Hall of Immortals - People

Biography:Walter Garrison was one of the prominent horsemen in the east in the first third of the twentieth century. Among the champions he...Read more
Biography:"Pop" Geers was born on a farm near Lebanon, Tennessee in 1851. At the age of twenty he won his first race with Little Dave to wagon in...Read more
Year of Induction:1976
Biography:Elbridge Thomas Gerry was born on November 22, 1908. He was the great-great-grandson of Elbridge Gerry, a signer of the Declaration of...Read more
Year of Induction:1981
Biography:The first race secretary at Yonkers Raceway in New York, Ted Gibbons held that position from 1950 through 1972. He was race secretary...Read more
Biography:Walter Gibbons was born in Bridgeton, Nova Scotia in 1899. His horseman father, Wesley F. Gibbons, soon moved the family to Reading,...Read more
Year of Induction:2023
Biography:With his extensive experience with both treating horses as a veterinarian and training and driving harness horses, Dr. Gordon Gilbertson...Read more
Year of Induction:1990
Biography:"Buddy" Gilmour ranked among North America's top drivers in the 1950s and 1960s. His lifetime totals stand at 5,381 wins and over $44...Read more
Biography:Born in Ogdensburg, Pennsylvania in 1862, Irving Gleasson became interested in trotters as a young man. After racing and buying stock...Read more
Biography:Born in Richmond, Canada in 1864, William Gocher came to the United States as a young man. He first came into prominence as...Read more
Biography:Alden Goldsmith, the proprietor of Walnut Grove Farm, was born December 4, 1820 in Blooming Grove, New York. He represented the fourth...Read more