Category: Announcements

Raymond “Ray” Mark Romanetti, 73, of Macomb, Mich., who rose to international prominence with his trotter Moshannon Express in the late 1970s, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025.

Recently released Indiana Standardbred Association stats show Loubet (p, 2, 1:49.3) led the way in Indiana in 2025, topping the pacing ranks with 135 mares bred.

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.