Category: Announcements

The North American Standardbred Mixed Sale is pleased to announce that the full roster and detailed pedigrees for the 2025 sale are now available. Buyers, consignors, and industry participants are encouraged to review the lineup and make plans to attend the second annual sale on Dec. 19, 2025.

The Bettor’s Wish Syndicate is pleased to announce that Bettor’s Wish stud fee will be set at $6,000 for the 2026 breeding season standing at Southwind Farms in New Jersey.

Kountry Lane Standardbreds is proud to announce that it has purchased superstar trotting mare M-M’s Dream.

Randy Miles Williams, Sr., age 69, of Pataskala, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2025 at his home. He was born September 6, 1956 in Newark, Ohio to the late Marvin “Shorty” and Anna Mae (Allen) Williams. His wife Karen, now retired, was a long-time employee of the U.S. Trotting Association.

While the much-heralded success of so-called ‘trainer-drivers’ harkens back to an era when Hall of Famers like Billy Haughton and Stanley Dancer drove their own charges in stakes and overnight races, Dylan Huckabone-Miller could be considered a throwback to the sport’s heyday.

Heather Wilder, a longtime horsewoman and communicator who serves as the president of the Keystone Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association, has been selected as the Member of the Year by USHWA in a poll of past winners of this award.