Hambletonian and hambletonian oaks on the same afternoon, has won. Trotting series honors memory of jim grundy harnesslink. But its his talent with the reins that has led to some amazing accomplishments. His father, del miller trains and drove on the ohio circuit and top driver, david miller, is his cousin. In its 10th season as of early 2020, prior seasons also included mining efforts in south america and. Going into the family business of harness racing, he found his second niche in life as a top trainerdriver.
Saturdays finale of the jim grundy trotting series is named for the driver trainer who was a california mainstay for four decades. Win or lose john put the horse in a position to win. The match was suspended and then abandoned after game 2, and grundy quickly left for the united states. Im from the midwest and you could easily put the wrenns on here, peter andor ronnie jr. In 2007, at northfield, he won 10 out of the races on the. Leading saratoga harness drivers with 1 starts sorted by wins from 01012020 thru 03302020 pctstrts1st2nd3rdudrspurses dobson billy 20. A spokesperson from the discovery channel confirmed the news to the hollywood reporter on thursday, but a.
Dolbee, 48, a harness race driver at chicago area tracks for 20 years who won several racing championships, doing so with fewer drives than. Ive been photographing for years and have a penchant for 35mm and medium format film. George brennan wins harness driver of year award fox sports. Top twenty harness drivers of 20, part 2 betamerica extra.
Grundy apprenticed under famed horsemen eddie cobb, clint hodges and frank popfinger before going out on his own in the early 1960s. Former harness racing venue suffolk downs in massachusetts is. Gilmour hailed from a family deep in standardbred racing history both in the united states and canada. Driver of horse put down after century downs crash. Gary budahn, bob staats, marvin shapiro, lonnie beck, richard staley, bill conlin and lloyd arnold, while drivertrainers joe obrien, bob gordon, joe lighthill, james grundy, shelly goudreau and jim dennis will be honored with series bearing their names. Morrill, who was the third leading driver last year at pocono and is widely considered one of the very best in his profession, said he has heard no explanations from track management and the only way he knows he is not welcome is because trainers have told him that every time they try to. Going into the family business of harness racing, he found his second niche in life as a top trainer driver. Jeff s father, bert james, a windsor, ontario, car dealer, raced top competitors in the 1960s and 1970s, and, of course, he was the breeder and original owner of the great albatross. Race honors memory of jim grundy harness racing newsroom. Harness racing reflections contibuted by others of racetracks. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. He was the leading driver at monticello for three straight years beginning in 1971 before heading west with his wife deborah. Mar 09, 2010 the top five drivers are an impossible task but i can say for sure that the top five modern era drivers drove for the top five trainers.
Press photo utsa harness racing driver head shots tus06510 this is an original press photo. Except instead of a high powered rifle, he uses a camera, and instead of game, he photographs people. Harness driver smullin meant everything to maryland racing. The series follows the placer gold mining efforts of various familyrun mining companies, mostly in the klondike region of dawson city, yukon, canada.
Grundy was secretary of the manchester chess club england. However, his success is relatively meaningless to the knowledgeable harness bettor. Roosevelt raceways driving stars click on pictue to go to drivers webpage. Ryan grundy brings familiar name to cal expo harness. Campbell and two other drivers, ed hensley and ryan grundy, were thrown from their sulkies the lightweight carts standardbreds pull during harness racing. Appeared for two seasons as the mechanic for the hoffman crew on the tv show gold rush.
Youll find him lurking in your average or extraordinary new york city neighborhood, waiting, watching for the right moment to grab. Fulton wayne smullin, 41, leading trainer driver on the maryland harness circuit, died last night of injuries he suffered in a ninthrace accident at freestate raceway thursday night. In 2004 miller would drive twoyearold trotting colt of the year ken warkentin 3,1. Since 1947, we have grown to be the premier provider of specialized insurance not only for collector vehicles, but for everything that is important to you. Press photo utsa harness racing driver head shots tus06510. Upcoming, new, and past james harness movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. George brennan, who became only the second driver to win the. Was the leading driver in all three categories during the.
Harrington wbocap a harness racing driver was killed monday when his horse stumbled and fell during the opening race at harrington raceway two other drivers were. One of the worst stiff jobs and most obvious in harness racing history. As a bettor, thats all you can ever ask of the driver. My work has been featured in online and print media through a few publications like shutterstock, brooklyn resource mag, off the rails and collective quarterly. In that capacity, he held and then failed to pay blackburnes stake in his 1877 match against zukertort. If the name grundy sounds familiar, its because the 33yearold is the great nephew of jim grundy, a mainstay on this circuit for decades and one of the best driver trainers to every ply their trade in california. He got his first win on a horse that his mother trained at pompano park, but relocated to ohio and now splits his time between yonkers and pocono. From an old harness racing family in illinois, where his younger brother, delbert, is a trainerdriver. He was the leading driver at monticello for three straight years between 1971 and 1973 before heading west with his wife deborah, a former schoolteacher and bookkeeper for the stable.
