Hall of Immortals - People

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Biography:Born in 1865, Alexander Coxe was known for his breeding knowledge and devoted much study to the problems of gait, balance, and...Read more
Year of Induction:1987
Biography:Jimmy Cruise, Sr. was born on October 12, 1917 into the harness racing family of Hardy Cruise of Shepherdsville, Kentucky. Cruise...Read more
Biography:Known as "The Printmakers to the American people", Currier and Ives were the greatest lithographers of the 19th century. In business...Read more
Biography:Born in Saudersville, Kentucky, Jack Curry grew up around the bluegrass farms and moved to Nebraska in 1875. He later moved to Kansas...Read more
Year of Induction:1970
Biography:Stanley Dancer was born on July 25, 1927 and was the youngest son of New Jersey dairy and potato farmer James Dancer and his wife Helen...Read more
Year of Induction:2001
Biography:Vernon Dancer was born in Red Valley, New Jersey on August 3, 1923.  He drove his first race at Freehold in 1952 with the...Read more
Biography:Born in 1848 in Mercer County, Kentucky, Crit Davis began training his first horse when he was 14 years old. His career as a...Read more
Biography:Born on December 23, 1929, Roy Davis won two Little Brown Jugs as the owner of Barberry Spur p,3,T1:50.2 ($1,634,017) and Jaguar Spur p,...Read more
Biography:Charles Dean, one of the most popular "harness racing gentlemen" of the early 1900s, was born in 1867 in Palatine, Illinois into a...Read more
Year of Induction:1994
Biography:Joe DeFrank became addicted to harness racing as a youngster at Batavia Downs, near his home in Holly, New York. There he met his mentor...Read more