Ron Waples
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Canadian harness racer (born 1944)
Ronald W. Waples (born July 21, 1944, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian harness racer. He was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1986,[1] the U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1993,[2] and the Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame in 2006.[3] Among his successes in an outstanding and ongoing career he was voted Harness Tracks of America Driver of the Year for 1979 and 1980, plus he drove, trained, and co-owned the colt Ralph Hanover with which he won the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers in 1983.[4]
References
[edit ]- ^ Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame bio for Ron Waples Retrieved October 17, 2016
- ^ United States Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame bio for Ron Waples Retrieved October 17, 2016
- ^ Wall of Fame Honorees - the Little Brown Jug Retrieved October 17, 2016
- ^ New York Times October 13, 1983 article titled "WAPLES FINDING WEALTH AT HOME" Retrieved October 17, 2016
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