Hall of Immortals - People

Biography:J. Elgin Armstrong was born on a farm near Brampton, Ontario in 1897. He made a good living as a farmer, cattle breeder and later as a...Read more
Year of Induction:2007
Biography:James Arthur was born in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania on September 16, 1919. Although his father had some experience training harness...Read more
Biography:Daughter of prominent Georgia horseman David L. Brown, "Katie" Ault and her husband Chester took over her father's horse farm upon his...Read more
Year of Induction:1978
Biography:Born in 1894, the son of a well-to-do lumberman-farmer, Earle Avery started driving match races over the main streets of his...Read more
Biography:Born in Pittstown, New York in 1824, Charles Backman amassed a fortune as a young man in New York City, moved to Orange County and...Read more
Biography:William Bair's chief claim to fame was driving Maud S. to a trotting record of 2:08 3/4 at Cleveland in 1885. Bair was born in...Read more
Biography:Born in St. Charles, Illinois in 1868, Edward Baker inherited most of the estate of his wealthy brother-in-law, John W. Gates in 1918. A...Read more
Year of Induction:1972
Biography:This native of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada, Ralph Baldwin won his first harness race when he was seventeen. After apprenticeship...Read more
Biography:Born in Cambridge City, Indiana in 1862, William Barefoot gained prominence in the sport as the breeder and owner of Single G....Read more
Biography:Born in LaPorte, Indiana in 1858, John Bauer's family moved to Aurora, Illinois when he was a small child. He began working in...Read more