United States Harness Writers Association

Smallsreed, Hervey Award Winners

January 29, 2016

Clive Cohen and Frances Lund has been named winners of the 2015 George Smallsreed Awards for excellence in harness racing photography, while the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley has been named the r...

Writers, Hard Rock To Honour Taylor

January 28, 2016

Mike Taylor, a native of Harrington, Del., has been named the recipient of the 2015 Caretaker of the Year Award sponsored by Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park (HRRNP) in conjunction with the U.S. Har...

Carsey, Crawfords To Be Honoured

January 15, 2016

The generosity and good will of Breana Carsey, the Indiana pre-teen featured on the CBS Evening News, as well as Michelle and Albert Crawford of Crawford Farms, NY, have earned them both the honour of...

Ohio Writers Announce Award Winners

January 12, 2016

The Ohio chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association will hand out its annual awards at the Ohio Harness Horseman’s Association banquet on Saturday, January 23 at the Columbus Marriott No...

Humanitarian Award For Chantler

January 12, 2016

“Marv has given so much to the harness racing industry over the years and has always been willing to do anything to help anyone. But his compassion extends far beyond racing.”

Support Continues For Fire Victims

January 09, 2016

The outpouring of contributions in reaction to Monday's tragic barn fire at Classy Lane Training Centre continues as organizations both north and south of the Canadian border have recently announced i...

Writers To Honour Taylor

January 08, 2016

Ellen Taylor – who is the executive director of the Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF) and has been for the past 25 years – has been selected for recognition by USHWA as its 2015 Alan Prince USHWA ...

Caretaker Award Nominations Due

January 08, 2016

It has been announced that this coming Tuesday is the deadline for nominations for the 2015 Caretaker of the Year Award.

Some ‘Railbird’ Awards Announced

January 07, 2016

Throughout the month of December, 19 nominees in two categories vied against each other for the Railbird Recognition Awards, the fan-voted accolade sponsored by the United States Harness Writers Assoc...

Caretaker Award Nominations Due

December 28, 2015

There is still time to send in nominations for the 2015 Caretaker of the Year Award.

Railbird Voting Ends Thursday

December 28, 2015

Thursday (Dec. 31) is the deadline for fans to cast their ballots in the 2015 Railbird Recognition fan vote for Horseperson of the Year.

Writers’ Name Florida Award Winners

December 23, 2015

The Florida chapter of the States Harness Writers Association has announced its Hall of Fame inductees and the annual award winners for the 2015 harness racing season.