‘Winning is always a thrill’

At 0h02, on January 23, 2025 By Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager

From his earliest days sitting behind a racehorse, Steve Reisenweaver displayed a bit of a competitive spirit. Reisenweaver followed his father, Roy, into harness racing and was jogging horses by the time he was 7 or 8 years old.

“When me and my dad went out and trained, I looked forward to that every day,” said Reisenweaver, adding with a laugh, “We’d go out and train together, and I would beat him, and he would always get mad. He’d say, ‘We’ve got to finish together! We’ve got to finish together!’

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