Some drivers were billy bresnahanp, rock vinci, jim romano, tom luchento, john manzi jr. Mar 15, 2019 jim dunnigan september 18, 2018 september 18, 2018 comments off on stuck in the research phase i have to write a history piece about world war ii for a website. In memoriam harness racing newsroom usta ustrotting. Kim crawford, the second leading driver at saratoga harness.
Racing continued only into the third season when it was abruptly closed. Ten indianasired trotters will start, and post time will be 3. This requirement benefits all members by making sure everybody is. See more ideas about harness racing, racing and standardbred horse. Afterwards, he attended pace university studying accounting, then transferred to columbia university, graduating with a degree in. In a stronger together live video session wednesday afternoon that included a lengthy questionandanswer period with viewers regarding thecovid19 pandemic and the shutdown of harness racing across north america, woodbine entertainment ceo jim lawson announced that the pepsi north america cup for 3yearold colt pacers at woodbine mohawk. Dancer 2001 19232000 trainerdriverowner vernon dancer was born in red valley, nj on august 3, 1923. Paradise looks back to 75 midwest derby harnesslink. An outstanding horseman, he earned a reputation as a successful and popular grand circuit trainer driver and catch driver. Its the phoenix trotting park, an abandoned harness horse racing track from the. A former trainer and driver, anthony abbatiello was a cofounder of the standardbred. This native of lloydminster, saskatchewan, canada, ralph baldwin won his first harness race when he was seventeen. Straus place remembering racetracks lovin life after 50.
At ladbroke at the meadows and other harness tracks. Gene oldford, 86, whose career in harness racing as a breeder, owner, and administrator led to his induction into the michigan harness horsemens association hall of fame in 20 as. Lee was one of 12 invited drivers who contested the event and took out the race sponsored by travelcentre bendigo driving rank outsider montana sky. Tom charters, jeff gural, bill popfinger, and tim tetrick have been selected by the hall of fame screening committee of the united states harness writers association ushwa as ballot candidates for this summers election vote toward harness racings highest honor, membership in the sports hall of fame. Harness was retired from a 40year career as a standardbred trainer and driver, and worked for many years for his special friend, dr. Jeff s father, bert james, a windsor, ontario, car dealer, raced top competitors in the 1960s and 1970s, and, of course, he was the breeder and original owner of the great albatross.
Jim recently relocated to maiden gully from queensland. In this picture, standing third from the right is a young sportsmans park harness racing president billy johnston jr. If you meet the requirements, you may register for an account. The jeff james family is as famous in harness racing as the jessie james family was infamous in the old west. Since they had in jimmy dunnigan an experienced operator of harness racing, they solicited his aid. In the back row are jim wells, jim moran, glydon willis, paul lomber, gay parker and andy palazzolo while kneeling in front are ray gillilan, warren dickey and jim dunnigan, jr. Dunnigan born 8 august 1943 is an author, militarypolitical analyst, defense and state department consultant, and wargame designer currently living in new york city. An outstanding horseman, he earned a reputation as a successful and popular grand circuit trainerdriver and catchdriver. Buffalo raceway hosts live harness racing during the months of january to july. From 1961 to 1964, he worked as a repair technician for the sergeant ballistic missile.
As in most states, horse racing was a cornerstone of the arizona state fair. Harness the excitement with this newcomers guide to the. To join in on the discussion you will need to register important. Dancer 2001 19232000 trainer driver owner vernon dancer was born in red valley, nj on august 3, 1923. After high school, he volunteered for the military instead of waiting to be drafted. The true measure is instinct and intelligence on the track, and here he beats them all. Former harness racing venue suffolk downs in massachusetts is. Jim dennis may 9, 1923 february 22, 2004 was an american harness racing driver and trainer. Clearview stable sweeps weekend phoenix trotting park. Im excited because it is a topic i i am really interested in. This is a site where canadian harness racing is discussed. In 1974 he was inducted into the living hall of fame. He won his first race, however, in the 1950s driving for jimmy cruise at bay.
Phoenix trotting park abandoned harness racing track in arizona. Feb 22, 2004 jim dennis, 79, inducted in the harness racing hall of fame in 2001, died on sunday morning february 22 at his solana beach, calif. During his outstanding career jim has trained and driven standout horses including margaret shannon, quite famous and its motor power. Seems to me i do recall that ted wing, jim doherty and bill odonnell as well as the usual new england regulars like john hogan, art nason, bert beckwith and ken heeney. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
Prior to his serving in the united states air force, dennis considered a rodeo career. Former harness racing venue suffolk downs in massachusetts. Three rivers historical society phoenix trotting park. At various times during his long association with the sport, he served as a director of the usta, harness tracks of america and the harness racing institute. Was founder of buffalo raceway here services were held in scottsdale, ariz. I have to write a history piece about world war ii for a website. Miller dominated his peers in the scioto drivers standings during the 1990s, winning the dash crown for eight consecutive seasons 199198he was also the driver of choice on the ohio sire stakes circuit and captured the jerry kaltenbach memorial award, presented annually to. Dunnigan born august 8, 1943 in rockland county, new york is a game designer, author, lecturer, and commentator who is one of the most important figures in the history of wargaming, founding spi simulations publications, inc.