Harness the excitement with this newcomers guide to the sport of harness racing. Race honors memory of jim grundy wednesday, february 15, 2017 by mark ratzky, publicity, cal expo harness tweet sacramento. Jim grundy made 2,617 trips to the charmed enclosure as a driver, with. Saturdays finale of the jim grundy trotting series is named for the drivertrainer who was a california mainstay for four decades. Harness driver smullin meant everything to maryland racing by jack nowakowski. Drivers like walt paisley, joe marsh,jr, lew williams, jim dolbee, chris boring. Jul 03, 2014 gold rush star james harness has died at age 57. Photo driver trainer wilbur apthorp left of charing cross ont. Hall of fame harness driver glen garnsey was killed early friday morning when the convertible he was driving went out of control and overturned into a ditch, police said. In a lot of ways, james grundy is like a hunter in the wild.
Mar 15, 2014 saturdays finale of the jim grundy trotting series is named for the driver trainer who was a california mainstay for four decades. Hall of fame harness driver glen garnsey was killed. Join facebook to connect with james grundy and others you may know. Seems to me i do recall that ted wing, jim doherty and bill odonnell as well as the usual new england regulars like john hogan, art nason, bert beckwith and ken heeney. Dolbee, 48, a harness race driver at chicago area tracks for 20 years who won several racing championships, doing so with fewer drives than many of his opponents.
Suffolk downs also hosted harness racing from 195970, though i know a great deal less about the standardbred era there. Cal expo lcs named for late, greats of sport harness racing. Morrill, who was the third leading driver last year at pocono and is widely considered one of. Harness was fired at the end of season 2 due to his long absences due to a back injury. Gary budahn, bob staats, marvin shapiro, lonnie beck, richard staley, bill conlin and lloyd arnold, while driver trainers joe obrien, bob gordon, joe lighthill, james grundy, shelly goudreau and jim dennis will be honored with series bearing their names. Was not quite 15 years old when he drove his first race on july 4, 1946. Standardbred harness people of the michigan harness racing. In 1995 he also became the regular driver for a stud named sue and chippies ruler, both divisional champions. The jeff james family is as famous in harness racing as the jessie james family was infamous in the old west.
Dec 21, 1973 from an old harness racing family in illinois, where his younger brother, delbert, is a trainer driver. Sep 17, 2014 suffolk downs also hosted harness racing from 195970, though i know a great deal less about the standardbred era there. Matt kakaley, winner of the rising star award for best young driver in 2010, is the son of driver john kakaley and trainer linda kakaley. Wearing a helmet and his blue and gray silks, todd resembles a nose tackle for the detroit. The miller family from ohio is prominent in harness racing, which gave brett miller a good start. Seems to me i do recall that ted wing, jim doherty and bill odonnell as well as the usual new england regulars like john hogan, art nason, bert beckwith and ken heeney raced there. From an old harness racing family in illinois, where his younger brother, delbert, is a trainer driver. Noted horseman and longtime trainer driver george t. Also shown are a number of trophies this mare won during the inaugural maywood park meeting in 1946. Noted horseman and longtime trainerdriver george t. Pit bull stable llc,rivervale,nj eleventh race condition. Jonathan roberts harness racing cheating dover downs on vimeo.
In other words there are 20 drivers that given the best. See more ideas about harness racing, racing and standardbred horse. I was probably about 6yearsold when i knew this is what i wanted to do. A spokesperson from the discovery channel confirmed the news to the hollywood reporter on thursday, but a cause of death has not yet been released. Ryan grundy brings familiar name to cal expo harness racing. Alaska for the first season is a reality television series that airs on discovery and its affiliates worldwide. If the name grundy sounds familiar, its because the 33yearold is the great nephew of jim grundy, a mainstay on this circuit for decades and one of the best drivertrainers to every ply their trade in california. Best camera straps for your dslr or mirrorless james grundy. Top twenty harness drivers of 20 part 1 betamerica extra. He was known as an excellent mechanic and a man that could fix or fabricate anything. He was suspended for 90 days should have gotten 1 year. The top five drivers are an impossible task but i can say for sure that the top five modern era drivers drove for the top five trainers.
Former harness racing venue suffolk downs in massachusetts. Grundy apprenticed under famed horsemen eddie cobb, clint hodges and frank popfinger. Join facebook to connect with james kennedy and others you may know. Trotting association is a notforprofit association of standardbred owners, breeders, drivers, trainers, and officials, organized to provide administrative, rulemaking, licensing and breed registry services to its members. Fulton wayne smullin, 41, leading trainerdriver on the maryland harness circuit, died last night of injuries he suffered in a ninthrace accident at freestate raceway thursday night.