Ake Svanstedt has been voted Trainer of the Year by the United States Harness Writers Association, the sport’s leading media organization. During the same voting, Scott Zeron nabbed the Driver of the Year accolades.
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Brittany Farms and Jason Settlemoir to share USHWA’s Stan Bergstein Proximity Award
For the second time in the last four elections, the voting of the members of the United States Harness Writers Association for the Stan Bergstein Proximity Award, given for outstanding achievement in the sport, yielded a “dead-heat for win” as Brittany Farms, the longtime racing and breeding giant, received the same number of votes as Jason Settlemoir, the energetic chief operating officer of the flagship Meadowlands Racetrack.
Big M TV to announce Dan Patch equine awards
With so many of the award winners having made their most indelible major stakes marks at The Meadowlands, it makes perfect sense that the announcement of the 12 divisional equine Dan Patch Award winners will be revealed during The Big M’s pregame show on Saturday (Dec. 30).
Thursday training canceled at Woodbine Mohawk Park
Woodbine Mohawk Park management would like to inform all racing participants that training has been canceled for Thursday (Dec. 28) due to inclement weather.
Robert White, 91, dies
Robert George White, 91, of Ionia, Mich., died Dec. 10, 2023, and was once again reunited with his wife and best friend, Dawn.
USHWA and Hambletonian Society sponsor In The Money Roundtable Wednesday
The United States Harness Writers Association and the Hambletonian Society are proud to partner to sponsor a special In The Money Media Live Roundtable, to discuss the leading contenders for the upcoming Dan Patch Awards.
Monte Miki and Long Tom books are full and closed
Midland Acres would like to announce that the books for Monte Miki and Long Tom are full and closed.
Jushua Tree wins the Criterium Continental in a new world record
The 4-year-old French trotter Jushua Tree with trainer/driver Jean Michel Bazire won the prestigious Criterium Continental raced over 1-5/16th miles at Vincennes in a new world record of 1:52.2 (mile record).
George Napolitano Jr. becomes eighth North American driver to 12,000 wins
Driver George Napolitano Jr. became only the eighth North American driver to record 12,000 victories in his sulky career by guiding Pencils Down to victory in the second race at Harrah’s Philadelphia Sunday afternoon (Dec. 24).
Santa and series finals highlight closing day at Cumberland
The final day of Cumberland’s Winter Festival extended pari-mutuel meet included an appearance by Santa Claus in the first race, along with a thrilling dead heat in the $10,000 Holly Late Closer Final on Christmas Eve Sunday (Dec. 24).