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The United States Trotting Association (USTA), headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is the governing body for the sport of harness racing in the United States. It licenses drivers and trainers; trains racing officials; makes the rules of racing; maintains racing and breeding records; and promotes the sport.
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.
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 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 ...
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) is a private self-regulatory organization that regulates the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States. It is empowered by the federal Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 to propose and enforce regulations related to safety and anti-doping aspects of the sport.
Stanley Franklin Dancer (July 25, 1927 – September 8, 2005) was an American harness racing driver and trainer. He was the only horseman to drive and train three Triple Crowns in horse racing.
In 2009, in an effort to reduce the loss of genetic diversity within the breed, the United States Trotting Association capped the studbook for all new sires to 140 mares per year. [ 21 ] [ 6 ] This went into effect immediately for trotting stallions, and gradually for pacing stallions.
Rosecroft Raceway, nicknamed the "Raceway by the Beltway" for being close to Interstate 495, is a harness racing track in Fort Washington, Maryland.It first opened in 1949 and was owned by William E. Miller, a horse trainer and breeder.