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Wanda Polisseni is a Standardbred owner who has devoted much of her life to helping the unfortunate via foundations. Her latest venture involves support for retraining racehorses past their competitive years, giving them other ways to continue a productive life. For these reasons, she has been honored with the 2024 Stan Bergstein Proximity Award, the highest honor voted on solely by the United States Harness Writers Association.

Harrah’s Philadelphia has a little bit extra to celebrate during this holiday season, as during its Christmas Eve noon program, the track handled $1,587,638 — the biggest betting total ever at the southeast Pennsylvania oval.

Incumbent USTA membership director Royal Roland of Grinnell, Iowa, has been re-elected to a three-year term in District 4A.

James MacDonald made Woodbine history on Monday evening (Dec. 23) by becoming the first driver to record three 400-win seasons.

Tyler Angus, 22, a native of Macedonia, Ohio, will be presented with the Peter Haughton Memorial Award Award by the members of the Ohio Chapter of the United State Harness Writers Association. The award is presented to a young Ohioan who is an “up-and-coming” star among harness horsemen.

Superstar mare Joviality (5, Chapter Seven–Pasithea Face), $2,368,244 – 1:50.2 – 27 wins in 47 starts, has suffered an injury and will not be able to compete in the 2025 Grand Prix d’Amérique at Hippodrôme Vincennes in Paris in January.

A trio of $7,500 dashes for the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) opened the Sunday (Dec. 22) card at Harrah’s Philadelphia and saw a different driver win in each division.

Driver Drew Campbell closed out the Cumberland Raceway meet on Sunday (Dec. 22) with another dominant display, grabbing a natural grand slam while capturing some of the loftiest purses of the meet.

Only one new spot for the Prix d’Amerique was awarded on Sunday afternoon Dec. 22) at Vincennes, and it went to the 4-year-old Keep Going, who won the Criterium Consolation.