Takter inducted, others honored in Goshen

Since going out on his own as a trainer in 1985, Takter has trained the winners of more than $62 million, including two Hambletonian winners (Malabar Man and Muscle Massive); the accomplished international star Moni Maker, who won the Prix d'Amerique in Paris and Elitlopp in Stockholm; Oaks winner Gleam; 12 Breeders Crown champions, plus winners of the Yonkers Trot, Little Brown Jug, and Jugette, and such accomplished notables as the pacing fillies Cabrini Hanover, See You At Peelers and American Jewel, trotting fillies Pampered P rincess and Passionate Glide, and 2002 Trotter of the Year Kadabra.

Others honored on Sunday night in Goshen were Communicators Corner inductees Jean Emerson, a veteran writer and publicist from Maine, and Moira Fanning, the longtime publicist for the Hambletonian Society and Breeders Crown.

In addition, the induction of the pacers Rainbow Blue and Rocknroll Hanover into the Living Horse Hall of Fame brought their owners to Goshen for recognition, while the broodmare Arterra was also inducted.

Two deceased breeders and a deceased horse were inducted as Immortals. Lucas Broadhead, who died in 1914, was the farm manager of Woodburn Farm and became one of the most distinguished figures in the horse breeding world—both Standardbred and Thoroughbred. William H. Wilson, who died in 1892, established Abdallah Park, a breeding farm in central Kentucky, and bred Immortal McKinney. The great trotting filly Classical Way was a major stakes winner who earned the distinction of beating the boys in the Kentucky Futurity, American Classic at Hollywood Park, and Prix de France. She retired as the fastest trotting filly of all time.

The newest members of the Communicators' Hall of Fame, Jean Emerson, founder and publisher of Northeast Harness News, and Moira Sullivan Fanning, director of Publicity and Event Operations at the Hambletonian Society, were inducted as well.

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