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The Harness Horse Youth Foundation will honor its 50th anniversary in scenic Lexington, KY. From HHYF President Tabatha DeLong: “Harness Horse Youth Foundation celebrating 50 years is no small accomplishment and I want to congratulate everyone for their hard work and dedication over the years. HHYF is honored to have worked with a number of […]
Thanks to the generosity of the Cattlewash Syndicate and William Donovan, the Harness Horse Youth Foundation has been given a scarce commodity – a 2026 breeding to Cattlewash whose book is full and closed! Cattlewash stands at Tara Hills Stud in Port Perry, Ontario. The breeding will sell on preferredequineonline.com site; bidding will take place on Monday, […]
Rachel Leonard has been hired as the new Program Coordinator for the Harness Horse Youth Foundation as of January 2, 2026. “Rachel has generational harness racing experience and understands the importance of HHYF’s initiatives to build the industry’s future” explained Ellen Taylor, HHYF Executive Director. “With the addition of another person as well as our […]
The Harness Horse Youth Foundation is pleased to announce the 2025 roster of scholarship recipients. Harold & Marcia Snyder Memorial (sponsored by International Sound) Hannah Dingledine from Mechanicsburg, Ohio received $7500. She is attending Wright State University and studying biological sciences with intent on becoming a veterinarian. Having grown up with harness racing family members and livestock, […]
Southern Bred Southern Reared horses were to the fore at Addington last night with Jumal (Downbytheseaside) continuing on his winning way and Tact Teva (Lather Up) making a winning return to the racetrack after last racing in October 2024. “He got kicked by a paddock mate and fractured the bone above his knee. It was […]
Summer Programs as well as our outreach efforts for 2025 were a HIT! HHYF traveled to five different states and connected with numerous families, students, and hopeful new fans of the sport over the last few months. A heartfelt thank you goes out to everyone who attended, as well as to our incredible volunteers (too many […]
The newly released set of HARNESS HEROES trading cards contains all the usual 34 North American champion horses and people from 2024 as well as the commemorative holographic 100th Hambletonian card. In addition, the set will feature six specifically Indiana-centric subjects: Gruesome Twosome, Lets Go Endofaera, Clint Coy, Jay Cross, Kyle Wilfong, and Converse Fairgrounds. […]
The grass is green so that means the Harness Horse Youth Foundation is in full preparation mode for our summer travels! In fact, we just got back from our first event of the year, the Indiana Equine Roundup! Our travel team of Grady, Vicky, Lily, and of course, Missy did a fantastic job of promoting harness […]
The newly released set of HARNESS HEROES trading cards contains all the usual 35 North American harness racing champion horses and people from 2023. In addition, the set will feature six specifically Indiana-centric subjects. The Indiana Standardbred Association (ISA) directors selected the 2023 pari-mutuel driver of the year (Trace Tetrick), pari-mutuel trainer of the year […]
Anderson, IN – With spring flowers blooming, the Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF) is making final preparations for their busy summer travel schedule which begins officially at Shenandoah Downs on April 21. “Actually, we have already started our 2024 efforts to promote and educate about the industry. Several 4-H groups in New Jersey have visited […]
Anderson IN —The Dan Patch Awards Dinner is rapidly approaching and along with it, the annual silent auction held in conjunction with the evening’s harness racing festivities. The Harness Horse Youth Foundation and United States Harness Writers Association industry outreach programs will benefit from the proceeds. Due to popular demand, four exclusive items will be […]
The Harness Horse Youth Foundation presented its annual Service To Youth Award to Vicky Rouch during the Indiana Standardbred Association’s Crystal Celebration dinner and banquet. The Service To Youth Award is presented annually to an individual who exemplifies the ideal of helping youth in harness racing. From Royal Center, Indiana, Vicky was selected by the […]
