Wally Hennessey
Wally Hennessey | |
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Occupation | Harness racing driver |
Born |
Charlottetown, P.E.I., Canada | October 4, 1956
Career wins | 8,000+ |
Major racing wins | |
Walter Dale Memorial Pace Breeders Crown wins: U.S. Trotting Triple Crown wins: | |
Honours | |
Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame (2006) United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame (2007) Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2014) | |
Significant horses | |
Cambest, Moni Maker |
Walter J. "Wally" Hennessey (born October 4, 1956 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada) is a Hall of Fame harness racing driver. He was inducted into the Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame in 2006,[1] the United States Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2007[2] and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame on August 6, 2014.[3]
Hennessey drove his first horse to victory in 1975.[4] On June 13, 1992, at Buffalo Raceway Hennessey won seven New York Sire Stakes events, including a track-record six in a row.[5] He won his 8,000th career race on February 18, 2012.[6]
Walter Hennessey relocated to the United States during the late 1980s and currently makes his home in Coconut Creek, Florida.
References
- ↑ PEI Sports Hall of Fame bio for Wally Hennessey Retrieved November 13, 2016
- ↑ United States Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame bio for Walter Hennessey Retrieved November 13, 2016
- ↑ Wally Hennessey night at Saratoga Casino and Raceway to honor the legendary harness racing driver
- ↑ Wally Hennessey at PEI Sports Hall of Fame
- ↑ United States Harness Racing Museum & Hall Retrieved November 13, 2016
- ↑ Wally Hennessey - 21st driver to 8,000 wins