Steve Wolf, president of the Florida Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), has announced that the chapter is now accepting applications for its 2024 Allen J. Finkelson Scholarship Awards.
As mentioned in the past, my first REAL visit to see harness racing was August 22, 1959. I was barely 16 years old and was corralled there from a bowling alley in Chicago after winning a “pot game” at the Bryn Mawr Bowl and winning $15. After that match, a gentleman approached me and offered
Hall of Famer Jean Emerson, nee Boomer, who had been involved in almost all aspects of harness racing for nearly half a century, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at Seal Rock Healthcare Facility in Saco, Maine, she was 93. In addition to breeding, training and racing Standardbred horses, she was also the founder
The Florida Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) has announced four candidates who will receive awards this year from the 2023 Allen J. Finkelson Scholarship program.