Wally Hennessey’s finest birthday gift
Twenty-five years ago, tonight (Oct 9, 1999), harness racing driver Wally Hennessey walked through the Balmoral Park race paddock, carelessly flicking his whip through the grit on the dusty dirt floor. Wally, who had just celebrated his 43rd birthday five days earlier, was hoping for the ultimate birthday gift—that his charge in that night’s $165,000 […]