Hall of Fame (rensport)

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame werd opgericht in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York. De Hall of Fame is opgericht om beroemde renpaarden, jockeys, en trainers te eren. Elk voorjaar wordt een verkiezing gehouden. De uitslag wordt vaak bekend gemaakt in the Kentucky Derby-week, begin mei.

Voorzitters
De Hall of Fame heeft in de loop van de jaren verschillende voorzitters gehad:
 * Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney - (1950-1953)
 * Walter M. Jeffords, Sr. - (1953-1960)
 * George D. Widener, Jr. - (1960-1968)
 * John W. Hanes - (1968-1970)
 * Gerard S. Smith - (1970-1974)
 * Charles E. Mather II - (1974-1982)
 * Whitney Tower - (1982-1989)
 * John T. von Stade - (1989-2005)
 * Stella F. Thayer - (since 2005)

Paarden
Om toegelaten te worden tot de Hall of Fame moet een renpaard op zijn minst 5 jaar met pensioen zijn. Het jaar achter de namen staat voor het jaargetal dat ze zijn toegevoegd in de Hall of Fame.

De lijst:
 * A.P. Indy (2000)
 * Ack Ack (1986)
 * Affectionately (1989)
 * Affirmed (1980)
 * All Along (1990)
 * Alsab (1976)
 * Alydar (1989)
 * Alysheba (1993)
 * American Eclipse (1970)
 * Armed (1963)
 * Artful (1956)
 * Arts and Letters (1994)
 * Assault (1964)
 * Battleship (1969)
 * Bayakoa (1998)
 * Bed o'Roses (1976)
 * Beldame (1956)
 * Ben Brush (1955)
 * Bewitch (1977)
 * Bimelech (1990)
 * Black Gold (1989)
 * Black Helen (1991)
 * Blue Larkspur (1957)
 * Bold 'n Determined (1997)
 * Bold Ruler (1973)
 * Bon Nouvel (1976)
 * Boston (1955)
 * Bowl of Flowers (2004)
 * Broomstick (1956)
 * Buckpasser (1970)
 * Busher (1964)
 * Bushranger (1967)
 * Cafe Prince (1985)
 * Carry Back (1975)
 * Cavalcade (1993)
 * Challedon (1977)
 * Chris Evert (1988)
 * Cicada (1967)
 * Cigar (2002)
 * Citation (1959)
 * Coaltown (1983)
 * Colin (1956)
 * Commando (1956)
 * Cougar II (2006)
 * Count Fleet (1961)
 * Crusader (1995)
 * Dahlia (1981)
 * Damascus (1974)
 * Dance Smartly (2003)
 * Dark Mirage (1974)
 * Davona Dale (1985)
 * Desert Vixen (1979)
 * Devil Diver (1980)
 * Discovery (1969)
 * Domino (1955)
 * Dr. Fager (1971)
 * Easy Goer (1997)
 * Eight Thirty (1994)
 * Elkridge (1966)
 * Emperor of Norfolk (1988)
 * Equipose (1957)
 * Exceller (1999)
 * Exterminator (1957)
 * Fair Play (1956)
 * Fairmount (1985)
 * Fashion (1980)
 * Firenze (1981)
 * Flatterer (1994)
 * Flawlessly (2004)
 * Foolish Pleasure (1995)
 * Forego (1979)
 * Fort Marcy (1998)
 * Gallant Bloom (1977)
 * Gallant Fox (1957)
 * Gallant Man (1987)
 * Gallorette (1962)
 * Gamely (1980)
 * Genuine Risk (1986)
 * Go For Wand (1996)
 * Good and Plenty (1956)
 * Granville (1997)
 * Grey Lag (1957)
 * Gun Bow (1999)
 * Hamburg (1986)
 * Hanover (1955)
 * Henry of Navarre (1985)
 * Hill Prince (1991)
 * Hindoo (1955)


