Ken Weingartner

Weingartner To Receive USHWA Award

December 14, 2021

Ken Weingartner, Media Relations Manager for the United States Trotting Association and a 2019 electee into the Communicators Hall of Fame, has been named Member of the Year of the United States Harne...

U.S. Hall Of Fame Welcomes 19 Inductees

On Sunday night (July 4), in front of an overflow crowd of more than 275, 11 individuals and eight equines were inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in ceremonies held under the tent on the l...

Six To Be Enshrined At Goshen In 2020

September 17, 2019

Results from the balloting for harness racing’s highest honour, membership in the Harness Racing Hall of Fame, and from the balloting for the Communicators Hall of Fame, have been tabulated and certif...

USHWA Unveils HOF Ballot Candidates

Tom Charters, Jeff Gural, Bill Popfinger, and Tim Tetrick have been selected by the Hall of Fame Screening Committee of the United States Harness Writers Association as ballot candidates for this summ...

Weingartner, Pikelny To HOF Ballot

February 23, 2019

Ken Weingartner and Phil Pikelny were selected for places in the mid-summer balloting, which could lead to their being elected to harness racing's Communicators Hall of Fame.

“The Thrill Of A Lifetime”

December 19, 2018

Pretty much everyone who knows Ken Weingartner in the harness racing business likes and respects him. At the same time, pretty much no one knows of the hidden talent he has been harbouring for these m...

A Sit-Down With Jim Marohn Jr.

From his earliest days in harness racing, driver Jim Marohn Jr. has been a man on the go.

Trio Honoured With Awards

December 14, 2015

United States Trotting Association Executive Vice President Mike Tanner has been awarded the Dominic Frinzi Person of the Year Award by Harness Horseman International.

Writers Dole Out Awards At Banquet

November 18, 2014

On Sunday, November 16, the Monticello-Goshen chapter of USHWA held its 56th annual awards banquet.

Phil Pines Award To Weingartner

November 03, 2014

"There are so many mornings when I’m wandering around the training centres that I just feel so lucky, because it’s hardly a job."

Weingartner's Hambo Day Notebook

August 02, 2013

Harness Racing Communication's Ken Weingartner shares some interesting statistics heading into Hambletonian Day 2013.

One-On-One With Brandon Simpson

Brandon Simpson drives on. In his second year on the east coast, the 30-year-old native of Illinois continues to chase driving opportunities at racetracks in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania

A Conversation With George Dennis

George Dennis is something of a homebody. That doesn’t mean he’s spending his time lying on the couch watching TV all day. No, Dennis is quite busy. It’s just that he