Author: from the USTA Communications Department

The District 9 membership met on Saturday (Jan. 17) at the Hilton Garden Inn in Auburn.

Spring Blake made easy work of his seven rivals in Monday’s (Jan. 19) $12,000 Open Handicap Pace at Rosecroft Raceway, securing control of the terms early and evading pocket rival A Major Attitude for a 1:52.3 score in the opening-night feature — his fourth in a row against Rosecroft’s top pacers.

Pennsylvania’s fair horsepeople came together Saturday evening (Jan. 17) at the Nittany Lion Inn for the annual Pennsylvania Fair Awards Dinner, held in conjunction with meetings of the U.S. Trotting Association and the Pennsylvania Fair Harness Horsemen’s Association.

District 7 (Pennsylvania) of the United States Trotting Association met on Saturday (Jan. 17) at the Nittany Lion Inn.

Derick Giwner and Wes Mayberry were named the winners of the 2025 John Hervey Awards for excellence in harness racing journalism while Clive Cohen swept the George Smallsreed Awards for photography and Horse Racing Alberta and Shine Light Entertainment was selected the winner of the Sam McKee Award for broadcasting, the U.S. Harness Writers Association announced Saturday (Jan. 17).

Super Duper Cooper hasn’t been all that popular with his friends lately, as the talented gelded son of E L Titan-Pink Power tasted defeat in each of his last two starts as the favorite heading into Friday night’s (Jan. 16) featured $17,500 high-end conditioned trot at The Meadowlands.

A regional assessment of Standardbred racing rules and regulations in three Mid-Atlantic states has continued into 2026 with a goal of completion in the summer months.

The Prix de Cornulier, with a total prize purse of €700,000, is the world’s richest under-saddle race. For the past five years, it has been won by mares, and in this century, mares have won 11 times.