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By Ken Weingartner, USTA –-The road to the 101st edition of America’s Trotting Classic, August’s $1 million Hambletonian Stakes for 3-year-olds, begins Saturday (May 2)
By Kwn Weingartner, UATA –Surreal Ideal has been on a dreamlike roll for trainer/co-owner Vernon Beachy. The 8-year-old male pacer will bring a 12-race win
By Ken Weingartner for USTA — Dilly Hanover got his career off to a perfect start and co-owner/trainer Emily Bost hopes he will continue to
By Ken Weingartner, USTA –– Always Bstunning N dazzled her connections with her work at Plainridge Park last season, with the then 6-year-old female pacer
By Ken Weingartner, USTA — David Miller on Wednesday (Feb. 11) at Miami Valley Raceway became harness racing’s all-time leading driver for North American purses,
By Ken Weingartner, USTA — After finishing his 2025 campaign with back-to-back victories, Benny J will look to continue his winning ways in his first
USTA STAFF RELEASE – The United States Trotting Association announced Monday (Dec. 22) that the Standardbred Graded Stakes Committee has approved the addition of eight
By Jerry Conners for U.S Harness Writers – William (Bill) O’Donnell, who had one of the greatest careers a driver has ever had, and since
Columbus, OH – The U.S. Trotting Association announced Monday (Dec. 8) that it has formally signed on to endorse of the WAGER Act (H.R. 4630), federal
U.S. Harness Writers Association Release — Scott Keppler has been selected as the U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) Amateur Driver of the Year for 2025
By Ken Weingartner, USTA — Braxten Boyd, who has already set a career high for purses this season and is approaching his best for wins,
By Ken Weingartner, USTA — Miki And Minnie, Lexus Kody and Super Chapter all posted wins in last week’s stakes action, and all three improved
By Ken Weingartner, USTA — East Rutherford, NJ — Maximus Miki and driver Scott Zeron won Saturday’s $350,000 Grade 1 FanDuel Open Pace Championship by
OHHA News Release – The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) announced today (Nov. 4) that at its fourth-quarter board meeting, it voted to formally endorse
By Ken Weingartner, USTA — Louprint remained comfortably at the top of the Week 19 edition of the Breeders Crown/Hambletonian Society poll, released Wednesday, despite
