Category: Announcements

Alan Ray Bowen, 77, of Mt. Sterling, Ill., died Nov. 1, 2023, at his residence.

Diamond Creek is pleased to announce that the 2023 Adios Pace winner, Cannibal, will retire to stud in 2024 to Blue Chip Farms in Wallkill, N.Y.

Vincenzo Villante, 92, of Margate, Fla., died Oct. 30, 2023, at Broward Health North, Pompano Beach, Fla.

The U.S. Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) annual Dan Patch Awards banquet, presented by Caesar’s Entertainment, is set for Sunday night (Feb. 25, 2024) at Rosen Centre on International Drive in Orlando, Fla.

The New York Sire Stakes and USTA District 8 will jointly host their annual awards banquet on Sunday (Nov. 12) at the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in Goshen, N.Y., to recognize and honor horses, owners, drivers and breeders of the 2023 season.

Hambletonian Maturity supplements are due Nov. 15.

Prominent Standardbred owner Edward Donald James, 92, passed away peacefully on Oct. 29, 2023 in Aurora, Ont., his residence for 53 years.

The stallion and accomplished racehorse Mission Accepted 4,1:50.2 ($1,401,796) will be standing stud in Ohio at Winterwood Farm beginning in 2024.

The Blooded Horse Sale is pleased to offer an especially nice group of horses at its Fall Mixed Sale on Wednesday (Nov. 15), in Springfield, OH. In addition to the supplement that is currently being taken, the main catalogue includes 76 yearlings – by sires such as Tall Dark Stranger, Downbytheseaside, Tactical Landing, Cantab Hall, Bettors Delight, and Green Manalishi.

Lorraine Cunningham, 76, of Warwick, N.Y., passed Oct. 31, 2023.