The Monticello-Goshen Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association made its annual donation to the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 6.

On the heels of the success of the chapter’s collaboration with the New York Sire Stakes and their combined annual banquet, this year’s cheque for $7,500 USD was nearly double the amount from previous years.

Newly-elected President Seth Rosenfeld (at left above) and executive director Janet Terhune (second from left) were pleased to accept the generous/significant donation from chapter president Chris Tully (at right) and vice president-treasurer Shawn Wiles (second from right).

Rosenfeld noted, “We are so grateful for the generous donation from the Monticello-Goshen Chapter, which, like the Museum, has a rich history. Their support of the Museum spans many decades, and we are always very appreciative of all the Chapter does for the Museum.”

Tully said at the induction ceremonies, “It is only through the generosity of our loyal advertisers, patrons and local banquet guests that we can continue to support two of the most important and beloved facilities in all of Standardbred sport.”

In addition to other efforts, a successful banquet and souvenir journal are the primary fundraising mechanism which allows the benevolent organization to make annual donations to both Goshen Historic Track and the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, two separate and distinct entities that share the same hallowed ground and a mutual purpose of preserving and promoting harness racing.

The practice of raising money and donating funds to Historic Track and the Hall of Fame began in the mid-1970s with Monticello Raceway publicity icon John Manzi, and has continued ever since.  In just the last 20 years, the local Monticello-Goshen chapter has donated more than $150,000 USD to these important industry preservationists.

This year’s Monticello-Goshen USHWA awards banquet will be the chapter’s 66th annual event, sponsored by the New York Sire Stakes, and will be held on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025 at the Otterkill Golf Club, Campbell Hall, N.Y.

(with files from the Monticello-Goshen Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association)