Earl Bowman was born March 21, 1925, in Burbank, Ohio to Earl and Macy Bowman.

Earl Bowman was training saddlebred horses and was introduced to Elbridge Moxley. That meeting would eventually lead to a 50+ year partnership between Mr. Bowman and Elbridge Moxley and his Moxley Meadows.

One of the products of their relationship was the fine mare Jane Brewer, who made her mark as a broodmare. [More...]

Jeffrey Lynn Cox was a well-respected trainer of more than 45 years at Northfield Park. He was known for his honesty, integrity and knowledge. His work ethic often mimicked by his horses.

He conditioned eight Ohio Sire Stakes champions, including the three-time champ Crisp Sahbra, Money Battle, Ro Julie and Sweet Traditions. [More...]

Bill Dailey was born on June 6, 1960 in Jamestown, Ohio.

At the early age of 16, he began his career in harness racing. Throughout his life, Bill's passion for standardbred horses led him to major success as an owner, trainer, and driver. Since the late 1970s, he recorded at least 1,200 training wins and purse earnings in excess of 12.3 million dollars.

As a driver, he made 2,301 trips into the winner's circle. [More...]

Edward Franklin Geers was born on January 25, 1851 in Lebanon, Tennessee. He was the son of a farmer and shopkeeper.

A young Geers was given a pair of cows to oversee and taught them to line drive and eventually traded those cows for a two-year-old colt trotter. Thus began one of the greatest driving careers in the fledgling sport of harness racing.

Geers’ first notable success came with an imported Morgan chestnut stallion, about 14.5 hands high, called Little Dave. [More...]

The one-word epitaph for James K. Hackett would be ‘unpretentious.’

Long recognized in harness racing as a keen judge of yearlings, a fine trainer and a journeyman driver, “Rocky” - as he was known to his friends on the Grand Circuit - was perhaps, modest, to a fault.

From a respected family where harness horse are a way of like, Jim took his victories and losses in stride. The son of a Madison County farmer, Hackett compiled a brilliant, decoration-filled World War II record, but was quick to hide his ribbons, medals and citations and returned to the sales ring, the training barn and the sulky.

Having apprenticed under William ‘Doc’ McMillen, Jim resumed operation of his public stable in 1946 and furthered his education under one of the sport’s greatest teachers, his father-in-law, Wayne ‘Curly’ Smart.

Hackett’s highlight of his driving/training career was a straight heat win in the 1967 Little Brown Jug with Sam Huttenbauer’s colt, Best Of All. [More...]

Richard “Dick” Neville was a well-known farrier of 60 years. Originally from Franklin, Indiana, Neville was a fixture at Scioto Downs for over 48 years and performed his trade during the Grand Circuit meet in Lexington, Kentucky, as well as the winter meet at Pompano Park.

The list of luminaries Neville shared his skills with are long and impressive with the likes of Hall of Famers Delvin Miller, Stanley Dancer, Howard Beissinger, George Sholty, Gene Reigle and Joe O’Brien. While the number of equine stars he shod are too numerous to list, it includes Albatross, Super Bowl, Delmonica Hanover, Most Happy Fella, Sonsam, French Chef, Happy Motoring and Western Hanover – earning a nickname of “Shoer to the Stars.”

“Not too bad for a short, bald-headed guy from Indiana, eh?”

Mr. [More...]

Former Ohio Governor, James A. Rhodes will always be remembered for - among his many accomplishments in public life and service -the great support he gave to harness racing and the standardbred sport.

Gov. Rhodes, who served an unprecedented four terms as the state's chief executive, followed the sport with as much interest as during his days in the Ohio Statehouse. [More...]

George A. Smallsreed, Jr. was one of the sport’s greatest photographers.

His feathered adorned cowboy hats and turquoise jewelry made him easy to pick out in a crowd. [More...]