howard beissinger
Year of Induction:
1975
Year of Birth:
1923
Immortal:
Yes
DriverTrainer:
Yes
Driver:
Yes
Election Into Living Hall of Fame:
1974
Year of Death:
2018
Biography:
Howard Beissinger drove Lindy's Pride to win trotting's Big Five in 1969: the Yonkers Trot, Kentucky Futurity, Hambletonian, Dexter Cup and the Colonial. One of the sport's top trainer/drivers and trotting specialists, Beissinger was behind Hambletonian winners Speedy Crown in 1971 and Speedy Somolli, Speedy Crown's son, in 1978. The third generation Beissinger to make harness racing a profession, he also had Lindy's Crown, who held a world race record of 1:54.4 before Cornstalk broke it in 1984. Cornstalk was also driven by Beissinger.
Howard Beissinger passed away on February 6, 2018 at the age of 94.
Published in the Harness Racing Museum's Hall of Fame kiosks