Category: Announcements

Deirdre “Dee” Hotton, age 62, passed away suddenly on January 6, 2026, in Wooster.

Ronnie Wrenn, Jr., one of the Buckeye state’s best reinsmen, has been selected as the Winner’s Circle Award recipient for his outstanding 2025 season by the Ohio Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association.

Longtime driver, trainer, and racing official Lester “Bud” Teeters will be honored for his years of dedicated service to the sport as the recipient of the Rambling Willie Award, presented by the Ohio Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association.

The connections of Call Me Goo, one of the most accomplished trotting mares of her generation, announced Thursday (Jan. 8) her retirement from racing and her transition to a new career as a broodmare.

Hickory Lane Farm wishes to announce that Lou’s Pearlman’s book is nearly full will be closed without further notice in the next few days.

Offshore Farm, owned and operated by Andy and Julie Miller, last week hosted 20 Monmouth County 4-H program students and parents at their newly built therapy and rehabilitation facility located in Cream Ridge, N.J.

Four-year-olds Go Dog Go and Delaney Hanover, both among the sport’s fastest sophomore trotters last season, will return to the track in 2026.

Due to the sudden relocation of the Dexter Cup and Lady Suffolk races to The Meadowlands Racetrack following the closure of Freehold Raceway in 2025, an accommodation has been approved for certain horses.

The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association Awards Banquet and Annual Meeting will be held on Jan. 10 at the Renaissance Columbus-Westerville, 409 Altair Parkway, Westerville, OH.