The sun and the erie county independent from hamburg, new. Jim dennis, inducted for his accomplishments as a trainer and driver. Some drivers were billy bresnahanp, rock vinci, jim romano, tom luchento, john. Trotters to take to the turf today harness racing newsroom. Frank antonacci fell in love with harness racing in the 1960s. Western fair raceways 2009 driver of the year winner of the battle of waterloo with trail boss in 2008 at the age of 18 youngest driver in history to reach wins before the age of 21. Laurie has three sisters married to harness drivers. Sep 17, 2014 suffolk downs also hosted harness racing from 195970, though i know a great deal less about the standardbred era there. Kim crawford, the second leading driver at saratoga harness track, has been banned from the track for at least a year for using an electric cattle prod on a horse. Bendigo will turn back harness racings clock with a drivers list that could be right out of a melbourne showground or early moonee valley racebook, when the club celebrates the 58 th year of racing at lords raceway on saturday night 3 november the bendigo harness club has assembled one of the best lists of master drivers available in victoria to compete in the qantas holidays. Born in the bronx, new york in 1912, jim dunnigan was the son of new york state senator john j. Fulton wayne smullin, 41, leading trainerdriver on the maryland harness circuit, died last night of injuries he suffered in a ninthrace accident at freestate raceway thursday night. Laurie is the son of the late john stark, a wellknown harness driver at vernon downs in upstate new york.
Dalrae, voted the best older pacer of 1984, and his halfbrother, sir dalrae, best fouryearold pacer of 1973. He selected the erie county fairgrounds in hamburg as the site of his venture. Buffalo raceway harness track hamburg, ny, usa harness. In 1966 one of the greatest harness horses of all time, brett hanover, raced. Jim dunnigan september 18, 2018 september 18, 2018 comments off on stuck in the research phase. We manually approve all registrations, so it may take a day before you are approved and can fully utilize the site. Seems to me i do recall that ted wing, jim doherty and bill odonnell as well as the usual new england regulars like john hogan, art nason, bert beckwith and ken heeney raced there. Suffolk downs also hosted harness racing from 195970, though i know a great deal less about the standardbred era there. Jim dunnigan lost not only phoenix trotting park but his roosevelt raceway in buffalo that he had used as collateral a victim of poor timing and location. Sir dalrae jim dennis may 9, 1923 february 22, 2004 was an american harness racing driver and trainer. Join facebook to connect with jim dunnigan and others you may know. Drivers like walt paisley, joe marsh,jr, lew williams, jim dolbee, chris boring.
You knew it was inevitable, you would approach foxboro raceway from the south on rt. The reinsmen switched to the links in the horsemens handicap golf tourney at the wigwam country club in litchfield park. Trotters to take to the turf today saturday, october 29, 2005 by mike wandishin, for indiana downs tweet shelbyville, in on saturday afternoons indiana downs closing day card, the shelbyville, indiana track will offer what is believed to be first trotting race on the turf in the united states. Dunnigan trained and drove at dozens of tracks from coast to. Dick lee the top veteran driver bendigo harness racing. Army veteran and a 1956 valley high school graduate. Jim dunnigan republican party is a member of the utah house of representatives, representing district 39. Dennis trained several stars, including sir dalrae, p, 4, 1. Roosevelt raceways driving stars click on pictue to go to drivers webpage. After high school, he volunteered for the military instead of. Long abandoned, the phoenix trotting park grandstand is set for. Erie county fair grounds, was founded and opened by james j. Harness racings living legend insights of a master horseman gallery of champions.
Between 1966 and 1992, he designed over 100 wargames. Harness racing reflections contibuted by others of racetracks. Dunnigan opened the doors of buffalo raceway in june of 1942, shortly after new york state passed a bill allowing parimutuel harness racing. The ustas internetbased computer database is your source for complete and official data on standardbred racing, breeding, and data on the individuals who drive, train, own, and.
When this venture failed, he was forced to sell buffalo raceway to new ownership, and in l966 the sportservice corporation began their continued racing interest. Top ten harness drivers of all time the top ten harness drivers of all time. Career callahan has gone from a guy who didnt even want to jog his own fathers horses, to one of the top drivers on the eastern seaboardin 2010 callahan reached the winners circle 505 times, and at the end of the year his lifetime total stood at 1,755. Fulton wayne smullin, 41, leading trainer driver on the maryland harness circuit, died last night of injuries he suffered in a ninthrace accident at freestate raceway thursday night. Jim dunnigan lost not only phoenix trotting park but his roosevelt raceway in buffalo that he had used as. Also, it is my first piece for them and i really want to do a good job it is a nice paycheck and id like to keep. Dunnigan republican party is running for reelection to the utah house of representatives to represent district 39. Buffalo raceway, located in hamburg at the erie county fair grounds, was founded and opened by james j. Dunnigan invested heavily in a new harness track in phoenix, arizona during the early l960s. Published in the harness racing museums 1994 book, the immortals. Harness was a member of the usta and the ohio horseman association, and was a u. Harrington wbocap a harness racing driver was killed monday when his horse stumbled and fell during the opening race at harrington raceway. He was inducted into the harness racing hall of fame in 2002 dennis was born in rexburg, idaho. In 1975 walter paisley was sportsmans leading driver with 63 victories.
Dunnigan, who authored the 1939 landmark legislation that. We were told later that the driver had suffered a heart attack coming in the home stretch. The phoenix trotting park was built in 1965 by james dunnigan sr. Western new york residents and people from all over came to the track making it a huge success. He, in turn, interested norman woolworth, harness racing. The ustas internetbased computer database is your source for complete and official data on standardbred racing, breeding, and data on the individuals who drive, train, own, and breed standardbreds. He is a dual inter dominion winning driver winning the 1987 inter dominion pacers final with my lightning blue and the 1989 trotting final with yankee loch. Jun, 20 in this picture, standing third from the right is a young sportsmans park harness racing president billy johnston jr. Please note that in order to register and post you must include your full name first and last. Quarterly the three rivers historical society of arizona. Jim dennis, 79, inducted in the harness racing hall of fame in 2001, died on sunday morning february 22 at his solana beach, calif.
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