United States Trotting Association

Leaders Brainstorm At Summit

On Monday, 40 key industry stakeholders met in Columbus, Ohio, to exchange dozens of ideas on how to address the problem of declining foal crops and the challenge of attracting new owners to harness r...

Industry Summit To Convene Monday

The United States Trotting Association has invited 40 key industry stakeholders to meet in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, July 13 for an industry-wide summit to discuss the issues regarding declining foal...

USTA Retains Integrity Services

The U.S. Trotting Association announced today it has retained the services of the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau to conduct a variety of integrity services.

Cobalt Study Results Released

September 30, 2014

On Tuesday, September 30, the results of an intensive, United States Trotting Association-funded scientific study intended to ascertain the appropriate regulatory level for determining the excessive p...

$1-Million Grand Circuit Challenge Announced

The Harness Racing Social Media Initiative, sponsored by the United States Trotting Association and key partners, have announced a new ‘30 out of 30’ Grand Circuit Challenge, which provides fans the o...

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 Endorses Congressional Request

On Friday, June 6, the United States Trotting Association announced that it has endorsed a bi-partisan Congressional request to change the manner in which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) calculates...

Brinkerhoff And Conte Join USTA

The USTA has added two employees to its staff in Columbus, Ohio. One, Allison Conte, is a new member of the team, while the other, Bruce Brinkerhoff, rejoins the organization after 16 years.

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."

Drivers Promote The Sport, Retirees

With the busy schedule of the country’s leading catch drivers and trainers, it is very rare that you will find them giving up a day off to come to a national equine expo.