Driver jim morand, winner of more than 9,000 races in his career, did something that is not easily accomplished on a halfmile track. Standardbred harness people of the michigan harness racing. The 3yearold you betcha colt is owned by nanticoke racing inc. George brennan, who became only the second driver to win the. Join facebook to connect with jim morand and others you may know. Jul 03, 2014 gold rush star james harness has died at age 57. Remembering the greatest day in canadian harness racing history page 4. Jun 18, 2014 windsorborn reinsman jim morand recently joined a rare group of harness racing drivers when he piloted his 9,000. The way things were roosevelt international, july 25, 1981.
Drivers average earnings harness racing newsroom usta. George brennan inc is located at 2 millpond rd in perrineville and has been in the business of harness racing driver since 2003. To see a report of the top drivers using other categories, please select a link at the top of the page. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover james connections and jobs at similar companies. View james drivers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Windsorborn reinsman jim morand recently joined a rare group of harness racing drivers when he piloted his 9,000. Morand, 39, hopes to be on his way to another title at dover he leads all drivers with 61 wins as the track takes its holiday break, closing until saturday, december 27. James is a registered psychotherapist and former gaming addict. From an old harness racing family in illinois, where his younger brother, delbert, is a trainer driver. In 1840 there were harness families living in ohio. Murphys harness racing stables, maldon hobbies, chris scicluna stable, reeds prospecting, gowan brae lodge, darren ebert and co. Hambletonian and hambletonian oaks on the same afternoon, has won.
Win or lose john put the horse in a position to win. Drivers like walt paisley, joe marsh,jr, lew williams, jim dolbee, chris boring. Sep 10, 2012 1 jim morand nails his 8,000th career win. Jim morand is just 11 wins away from his 9,000th driving victory harness racing driver jim morand is quickly approaching his 9,000th career win and now needs just 11 victories to reach that impressive milestone. Morand now lives in dover with his wife, melanie, and two children james, three and kyle, almost two. Click on a column heading to sort these 25 rows only.
Ohio had the highest population of harness families in 1840. George james harness is your onestop shop for horse riding gear and equestrian supplies. In looking at the list below, youll notice that trond smedshammer and dan daley both drove fewer than 200 times this year and came away with a. Alaska for the first season is a reality television series that airs on discovery and its affiliates worldwide. Googoo gaagaa moving to sweden for 2020 harness racing. Join facebook to connect with james herbertson and others you may know. On the regular program, with meet leading driver corey callahan at the controls, the dream awaymiss ty eight yearold held off a valiant charge by runnerup hot list and allan davis from mid backstretch. Morgan became just the 4th driver in harness racing history to reach,000, while morand is one of only 18 pilots with at least 8,000. The 57yearold former gold rush star was divorced and had a daughter and a son. Morand is harness racing s 17th alltime leading driver and has won more races in his career at harrington raceway than any other driver in the tracks 63year history. In its 10th season as of early 2020, prior seasons also included mining efforts in south america and.
Nov 12, 20 linbo love jim morand finished third but was placed second when oso grateful eddie davis jr. His interest in the topic stems from a period of pretty intense gaming addiction as a teenager. Morgan earned his,000th win in the spring, while morand notched his 8,000th in the fall. Miami valley raceway, which has a 156stall paddock, will host the james k.
Click on a link below to see the top 25 driverstrainers in that category. Leading dover downs drivers with 1 starts sorted by wins. Jonathan roberts harness racing cheating dover downs on vimeo. Morand 17th driver to reach 8,000 wins harness racing. View the profiles of professionals named james driver on linkedin. As a bettor, thats all you can ever ask of the driver. George brennan inc perrineville, nj business information. Jim morand entered the record books tuesday at harrington raceway becoming just the 15th driver in north american harness racing history to reach 9,000 wins. Former harness racing venue suffolk downs in massachusetts. James platz, bob roberts, sandra snyder, brett sturman, jay wolf. James harness was born on october 3, 1956 in the usa. Morand has also trained 112 winners but hasnt had a starter to the races since 2002.
He is rosecroft raceways most successful driver, having won the driving premiership there several times. Windsorborn morand wins 9,000th harness race windsor star. Hes also carried that titlewinning form on to dover and harrington. One of the worst stiff jobs and most obvious in harness racing history. Was not quite 15 years old when he drove his first race on july 4, 1946. Inducted into the living hall of fame in 1968, frank ervins impact on the sport ranged from his triumphs on the track, with numerous champions such as bret hanover, adios, good time, kerry way and impish, to his professionalism when dealing with the press, the public and his fellow horsemen. 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. Harness james jim the barber age 67 of batavia, passed away on thursday, october 19, 2017. James glenn driver august 10, 1889 october 1975 was an american football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. Born on august 12, 1904, ervin was exposed to harness racing early in life, winning. The victory came aboard the brenda teaguetrained remus blue chip in. At the worst of it, he was spending up to 16 hours per day playing online games and as a consequence failed out of university and created a lot of problems for himself and his family.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. Jim morand has been one of the top drivers in harness racing for more than 30 years. The most harness families were found in the usa in 1880. Georges morand racing career profile driver database. Former harness racing venue suffolk downs in massachusetts is. Click on a link below to see the top 25 drivers trainers in that category. Lynch trained many of todays bestknown harness racing officials.
That prompted driver jim morand to say, hes a fantastic horse with a huge step. The series follows the placer gold mining efforts of various familyrun mining companies, mostly in the klondike region of dawson city, yukon, canada. George brennan wins harness driver of year award fox sports. Windsorborn reinsman jim morand recently joined a rare group of harness racing drivers when he piloted his 9,000th. He was suspended for 90 days should have gotten 1 year. 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. The harness family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Sears, of course, has set an earnings record for a harness driver this year and his total earnings are far greater than ackermans, but in this listing give less active drivers a chance to shine. Driver bob mcclure was voted by the membership of the united states harness writers association ushwa as the years rising star award winner, as.
Sep 17, 2014 suffolk downs also hosted harness racing from 195970, though i know a great deal less about the standardbred era there. Morand becomes 15th driver to reach 9,000 wins harnesslink. Regarded by his colleagues as the dean of harness racing, the onetime massachusetts school teacher received the special achievement award from the usta in 1973, was made an honorary member of the ushwa in 1974, elected to the new england harness writers hall of fame. Peter wrenn, from florida, and james morand, from maryland, have made the most immediate impact. The second leg of the new jersey sires stakes for 3yearold filly pacers was contested earlier in the evening.
Suffolk downs also hosted harness racing from 195970, though i know a great deal less about the standardbred era there. Harness racing reflections contibuted by others of racetracks. Harrington regulars tony morgan and jim morand both reached significant driving milestones at harrington in 2009. Matt sparacino with jim morand, children james, olivia and kyle plus trainer brenda teague. Im from the midwest and you could easily put the wrenns on here, peter andor ronnie jr. As the hollywood reporter notes, james harness was a mechanic on the first two seasons of the discovery network show.
This was about 22% of all the recorded harness s in the usa. Join facebook to connect with james harness and others you may know. Only north american racing statistics are shown, with all earnings expressed in us currency. The second leg of the new jersey sires stakes for 3. Windsorborn morand wins 9,000th harness race windsor.