Five days after his 22nd birthday, Kato Young gained his first driving win by guiding 3-year-old gelding trotter Heavy Duty K to victory at the Pickaway County Fair in Circleville, Ohio.
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Driving School and Museum visit a winning combination
David Pirnstill found plenty to enjoy at the U.S. Trotting Association Driving School, and it involved not only the present and future, but the past. As part of the Driving School, participants were treated to a private tour of the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame, which co-hosted the program and provided space for lunch and lectures.
Enjoyable Christmas gift for Joe Dougherty
Joe Dougherty got the gift of horsepower for Christmas, but not in a traditional sense. Dougherty’s gift from his wife was tuition for this week’s U.S. Trotting Association Driving School. “What do you get the man with everything?” Dougherty quipped. “I bought her a car for Christmas; I got a horse. You know what? I got the better end of the deal.” Dougherty, a systems engineer from northern Florida, is among the participants in the 19th annual Driving School, which is being held this year in upstate New York.
Gibb is enjoying her time with Standardbreds
When Joni Gibb was a teenager, she had quarter horses and was involved in barrel racing. She gave up the sport 30 years ago, which until recently ended her involvement with horses. But now Standardbreds are reminding Gibb what it’s like to be a kid again. Gibb, an artist from northern Ohio, is among the participants in the 19th annual U.S. Trotting Association Driving School, which is being held this year in upstate New York. The four-day school runs through Saturday and offers a mix of hands-on learning at the Mark Ford Training Center and classroom sessions at the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame.
Eric Dickson is enjoying Driving School experience
Eric Dickson hoped for the past several years to attend the U.S. Trotting Association Driving School, but it never fit the emergency department physician’s schedule until now. Dickson is among 20 participants in the 19th annual U.S. Trotting Association Driving School, which is being held in upstate New York this year. The school runs through Saturday and offers a mix of hands-on learning at the Mark Ford Training Center and classroom sessions at the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame.
Deadline for Driving School near
The 19th edition of the USTA Standardbred Driving School will convene on Wednesday (May 30) in Goshen, N.Y. Deadline for registration in May 15.
Online enrollment open for 2018 Standardbred Driving School
The United States Trotting Association will hold its 19th annual Standardbred Driving School May 30-June 2, 2018, in Goshen, N.Y.
‘It’s addictive’
When Mark Davis was named the acting executive director of the Delaware Harness Racing Commission several years ago, he figured it was a temporary assignment not unlike other interim positions he held during his time as the Delaware Department of Agriculture’s deputy principal assistant and policy advisor. But after a nationwide search, it was determined the best person for the job was the person already there. Temporary became permanent. In the ensuing years, Davis has sought to learn as much as possible about all aspects of the sport, which is why he was jogging horses and cleaning stalls last week at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in central Ohio.
Owners get hands on at USTA Driving School
Bobby Dubovec enjoys watching his horses race, but he discovered something even better while attending the U.S. Trotting Association’s Driving School. “There’s nothing cooler than taking your own horse out there,” said Dubovec, a horse owner from Indiana, who got to jog and work with 2-year-old pacer McPlay Boy, a gelding he co-owns with trainer Ron Potter and Claude Barclay.
April Gustafson is hooked on horses
After moving to Kentucky from Texas, April Gustafson saw her Amish neighbors driving around with horses she didn’t recognize. The horses were Standardbreds and Gustafson, who showed horses 20 years ago, was intrigued. After convincing her neighbors to give her a ride, and later to let her jog some of the horses, she was hooked. Gustafson, who is a logistics officer fulltime in the U.S. Army Reserve at Fort Knox, and her husband bought shares of a half dozen racehorses last year. Now Gustafson, after saving up enough leave, is at the U.S. Trotting Association’s Driving School to continue learning about the breed and racing.