Billy Haughton
Billy Haughton | |
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Occupation | Harness racing driver, trainer, owner |
Born | Gloversville, New York, U.S. | November 23, 1923
Died | July 15, 1986 Valhalla, New York, U.S. | (aged 62)
Spouse |
Dorothy Bischoff (m. 1950) |
Children | 5; including Peter Haughton |
Career wins | 4,910 |
Major racing wins | |
Golden West Trot (1949) American Trotting Classic (1958, 1962, 1976, 1978) Dexter Cup (1966, 1967) Prix d'Été (1967) Adios Pace (1967, 1969, 1974) Glen Garnsey Memorial Pace (1969, 1976) American Pacing Classic (1974) Little Brown Jugette (1974) Canadian Trotting Classic (1976, 1986) Maple Leaf Trot (1979) Queen City Pace (1980) Woodrow Wilson Pace (1981) Breeders Crown wins:
(1976, 1977) | |
Racing awards | |
United States Leading Driver by Earnings (1952-59, 1963, 1965, 1967-68) | |
Honours | |
United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame (1968) Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame (1986) William R. Haughton Memorial Pace | |
Significant horses | |
Armbro Omaha, Green Speed, Handle With Care, Laverne Hanover, Nihilator, Romulus Hanover, Rum Customer, Silent Majority |
William Robert (Billy) Haughton (November 23, 1923 – July 15, 1986) was an American
Little Brown Jug five times, and the only one to win the Messenger Stakes
seven times. With a career record of 4,910 wins and about $40 million in earnings, he was first in annual winnings 12 times – 1952–59, 1963, 1965, 1967, and 1968 – and in heats won from 1953 to 1958.
Early life and career
Born in
Harness Horse of the Year in 1977, and Nihilator that was named Harness Horse of the Year for 1985.[1] With his Meadow Paige, Haughton paced a world record 1:55.2-minute mile in a time trial at Lexington
in 1967.
Personal life and death
Haughton was married to Dorothy Bischoff, and together they had five children, including
East Rutherford, New Jersey on January 25, 1980.[4]
On July 15, 1986, Haughton died in
Yonkers Raceway at the age of 62.[5]
His wife Dorothy died on March 31, 2019, at her home in Newfields, New Hampshire at the age of 87.[6]
References
- ^ 25 Years since Haughton's Passing, Standardbred Canada, Retrieved 22 February 2016
- ^ Bill Haughton Succumbs to Harness Race Injuries
- ^ "Dorothy Haughton, 87, dies – U.S. Trotting News".
- ^ Peter Haughton dies in automobile mishap
- ^ Bill Haughton Succumbs to Harness Race Injuries
- ^ "Dorothy Haughton, 87, dies – U.S. Trotting News".