Harness Racing Hall of Fame
Living Hall of Fame
Living Hall of Fame description
Year of Induction:2018
Biography:Born in 1927, Jules Siegel, the owner of New Hope, Pennsylvania’s Fashion Farms, knows about good horses. A retired pharmacist who...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:2011
Biography:James W. Simpson, president of Hanover Shoe Farms, the largest Standardbred breeding farm in the world, was born on October 31,...Read more
Year of Induction:2004
Biography:John F. Simpson, Jr., was born on June 13, 1943, in Lumberton, North Carolina to John F. and Helen Simpson. Although John Jr., is...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: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
Year of Induction:2013
Biography:Richard "Dick" Stillings was born on March 7, 1944 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. After graduation from high school he received his early exposure...Read more
Year of Induction:1998
Biography:With such notable champions as Britelite Lobell, Waikiki Beach, Armbro Devona, Laughs and Park Avenue Joe, Chuck Sylvester has reigned...Read more
Year of Induction:2012
Biography:Jimmy Takter, one of the world's leading trainers of both trotters and pacers, was born on September 29, 1960 in Mantorp, Sweden. He and...Read more
Year of Induction:2022
Biography:George Teague Jr. was born September 29, 1963 into the harness racing business. His mother Annie and father George Sr. trained horses...Read more