John Hayes (harness racer)
- John Hayes (harness racer)
John G. Hayes (1917-1998), was a harness racing driver/trainer/owner.
Born in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, he was the son of a dairy farmer who went on to become a prominent figure in harness racing and the first Canadian to be selected to the Little Brown Jug's Wall of Fame. His greatest accomplishment was in training horses in particular when he developed the great champion, Strike Out.
A long time director of the Canadian Trotting Association, for ten years John Hayes served as its president and was Vice-Chairman of the Ontario Racing Commission.
The managing partner of Beejay Stables in Oshawa, it had been Hayes' lifelong dream to win the Little Brown Jug. Famous for having told a newspaper reporter: "I'd rather win the Little Brown Jug than go to heaven," when he died in 1998, the Little Brown Jug itself, won by Strike Out in 1972, was placed at the head of his casket.
In 1991, John Hayes was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
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NAME = Hayes, John G.
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = harness racing driver, trainer and owner
DATE OF BIRTH = 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH = Oshawa, Ontario
DATE OF DEATH = 1998
PLACE OF DEATH =
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