HARRISBURG, PA – Some people were familiar with the early career accomplishments of Jessica Hallett: a Youth member of USHWA, a talented photographer and an honors graduate in pre-med in Florida, then moving with her parents to the Saratoga (NY) environs, where she became the track photographer and also contributed harness racing stories to the
Jessica Hallett doubled-up with a pair of USHWA honours, taking home both the Breakthrough and Unsung Hero awards while trainers Jay Hochstetler and Linda Toscano were awarded the Rising Star and Good Guy awards respectively.
HARRISBURG, PA – Some people were familiar with the early career accomplishments of Jessica Hallett: a Youth member of USHWA, a talented photographer and an honors graduate in pre-med in Florida, then moving with her parents to the Saratoga (NY) environs, where she became the track photographer and also contributed harness racing stories to the
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This week s Rewind is devoted to Mother s Day which is observed this year on Sunday, May 9 (today). Robert Smith talks a bit about the day and its meaning and also has chosen a special mother connected with harness racing to profile.
Today I would like to send out a very special greeting to all of the wonderful mothers in the Rewind audience. Also included in this group are those special people who have served in motherly roles by providing care and comfort to people in their lives even though they were not their biological mother. We all owe such a debt of gratitude to our mothers; they are people we depend upon forever, even years and decades after they have departed this life. I often think of the wisdom and good judgment my own mother so diligently tried to impress upon me and my siblings throughout her lifetime. The lessons our mothers taught us never grow old. How often have we heard the phrase that sta
This week s Rewind is another edition of the monthly feature
Years Ago. This time all of the short stories, old photos and memories are based on the decade of the 1980 s.
A great time in the history of Canadian harness racing and for that matter wherever else it was staged. Fans were attending races in large numbers, many new people were becoming involved and above all horses were travelling at speeds previously thought to be impossible.
1980 - Final Hambletonian Held At DuQuoin
The Haughton family on far right receives the Hambo trophy following a victory by Burgomeister. It was a day marked by much emotion by the family, as explained in this piece. (Courtesy of Hambletonian Society)