Hambletonian Greatest Moments – Guy McKinney wins a jackpot in the first Hambletonian
by Dean Hoffman The Hambletonian was the brainchild of Harry Reno, a trotting fancier from...
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Hambletonian Greatest Moments – #7 Dancer wins with Duenna after favored Dancer’s Crown dies
by Dean Hoffman Stanley Dancer had a gift for developing extraordinary young horses and he...
Hambletonian Greatest Moments – #8 Calumet Butler wins for owner in coma
by Dean Hoffman The best horse—-by far—wasn’t even in the 1931 Hambletonian. It was the...
Hambletonian Greatest Moments – #9 Rosalind, a filly ‘Born To Trot’
by Dean Hoffman Tuberculosis is a horrible disease that affects both young and old, male...
Hambletonian Greatest Moments – #10 Titan Hanover wins from second tier
by Dean Hoffman Titan Hanover wasn’t very big, but neither is a Maserati. The size...
Hambletonian Greatest Moments – #11 Demon Hanover in 1948
by Dean Hoffman Harrison Hoyt was a hat maker who dabbled in horses. In 1946,...
Hambletonian Greatest Moments – #12 Bi Shively, oldest winning Hambletonian driver at 74
by Dean Hoffman Harness racing had surged beyond its rural roots by 1952 and was...
Hambletonian Greatest Moments – #13 Hickory Smoke needs three heats to win
by Dean Hoffman Traditionally, heat racing was an integral part of harness racing. A trotting...
Hambletonian Greatest Moments – #14 Brothers Jim and John Campbell win with Tagliabue
by Dean Hoffman There is a reason that the trophy is awarded after a race...
Hambletonian Greatest Moments – #15 Sanders Russell wins with fractured ankle
by Dean Hoffman Lame horses usually don’t win classic races, but in 1962 Sanders Russell...