That prospect prompted other drivers to duck for cover at the start. Beissinger to present oss trophies at scioto saturday, june 11, 2011 by dean hoffman, for scioto downs tweet. Trotting triple crown winner lindys pride was bred by hanover shoe farms. Prior to that, halfmile track racing was even more boring than it often is today. Howard beissinger blair burgess jim campbell casie coleman frank ervin. Today marks a milestone in the life of harness racing hall of fame driver trainer howard beissinger.
Harness racing legend howard beissinger dead at 94. Memorial for howard beissinger standardbred canada. Born on may 23, 1923 on the family farm near hamilton, beissinger died only a few miles from where hed been born. In 1987, he drove defiant one to victory in the breeders crown in toronto, ont. The hambletonianyear winner driver best time total purse1967 speedy streak del cameron 2. Beissinger drove lindys pride to win trottings big five in 1969. Guzzinati of italy top harness driver the new york times.
Beissinger, 94, a member of the harness racing hall of fame for 44 years, passed away on february 6, 2018 in hamilton, ohio read on donald perkins passes february 6, 2018. In 1987, he drove defiant one to victory in the breeders crown in toronto, ontario at age 64, and he is still the oldest driver ever to win a prestigious breeders crown event. Shoeing the pacer part 5 by howard beissinger 0800. He was one of the best and most loyal owners i ever had, said speedy crowns trainer driver, howard beissinger. In 1984, beissinger entered four trotters in the hambletonian, but decided to find other drivers for all four horses so that he didnt show favoritism to certain owners. Ranking the 10 best horsemen of all time harness racing. I wanted to learn as much about the business as possible so i attended the horse science school when i was yearsold. Speedy somolli and trainer driver howard beissinger winning the 1978 hambletonian hamilton, oh howard f.
Beissinger entered four trotters in the hambletonian, but decided to find other drivers for all four horses so that he didnt show favoritism to certain owners. Columbus, oh former hoof beats editor and communicators hall of fame member dean hoffman has reported that hall of famer howard beissinger, 94, died feb. Ohio trainer driver and hall of famer howard beissinger was no stranger to the winners circle and in 1983 he brought forth onto the ohio sires stakes scene a colt with close ties to his heart, the youngster cornstalk. Beissinger won three hambletonians, with lindys pride 1969, speedy crown 1971 and speedy somolli 1978. In 1987, he drove defiant one to victory in the breeders crown in toronto at age 64, and he is still the oldest driver ever to win a prestigious breeders crown event. Bode was a standardbred trainer for many years in ohio he was born in washington county, ohio, on jan. Foaled in 1966, he was the son of stars pride and galena hanover by spencer scott. The third generation beissinger to make harness racing a profession, he also had lindys crown, who held a world race record of 1. Ann beissinger, the former wife of hall of fame horseman howard beissinger, died july 2 in saluda, s.
Monticello bans 3 drivers, trainer the new york times. His first job stateside was with hall of fame trainer howard beissinger. Chicago downs leading drivers, daily racing form, 19550630. Harness racing has been shut down since midmarch and it now appears some states might begin to allow racetracks to open, albeit it without fans at first. After graduation from high school he received his early exposure to harness racing by working as a groom for hall of fame immortal dick buxton. Hall of fame driver trainer howard beissinger turns 90 thursday, may 16, 20 by john pawlak, the u. I had the great fortune and privilege of observing, questioning and learning from some of the best trainers and drivers ever. The true measure is instinct and intelligence on the track, and here he beats them all. Beissinger, looking over his right shoulder and seeing no pressure, simply let speedy somolli dawdle around the first turn and he reached the quarter in. Beissinger was a member of the harness racing hall of fame since 1974 and he trained and drove hambletonian winners lindys pride, speedy. Art began working with horses in high school and fell in love with the standardbred when louisville downs opened. Here we see howard james in the sulky behind thorate,as they race away to win the grand final in a.
