Harness Racing Hall of Fame
Hall of Immortals - People
Hall of Immortals description
Year of Induction:2025
Biography:Only a few men are recorded as having a direct significant impact on the origins and career of the Standardbred foundation sire...Read more
Year of Induction:2021
Biography:Originally from Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Arlene Siegel was born on July 23, 1931. She was a nurse before marrying her husband Jules...Read more
Year of Induction:2019
Biography:Born October 10, 1935, Jerry Silverman was one of the leading Grand Circuit trainers for five decades, from the 1960s through the 2000s...Read more
Year of Induction:1972
Biography:Inducted into the Living Hall of Fame in 1972, John Simpson served as Chairman of the Board of Hanover Shoe Farms in Pennsylvania, one...Read more
Year of Induction:2019
Biography:Allen (b.1928) and Connie (b.1930) Skolnick were active players and supporters in the harness racing industry for over 30 years. Sole...Read more
Year of Induction:1970
Biography:"Curly" Smart, a native of Ostrander, Ohio, won over $2.5 million in purses during his 50 year career as a trainer-driver. Although he...Read more
Biography:Active in the sport for nearly forty years, Stacey Smith introduced Dean Hanover to fame when the two-year-old set a world record for...Read more
Biography:Born in 1849 at Little Falls, New York, John Splan quit school as a young boy and worked on a farm near his home. From there...Read more
Biography:Richard Staley, a native of Decatur, Illinois, was born on September 20, 1930. His grandfather established the A. E. Staley Co., which...Read more
Biography:Leland Stanford was born near Albany, New York in 1824. In 1852 he went West (just after the 1849 gold rush) and made his fortune....Read more