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U.S., France To Sign Agreement

January 21, 2014

A delegation of United States horse racing industry representatives will be in Paris, France this week to negotiate the final details of a breeding, wagering and simulcasting agreement between the Uni...

Railbird Recognition Winners Announced

January 07, 2014

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...

USTA Issues Letter To RMTC

December 06, 2013

United States Trotting Association President Phil Langley has issued a letter to RMTC Chairman Alex Waldrop in response to the Dec. 3 RMTC news release entitled, 'RMTC: Current Threshold Levels for Co...

USTA Medication Committee Appointed

November 07, 2013

In order to develop comprehensive proposals on the use of therapeutic medications and recommended penalties for violations in harness racing, United States Trotting Association President Phil Langley ...

Update: USTA Rejects RCI Med. Rules

September 26, 2013

The Executive Committee of the United States Trotting Association unanimously voted to reject The Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI) proposed model medication rules on Wednesday.

USTA Launches ‘Social Ambassador’ Program

September 25, 2013

As the harness racing industry gears up the recently initiated social media marketing effort designed to lay the foundation for ongoing promotion, the United States Trotting Association, in partnershi...

Social Media Marketing Program Details

August 13, 2013

The United States Trotting Association (“USTA”), today announced that it has retained Converseon, the New York based, award-winning social media consultancy, to design and implement a social media mar...

SOS Hits The Century Mark

August 07, 2013

It has been announced that the United States Trotting Association’s Support Our Standardbreds Program has helped its 100th horse.

USTA, DRF Announce 2013 Strategic Wagering Initiative

The United States Trotting Association Strategic Wagering Program is joining forces with the Daily Racing Form to promote 41 of harness racing’s most important stakes races on 28 dates at 15 racetrack...

Students Flock To Harness Racing Booth

The Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF) and the United States Trotting Association (USTA) joined forces Wednesday, March 27 to expose more than 2,500 students of all ages to harness racing as part o...

Grand Circuit To Include All Open Stakes

At the U.S. Trotting Association full Board meeting at Harness Congress VI this afternoon, Grand Circuit President John Campbell announced that all Open stakes raced in North America not previously co...

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...