USTA Releases Investigative Report On Cherry Violations July 22, 2025 On July 15, 2025, the United States Trotting Association entered a ruling finding Eric Cherry in violation of several USTA rules and imposing fines for those violations.
USTA Comments On U.S. Supreme Court Decision On HISA July 03, 2025 The United States Supreme Court announced on Monday, June 30 that it has granted certiorari in the challenge brought by the United States Trotting Association (USTA), the States of Oklahoma, West Virg...
USTA Reports On Hidden Ownership Investigation June 20, 2025 On June 20, 2025, the United States Trotting Association (USTA) issued the following release regarding findings and conclusions in the matters of Connie Jenkins, Pamela Wagner, Stacey McLenaghan, Ashl...
USTA Issues Sanctions After Wagner Investigation May 30, 2025 Following a comprehensive investigation conducted in collaboration with the Standardbred Racing Investigative Fund (SRIF), the United States Trotting Association (USTA) has issued sweeping disciplinar...
Racehorse Health And Safety Act Reintroduced May 15, 2025 On Thursday, May 15, Rep. Clay Higgins (LA-03), Rep. Don Davis (NC-01) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) reintroduced the Racehorse Health and Safety Act (RHSA), touted as a bipartisan, bicameral effort to d...
USTA Releases Further Details On Sanctions April 16, 2025 The United States Trotting Association (USTA) has issued an additional statement and summary of findings in relation to the sanctions it handed down last month to seven USTA members for violating Asso...
USTA Issues Statement On Sanctions March 24, 2025 The United States Trotting Association (USTA) has issued a statement on sanctions it handed down earlier this month to seven USTA members for violating Association rules and/or bylaws.
USTA Approves Broadcast And Promotions Funding March 14, 2025 On Sunday, March 9, the U.S. Trotting Association Board of Directors approved the funding recommendations of the USTA Broadcast and Promotions Committee for $210,150 to 36 different organizations.
USTA Board Sanctions Seven Members March 11, 2025 At its annual meeting on Sunday, March 9 in Columbus, Ohio, the United States Trotting Association (USTA) Board of Directors voted to hand down sanctions to seven members judged to have violated Assoc...
Racing Responds To Op-Ed March 04, 2025 A horse racing association has responded to a scathing New York Times op-ed about the Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing industries in the United States.
Live Stream For Dan Patch Awards Dinner February 18, 2025 The 2024 U.S. Horse of the Year will be announced Sunday night, Feb. 23, at the annual United States Harness Writers Association’s Dan Patch Awards dinner, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment, at Rosen...
Graded Stakes Introduced To North American Harness Racing January 06, 2025 For the first time ever, harness racing in the United States and Canada will have a schedule of Graded Stakes and Restricted Graded Stakes races in 2025. The list of Grade 1, 2 and 3 stakes was announ...
USTA Invites Broadcast And Promotions Funding Requests November 21, 2024 The United States Trotting Association (USTA) invites member racetracks, horsemen’s associations and industry organizations to apply for broadcast and promotions funding that will be made available in...