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Goshen, NY – The Hall of Fame Screening Committee of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), after meeting with a select group of Harness Racing Museum trustees over the Fourth of July weekend, announced Tuesday (July 7) that Carter Duer has been elected to the Harness Racing Hall of Fame. The direct election in the […]
ORLANDO FL – The United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) held its annual meetings this past Saturday and Sunday, returning to the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in this central Florida city. The Dan Patch Awards Banquet, presented by Caesars Entertainment, on Sunday evening again provided the highlights of the weekend; the honors accorded Horse of […]
Orlando, FL — Beau Jangles (Cattlewash) still is undefeated. The colt, who was a perfect 12-for-12 in his 2-year-old harness racing season and honored as a divisional Dan Patch Award winner this past December, on Sunday (Feb. 22) was named the 2025 Pacer of the Year and Horse of the Year to conclude the U.S. […]
Orlando, FL – The 2025 Horse of the Year will be announced Sunday night (Feb. 22) at the annual U.S. Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) Dan Patch Awards dinner, presented by Caesars Entertainment, at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Fla. But even if you aren’t among the attendees, you will be able to watch the announcement […]
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 Orlando, Fla. The deadline to make room reservations is FRIDAY, JAN. 30, and can be made by using the USHWA link to the hotel’s reservations page. […]
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 photography and Horse Racing Alberta and Shine Light Entertainment was selected the winner of the Sam McKee Award for broadcasting, the U.S. Harness Writers Association […]
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 Orlando, Fla., to an outdoor cocktail reception on Saturday, Feb. 21. USHWA is also excited to announce that Team Beau Jangles will be presenting country […]
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 most difficult moments of Meadows track photographer Chris Gooden’s career. While the task felt deeply painful, Gooden knew it was something the Myers family wanted and deserved. Myers, […]
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 the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, Terhune is being recognized for a lifetime of dedication to the sport’s data accessibility and the preservation […]
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 well in Dan Patch Awards announced earlier in the week by the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), and now they have established a breeding […]
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 United States Harness Writers Association, who is also recognizing two of the sport’s “favorite” people of a slightly more-seasoned vintage: driver Wally Hennessey and horse […]
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 for conditioners. They will all be honored by the United States Harness Writers Association’s in the year-end Dan Patch awards voting – Burke as trainer, […]
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 influence as president of the Central Ontario Standardbred Alliance (COSA), has been voted the highest honor decided solely by members of the United States Harness […]
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. Keppler, 59, said he appreciated being chosen and that it’s a great honor. “There are a lot of great drivers that are in that [amateur] […]
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 the Year by USHWA in a poll of past winners of this award. Shawn Wiles, chairman of the committee who selected the USHWAn of the […]
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 the year’s best equines and humans in harness racing. The 2026 Dan Patch Awards banquet, presented by Caesars Entertainment honoring the best in harness racing this year, […]
The U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) is pleased to announce that the 2026 Dan Patch Awards banquet, presented by Caesars Entertainment, will return to the popular Rosen Shingle Creek resort in Orlando, Fla, on Sunday, Feb. 22. In addition, the Dan Patch Awards dinner will also be held at Rosen Shingle Creek in 2027 as […]
East Rutherford, NJ – Thanks to generous sponsorship from the Hambletonian Society, the United States Harness Writers Association’s Clyde Hirt Journalism Workshop kicked off on Wednesday (July 30) as the week of the 100th Hambletonian got underway. This year’s four students were given a tour of the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame by Kristin […]
GOSHEN NY – The Hall Of Fame Screening Committee of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), after meeting with a select group of Harness Racing Museum trustees over the Fourth Of July weekend, announces that Mike Kimelman Sr. has been elected to the Harness Racing Hall of Fame. The direct election in the Veterans designation is […]
HARRISBURG PA – Barry Lefkowitz, 66, a longtime publicist and executive in harness racing and a driving force in the resurgence of the United States Harness Writers Association as the current Chair of the Board and immediate past president, and through his efforts involving the Dan Patch Awards Banquet, passed away overnight after battling cancer […]
HARRISBURG PA – Barry Lefkowitz, the immediate Past President of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), the current Chair of the Board, and the 2024 USHWA Member of the Year, has been appointed to a six-year term on the Screening Committee for harness racing’s Hall of Fame, a Committee which meets annually to determine […]
ORLANDO FL – The United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) held its annual meetings this past Saturday and Sunday, returning for the second straight year to the Rosen Centre in this central Florida city. The Dan Patch Awards Banquet, presented by Caesars Entertainment, on Sunday evening again provided the highlights of the weekend; the honors […]
ORLANDO FL – Derick Giwner and Ellen Taylor were selected as the two candidates advancing to this summer’s balloting for the Communicators Hall Of Fame, as determined during the Saturday directors meeting of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA). Derick Giwner is a two-time winner of the prestigious Hervey Award for writing who serves […]
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. 23) at Rosen Centre in Orlando, Fla. The deadline to make room reservations is Friday (Jan. 31) and can be made by using the USHWA link to the hotel’s reservations page. The Dan […]
