USTA Issues Open Letter To The Jockey Club May 16, 2023 The United States Trotting Association issued an open letter to The Jockey Club regarding the Horseracing Integrity & Safety Act (HISA) on Tuesday, May 16.
Multi-Talented Witherite Named Hoof Beats Editor April 24, 2023 James Witherite did not spend his life preparing to become the editor of Hoof Beats magazine. Rather, life itself readied Witherite for the role.
North American Harness Groups Support Drug Research Study March 09, 2023 At a meeting held on Feb. 18, the North American Harness Horse Alliance (NAHHA) endorsed support for a research study into better detection methodologies of performance enhancing drugs and blood dopin...
PHHA Joins USTA And Horsemen's Groups For Drug Research Study February 17, 2023 The Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association announced Friday (Feb. 17) that they will be joining the U.S. Trotting Association, Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association, Standardbred Breeders and Owner...
USTA Joins Horsemen’s Associations For Drug Research Study February 15, 2023 The United States Trotting Association (USTA), in conjunction with the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association, Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey, and the Standardbred Owners Asso...
USTA Amends Artificial Insemination Rule February 02, 2023 In a special meeting of its board on Wednesday (Feb. 1), the United States Trotting Association’s directors voted to amend the USTA rule on Artificial Insemination.
USTA District 7 Convenes In Pennsylvania January 21, 2023 Members from the United States Trotting Association District 7 met on Saturday (Jan. 21) at the Graduate Hotel in State College, Penn. (location of Penn State) to discuss proposed USTA rule changes an...
Monticello-Goshen Awards Presented December 13, 2021 United States Trotting Association president Russell Williams told attendees at the 62nd annual awards banquet of the Monticello-Goshen chapter of the U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) that “Th...
Williams To Receive USHWA Award November 22, 2021 United States Trotting Association president Russell Williams is uniquely qualified to apply knowledge, insight and legal perspective to the ever-evolving challenges facing the harness racing industry...
Standardbred Incentive Program Announced June 28, 2021 The U.S. Trotting Association announced Monday (June 28) the creation of a Standardbred Incentive Program (SIP) for horses registered in North America. The program will recognize horses who are partic...
Dr. Woogen Joins USTA Board June 15, 2021 The U.S. Trotting Association announced Tuesday (June 15) that Dr. Scott Woogen is replacing Russell MacKinnon for the remainder of his term through March 2022 as a director for District 11 on the UST...
U.S. Wagering Up In 2021 June 04, 2021 Total wagering on harness racing in the United States during May was up more than 10 per cent despite a decrease of 166 races compared to May 2019, two years ago.
USTA Joins Oklahoma HISA Lawsuit April 27, 2021 The State of Oklahoma, joined by the U.S. Trotting Association, Hanover Shoe Farms, the State of West Virginia and others, filed a federal lawsuit in the Eastern Division of Kentucky U.S. District Cou...
