Noted Grand Circuit driver/trainer Billy Herman has been elected as the 52nd member of the Ohio Harness Racing Hall of Fame by the members of the Ohio Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA).
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Lt Loverboy named Ohio 3-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year
Repeat divisional award-winner Lt Loverboy won five of 11 starts on his way to being named Ohio’s 3-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year for 2025.
Katie Hershberger, Parker Steck to receive 2025 OHHA Outstanding Groom Award
Katie Hershberger and Parker Steck have earned the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association’s Outstanding Groom Award for 2025.
Gooden named a President’s Award recipient by USHWA
Documenting the Honor Walk for the late Hunter Myers was one of the most difficult moments of Meadows track photographer Chris Gooden’s career. While the task felt deeply painful, Gooden knew it was something the Myers family wanted and deserved.
Luke Hanners to receive the renamed Hunter Myers Memorial Award from the Ohio Chapter of the USHWA
The Ohio Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association recently voted to rename its Peter Haughton Memorial Award to the Hunter Myers Memorial Award.
Sippinonsearoc named Ohio 3-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year
Sippinonsearoc is now a back-to-back divisional award winner after being named the 2025 Ohio 3-Year-Old Pacing Colt of the Year.
Joe and Fran Darmofal to receive OHHA Dick Brandt Sr. Extra Effort Award
The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association has awarded Joe and Fran Darmofal the Dick Brandt Sr. Extra Effort Award for 2025.
Janet Terhune to receive USHWA President’s Award
Michael Carter, president of the United States Writers Association (USHWA), has selected Janet Terhune as the recipient of a 2026 President’s Award.
Merriman, Kreiser run away with 2025 honors at MGM Northfield Park
Let’s be honest—the driving title was decided on Day One. Just as it has been for the past nine years. Aaron Merriman seized control immediately, and history took care of the rest. Everything that followed didn’t change the outcome; it merely delayed the announcement.
Illinois Racing Board Temporarily Shuts Down Hawthorne Harness Meet, OTB Network
The Illinois Racing Board has ordered financially strapped Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney, Ill., to cease live horse racing and off-track betting operations – at least temporarily. The order, made late Friday afternoon, came after Standardbred horsemen at the current harness meet were issued a second round of checks with non-sufficient funds to cover purses and, according to communications within the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association board of directors, Hawthorne failed to secure required bonds for 2026