Peter Haughton

Peter Delvin Haughton (September 22, 1954 – January 25, 1980) was an American harness driver. He was the son of United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame inductee Billy Haughton.

Peter Haughton
OccupationHarness racing driver
Born(1954-09-22)September 22, 1954
Amityville, New York, USA
DiedJanuary 25, 1980(1980-01-25) (aged 25)
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Career wins571
Major racing wins
Prix d'Été (1974)
Dexter Cup (1977)
Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial (1977)
Maple Leaf Trot (1978)
International Trot (1978, 1979)

U.S. Trotting Triple Crown wins:

Kentucky Futurity
(1976, 1978)
Honours
United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame
Peter Haughton Memorial
Significant horses
Armbro Omaha, Quick Pay, Cold Comfort, Doublemint

Racing career

Haughton made his first competitive drive at 16. He won the race driving Dr. Dewars. In the eight year career that followed, Peter won a total of 571 races and more than $6 million in purses. In 1974 he won Prix d'Été on Blue Bonnets Raceway with Armbro Omaha. He was especially successful in big stake races, taking the Roosevelt International Trot twice, with Cold Comfort in 1978 and with Doublemint in 1979.

Haughton also won the Dexter Cup and the Zweig Memorial with Cold Comfort. In the 1976 Kentucky Futurity, Peter spoiled his father Bill's Triple Crown bid with Steve Lobell by nosing him out in the fourth heat with Quick Pay.

Death

Peter Haughton lost his life in an automobile accident in East Rutherford, New Jersey. He died on January 25 1980 at the age of 25.[1] He was inducted in the United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1981.[2] Since 1981, the race Peter Haughton Memorial is run at the Meadowlands Racetrack.

Major racing wins
Year Race Horse Trainer
1974 Prix d'Été Armbro Omaha Billy Haughton
1976 Kentucky Futurity Quick Pay Billy Haughton
1977 Dexter Cup Cold Comfort Billy Haughton
1977 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial Cold Comfort Billy Haughton
1978 Kentucky Futurity Doublemint Billy Haughton
1978 Maple Leaf Trot Cold Comfort Billy Haughton
1978 International Trot Cold Comfort Billy Haughton
1979 International Trot Doublemint Billy Haughton
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References
  1. "Toledo Blade - Sökning i Google Nyheters arkiv". news.google.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  2. "WILLIAM R. HAUGHTON | Harness Museum". www.harnessmuseum.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.


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