Ihha plenty of standardbred tradition at hawthorne. Note the sulky in those days was made of heavy wood. Congratulations to my friend showbiz bill popfinger and all the other hall of fame nominees for earning a spot on the ballot. National hall of fame pacer sir dalrae and drivertrainer jim dennis. Jim morand entered the record books tuesday at harrington raceway becoming just the 15th driver in north american harness racing history to reach 9,000 wins. Safety harness brands driver insurance logbook for drivers har mar lock and key jeep wrangler towing wiring harness. He was one of the most respected trainers in harness racing and widely. A winner of more than 3,000 lifetime races, george is a regular among the top 10 in the driver standings at harrington.
Plenty of standardbred tradition at hawthorne illinois harness. Looking back forty years ago sportsmans park harnesslink. For more than twenty years, dennis has studied both eastern and western astrological techniques with some of the worlds most. Meadowlands driver bongiorno taken off mounts following. Bill smith, a prominent harness racing owner, visited orthopedic specialist. Yonkers raceway saturday, april 9, 2011 pace 1 mile cr. Pages in category united states harness racing hall of fame inductees the following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. His father, noah, and five uncles trained and drove them.
To be mentioned in the same breath as joe obrien, pres jenuine, jim dennis and the other members is really beyond comprehension. Jim pantaleano drives 7,000th winner harness racing. Dennis trained several stars, including sir dalrae, p, 4, 1. Yonkers raceway saturday, april 9, 2011 trackmaster. Jim dennis may 9, 1923 february 22, 2004 was an american harness racing driver and trainer. If you have any questions please contact me via the discussion boards contact facility. In 2007, at northfield, he won 10 out of the races on the. Howard james was twelve years old when he first met brian hancock. Harness racing photos indiana vintage sports photos for sale ebay. Running aces harness racing track to offer best purses in. Celebrate the new and past inductees of our horse harness racing museum and hall of fame. Jim dennis, harry harvey, catello manzi 2002 jim doherty, berndt lindstedt, bob mcintosh. Marsh,jr, lew williams, jim dolbee, chris boring, jim dennis, dwayne pletcher and others.
Dennis carn, at only 17 years of age, was killed while exercising his pacer. Harness racing photos indiana vintage sports photos for. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Not many busboys in the clubhouse dining room will go on to win 7,000 harness races, yet thats just the unique career path jim pantaleano has taken. One of the leading horsemen in the sport for most of his life, dennis has.
Harness horsemans association of new england facebook. Born in rexburg, idaho on may 9, 1923, jim dennis grew up with standardbreds. He got career win 7,000 wednesday at the meadows when he piloted pl intimidator to victory in the eighth race. In other races were dana lobell, good time lou, my boy, craigs boy, rana, bedford star, soul to name a few. It features a discussion board for anyone who would like to discuss issues related to the sport of harness racing. Now i just have a few young ones in training with jim dennis. One of the leading horsemen in the sport for most of his life, dennis has been overlooked for the harness hall of fame in. Make offer 1961 hof harness racing driver del miller with meadow grayson press photo. Jim dennis, 79, inducted in the harness racing hall of fame in 2001, died on sunday morning february 22 at his solana beach, calif. Also take notice of the jampacked old openair grandstand at the old hawthorne facility.
Carey right, general manager of suburban downs, was in the winners circle in 1974 to honor national hall of fame pacer sir dalrae and driver trainer jim dennis. Most busy jockeys and harness racing drivers are confidence players. Jim dennis, 79, inducted in the harness racing hall of fame in 2001, died this morning at his solana beach, calif. The miller family from ohio is prominent in harness racing, which gave brett miller a good start. A harness driver was killed and another injured in a multihorse pileup during a spill in the seventh race at maywood park last night. Harvey 19232016 trainer driver catello cat manzi 1950 driver trainer 2002 james f.
Driver starts 1st 2nd 3rd purses rounded 1 anthony morgan 81 378 215 177 2,730,000 2 ross wolfenden 1212 180 171 171 1,560,000 3 brad hanners 1114 175 171 169 1,663,000 4 roger plante jr. Top ten harness drivers of all time the top ten harness drivers of all time. Dennis picker is one trots trainer who has no intention of getting caught up in the grind of racing. Driver standings statistics through tuesday, oct 23, 2007. Prior to his serving in the united states air force, dennis considered a rodeo career. Morrill, who was the third leading driver last year at pocono and is widely considered one of the very best in his profession, said he has heard no explanations from track management and the only way he knows he is not welcome is because trainers have told him that every time they try to. Some of the drivers were jim crane, mack hayman, ross hayter, donald dancer, vern crank, syl king jr. He was inducted into the harness racing hall of fame in 2002 dennis was born in rexburg, idaho.
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. His father, del miller trains and drove on the ohio circuit and top driver, david miller, is his cousin. A true superstar of his sport, dennis was elected into the living hall of fame in. As running aces begins its 12th season of harness racing saturday, the track in columbus will offer the highest purses in its history. Talk about the nitty gritty of different rigging or equipment, feeding and supplements, training techniques, looking for advice or input on problems they may be having with gait or behavior, etc. I know the conditions were perfect and that aided the speed but it takes great horses to go that fast anywhere. He was highly respected by his fellow horsemen for his honesty, ability and integrity. While thoroughbred racing has been its staple for over a century at. At times, jim dennis must feel like the driver that harness racing forgot. See more ideas about harness racing, racing and standardbred horse. Could the racing at the meadowlands get any better than last weekend. Harness james jim the barber age 67 of batavia, passed away on thursday, october 19, 2017.
Saturday evening cal expo is proud to honor the late harness hall of fame driver trainer jim dennis, who had an outstanding career with many of his highlights coming in california. Northfield driver matt kakaley, 21, is going places in fastrising harness career updated mar 27, 2019. But its his talent with the reins that has led to some amazing accomplishments. Harness racing reflections contibuted by others of racetracks. Harness driver joe bongiorno was taken off two of his mounts at the meadowlands on saturday following comments he made on inhouse and simulcasting feeds about the horses. Top twenty harness drivers of 20, part 2 betamerica extra. Ontario jockey club rci standardbred canada standardbred pleasure horse organization u.
Harness horsemans association of new england october 31 at 3. Teenager wearing earphones killed by train jeffrey bellinger, from cedar lake, ind. Harness driver is killed in spill at illinois track the. This website is for discussion of harness racing issues across canada. Obituaries and memorials of drivers, trainers, grooms, racing officials and. Al and kendra casselman, lois and loren combs, jim and judy ferguson, kim.
He currently has a stable of approximately 20 horses. Harrington wbocap a harness racing driver was killed monday when his horse stumbled and fell during the opening race at harrington raceway two other drivers were. Memorials and obituaries christian harness horsemens association. The younger dennis brother, george not only makes a racing career from driving, but as a trainer as well. James harness obituary batavia, oh the cincinnati enquirer. He was inducted into the harness racing hall of fame in. Saturday evening cal expo is proud to honor the late harness hall of fame drivertrainer jim dennis, who had an outstanding career with many of his highlights coming in california. It may have come as a surprise to some, but when the news was publicized earlier this week that jim morrill jr. Carey right, general manager of suburban downs, was in the winners circle in 1974 to honor national hall of fame pacer sir dalrae and drivertrainer jim dennis. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. He took the chicago downs meet at sportsmans by two winners over jerry graham and finished ahead of walter paisley and jim dennis in the fox valley portion. They would all agree, jim dennis was a fine gentleman and a class act.
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