May 2026 @USHWA_ newsletter is out to members!📰

It’s official 🥳 today is Brett Beckwith’s first day back on the track since his accident on April 12

Our friends at @harnessracingNY give some well deserved recognition to one of our most popular horsemen, Pat Lachance (who just happened to deliver a pair of winners from the barn on Monday night, Verdun in the 7th race, followed up by Churchviewfrankl IR in the 8th)! @YonkersRaceway @DRFHarness @faral @USHWA_ @USTrotting @StandardbredCAN

Former Horse of the Year ready for a ‘Fresh’ start Only twice since 2004 have fans seen successive Dan Patch Horse of the Year Award winners in action in the same season, but with Saturday’s return of female pacer Twin B Joe Fresh, that will change. bit.ly/4uScVX5 #harnessracing Stephens Photo @HarnessKenW

🏆 Meet a Living Legend of Harness Racing! 🏆 The richest Standardbred of all time is coming to The Meadows!💰 Foiled Again earned an incredible $7,635,588 during his Hall of Fame career, making him the highest-earning Standardbred in history. Come meet the fan favorite, snap a photo, and learn more about the sport during our Harness Racing Education Night. Whether you're a lifelong racing fan or brand new to harness racing, this is a unique opportunity to get up close with one of the sport's greatest ambassadors. 📅 Friday, June 12 ⏰ 5:10 PM

Maya Patel Hanover scored this afternoon in the first division of Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 3-year-old filly trotters in 1:54.2 for trainer @StableSvanstedt and driver Dave Palone

𝗟𝗘𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗡𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗥 - 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗡𝗔 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 @LSRacing4 #𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗔𝗛𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿

Sunset, rainbow and Joey 🫶🏼

win for Gauntlet! youtu.be/U_GFtufjOyo?si=Ldk1…

🔟 in a row 💥

2024 Horse of the Year Twin B Joe Fresh returns from injury in Friday's qualifiers @TheMeadowlands, and for this piece from Harness Digest, @HarnessEyeGuy spoke to trainer @ChrisRyder_HR for an update on both her and stablemate Miki And Minnie. drf.com/news/meadowlands-twi…

Congratulations to driver Brett Miller on his 11,000th career driving win! ⭐️⭐️⭐️. #harnessracing #milestone Presented by: @WinbakFarm

2026 Hall of Fame Weekend @harnessmuseum, Goshen, NY is coming soon. @USHWA_ national secretary Jerry Connors has released a list of local hotels for those who plan to attend-contact him or your local @USHWA_ chapter for full details.

Peter Dalt & Spirit Shadow, maybe two of the last horses still racing in North America with lifetime marks from Pompano just finished 1-2 in tonight’s 7th race at Hoosier #LongLiveThePomp

Skywalker Sea 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝟏:𝟒𝟕.𝟑 🌟 #sciotopays #asummertoremember

Reminder! 📚🎓 The deadline to apply for the 2026 MSOA Scholarship Program is Friday, May 22! Over $59,000 in scholarship opportunities are available for students pursuing higher education. Don’t miss your chance to apply and take advantage of this incredible opportunity. For eligibility requirements and application information, visit themsoa.com/2026/04/14/msoa-…

Oak Grove hosts two Grade 1s and four Kentucky Sire Stakes finals on Saturday, and Ken Jackson, one of the key people at the facility, sees this program as the beginning of big things at the track in this Harness Digest report from @HarnessEyeGuy: drf.com/news/oak-grove-creat…

Congratulations to our @BigDeeTack Trainer of the Week @BongiornoRacing and our Driver of the Week @DexterDunn7

Congratulations to Dave Briggs on being named to the @USHWA_ Hall of Fame Screening Committee

The SOA of NY would like to extend congratulations to the connections of the winner of this year’s $100,000 John Brennan Trotting Series Final, Kazio DK. He jogged in 2 of his 3 legs, and might have been 3 for 3 if not for a final turn miscue the first week. He was pushed to his limits tonight by a gutsy Always A Story, but found more when called upon in the stretch and was able to prevail. And much like last year’s winner, Antognoni S, he’s trained by Ron Burke, while driven (and co-owned!) by Yannick Gingras!   The John Brennan Trotting Series is named in honor of the longtime Standardbred Owners Association of New York horsemen’s representative who passed away from complications of COVID-19 in March 2020 – the affable Brennan certainly appreciated a high quality trotter, and would have surely appreciated this year’s talented competitors! Yonkers, NY – Kazio DK scored a hard-fought 1:55.2 win in the $100,000 John Brennan Trotting Series final on Wednesday (April 22) at MGM Yonkers Raceway. Driven by Yannick Gingras, Kazio DK worked two-wide to get the lead away from Always A Story (driven by Tyler Buter) past the :28.3 quarter and then backed down the half to :58.1. Always A Story would then vacate the pylons exiting the third turn and got side-by-side with Kazio DK at the 1:27 three-quarters. The battle between Always A Story and Kazio DK continued around the last turn, and it appeared that Always A Story had a narrow advantage on the outside as they turned into the stretch. However, Kazio DK came back on the inside in the stretch and was able to defeat the game Always A Story by a nose. Top Gun Hanover (Jason Bartlett) was third after he was unable to keep up with Always A Story’s cover from second-over. Gingras co-owns the Ron Burke-trained Kazio DK, a 5-year-old gelding by Muscle Massive, with partners Burke Racing Stable LLC, Weaver Bruscemi LLC and Fac Racing LLC. Kazio DK has a summary of 9-11-4 from 37 appearances, has banked $172,099 and returned $2.78 to win as the 1-5 choice. He was atop a $6.76 exacta and a $25.50 trifecta. Commodus A, a 5-year-old gelded son of Father Patrick, rallied from second-over in the lane and got up to capture the $50,000 consolation race by half a length in 1:56. Bartlett drove Commodus A, a Group 1 winner in Australia, for trainer Per Engblom and owner Peaceful Acre Farm. (Yonkers Raceway Media)