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The United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) has announced the schedule for the release of the Dan Patch Awards, presented by Caesars Entertainment, with the harness racing banquet to be held on Sunday, February 25, at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, Florida. The announcement of the twelve divisional equine winners will originate from The Meadowlands

Hightstown, NJ — Three-year-old male harness racing pacer Confederate (Sweet Lou) closed out the 2023 Grand Circuit season as the No. 1-ranked horse in the final Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday, November 28. The colt, who took on older rivals in Saturday’s FanDuel Open Pace Championship and finished eighth, led the rankings for the

Three-year-old male pacer Confederate closed out the 2023 Grand Circuit season as the No. 1-ranked horse in the final Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released on Tuesday, Nov. 28.

Aside from qualifiers, no horses in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll raced last week, resulting in no changes with Confederate leading in the Week 24 edition of the rankings released on Tuesday, Nov. 21. This marks the 14th consecutive week Confederate has ranked No. 1.

For more than two decades, Worldly Beauty has made an appreciable impact on owner Mike Gulotta’s life. First, she was an award-winning racehorse — with her success on the track even contributing to his grandson’s name — followed by her role as the impetus behind Gulotta starting Deo Volente Farms three years after her retirement.

Confederate won last week’s Hap Hansen Matron Stakes and remained the unanimous No. 1-ranked horse in the Week 23 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released on Tuesday, Nov. 14.

Harrisburg, PA — Male trotter De Kooning, a son of Muscle Hill-Brooklyn whose full brothers Kings County and Brooklyn Hill were winners on the Grand Circuit, sold for $600,000 on Monday to top the opening harness racing session of the 85th annual Standardbred Horse Sale. Ron Burke will train the colt, who was purchased by the group

Confederate continued his reign atop the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll, holding his No. 1 position for the 12th consecutive week.

Hightstown, NJ — Two Breeders Crown winners moved up in Tuesday’s Week 21 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll Top 10 while three other Crown harness racing champs moved in. Three-year-old male trotter Tactical Approach went from sixth to third in the rankings while 4-year-old male pacer Bythemissal went from seventh to fourth. Joining

Breeders Crown champions Confederate and Sylvia Hanover held the top two spots in Tuesday’s Week 21 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll while two other Crown winners moved up the Top 10 rankings and three other Crown champs moved in.