Post time celebrates legendary harness horseman howard beissinger s 90th birthday. Beissinger, who entered the hall in 1974, will be forever identified with some of the top stars in the sport, including lindys pride 3,1. In the grand scheme of things, have there been better driv. Howard beissinger today marks a milestone in the life of harness racing hall of fame driver trainer howard beissinger. One of the sports top trainer drivers and trotting specialists, mr. Howard was best known for training and racing world record harness horses. In 1972 the illustrious speedy crown, the threeyearold trotter of the year in 1971, would equal the trotting track record with trainer howard beissinger, a 1975 national hall of fame inductee.
Top ten harness drivers of all time the top ten harness drivers of all time. Trotting association tweet columbus, oh today marks a milestone in the life of hall of fame drivertrainer howard beissinger. One of the sports top trainer drivers and trotting specialists, beissinger was behind hambletonian winners speedy crown in 1971 and speedy somolli, speedy crowns son, in 1978. Stillings career in racing was interrupted by a threeyear volunteer stint in the army, including six months served in vietnam as an air supply specialist. Anderson, george, president, drivers union local 958, minneapolis, october 27, 1959. Check out what he did to celebrate the milestone and well show a blast from the past. Doherty drove the ray schnittkertrained priceless gem to the 1. In memoriam harness racing newsroom usta ustrotting. Harness racing,globe derby park24021990 interdominion. Richard dick stillings was born on march 7, 1944 in mt. Richard auer, 77, a longtime new yorkbased driver trainer, died dec.
It is the first event in the triple crown of harness racing for trotters. The doctors do not want beissinger to do any driving for a while, leavitt said, but in due time, howard, who has been a driver since 1943 and is a. His going to the top philosophy and believing that being on top was the shortest way around the tracks revolutionized harness racing. Beissinger, 94, a member of the harness racing hall of fame for 44 years, died feb. Trained american saddlebreds prior to working for hall of fame trainers clint hodgins and howard beissinger. This is the 1990 interdominion grand final from adelaides globe derby park. Howard beissinger obituary hamilton, oh journalnews. Hall of fame drivertrainer howard beissinger turns 90. He was also a member of the ohio harness racing hall of fame and the butler county ohio sports hall of fame. Beissinger owned and bred several trotting stars over the years, including 1971 hambletonian winner speedy crown and 1978 hambletonian winner speedy. Hall of famer howard beissinger passes harness museum. Beissinger, 94, a member of the harness racing hall of fame for 44 years, died february 6, 2018 in hamilton, ohio. Beissinger, 94, a member of the harness racing hall of fame for 44 years, passed away on february 6, 2018 in hamilton, ohio read on it was 30 years ago august 4, 2011.
Chicago downs leading drivers includes racing of tuesday, june 28, 1955. Monticello raceway, the upstate harness racing track, has barred three drivers and a trainer from its grounds for an indefinite period after an unusually low trifecta payoff two weeks ago. Howard beissinger drove lindys pride to win trottings big five in 1969. Columbus, ohhall of famer howard beissinger will present trophies in ohio sire stakes action on sunday afternoon june 12 at scioto downs beissinger, who turned 88 a month ago, was inducted into the living hall of fame 37 years ago, longer than any other living member. The hambletonian stakes is a major american harness race, named in honor of hambletonian 10, a foundation sire of the standardbred horse breed, also known as the father of the american trotter. The other drivers simply assumed that howard beissinger would step on the accelerator at the start to protect his position. Hall of famer howard beissinger turns 90 harnesslink.
Rex lee bode, 67, of thornville, ohio, died on sep. Henriksen would branch out on his own and captured harness racings holy grail. Beissinger to present oss trophies at scioto harness. Harness racing ohio trainerdriver and hall of famer howard beissinger was no stranger to the winners circle and in 1983, he brought forth onto the ohio sires stakes scene a colt with close ties to his heart, the youngster cornstalk. Ihha plenty of standardbred tradition at hawthorne. In 1987, he drove defiant one to victory in the breeders crown in toronto at age 64, and he is still the oldest driver ever to win a prestigious breeders. As owner of fair island farm with wife leah, they are very proud to have bred and raised 2002 horse of the year real desire. Trotting association columbus, oh today marks a milestone in the life of hall of fame driver trainer howard beissinger. The hambletonian is held annually for threeyearold trotting standardbreds. Let me switch gaits now and talk a bit about the problems you might encounter shoeing a young pacer.
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