Harness Racing Hall Of Fame

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Fontaine Elected To U.S. Hall Of Fame

The Hall of Fame Screening Committee of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), after meeting with a select group of Harness Racing Museum Trustees, has announced that Lucien Fontaine h...

U.S. Hall Of Fame Welcomes 19 Inductees

On Sunday night (July 4), in front of an overflow crowd of more than 275, 11 individuals and eight equines were inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in ceremonies held under the tent on the l...

U.S. Hall Of Fame Weekend Nears

The wait will come to an end Sunday (July 4) for American harness racing’s Hall of Fame class of 2020, which saw its induction day a year ago postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. Harness Racing Hall Of Fame Announces Class Of 2021

January 12, 2021

The Living Horse Hall of Fame nominating committee of the United States Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame has announced the results of recent balloting to determine the 2021 inductees into the Ha...

Harness HOF Election Process

Who is the greatest third baseman of all time? Some people may say Brooks Robinson, while others may lean towards Wade Boggs, Chipper Jones or Mike Schmidt. We can agree to disagree.

Weingartner, Pikelny To HOF Ballot

February 23, 2019

Ken Weingartner and Phil Pikelny were selected for places in the mid-summer balloting, which could lead to their being elected to harness racing's Communicators Hall of Fame.

The 2018 U.S. Hall Of Fame Inductions

Jules Siegel and Margareta Wallenius-Kleberg took different roads to success as harness racing breeders and owners, but those paths merged Sunday when they were inducted into the sport’s Hall of Fame ...

Siegel, Wallenius-Kleberg Headline Ballot

Jules Siegel, owner of Fashion Farms in Pennsylvania, twice national owner of the year in the U.S. and Owner of the Decade (2000s) as named by Standardbred Canada, and Margareta Wallenius-Kleberg, an ...

New Inductees Join U.S. Hall Of Fame

On a sultry Sunday (July 2) midsummer’s evening in the Hudson River Valley, inductions for the Harness Racing Hall of Fame were conducted.

Campbell’s Final U.S. Drive On July 2

The 107th season of racing in Goshen, NY will include the final race in the United States for all-time money-winning driver John Campbell and inductions for harness racing’s finest over a long weekend...

Sears Elected To Hall Of Fame

September 19, 2016

Brian Sears has been elected to the sport’s highest honour, the Hall of Fame, in balloting conducted by the United States Harness Writers Association, the trade organization of harness journalists.

Sears On Hall Of Fame Ballot

Driver Brian Sears, a third generation horseman, is the sole nominee on the ballot in voting for the 2017 Harness Racing Hall of Fame.

New U.S. Hall Of Fame Members

Breeder and industry executive Charlie Keller III and trainer Bruce Nickells were inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame during ceremonies held at the Harness Racing Museum Sunday (July 4) even...