio Harness Racing Hall of Fame by the members of the Ohio Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA).
Author: from the USHWA Ohio Chapter
Hoof Beats: Curtailing the Cartels?
Over a decade ago, I voiced my longstanding concerns about what I called “the cartels”— the term I assigned to computer-assisted wagering entities (CAWs), which first raised danger flags for me when one or more began operating at the Meadowlands.
Hoof Beats: Rock Steady
Dependable but not spectacular. A hard-nosed racer who shuns hard work. A horse who makes his connections happy but isn’t too jovial himself. That’s what you get with 11-year-old Mississippi Storm.
Peter Leu, 81, dies
Peter Edwin Leu, 81, of Springfield, Ill., died of cancer Dec. 26, 2025, at Springfield Memorial Hospital.
Leonard hired as HHYF program coordinator
Rachel Leonard has been hired as the new program coordinator for the Harness Horse Youth Foundation, effective Jan. 2, 2026.
Europe’s best 4- and 5-year-olds vie for Prix d’Amérique berths
It’s not only the established older top horses that have the chance to secure a spot in the Prix d’Amérique; on Sunday (Dec. 21), two races will be run at Vincennes with both winners receiving wild cards for the big event.
‘Fire’ smokes field in Big M feature
Outside The Fire was kept off the early action, which was plentiful in the Friday night (Dec. 19) feature at the Meadowlands, and had more than enough in the latter stages to record a half-length victory in the $17,500 high-end conditioned trot.
Itsrockandroll A rockets to victory at Dover
Itsrockandroll A and driver Tim Tetrick found room along the pylons and won the Blue Hen Open Handicap at Bally’s Dover on Thursday night (Dec. 18).
SBOANJ announces 2026 officers
The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey Board of Directors conducted its annual reorganization meeting Wednesday (Dec. 17).
Primo Maschio guts out DSBF series sweep
Following decisive wins in both preliminary legs, Primo Maschio dug deep to head off Lew Not Lou for a 1:52.3 triumph in the $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders’ Fund (DSBF) series championship for 3-year-old male pacers on Thursday (Dec. 18) at Bally’s Dover.