The New Zealand Trotting Hall of Fame is an organization created to recognise and honour those whose achievements have enriched the

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industry.

History

In 1969, Noel Taylor, who was President of the Auckland Trotting Club from 1984-89, gifted $650,000 to help set up the museum. Efforts to establish a trotting museum began in 1969 by Alby Douglas and the Auckland Trotting Club President at the time, Reg Lewis. A small tote building in the Derby area was converted into a museum and was officially opened in 1970 by

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, the Member of Parliament for Remuera. In 1985 the museum moved to the larger totalisator building behind the Alexandra Stand, with the inclusion of a library and a section devoted to the Harness Cadet Scheme. The current museum building was officially opened by Taylor on 19 December 1997. The Hall Of Fame had an agreement with the Auckland Trotting Club to operate there for the peppercorn rental of $1 a year, with no termination date. Included in the collection is: * the first

Auckland Trotting Cup The Auckland Pacing Cup which is sometimes referred to as the Auckland Trotting Cup or merely the Auckland Cup is a race held at Alexandra Park in Auckland, New Zealand for Standardbred horses. It is one of the two major harness races, along with ...

won by Commodore in 1890 * the framed racing silks of Monte Carlo, the winner of the first

New Zealand Trotting Cup The New Zealand Cup for standardbred horses, also known as either the New Zealand Trotting Cup or the New Zealand Pacing Cup is a Group One (G1) harness race held annually by the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club at Addington Raceway in Chri ...

in 1904 * a cart used by champion pacer

Young Quinn Young Quinn, a New Zealand standardbred racehorse, was successful in period where his competition in the sport of trotting was particularly strong. Foaled in 1969, he was by Young Charles out of Loyal Trick by Hal Tryax (USA). Named after Brian ...

winner of the 1974

and 1975

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* a cart used by Ces Donald, winning trainer/driver of New Zealand and Auckland Trotting cups * tributes to

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, who is buried behind the building * tributes to

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* valuable gold and silver cups, books, journals and newspapers. Individuals who have made major contributions to the museum include the late Les Callander, Neville Southey and Bill Moat, who worked with a small group of volunteers to develop the exhibits and to show people around the displays. The first group of honorees were inducted in 1998. The hall and museum is located at Alexandra Park in

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. The museum has transferred 1200 race meetings from film on to disk for visitors to view. In November 2022 it was reported that the museum is set to be disestablished at Alexandra Park to make way for commercial opportunities, leaving the museum memorabilia without a home. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/130590912/australasias-only-harness-racing-museum-facing-bulldozer-to-make-way-for-car-parking

Horses inducted

Inaugural inductees (1998)

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Harold Logan Harold Logan was a New Zealand bred Standardbred pacer that won two New Zealand Trotting Cups. He was a leading performer in 1931 and 1932. In 1932, he won the New Zealand Trotting Cup with a handicap of 60 yards. Pedigree Harold Logan was b ...

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Johnny Globe Johnny Globe was an outstanding New Zealand bred Standardbred pacer that held four world records. He is notable in that he won the New Zealand Trotting Cup. Johnny Globe is also notable in winning 15 free for all pacing events, which at the time ...

* Ordeal

Other inductees

* Easton Light * Great Evander * Petite Evander *

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History

Horses inducted

Inaugural inductees (1998)

Other inductees

References

See also