On a rainy Wednesday night (Dec. 4) at Bally’s Dover, Incaseyoudidntknow dug in gamely and won the featured Mares Open Handicap Pace.
Pick Me Upper upsets in $30,000 Miami Valley trot
Lebanon, OH – Despite spending the last month in quarantine, due to an equine herpes episode involving a different horse at his training center, Pick Me Upper returned to the track on Wednesday (Jan. 4) at Miami Valley and promptly upset a full field of some of the finest trotters in the Midwest.
The Ohio Chapter of USHWA to hand out awards
Columbus, OH – Ohio Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association will hand out its annual awards at the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association banquet on Saturday, January 14 at the Polaris Hilton Hotel in Columbus.
Arthur “Arty” Lee Foster, 93, dies
Columbus, OH – Arthur (Arty) Lee Foster died peacefully at his Cordova, MD, home on Saturday, December 31, 2022, surrounded by family. He was 93.
Profile: Just For Trix
A Dream Year Just For Trix gives Teri Jenkins a 2022 to remember story by Gordon Waterstone The calendar has turned to 2023, but please forgive Teri Jenkins for not wanting 2022…
Taking the ‘Brrr’ out of Winter
How horsepeople cope with frigid weather story by Evan Pattak It’s one of those bitter winter mornings when Jack Frost isn’t nipping at your nose; he’s attacking it with a pickaxe. And…
Watching the Wheels – January 2023
After the Finish Line USTA doubling down on Standardbred aftercare by Mike Tanner, USTA Executive Vice President and CEO Last month, I had the opportunity to discuss Standardbred aftercare as a panelist…
Hoof Beats January 2023
Features Equine Pregnancy The basics of embryonic development by Hope Ellis-Ashburn Foaling in the Modern Age Veteran breeders share their experiences by Kimberly A. Rinker Postpartum Care 101 A guide to caring…
Bruce Alexander to be inducted into Wisconsin Harness Racing Hall of Fame
The Wisconsin Harness Horse Association is proud to announce its first Hall of Fame inductee for the Class of 2022. Bruce Alexander, of Westfield, Wis., will be inducted at the Jan. 28 event in Madison, Wis.
Longtime horse industry lobbyist Tad Davis, 84, dies
Thomas A. “Tad” Davis, 84, died Dec. 28, 2022, from complications related to Parkinson’s Disease at his home in Alexandria, Va., surrounded by his family.