Tag Archives: Hambletonian
Billy Haughton
Billy Haughton (Harness racing. Born, Gloversville, NY, Nov. 2, 1923; died, Valhalla, NY, July 15, 1986.) William D. Haughton was, for over 30 years, a leading figure in harness racing, and his unfortunate death was the result of a driving accident at Yonkers Raceway. During his career, Haughton was the winning driver in 4,910 races […]
Bill O’Donnell
Bill O’Donnell (Harness racing. Born, Spring Hill, Nova Scotia, May 4, 1948.) Honing his talent as a harness driver in New England and at the Saratoga (N.Y.) harness track, William A. O’Donnell came into national prominence at the Meadowlands racetrack. O’Donnell vied with John Campbell to dominate the Big M in the 1980s with three driving […]
Mike LaChance
Mike LaChance (Harness racing. Born, St. Augustin, P.Q., Dec. 12, 1950.) Coming from a small cattle farm in Quebec, Michel Lachance became a leading driver at Yonkers, Roosevelt, and the Meadowlands racetracks. Lachance arrived in New York in 1982 and soon supplanted Carmine Abbatiello as the king of the New York half-mile tracks. He erased Abbatiello’s […]
Stanley Dancer
Stanley Dancer (Harness racing. Born, Edinburg, NJ, July 25, 1927; died, Pompano Beach, FL, Sept. 8, 2005.) During his lifetime, Stanley Dancer was described as “harness racing’s living legend,” and there was much merit behind the title. In a career that started in 1945, Dancer won more than 3,700 times and became one of the […]
Bill Cane
Bill Cane (Harness racing. Born, Jersey City, NJ, Aug. 5, 1874; died, Miami Beach, FL, Mar. 27, 1956.) Following his father into the building trade, William Henry Cane also developed a passion for buying and driving trotting horses. His avocation eventually became the main focus of Cane’s life. His Good Time Stable in the Orange County […]
