Ushwa Awards

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.

More Dan Patch Winners Unveiled

December 22, 2015

On Tuesday, December 22, the United States Harness Writers Association announced more Dan Patch Award winners for their accomplishments during the 2015 racing season.

Participants Honoured With Awards

December 21, 2015

Hanover Shoe Farms President and CEO James W. Simpson, trainer Jimmy Takter, driver David Miller, and owner George Teague Jr. were voted year-end honours by the U.S. Harness Writers Association, the o...

A Winner Against All Odds

December 20, 2015

"I have a Saint Therese medal I carry in my pocket when he races...Every time I had it he won and then I couldn’t find it for the two starts he was second in. I found it and had it with me for his las...

Wiggle It Jiggleit Best In The U.S.

December 17, 2015

The United States Harness Writers Association announced on Thursday, December 17 that Wiggle It Jiggleit is the Dan Patch Awards’ Horse of the Year recipient.

Dan Patch Pacers Unveiled

December 16, 2015

Harness racing’s richest pacer of the year, three-year-old gelding Wiggle It Jiggleit, and fastest pacer of the year, six-year-old horse State Treasurer, were among the six pacers named divisional cha...

Dan Patch Trotters Unveiled

December 15, 2015

Bee A Magician, Mission Brief, and Pinkman added to their respective Dan Patch Award totals Tuesday (December 15) when divisional honours for trotters were announced by the U.S. Harness Writers Associ...

Service To Industry Award For Tubin

December 10, 2015

The upstate New York chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association has announced that Bruce Tubin, the director of the Western New York Harness Horsemen’s Association, will receive the Serv...

Lifetime Achievement Award For Ball

December 09, 2015

Scores of horsemen and women have come and gone over the years at Batavia Downs, but the ever-changing look of the local driving colony has had a single, steady constant in its midst that still sends ...