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HARRISBURG PA – Evan Pattak and Pohla Smith, the husband-and-wife team who have been the “First Family” of Pennsylvania harness racing communications for over four decades, have been selected to receive the Mary Lib Miller Award, the highest honor annually given by the Keystone Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA). Also to […]
BEDFORD PA – The Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association, the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association, and the Pennsylvania Fair Harness Horsemen’s Association held their annual banquet in conjunction with the USTA District 7 meeting, with the dinner hosted at the Omni Resort Bedford and some 140 people attending. The focus was on the top performers during the […]
HARRISBURG PA – Kim Hankins, the executive director of the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association and a fully-participating member in all aspects of the harness game for over a half-century, has been selected by the Keystone Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), the industry’s leading media organization, to receive the group’s highest award, […]
HARRISBURG PA – The Keystone Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), the sport’s leading media organization, has announced five top-level contributors over the history of Pennsylvania harness racing to be the third “class” inducted into the prestigious Pennsylvania Harness Racing Hall of Fame. The quintet are, in alphabetical order: Joseph Banks, who […]
BEDFORD, PA – The Omni Bedford Springs Resort in this southwestern Pennsylvania city hosted the annual Pennsylvania Fair Awards banquet on Saturday; this year the members of the Keystone Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) also gave their annual awards at this yearly dinner for the first time. The day’s proceedings also […]
HARRISBURG, PA – The Keystone Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) have announced their annual awards for outstanding accomplishments by Pennsylvania or Pennsylvania-connected harness racing interests, both in 2021 and for some over a longer period of time. The Mary Lib Miller Award is named after the gracious and helpful wife of […]
