Earle Avery | |
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Occupation | Harness racing driver, trainer, owner |
Born | Knowlesville, New Brunswick, Canada | February 4, 1894
Died | November 6, 1977 Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada | (aged 83)
Career wins | 4,000+ (includes 1,252 USTA) |
Major racing wins | |
American Pacing Classic (1955, 1964) Empire Pace (1959) Hudson Filly Trot (1961) Lady Suffolk Filly Trot (1961) American Trotting Championship (1962) Poplar Hill Stakes (1963) American Trotting Classic (1963) Hempt Memorial (1965) Bluegrass Stakes (1966) U.S. Pacing Triple Crown wins: William H. Cane Futurity (1963) | |
Racing awards | |
Grand Circuit Award of Merit Medal (1972)[1] | |
Honours | |
New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame (1976) Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1977) United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame (1978) | |
Significant horses | |
Meadow Skipper, Egyptian Princess, Muncy Hanover, Porterhouse, Gun Runner |
Earl(e) Bradford Avery (February 4, 1894 – November 6, 1977) was a driver and trainer of standardbred racehorses who was inducted into both the Canadian and United States Harness Racing Halls of Fame.[2][3]