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Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame

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Living people are nominated for the Hall of Fame annually by the United States Harness Writers Association, based upon their "ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contribution to harness racing." All members with more than 10 years of membership are eligible to vote, and 75% support
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The museum maintains a nomination committee which compiles a list of five nominees per year to be voted on by all museum members. All horses are required to have been drug-free during their careers and to have been retired from the sport for at least five years. A category for race horses, another
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The Hall of Fame inducts nominees under several categories, divided between those for horses and those for humans, including drivers, owners, and trainers. The three main categories are Living Persons, Living Horses, and Immortals. Winners from each category are inducted on Hall of Fame Day, the
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building that houses the museum was built as a stable in 1913. It houses artwork by famous equine artists and racing memorabilia dating back to the start of trotting. Exhibits include more than 1,700 paintings, lithographs and sculptures, 19,300 photographs, hundreds of drivers' uniforms,
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Museum members in good standing nominate people and horses who are deceased more than 3 years. The nominations are reviewed by a committee, recommendations are made to the board of trustees, and the board elects the honorees. Inductees include horses such as
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have been established, each with its own criteria. Winners receive a plaque in the Hall of Fame, and a replica is presented to the current owner of each horse.
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is needed for a nomination to pass. Winners receive a ring, and a statuette of each inductee is added to the Hall of Fame.
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were held in Goshen at the Good Time Park mile track. Established in 1838, the neighboring half-mile
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Harness Racing Museum

Goshen, New York
harnessmuseum.com
Goshen
harness racing
hall of fame
Standardbred horse
Orange County
Hambletonian 10
Hambletonian races
Historic Track
National Historic Landmark
half-timber
sulkies
stallions
broodmares
Greyhound
Victory Song
Del Cameron
Jim Dennis
Edward Geers
Gladys F. Harriman
Gene Riegle
Edward Geers
"Historic Collection and Library Research Services"
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