Gene Riegle
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Grant E Riegle[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
June 3, 1928 Greenville, Ohio |
| Died |
October 17, 2011 Greenville, Ohio |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Harness racing |
Gene Riegle (June 3, 1928 – October 17, 2011) was a American harness racing driver and trainer. He was inducted into Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1992.[2]
Riegle started his harness racing career in 1950.[3] At the 1972 Little Brown Jug, Riegle drove Jay Time who was the odds on favorite before the race.[4] Jay Time, who finished in a dead heat with Strike Out one month earlier in the Adios Stakes,[5] was scratched after the first heat due to a high temperature.[6]
During the 1981 Woodrow Wilson Pace held at Meadowlands Raceway, Riegle was thrown from Andre Hanover while trying to avoid a fallen horse. He suffered just minor abrasions.[7] 1992 Harness racing horse of the year, Artsplace, was trained by Riegle.[8]
Riegle trained 1993 Little Brown Jug winner, Life Sign.[9]
Riegle died at his Greenville, Ohio home on October 17, 2011.[10]
References
- ↑ In Memory of Grant E Riegle
- ↑ Gene Riegle at Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame
- ↑ Ohioan Riegle seeks no repeat of harness history.
- ↑ 'Jay Time' is favorite
- ↑ Dead heat by pacers in Adios
- ↑ Strike Out winner
- ↑ Haughton wins Wilson Pace
- ↑ Artsplace, Champion Pacer and Sire, Euthanatized
- ↑ Life Sign is Jug winner
- ↑ Gene Riegle, 83, Hall of Fame driver/trainer, dies