What a year! I can’t wait to see the voting by the USHWANs who have been this honor to vote on this important issue. I have been asked why I took the time to do all this work. Simple! Few realize the financial implications of a single vote can be huge and, since many USHWAns,
Hightstown, NJ – Renee and Bill Bercury recently added two stakes-winning harness racing horses to their stable, Ponda Adventure and Liteningonthebeach, but also said farewell to a barn favorite. Blue Ivy (Captaintreacherous-Ali Blue), a Grand Circuit-winning pacer who came within a neck of capturing the 2021 Blue Chip Matchmaker Series championship, was retired by the Berkery's
John Ryan Melsheimer was not looking to buy Adamsville Road when he went to the 2020 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale. But Melsheimer’s regard for the trotter’s mother, as well as a bargain price, resulted in the horse coming home with the Ohio-based trainer.
For close to a half century, I have been honored to participate in the voting for divisional winners leading up to even higher honors of “Trotter of the Year”, “Pacer of the Year” and “Horse of the Year.” I take this honor very seriously as the horses I choose may, someday, be in a sales
The 76th Annual Fall Blooded Horse Sale saw a 13 percent year-over-year increase with an almost identical 300 harness racing horses sold vs 302 last year. "We knew we had a good group of horses catalogued," said sale manager Jerry Haws. "We appreciate the stables that consigned nice racehorses and the breeding farms that sent