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Dan Patch weekend room deadline Jan. 30

Lexington, KY – The U.S. Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) annual Dan Patch Awards banquet, presented by Caesars Entertainment, is set for Sunday night, Feb. 22, at Rosen Shingle Creek in…

USHWA announces media award winners

Derick Giwner and Wes Mayberry were named the winners of the 2025 John Hervey Awards for excellence in harness racing journalism while Clive Cohen swept the George Smallsreed Award for…

Country star joins Dan Patch weekend

Lexington, KY – The U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) and Diamond Creek Farm would like to invite all attendees to the Dan Patch Awards weekend at Rosen Shingle Creek in…

Chris Gooden named President’s Award recipient

Washington, PA — “Grief is the last act of love we can give to those we loved.” Documenting the Honor Walk for the late Hunter Myers was one of the…

Janet Terhune selected for USHWA President’s Award

Washington, PA — Michael Carter, president of the United States Writers Association (USHWA), has selected Janet Terhune as the recipient of a 2026 President’s Award. Currently the executive director of…

Weaver-Bruscemi and Burke Dominate Dan Patch Breeder Awards

HARRISBURG PA – Weaver-Bruscemi/Burke – the amalgam of Weaver-Bruscemi LLC (Mark Weaver and Mike Bruscemi) and Burke Racing Stable LLC (Weaver-Bruscemi along with the Burke family matriarch Sylvia) – did…

Boyd, Rallis, Hennessey and Brown honored with Dan Patch Awards

HARRISBURG PA – Two of harness racing’s most dynamic young achievers, driver Braxten Boyd and communicator John Rallis, have been selected to receive Dan Patch Awards in voting by the…

Burke, Weaver, Bruscemi and Bartlett sweep top honors

HARRISBURG PA – The “Burke Brigade” had major contenders in many of the racehorse divisional battles this year, and trainer Ron Burke set an all-time one-year record of $31 million…

Bill O’Donnell Honored with USHWA’s Stan Bergstein–Proximity Award

HARRISBURG PA – William (Bill) O’Donnell, who had one of the greatest careers a harness racing driver has ever had, and since retiring from the sulky has stayed a major…

Scott Keppler is USHWA Amateur Driver of the Year

Scott Keppler has been selected as the U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) Amateur Driver of the Year for 2025 in a vote conducted by USHWA with the amateur driving clubs….

Heather Wilder named USHWA Member of the Year

Heather Wilder, a longtime horsewoman and communicator who serves as the president of the Keystone Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association, has been selected as the Member of…

Caesars Entertainment to sponsor Dan Patch Awards banquet

The U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) is pleased to announce that a three-year agreement has been reached with Caesars Entertainment to sponsor the annual Dan Patch Awards banquet, which honors…