Dan Patch Awards

Test Of Faith Named Dan Patch Horse Of The Year

February 21, 2022

Test Of Faith on Sunday (Feb. 20) became the fourth three-year-old pacing female in history to be named Horse of the Year, receiving harness racing’s top honour for 2021 to conclude the U.S. Harness W...

Anthony Verruso in The Meadowlands' winner's circle

Verruso Sky-High Over Racing

February 10, 2022

Anthony Verruso looks back on his 2021 season on the amateur driving circuit with a bit of disbelief. A lifelong resident of the New York City borough of Queens, the 58-year-old Verruso notched 23 win...

HHYF Dan Patch Award Silent Auction

Dan Patch Awards Silent Auction Details

February 04, 2022

The Dan Patch Awards Dinner is rapidly approaching and along with it, the annual silent auction that is held in conjunction with the evening’s festivities. Once again the Harness Horse Youth Foundatio...

Lyons Sentinel winning at Woodbine Mohawk Park

A Second Chance To Remember

January 31, 2022

As the yearling portion of the 2018 Standardbred Horse Sale neared completion, Joseph Lyons Mound looked to buy one more horse for his family’s racing stable. He had his eye on two fillies but was uns...

Last Call For Dan Patch Room Discounts

January 26, 2022

The U.S. Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) annual Dan Patch Awards banquet, sponsored by Caesar’s Entertainment, is set for Sunday night, Feb. 20 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida.

Dan Patch Award Trotting Champions Announced

December 21, 2021

Six-year-old mare Manchego won the third Dan Patch Award of her career on Tuesday (Dec. 21) as the six 2021 division champions for trotters were announced by the U.S. Harness Writers Association.

Dan Patch Award-Winning Pacers Revealed

December 20, 2021

Three-year-old colt Perfect Sting was a repeat winner and four-year-old mare Lyons Sentinel also earned a second trophy as 2021 Dan Patch Award division champions for pacers were announced on Monday, ...

Noms Open For DE Caretaker Award

November 30, 2021

The Delaware Valley Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) is currently accepting nominations for its second annual Caretaker of the Year award.

USHWA Accepting Caretaker Nominations

November 30, 2021

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2021 Caretaker of the Year Award, presented by the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA).

Hotel Reservations Open For U.S. Awards

November 29, 2021

Hotel room reservations can now be made for the U.S. Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) annual Dan Patch Awards banquet, which will be held on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022.

Dan Patch Awards Banquet Returns

August 23, 2021

It's time to start booking rooms for the U.S. Harness Writers Association's (USHWA) 2022 Dan Patch Awards banquet, which returns to Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday, Feb. 20.

2020 Dan Patch Award Winners

January 16, 2021

Ontario-sired pacing colt Tall Dark Stranger was named the 2020 U.S. Horse of the Year as part of the Dan Patch Annual Awards Banquet held virtually on Saturday (Jan. 16).

Caretaker Reveal During Dan Patch Awards

January 13, 2021

The 2020 Fair Island Farm Caretaker of the Year Award winner will be announced as part of the United States Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) Dan Patch Virtual Awards Show on Saturday (Jan. 16) fr...