Ushwa Awards

The fans have spoken and the votes are in. The winners of the 2013 USHWA-USTA Railbird Recognition awards have been selected. One was a winner by open lengths and the other eked out victory in a photo...

Mary Lou Dondarski, whose unselfish work and donations over many years by supporting most every special event concerning Standardbreds in North America, ranging from rescue groups, charity auctions, m...

The United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) released the majority of their 2013 human award winners for excellence in the Standardbred industry on Thursday.

Tim Tetrick and Ron Burke both need to make room for another award.

Steve Oldford of Croswell, MI, has been named USHWA's 2013 Amateur Driver of the Year. It is hard to come up with a more stellar list of accomplishments than those Steve has achieved this year.

America’s oldest lighted harness track, Batavia Downs, concluded its 67th season of live harness racing on Saturday night (December 7) with a 13-race program, billed as the Night of Distinction.

With 2013 coming to a close and racing getting ready to take an early winter break in western New York, year-end awards are something that many people look forward to.

The upstate New York chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association has announced that Drew Monti will receive its Rising Star Award for 2013 as the most promising up and coming driver in we...

At the end of each year, when USHWA’s Monticello Goshen chapter holds its annual awards banquet, one of the most prestigious accolades bestowed is the chapter’s Rising Star Award. And from the choices...

On Sunday, November 17, USHWA’s Monticello-Goshen Chapter held its 55th annual Awards Banquet for the second consecutive year at The Fountains on Sands Road in Middletown, New York.