Phil Langley

RCI Commends USTA's Cobalt Efforts

The Association of Racing Commissioners International has issued an announcement commending the United States Trotting Association for its funding of research in regard to the testing of cobalt in rac...

USTA To Fund Cobalt Testing

The United States Trotting Association (USTA) announced today that it will fund and work in partnership with Dr. George Maylin from the New York Drug Testing and Research Program at Morrisville State ...

USTA, Grand Circuit Fund TV Deal

Both The Grand Circuit and the U.S. Trotting Association announced support on Friday to nationally televise two of harness racing's top stakes events in 2014.

Update On USTA-National TV Deal

"[We] want to be sure what we are doing before committing substantial funds. In and of itself, simply putting a race on television isn’t enough."

S-Bred Medication Discussion In NY

January 22, 2014

Standardbred industry stakeholders, during a Jan. 21 hearing before the New York Gaming Commission, made their case for separate medication rules for harness racing.

U.S., France To Sign Agreement

January 21, 2014

A delegation of United States horse racing industry representatives will be in Paris, France this week to negotiate the final details of a breeding, wagering and simulcasting agreement between the Uni...

USTA Issues Letter To RMTC

December 06, 2013

United States Trotting Association President Phil Langley has issued a letter to RMTC Chairman Alex Waldrop in response to the Dec. 3 RMTC news release entitled, 'RMTC: Current Threshold Levels for Co...

USTA Medication Committee Appointed

November 07, 2013

In order to develop comprehensive proposals on the use of therapeutic medications and recommended penalties for violations in harness racing, United States Trotting Association President Phil Langley ...

Social Media Marketing Program Details

August 13, 2013

The United States Trotting Association (“USTA”), today announced that it has retained Converseon, the New York based, award-winning social media consultancy, to design and implement a social media mar...

World Trotting Conference Wraps Up

The 2013 World Trotting Conference came to a close on Saturday, with delegates approving committee reports and the date and place of the 2015 Conference and World Driving Championship being set.

Medication, Breeding Discussed At WTC

On Friday, June 14 in France, the next-to-last session of the 2013 World Trotting Conference featured roundtable discussions regarding medication, animal health, genetics and breeding, and featured so...

USTA Committee Wants Research/Testing For Exotic Drugs

At the most recent United States Trotting Association annual meeting in February, USTA President Phil Langley appointed a committee of horsemen and track operators to study drug testing and to investi...