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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.
It has the ability to impose fines and sanctions, and ban players, umpires, and other tennis officials from participating in sanctioned tournaments. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The organisation is an initiative from the International Governing Bodies (IGBs) of professional tennis: the ITF , ATP , WTA , and the four Grand Slam tournaments (the Australian Open ...
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Joseph Cyril O'Brien (June 25, 1917 – September 29, 1984) was a Harness racing driver, trainer and owner who won the U.S. Trotting Triple Crown in 1955 and would be inducted into both the U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame [1] and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, [2] as well as Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. [3]
In 1959, a trotter from France named Jamin was scheduled to run in the inaugural International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway. The track's publicist, Joe Goldstein spread the word that the horse's chances were affected by the loss of over 150 pounds of artichokes that had been impounded, and then misplaced, by the United States Department of Agriculture at Idlewild Airport.
The NFL's Week 16 fines are out, and Jalen Hurts will pay a unique one. It's common for the league to levy citations for illegal hits on a quarterback. When a quarterback is the one to commit the ...
Guram Tushishvili was punished by the International Judo Federation for this low blow after losing to France's Teddy Riner. (Photo by Xavier Laine/Getty Images) (Xavier Laine via Getty Images)