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USHWA To Adjust Dan Patch Format

With the conclusion of the annual meetings and the Dan Patch Awards dinner conducted by the United States Harness Writers Association this past weekend at the Westin Beach Resort & Spa in Ft. Laud...

Dan Patch Award Winners Honoured

The 2012 Dan Patch Award winners, led by U.S. Horse of the Year Chapter Seven and his connections, were honoured on Sunday evening at the U.S. Harness Writers Association’s annual banquet at the Westi...

Cramer, Pawlak On Communicators Ballot

Carol Cramer and John Pawlak, two talented communicators who have made their primary mark in harness racing while working for the sport's U.S. governing body, the U. S. Trotting Association, have been...

USHWA/Congress Silent, Live Auction Items

February 19, 2013

Would you like to own Dave Palone’s helmet, autographed to you, from his world record dashsetting drive last year? Or how about the whips used by Stanley Dancer & Duenna winning the Hambletonian i...

USHWA To Offer Clyde Hirt Workshop

February 18, 2013

Lia Eustachewich attended the Clyde Hirt Journalism Workshop six years ago, but its impact continues to this day.

USHWA Adds Canadian Chapter

February 04, 2013

Throughout most of its 67-year history, the United States Harness Writers Association, harness racing’s premier organization for communicators, has had members who lived outside of the United States.

Ohio Salutes Class Of 2012

January 22, 2013

The Ohio Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association handed out its annual awards at the Ohio Harness Horseman’s Association banquet on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at the Columbus Marriott...

USHWA Announces Hervey Winners

January 18, 2013

Dave Briggs, writing for Canadian Sportsman magazine, and Mike Tanner, writing for Hoof Beats, were named the winners in the 51st annual John Hervey Awards for excellence in harness racing journalism,...

Zimmerman Named To Hall Committee

January 17, 2013

Steven Wolf, president of the United States Harness Writers’ Association, has announced today that former USHWA President Leon Zimmerman has accepted a six-year term as a member of the Harness Racing ...

Could You Use $5,000?

January 15, 2013

Each year during the Dan Patch Awards banquet, the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) hosts a raffle to help raise funds to support the Clyde Hirt Journalism Workshop for college studen...

Fans Honour Palone With Railbird Awards

January 06, 2013

The fans are the lifeblood of the harness racing industry, and it’s the fans who vote for their all-stars in the Railbird Recognition Awards.

Gregory, Rinker Earn USHWA Awards

January 05, 2013

Helene Gregory, who spearheaded the movement in harness racing that has brought Racing Under Saddle to prominence in North America, has been selected by United States Harness Writers Association presi...