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The United States Trotting Association (USTA) was founded in 1939 by Edward Harriman. It remained the only governing body in the sport of harness racing until the 1960s. It is headquartered in Westerville, Ohio. [1] [2] In some areas, the USTA remains the only group to sanction harness races. [3]
Harness racing. Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace).They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, spider, or chariot occupied by a driver.
The Norwegian Trotting Association (Norwegian: Det Norske Travselskap, DNT) is the sports federation organizing horse racing in Norway. It is an umbrella for the 13 regional federations and 185 local chapters with 17,000 members.
Joe O'Brien was a member of the board of directors of the United States Trotting Association and served as president of the California Breeder's Association. [2] Joe O'Brien died of cancer at his home in Shafter, California. [14] A few years after his passing Standardbred Canada announced they were considering a new national harness racing ...
The European Trotting Union also known by its acronym, UET for Union Europeenne du Trot is the governing body of European trotting. The federations main purpose "is the promotion of trotting races and horse breeding in Europe as well as their integrity and prestige in the world". [ 1 ]
The Dan Patch Award is an annual award created in 1985 by members of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA). The Association's website states that their members' determination is aided by input from the American Harness Racing Secretaries plus logistic expertise provided by the United States Trotting Association.
The organization worked with the breeding of fast trotting horses, and based itself on the Dølahest. [1] Interest declined from 1895, but rose again from 1904, when Trøndelag Trotting Association (TT) was established, as part of the Norwegian Trotting Association. Its initial race on Jonsvatnet gathered a crowd of 4,000 spectators. [2]
European Grand Circuit (French: Grand Circuit européen) was a harness racing series arranged by European Trotting Union. It was held from 1956 to 2011. It was held from 1956 to 2011. The competition was replaced by UET Masters Series in 2012.