Hall of Immortals - People

Biography:Charles Dean, one of the most popular "harness racing gentlemen" of the early 1900s, was born in 1867 in Palatine, Illinois into a...Read more
Year of Induction:1994
Biography:Joe DeFrank became addicted to harness racing as a youngster at Batavia Downs, near his home in Holly, New York. There he met his mentor...Read more
Year of Induction:2002
Biography:Born in Rexburg, Idaho on May 9, 1923, Jim Dennis grew up with Standardbreds. His father, Noah, and five uncles trained and drove them....Read more
Biography:Born in 1869 in Cleveland, Ohio, H. K. Devereux as a youth was an excellent athlete and later grew to love driving trotters, with his...Read more
Biography:Watson B. Dickerman, born in Mount Carmel, Connecticut in 1846, founded the Hillanddale Farm in Mamaroneck, New York. It was here that...Read more
Biography:Born in Indiana, "Johnny Dick" first made headlines in the high-wheel days and became a second trainer for Budd Doble in 1893. Later, as...Read more
Biography:"Billy Dick" was born in 1872 in Versailles, Indiana. As a young man he moved to Goshen, New York where he had a public stable, and...Read more
Biography:Robert L. Dickey contributed to the sport immensely as an artist, cartoonist and writer. Born in Marshall, Michigan in 1861, he began to...Read more
Biography:Born in May 1843 in Philadelphia, Budd Doble came from a trotting horse family. His father John, known as "Uncle Billy," and three...Read more
Biography:Born in Groton, Connecticut in 1866, John Dodge became interested in trotting horses after graduation from college. Successful in the...Read more