Monticello-Goshen Awards Presented December 13, 2021 United States Trotting Association president Russell Williams told attendees at the 62nd annual awards banquet of the Monticello-Goshen chapter of the U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) that “Th...
Williams To Receive USHWA Award November 22, 2021 United States Trotting Association president Russell Williams is uniquely qualified to apply knowledge, insight and legal perspective to the ever-evolving challenges facing the harness racing industry...
USTA Applauds Leaders Supporting SAFE October 13, 2021 The U.S. Trotting Association (USTA) has sent a letter of support for the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2021 to Congressional leaders
Six More States Weigh In Against HISA September 22, 2021 The State of Ohio, joined by the States of Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi and Nebraska requested leave yesterday to file an amicus brief supporting the effort to persuade the federal court in Le...
USTA Considers Rule And Bylaw Changes September 20, 2021 A total of 23 rule change and three bylaw proposals have been submitted to the U.S. Trotting Association and will be voted upon by the USTA directors in March at the 2022 annual meeting in Columbus, O...
USTA, HISA Executives Meet In Baltimore September 02, 2021 On Tuesday (August 24), United States Trotting Association (USTA) president Russell Williams and Mike Tanner, the Association’s chief executive officer, met in Baltimore with Charles Scheeler, Chairma...
USTA Votes To Uphold Microchip Deadline August 31, 2021 On a conference call Friday (August 27), the U.S. Trotting Association’s Board of Directors’ Executive Committee voted to maintain the deadline for all horses to be microchipped by Jan. 1, 2022.
STA Becomes USTA's Official Aftercare Partner August 24, 2021 During a board meeting of the Standardbred Transition Alliance (STA) on Thursday (August 12), an agreement was reached with the U.S. Trotting Association (USTA) for the STA to become the official afte...
Williams' Discussion On HISA Continues August 23, 2021 In the third episode of USTA President Russell Williams’ three-part videos series on why Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) law is bad for harness racing, he explains the dangers of additiona...
USTA Adds STA Donation To Membership August 16, 2021 The U.S. Trotting Association (USTA) announced Monday (August 16) that online applications for membership renewals will include an option to make a donation to the Standardbred Transition Alliance (ST...
Williams Discusses Lasix In HISA Series August 16, 2021 In the second episode of USTA President Russell Williams’ three-part videos series on why the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) law is bad for harness racing, he discusses the importance of ...
Williams Discusses Integrity & Safety Act August 09, 2021 The U.S. Trotting Association (USTA) released the first of three videos on Monday (August 9) from USTA President Russell Williams that provide an in-depth analysis of the Horseracing Integrity and Saf...