On This Date: October 16, 1994

 

On this date in 1994, Jean Emerson was the first woman to be inducted into the New England Harness Racing Hall of Fame.

Emerson and her husband Chet Emerson began racing their horses on the Maine circuit in the 1960s before buying their own farm in 1970 and racing their homebred pacers and trotters throughout New England and Florida.

Emerson was also a charter member of the Maine Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association in 1973, and she was the publisher of the Northeast Harness Journal for its 15-year run from 1980-1995.

The digital archives of that monthly newsletter can be found here.