Dan Patch Awards

The U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) has announced that a three-year agreement has been reached with Caesars Entertainment to sponsor the annual Dan Patch Awards banquet, which honours the yea...

The U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) has announced that the 2026 Dan Patch Awards banquet, presented by Caesars Entertainment, will return to Rosen Shingle Creek resort in Orlando, Fla., on Su...

Wanda Polisseni has had success as an owner and breeder, but the enjoyment she gets from watching horses flourish on the track is equalled by the pleasure derived from seeing those athletes thrive awa...

It would be hard to find another 22-year-old in harness racing who had a bigger weekend than Brett Beckwith, who was the leading driver at The Meadowlands on both before jumping on a plane to Orlando,...

When trainer Chris Ryder was recognizing the partners involved with female pacer Twin B Joe Fresh at Sunday’s Dan Patch Awards banquet, he introduced Barry Spak by noting his fellow co-owner “likes to...

Twin B Joe Fresh breezed through her season last year, going 10-for-10 in stakes or invitational finals, and added another triumph on Sunday, Feb. 23 when she was named the 2024 U.S. Horse of the Year...

Andrew Harris figures he is likely to get emotional when the time arrives later this month for Abuckabett Hanover to be formally honoured as the Dan Patch Older Male Pacer of the Year.

Noel Daley entered 2024 believing he had two of harness racing’s top three-year-old colts, pacer Captain Albano and trotter Sig Sauer, in his stable.

The United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) and Diamond Creek Farm would like to invite all attendees to the Dan Patch Awards weekend at Rosen Centre in Orlando, Florida, to an outdoor pools...