I consider John Hallett one of the unsung heroes of our harness racing sport. Absolutely meticulous in his ways, Hall of Fame horseman Wally Hennessey remembers John Hallett from when he was just a “little tyke” that came over to his barn at Exhibition Park (in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada) as a six-year-old “selling
Some of the harness racing horsemen in the backstretch at Pompano Park Wednesday morning (March 3) received a pleasant visit from representatives of the Florida Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association.
Chapter president Steve Wolf and chapter national director and treasurer Thomas H. Hicks were visiting certain stables and presenting awards from last season that were not given out due to the pandemic.
“We held off hoping we could do a presentation event,” said Steve Wolf, “That did not work out and Tom Hicks said let’s go to the backstretch and start giving out the trophies and I agreed.”