Columbus, OH – One lucky individual, drawn at random, attending USHWA’s Dan Patch Awards Banquet, presented by Caesars Entertainment, will once again have a chance to win a fantastic door prize. For the second straight year, Bow River Jewelry of Mentor, Ohio, one of the top equestrian jewelers in the world, will offer a beautiful horseshoe necklace set with a diamond solitaire set at the bottom of the horseshoe. The necklace has a retail value of $1,800.

The 2024 Bow River door prize available to win on Sunday February 25th in Orlando, FL.

“We are extremely grateful to Art Strozewski of Bow River for offering such a wonderful and valuable door prize at the Dan Patch Awards,” commented USHWA President Barry Lefkowitz.

“The Dan Patch Awards is a spectacular event, and the U.S. Harness Writers Association has been a valued partner of ours for many years, and we are glad to participate,” said Strozewski, who was made an Honorary Member of USHWA in 2014 for repeated acts of generosity such as this donation.

To be held on Sunday (Feb. 25) at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, Florida, The Dan Patch Awards Banquet, presented by Caesars Entertainment, honors the best of the best in harness racing of the 2023 season.

Room reservations at Rosen Centre for the star-studded Dan Patch Awards weekend can be made at the USHWA website at usharnesswriters.com.

Sponsorship opportunities for the event can be procured from sponsorship chairman Shawn Wiles at swiles@rwcatskills.com.

Advertisements in the souvenir journal can be arranged with journal chairman Kim Rinker at trotrink@aol.com. The advertising deadline is Jan. 31. For a journal advertising form, click here.

Tickets for the banquet can be procured from ticket chairman Judy Davis-Wilson at zoe8874@aol.com or Liz Cheesman at Elizabeth.Cheesman@winbakfarm.com. For a ticket order form, click here.