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The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame’s Living Horse Hall of Fame nominating committee has announced the results of the 2026 elections. Museum members voted for the four horses they believed exemplified greatness: Bettor’s Wish, Buck I St Pat, Manchego and Nuncio, all celebrated for their racing achievements. These remarkable horses will be inducted […]
Washington, PA — Michael Carter, president of the United States Writers Association (USHWA), has selected Janet Terhune as the recipient of a 2026 President’s Award. Currently the executive director of the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, Terhune is being recognized for a lifetime of dedication to the sport’s data accessibility and the preservation […]
The annual meeting of the trustees of the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame was held on Sunday, July 6, 2025 where the Board elected R. Kevin Greenfield a trustee of the Museum. Greenfield has been involved in harness racing since the late 1980s and is the co-owner, president and treasurer of Hickory Lane Horse […]
Goshen, NY – The annual Harness Racing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place Sunday, July 6, 2025 at the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in Goshen, New York. The Ceremony begins at 5:00 p.m. Congratulations are in order for the newest class of Hall of Famers: Tom Aldrich, Bob Boni, Mal Burroughs and Chris Ryder, and […]
The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame’s Living Horse Hall of Fame nominating committee has announced the results of the 2025 elections. Museum members voted for the four horses they believed exemplified greatness: Ariana G, Marion Marauder, Put On A Show, and Shartin N, all celebrated for their racing achievements. These remarkable horses will […]
The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame has an outstanding list of stallions for the 2025 breeding auction. The complete list of 2025 stallions, conditions and bidding form have been posted at www.harnessmuseum.com under the Fundraising tab. The list will be updated as additional breedings are donated. As of this press release the pacing […]
Do you have a breeding that you won’t be using this season? We have a home for it! We are lining up our stallion roster for the 2025 season and invite you to put your breedings to work for the benefit of all – the breeding donor, the mare owner and the Harness Racing Museum. […]
Goshen, NY – A fun night was had by all who attended the casino-themed fundraiser held on Hambletonian eve at the Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The harness racing community once again showed its robust support for two of the sport’s most important charities – the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame and the Standardbred Retirement […]
Goshen, NY – The annual Harness Racing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place Sunday, July 7, 2024, at the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in Goshen, New York. The Ceremony begins at 5:00 p.m. Congratulations are in order for the newest class of Hall of Famers: Jim Campbell, Ed Lohmeyer and David McDuffee, and Communicators Tim Bojarski and the […]
The United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) will celebrate the opening of the new, interactive Communicators Hall of Fame (CHOF) kiosk, inside the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame at Goshen, NY, on Saturday, July 6, 2024, with a special ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:00 am. “The most collaborative and expansive exhibit update this […]
Goshen, NY – The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame’s Living Horse Hall of Fame ballots are in the mail. This year’s outstanding candidates are: ARIANA G (Muscle Hill) CHECK ME OUT (Donato Hanover) GIMPANZEE (Chapter Seven) MISSION BRIEF (Muscle Hill) PURE COUNTRY (Somebeachsomewhere) SHARTIN N (Tintin In America) TALL DARK STRANGER (Bettors Delight) WIGGLE […]
Goshen, NY – A fun night was had by all who attended the casino-themed fundraiser held on Hambletonian eve at the Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The harness racing community once again showed its robust support for two of the sport’s most important charities – the Harness Racing Museum & Hall […]
Goshen, New York. It is with pleasure that the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame announces that James E. Brooks has been selected to receive the Museum’s prestigious Pinnacle Award for his outstanding and longtime dedication to the Museum. For more than twenty years Brooks has worked with a keen eye and generous heart […]
The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame’s deadline to receive bids for the 2023 stallion auction is near. Bids must be called in, emailed or postmarked by Saturday, February 11. Recent additions to our list include breedings to Bondi Hanover, Fitzmagic, One Through Ten, Saverio Hanover and Six Pack. Cattlewash and Summa Cum Laude […]
The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame has an outstanding list of stallions for this year’s breeding auction. The complete list of the 2023 stallions, along with conditions and bidding form has been posted at www.harnessmuseum.com under the Fundraisers tab. To date the pacing sires are All Bets Off, Artspeak, Betting Line, Cattlewash, Dancin […]
The Living Horse Hall of Fame nominating committee of the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame announces the results of recent balloting to determine the 2023 inductees into the Harness Racing Living Horse Hall of Fame. Museum members voted for the three horses they felt best exemplified greatness. Their choices are racemare Hannelore Hanover, racehorse McWicked and […]
Amidst all of the Hall of Fame induction speeches and industry harness racing honors, the Monticello-Goshen Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association made their annual donation last Sunday (July 3) to the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame. Museum executive committee chairman Larry DeVan and executive director Janet Terhune were on hand […]
Goshen, NY – The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame announced today that it has received $4,839 in grant funding from the Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN) for the conservation treatment of two 19th century paintings. Both paintings, Trotting Horse Driver with Mountains (1884) by William G. Van Zandt and trotting mare Aubine (1889) […]
Goshen, NY – Bring the kids to the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, 240 Main Street, Goshen, New York on Saturday, November 20th from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. for a fun-filled event as parents and children celebrate the feelings of gratitude that Thanksgiving represents. With the help of parents the children will […]
Goshen, NY – In July, the Immortals Nominating Committee of the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame announced that the trustees of the Museum had unanimously endorsed the election of Aime Choquette, Sterling Elliott, William Mulligan and Chip Noble as harness racing Immortals. On Sunday, July 3, 2022, these individuals will be inducted into […]
Visit the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame’s latest exhibition, “Driven to Abstraction” – modern paintings of harness racing drivers and horses capture the sport’s action and excitement through energetic brushstrokes, color and collage. “Driven to Abstraction” includes Salvador Dali’s “American Trotting Horses, No. 1,” “Saratoga” and “Cadillac Hambletonian” by LeRoy Nieman, and “County […]
Just before the annual Hall of Fame Trot at Goshen Historic Track, the Monticello-Goshen Chapter of the United States Harness Writer Association made their annual donation Sunday (July 4) to the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame. Goshen Historic Track president Steve Jones cheerfully accepted the donation from chapter president Chris Tully and chapter […]
