Haughton William

American harness-racing driver who was the winner of major races in the 60s and 70s. Widely respected and admired, a giant among giants in his business, he won 4,910 races and over $40 million in purses throughout his career. Riding to his first win in 1942, he won 97 classic races including Hamiltonian four times, Little Brown Jug five times, and Messenger Stakes seven times. Haughton was married with five kids; one son was killed in a car crash in January 1980. Haughton himself died of massive head injuries after suffering a spill at Yonkers Raceway on 7/05/1986 from which he died a week later on 7/15/1986, 8:30 AM, Valhalla, NY. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less