2022 O’Brien Award Finalists Announced December 22, 2022 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.
Darling Named "Good Guy" For The Second Time December 21, 2022 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...
Grant, Dunn And Campbell Voted Award Winners December 20, 2022 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 Voted U.S. Breeder Of The Year December 19, 2022 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 ...
Bulldog Hanover Wins Stan Bergstein Proximity Award December 19, 2022 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,...
UNY-USHWA Announces Batavia Horses Of The Meet December 16, 2022 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.
Harvey, Dr. Murphy Named January Davies Award Winners December 16, 2022 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...
Little Selected As USHWA's Member Of The Year December 15, 2022 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 ...
Beback Jr. To Be Honoured For Heroic Actions December 13, 2022 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...
Graffam Named Caretaker Of The Year December 08, 2022 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.
Beltrami Voted U.S. Amateur Driver Of The Year December 07, 2022 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.
Manitoba Harness Racing Awards Presented December 04, 2022 The 2022 Manitoba Harness Racing Awards Banquet was held in Miami, Man. on Saturday, Dec. 3.