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The 2023 Horse of the Year will be announced Sunday night, Feb. 25, at the annual U.S. Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) Dan Patch Awards dinner, presented by Caesars Entertainment, at Rosen Centre in Orlando, Fla. But even if you aren’t among the attendees, you will be able to watch the harness racing announcement live via

The 2023 U.S. Horse of the Year will be announced on Sunday, Feb. 25 at the annual United States Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) Dan Patch Awards dinner, presented by Caesars Entertainment, at Rosen Centre in Orlando, Florida. But even if you aren’t among the attendees, you will be able to watch the announcement live.

A well-bred weanling from a champion trotting family sold online on Monday, Dec. 18 with bidding climbing into six-figure territory.

The 30 horses who perished in last week's barn fire have been given a proper burial near the backstretch of Tioga Downs

Following the devastating loss of 30 Standardbreds in a Tioga Downs barn fire last Thursday, Nov. 9, the global harness racing community has rallied in support of the horsepeople who have suffered unimaginable emotional and financial loss associated with the fire.

Harrisburg, PA — Hambletonian Oaks winner Heaven Hanover (Father Patrick-Hillarmbro) was among three 3-year-old female harness racing trotters to share top-selling honors at Friday’s (Nov. 10) second-and-final session of the Standardbred Horse Sale’s mixed sale, purchased for $450,000 apiece at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex. The other two fillies were Swanky Hanover (Muscle Hill-Secret

Harrisburg, PA — Three-year-old female harness racing trotter Another Like Me, one of a group of horses sold as part of the Libfeld/Katz dispersal, was the top seller at Thursday’s opening session of the Standardbred Horse Sale’s mixed sale, purchased for $400,000 by Al Libfeld. A daughter of Muscle Hill-Stubborn Belle, Another Like Me has won

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

Members of consignor Preferred Equine compare and contrast horse auctions for Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds.

Live video and results are available for the 2023 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, with the fiftth and final session taking place this evening (Friday, Oct. 6) at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in Lexington, Kentucky.