from the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame

Goshen, NY — Ballots for the 2015 inductees to the Living Horse Hall of Fame have been returning to the Museum fast and furious. There are just a few days left to vote as ballots must be postmarked by Dec. 26.

All members in good standing of the Harness Racing Museum are eligible to vote for two horses they feel exemplify greatness. The slate of eligible horses selected by the Living Horse Hall of Fame Nominating Committee follows.

The winners will be announced in January and inducted July 5.

The nominees are:

Deweycheatumnhowe
(Nominated as Racehorse)
2,1:54.2; 3,1:50.4 ($3,155,178) Bay Horse, 2005
(Muscles Yankee–Trolley Square–Speedy Somolli)

Fool’s Goal
(Nominated as Racehorse)
3,1:53.4; 7,1:51.3 ($3,057,070) Bay Gelding, 1995
(Armbro Goal-Contestique-Tuneful Contest)

Mr Muscleman
(Nominated as Racehorse)
2,1:59; 3,1:53.3; 5,1:51.1s ($3,582,823) Bay Gelding, 2000
(Muscles Yankee–Meadowbranch Irene–Meadow Road)

Real Desire
(Nominated as Racehorse)
p,2,1:50.4; 3,1:49; 4,1:48.2 ($3,159,814) Bay Horse, 1998
(Life Sign-Deadly Desire-Troublemaker)

Somebeachsomewhere
(Nominated as Racehorse)
p,2,1:49.3; 3,1:46.4 ($3,221,299) Bay Horse, 2005
(Mach Three–Wheres The Beach–Beach Towel)

The Living Horse Hall of Fame criteria

As a racehorse:
Must have won 75 percent of its lifetime starts or gone undefeated in a single season campaign of 12 or more races or the winner of $3 million lifetime or named Harness Horse of the Year (U.S. and/or Canada).

As a stallion:
Must rank among the 10 all-time leading moneywinning sires at his gait or have sired at least 100 $200,000 winners or the leading money-winning sire at his gait in three or more seasons.

As a broodmare:
Must have produced a $1 million winner and two other winners of $500,000 or produced a Harness Horse of the Year (U.S. and/or Canada) and another $500,000 winner. Broodmares meeting the “broodmare category” criteria are automatically elected members of the Harness Racing Living Horse Hall of Fame.

If you are a current Museum member and have not voted, call or e-mail Janet Terhune at janet.terhune@gmail.com on or before Friday (Dec. 26).

The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame is located at 240 Main St. in Goshen, N.Y. and is open daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thanks to U.S. Trotting Association support, free admission is currently offered for walk-in visitors and $4.00/person for docent-guided group tours. Please feel free to contact us at 845.294.6330 or visit our website at www.harnessmuseum.com.