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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]
Along with the Hambletonian, a race for trotters, it is one of the two most coveted races for standardbreds. The event is named after Little Brown Jug, a pacer, who won nine consecutive races and became a USTA Hall of Fame Immortal in 1975. [1] The race is the counterpart to the Jugette for three-year-old fillies.
The USTA (United States Trotting Association) sent an export certificate to Svensk Travsport (The Swedish trotting association). Prior to being imported Propulsion had been nerved and according to Swedish regulations no nerved horse is allowed to race or participate in breeding. It was indicated in the export certificate that the horse was ...
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.
Victory Song had set the harness racing record for stallions with a time of 1:57.6 in the mile. E. Roland Harriman, president of the Trotting Horse Club of America, announced the award and indicated that the enthusiasm shown for the honor led to the decision to make the "Harness Horse of the Year" an annual event. [1]
In 1959, Adios Butler won the Cane Pace, then the Little Brown Jug, where he was the first horse to win with a sub-two-minute mile, and finally, the Messenger Stakes, doing it in track and stake record time to become the first pacer to capture the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers. In 1960, Adios Butler was sold in part to Ohio ...
Parx Racing 21 September 2024 Pennsylvania Derby: I $1,000,000 3yo open 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles: Dirt Parx Racing 21 September 2024 Gallant Bob Stakes: II $400,000 3yo open 6 furlongs: Dirt Parx Racing 21 September 2024 Turf Monster Stakes: Listed $250,000 3&up open 5 furlongs: Turf Parx Racing 21 September 2024 Greenwood Cup Stakes: III $200,000 3 ...
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for tennis in the United States.A not-for-profit organization with more than 700,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass-roots to the professional levels.