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In Print | On The Web

If it has to do with Standardbreds and racing, the USTA does it. Nearly 25,000 individuals and more than 260 racetracks join together to regulate, promote, and make the rules of racing.

The USTA also licenses drivers and trainers; sponsors schools for racing officials; makes grants and donations towards programs benefiting the entire sport; conducts and supports broad-based marketing, publicity and public relations efforts; serves as the breed registry; and keeps detailed racing and breeding records. The USTA is administered by directors elected by the membership.

750 Michigan Ave.
Columbus, OH 43215.
Phone: 877.800-USTA(8782)
fax: 614.224.4575.
Visit www.ustrotting.com.

Indispensable Resources for the Owner

On the Web

Here is your best site for contact information for regional horsemen’s groups (a great way to find a trainer!), U.S. racetracks and horse auctions, and links to key industry resources. Your first act as a prospective Standardbred horse owner should be to bookmark the site on your computer:

USTA Online the U.S. Trotting Association’s popular Web site, at www.ustrotting.com, offers news, race entries and results, and a broad range of information about Standardbreds and harness racing—free of charge.

PATHWAY, the USTA’s online database of performance information for horses, drivers and trainers. Visit http://pathway.ustrotting.com.

RACEWAY Lite, the USTA’s online eligibility service permits subscribers to view the racelines for all horses racing in North America, and condition sheets from pari-mutuel tracks in the United States. Visit http://racewaylite.ustrotting.com.

STARS, an online stallion guide, containing a wealth of information about the sport’s leading stallions, their pedigree, their racing record, and the performance of their offspring—free and online at http://stars.ustrotting.com.

In Print

The USTA produces annual, periodical, and online publications, each of which is an important source for the Standardbred owner; prices vary, for more details visit http://shop.ustrotting.com, or visit the Web site indicated for each of our online products to learn more.

Hoof Beats, the award-winning monthly magazine published by the USTA, which features colorful and informative articles on breeding and racing, regular “how to” columns about training and shoeing, and profiles of leading owners, drivers and trainers. It is the most widely circulated harness racing periodical in the U.S. Subscribe by calling 877.800-USTA, ext. 2, visit www.hoofbeatsmagazine.com, or e-mail hoofbeats@ustrotting.com.

The Care and Training of the Trotter and Pacer, the definitive work on the subject of training and racing Standardbreds, written by leading horsemen. Published by the USTA, and last revised in 1996. It may be purchased through the USTA at http://shop.ustrotting.com.

Stakes Guide, a comprehensive list of added-money races, including conditions, schedule of payments, and dates. The Stakes Guide is published each January, and its companion volume, the Yearling Nomination Booklet, is published in April. Information: 877.800-8782, ext. 2, or e-mail hoofbeats@ustrotting.com. Sires and Dams, the breeding records of sires and broodmares in North American. Published annually in April. Buy it at http://shop.ustrotting.com. The Trotting and Pacing Guide, the sport’s most comprehensive record book. More than 300 pages of Standardbred racing records, and information about all aspects of the industry. Published annually, in March. Buy it at http://shop.ustrotting.com.