Awards

The 12 Dan Patch Award champions of their respective North American harness racing divisions, determined by voting of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) in conjunction with American...

Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2022 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season.

Ontario-based Jack Darling completed the last – for now – of the award gathering done by the “Bulldog Hanover Express,” being voted the W.R. Haughton Good Guy Award winner by members of the United Sta...

Canadian owner Brad Grant and driver Dexter Dunn, both important components in the success of Bergstein Proximity Award-winning pacer Bulldog Hanover, garnered individual honours in their respective c...

Hanover Shoe Farms, the fabled nursery located in south-central Pennsylvania, has been voted as the 2022 Dan Patch Breeder of the Year as voted by members of United States Harness Writers Association ...

The four-year-old pacer Bulldog Hanover, who posted the fastest time ever for a mile this summer when he won in 1:45.4 while capturing the imagination of all both within and outside the harness sport,...

The Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association has announced the horses who will be honoured for their performances at Batavia Downs during the 2022 racing season.

Ellen Harvey and Dr. Bob Murphy are the recipients of the January Davies Humanitarian Award for “outstanding contribution both inside and outside of the harness racing world.” The award is named in ho...

Debbie Little, the president of the New York City chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) and a columnist for Harness Racing Update, has been named USHWA’s Member of the Year ...

Ron Beback Jr. will be presented with the Good Samaritan Award by the Upstate New York Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association and Batavia Downs for his heroic actions to save an over...

Bethany Graffam, who works tirelessly in the Graffam family stable located in Falmouth, Maine, has been named the 2022 Fair Island Farm Caretaker of the Year.

Anthony S. “Tony” Beltrami has been voted United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) Amateur Driver of the Year for 2022 in a vote conducted by USHWA with the amateur driving clubs.