Category: Announcements

Donald Earl Wolfe, 88, of Washington Court House, Ohio, died Nov. 23, 2023, at Court House Manor Nursing Home where he had been residing since May 20, 2023.

The deadline for submitting 2024 Ohio Feature Race Grants and Fairgrounds Capital Improvement Grants is Nov. 30.

The annual “Auction for Charity” of the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) is still accepting donations for prizes. The 34th annual Auction for Charity will take place Sunday (Dec. 3) at the Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe.

Darrell W. Dashiell Sr., 79, of Eden, Md., died Oct. 29, 2023, at Manokin Manor in Princess Anne after an extended stay.

Hall of Famer Jean Emerson (nee Boomer), 93, who had been involved in almost all aspects of harness racing for nearly a half-century, died Nov. 18, 2023, at Seal Rock Healthcare Facility in Saco, Maine.

The Saratoga Harness Hall of Fame is hosting an auction sale by County Line Auctions on Saturday (Dec. 9) featuring memorabilia from the former Hall of Fame location at the Saratoga Springs oval.

USTA member services representatives will be at the Mid-Ohio Standardbred Yearling Sale at the Mt. Hope Event Center in Mt. Hope, Ohio on Saturday (Nov. 25); the table will also be set up on Friday (Nov. 24) from 5-7 p.m.

Winbak Farm of Canada is excited to announce that Beach Glass p,2,1:51.1s; 3,1:47.2 ($1,112,544) will stand at the Ontario location starting in 2024.

Awards were handed out Saturday (Nov. 18) honoring top horses racing the 2023 Iowa circuit.

The Keystone Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association, the sport’s leading media organization, has announced five top-level contributors over the history of Pennsylvania harness racing to be the third “class” inducted into the prestigious Pennsylvania Harness Racing Hall of Fame.