News - June 2026

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Jun
16

HALL OF FAMER TOM ALDRICH PASSES

Columbus, OH - Thomas M. Aldrich, a Trotwood, Ohio native, passed away on Friday night, June 12. Aldrich was inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2025 and the Ohio Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1999. After earning his undergraduate degree from Ohio State University in 1972 and a l... Read more
Jun
10

HARNESS RACING HALL OF FAME WEEKEND - JULY 3-5

Goshen, NY – The annual Harness Racing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place Sunday, July 5, 2026 in Goshen, New York at the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, celebrating our 75th anniversary. The Ceremony begins at 5:00 p.m. Congratulations are in o... Read more
Jun
02

2026 COMMUNICATORS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Goshen, NY – Derick Giwner and Tara Ellen Taylor will be officially inducted into harness racing’s Communicators Hall of Fame on Hall of Fame Day, Sunday, July 5, 2026 at the Harness Racing Museum’s annual dinner. Derick Giwner is an award-winning harness racing journalist and the ... Read more
Jun
01

2026 HARNESS RACING HALL OF FAME BROODMARES

Goshen, NY – The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame’s Living Horse Hall of Fame nominating committee has announced that broodmares Eloquent Grace and Lucy’s Pearl will be inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame on Hall of Fame Day, Sunday, July 5, 2026, at the Museum’s annua... Read more