Category: Announcements

Tom Long, longtime New England horseman, died on Wednesday (June 4) after a courageous battle with glioblastoma. 

Hunter L. Hastings, 71, passed away at home in Florida on April 28 after a three-year battle with cancer.

There are two corrections to be made to the Huff’s Guide advertisement for the Marion County Fair in Marion, OH.

The last chance to purchase a slot for the Next Generation, held at Eldorado Scioto Downs is June 15, with a $12,000 nomination. The event for Ohio-sired 2-year-olds will be held on Saturday, July 5.

This year the ARCI is again holding its summer Model Rules Committee and Board of Directors meeting in conjunction with the annual Racing and Gaming Conference at Saratoga.

The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will continue its 2025 Ohio county fair racing coverage with live streaming of two days of racing from the Pickaway County Fairgrounds in Circleville, Ohio, on Saturday and Sunday, June 14 and 15.

In a press release from PR Newswire, Raceway RE Partners announced Wednesday (June 11) that they have acquired Freehold Raceway.

The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association will feature Rosy Weaver and her Ohio 2-year-olds in training in this week’s edition of Freshman Focus.

The Illinois Racing Board meeting scheduled for June 17 has been canceled due to a lack of agenda items.

The Harness Horse Association of Central New York scholarship committee is now taking applications for the Jospeh P. Camerino Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship was renamed six years ago to honor Joseph Camerino, a longtime director of this association, who was instrumental in setting up the scholarship program.