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Jul
08

HARNESS RACING HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2027

GOSHEN, NY – The Hall of Fame Screening Committee of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) met over the Fourth of July weekend and is pleased to announce that Carter Duer has been elected to the Harness Racing Hall of Fame. Duer, 87, grew up in the sport, assisting h... Read more
Jul
06

HALL OF FAME WELCOMES CLASS OF 2026

Campbell Hall, NY – The venue was different, but the celebration remained the same. A power outage Sunday morning, coupled with a forecast for heavy rain and lightning later in the day, resulted in Sunday evening’s Harness Racing Hall of Fame induction ceremony to be relocated from the H... Read more
Jun
22

COMMUNICATOR LEON ZIMMERMAN BOOK

    From Bylines to Storylines as described at Amazon.com: "This is a memoir that tells the stories behind the stories that the author wrote during his career as a newspaper reporter and columnist, and later as a public relations consultant and lobbyist. It covers the event... Read more
Jun
16

HALL OF FAMER TOM ALDRICH PASSES

Thomas M. Aldrich, a Trotwood, Ohio native, passed away on Friday night, June 12. Aldrich was inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2025 and the Ohio Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1999. After earning his undergraduate degree from Ohio State University in 1972 and a law degree from ... Read more
Jun
10

HARNESS RACING HALL OF FAME WEEKEND - JULY 3-5

Goshen, NY – The annual Harness Racing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place Sunday, July 5, 2026 at the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in Goshen, New York. The festivities begin at 5:00 p.m.  Congratulations are in order for the newest class of Hall of Famers:&nbs... Read more
Jun
02

2026 COMMUNICATORS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Goshen, NY – Derick Giwner and Tara Ellen Taylor will be officially inducted into harness racing’s Communicators Hall of Fame on Hall of Fame Day, Sunday, July 5, 2026 at the Harness Racing Museum’s annual dinner. Derick Giwner is an award-winning harness racing journalist and the ... Read more
Jun
01

2026 HARNESS RACING HALL OF FAME BROODMARES

Goshen, NY – The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame’s Living Horse Hall of Fame nominating committee has announced that broodmares Eloquent Grace and Lucy’s Pearl will be inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame on Hall of Fame Day, Sunday, July 5, 2026, at the Museum’s annua... Read more
Apr
30

2026 HALL OF FAME SOUVENIR JOURNAL

The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame is committed to encouraging interest in the sport and honoring the people and horses who have made significant contributions to its history, its achievements and its future. The 2026 Souvenir Journal recognizes their important accomplishments and ... Read more
Feb
02

HALL OF FAME BROODMARE WESTERN MONTANA PASSES

Hall of Fame broodmare Western Montana has passed away at the age of 22. Bred by Frederick W. Hertrich III and Lewis Arno, Western Montana was foaled on May 11, 2004 in Federalsburg, Md. She was purchased as a yearling by Diamond Creek Farm at the Standardbred Horse Sales Co.'s yearling sale in 2... Read more