United States Harness Writers Association

A Look Back As USHWA Celebrates 75th Anniversary

Harness racing got its pari-mutuel start in 1940, after years of Grand Circuit racing being contested without betting. Roosevelt Raceway on Long Island was the birthplace of the pari-mutuel tracks, an...

Hicks Named To U.S. Hall Of Fame Screening Committee

Thomas H. Hicks, a well-known harness racing journalist, businessman, successful owner/breeder, and Chair of the Budget Committee of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), has been nam...

USHWA Holds Annual Meeting

February 22, 2022

In conjunction with the annual Dan Patch Awards Banquet for the best and brightest in North American harness racing 2021, including U.S. Horse of the Year Test Of Faith, the banquet’s host, the United...

Test Of Faith Named Dan Patch Horse Of The Year

February 21, 2022

Test Of Faith on Sunday (Feb. 20) became the fourth three-year-old pacing female in history to be named Horse of the Year, receiving harness racing’s top honour for 2021 to conclude the U.S. Harness W...

Fair Island Farm Increases Caretaker Prize

February 16, 2022

Fair Island Farm’s Art Zubrod and Leah Cheverie, sponsors of the Caretaker of the Year Award in conjunction with the U.S. Harness Writers Association, announced on Wednesday (Feb. 16) that beginning i...

Live Stream Details For Dan Patch Awards

February 14, 2022

The 2021 U.S. Horse of the Year will be announced on Sunday night, Feb. 20, at the annual U.S. Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) Dan Patch Awards dinner, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment, at Ros...

Anthony Verruso in The Meadowlands' winner's circle

Verruso Sky-High Over Racing

February 10, 2022

Anthony Verruso looks back on his 2021 season on the amateur driving circuit with a bit of disbelief. A lifelong resident of the New York City borough of Queens, the 58-year-old Verruso notched 23 win...

Collage of 2021 USHWA Media Award winners

Canadians Dominate U.S. Media Awards

January 21, 2022

Debbie Little, writing for TROT Magazine, Clive Cohen, Michael Burns and Woodbine Entertainment were among the winners of the 2020/2021 United States Harness Writers Association Media Award winners an...

Cano Named U.S. Caretaker Of The Year

January 10, 2022

Henry Cano, who works in the Ake Svanstedt Stable based in central New Jersey and was the groom of three finalists in last August’s Hambletonian, has been named the recipient of the 2021 U.S. Caretake...

Ohio Chapter Announces Award Winners

January 06, 2022

The Ohio Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association will hand out its annual awards at the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association banquet on Saturday, Jan. 15 at the Polaris Hilton Hotel in...

USHWA Names Top Amateur Driver

December 29, 2021

Tony Verruso was named the United States Harness Writers Association's Amateur Driver of the Year for 2021, the organization announced Wednesday (Dec. 29).

NE Hall Of Fame Class Announced

December 29, 2021

The New England Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) has announced the 2021 inductees to the New England Harness Writers Hall of Fame.