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Columbus, OH – Hall of Fame horseman and former U.S. Trotting Association Director Clint Galbraith of Scottsville, NY passed away on Oct. 31, 2026 at the age of 89.

As a driver, Galbraith had 3,062 wins and $19,875,929 in earnings. He also had 595 victories as a trainer.

A native of Tara, ON, Galbraith was inducted into the U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1998. He represented District 8 on the USTA Board of Directors for three years starting in 1992.

Clint’s son Patrick posted this on Facebook.

“It is with a heavy heart that I am announcing that on the morning of October 31 2026, my father Clint Galbraith passed away with his family by his side. Fulfilling his final wishes, he will be laid to rest next to his mother and father in Tara, Ontario.

“If anyone has any memories of my father they would like to share it would be greatly appreciated. We would love to be able to show his cherished grandchildren what an amazing man he was and how many lives over countless years he affected.”

Clint Galbraith began his career driving horses owned by his father. A native of Tara, Ontario, Galbraith left Canada in 1957 to work on the Buffalo-Batavia harness racing circuit.

The winner’s circles of the New York Sire Stakes have been frequently occupied by Clint, but he is best known for training and driving Niatross, named Harness Horse of the Decade (1980s) and 1997 inductee into the Harness Racing Living Horse Hall of Fame.

Galbraith was the first driver to boast two sub-1:50 miles: the initial Time Trial 1:49.1 with Niatross and the 1:49.3 race mile behind Call For Rain, who was voted Aged Pacing Horse of 1988.

A director of the USTA from 1992-1995, Galbraith was also a director of the Harness Horse Breeders of New York State. Galbraith was named Horseman of the Year in 1980 and in 1988 received USHWA’s President’s Award. He was inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1990.

 - USTA