The United States Harness Writers Association has announced the schedule for the release of the Dan Patch Awards, presented by Caesars Entertainment, with the banquet to be held on Sunday (Feb. 25) at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, Fla.
Category: Announcements
Force N Fury to stand in Indiana
Force N Fury will stand stud in 2024 at Schwartz Brothers Farm in Berne, Ind.
Artspeak moves to Indiana
Winbak Farm has announced that Artspeak p, 2, 1:50.2S; 3, 1:47.4M ($1,625,869), will stand at Schwartz Boarding Farm in Indiana for 2024.
Randy Manges, 72, dies
Randy Delbert Manges, the longtime sales manager for the Kentucky Standardbred Horse Sales Company and later the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. He was 72.
Gregory Pecs, successful Virginia Standardbred sire, passes away at age 21
Gregory Pecs, one of the most successful sires in Virginia’s 26-year history of pari-mutuel harness racing, passed away earlier this month at the age of 21
Winbak announces Artiscape retirement
Winbak Farm of New York has announced the retirement of Artiscape, p, 2, 1:52.3; 3, 1:49.3z ($1,469,461).
Mary Jameson Maser, 92, dies
Mary Jameson Maser, 92 of Batavia, NY passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at LeRoy Village Green. She was born April 10, 1931 in Huddersfield, England,…
Annette Brown, 86, dies
Annette Brown, 86, of Harpster, Ohio, died Dec. 15, 2023, at her home in rural Harpster.
PHRA launches “Hot 2 Trot” – It’s not your normal horse racing podcast
The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Association, an organization dedicated to marketing and promoting Thoroughbred and harness racing, as well as both Thoroughbred and Standardbred breeding, has launched a new podcast, “Hot 2 Trot.”
Margaret Gillon named Caretaker of the Year
Margaret Gillon, who is a longtime and greatly appreciated member of the Burke Brigade, has been named the 2023 Fair Island Farm Caretaker of the Year.