 * Holy Bull (2001)
 * Imp (1965)
 * Jay Trump (1971)
 * John Henry (1990)
 * Johnstown (1992)
 * Jolly Roger (1965)
 * Kelso (1967)
 * Kentucky (1983)
 * Kingston (1955)
 * La Prevoyante (1995)
 * Lady's Secret (1992)
 * L'Escargot (1977)
 * Lexington (1955)
 * Lonesome Glory (2005)
 * Longfellow (1971)
 * Luke Blackburn (1956)
 * Majestic Prince (1988)
 * Man o' War (1957)
 * Maskette (2001)
 * Miesque (1999)
 * Miss Woodford (1967)
 * Mom's Command (2007)
 * Myrtlewood (1979)
 * Nashua (1965)
 * Native Dancer (1963)
 * Native Diver (1978)
 * Needles (2000)
 * Neji (1966)
 * Noor (2002)
 * Northern Dancer (1976)
 * Oedipus (1978)
 * Old Rosebud (1968)
 * Omaha (1965)
 * Pan Zareta (1972)
 * Parole (1984)
 * Paseana (2001)
 * Personal Ensign (1993)
 * Peter Pan (1956)
 * Precisionist (2003)
 * Princess Doreen (1982)
 * Princess Rooney (1991)
 * Real Delight (1987)
 * Regret (1957)
 * Reigh Count (1978)
 * Riva Ridge (1998)
 * Roamer (1981)
 * Roseben (1956)
 * Round Table (1972)
 * Ruffian (1976)
 * Ruthless (1975)
 * Salvator (1955)
 * Sarazen (1957)
 * Seabiscuit (1958)
 * Searching (1978)
 * Seattle Slew (1981)
 * Secretariat (1974)
 * Serena's Song (2002)
 * Shuvee (1975)
 * Silver Charm (2007)
 * Silver Spoon (1978)
 * Sir Archy (1955)
 * Sir Barton (1957)
 * Skip Away (2004)
 * Slew o'Gold (1992)
 * Spectacular Bid (1982)
 * Stymie (1975)
 * Sun Beau (1996)
 * Sunday Silence (1996)
 * Susan's Girl (1976)
 * Swaps (1966)
 * Swoon's Son (2007)
 * Sword Dancer (1977)
 * Sysonby (1956)
 * Ta Wee (1994)
 * Ten Broeck (1982)
 * Tim Tam (1985)
 * Tom Fool (1960)
 * Top Flight (1966)
 * Tosmah (1984)
 * Twenty Grand (1957)
 * Twilight Tear (1963)
 * Two Lea (1982)
 * War Admiral (1958)
 * Whirlaway (1959)
 * Whisk Broom II (1979)
 * Winning Colors (2000)
 * Zaccio (1990)
 * Zev (1983)

Jockeys
Om als jockey toegevoegd te worden tot de Hall of Fame moet je op zijn minst 20 jaar in het beroep zitten of al 5 jaar met pensioen zijn.

De lijst:


 * John Adams (1965)
 * Dooley Adams (1970)
 * Joe Aitcheson, Jr. (1978)
 * Eddie Arcaro (1958)
 * Ted Atkinson (1957)
 * Braulio Baeza (1976)
 * Jerry D. Bailey (1995)
 * George Barbee (1996)
 * Caroll K. Bassett (1972)
 * Russell Baze (1999)
 * Walter Blum (1987)
 * Bill Boland (2006)
 * George Bostwick (1968)
 * Sam Boulmetis, Sr. (1973)
 * Steve Brooks (1963)
 * Don Brumfield (1996)
 * Thomas H. Burns (1983)
 * James H. Butwell (1984)
 * J. Dallett Byers (1967)
 * Steve Cauthen (1994)
 * Frank Coltiletti (1970)
 * Angel Cordero, Jr. (1988)
 * Robert H. Crawford (1973)
 * Pat Day (1991)
 * Eddie Delahoussaye (1993)
 * Kent Desormeaux (2004)
 * Lavelle Ensor (1962)
 * Laverne Fator (1955)
 * Earlie Fires (2001)
 * Jerry Fishback (1992)
 * Mack Garner (1969)
 * Edward R. Garrison (1955)
 * Avelino Gomez (1982)
 * Henry F. Griffin (1956)
 * Eric Guerin (1972)
 * Bill Hartack (1959)
 * Sandy Hawley (1992)
 * Albert Johnson (1971)
 * William J. Knapp (1969)
 * Julie Krone (2000)
 * Clarence Kummer (1972)
 * Charles Kurtsinger (1967)
 * Johnny Loftus (1959)
 * Johnny Longden (1958)


 * Daniel A. Maher (1955)
 * J. Linus McAtee (1956)
 * Chris McCarron (1989)
 * Conn McCreary (1975)
 * Rigan McKinney (1968)
 * Jim McLaughlin (1955)
 * Walter Miller (1955)
 * Isaac Murphy (1955)
 * Ralph Neves (1960)
 * Joe Notter (1963)
 * Winfield O'Conner (1956)
 * George Odom (1955)
 * Frank O'Neill (1956)
 * Ivan H. Parke (1978)
 * Gilbert W. Patrick (1970)
 * Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1975)
 * Samuel Purdy (1970)
 * John Reiff (1956)
 * Alfred Robertson (1971)
 * John L. Rotz (1983)
 * Earl Sande (1955)
 * Jose Santos (2007)
 * Johnny Sellers (2007)
 * Carroll H. Shilling (1970)
 * Willie Shoemaker (1958)
 * Willie Simms (1977)
 * Tod Sloan (1955)
 * Mike E. Smith (2003)
 * Alfred P. Smithwick (1973)
 * Gary Stevens (1997)
 * James Stout (1968)
 * Fred Taral (1955)
 * Bayard Tuckerman, Jr. (1973)
 * Ron Turcotte (1979)
 * Nash Turner (1955)
 * Bobby Ussery (1980)
 * Jacinto Vasquez (1998)
 * Jorge Velasquez (1990)
 * Thomas M. Walsh (2005)
 * Jack Westrope (2002)
 * Jimmy Winkfield (2004)
 * George Woolf (1955)
 * Raymond Workman (1956)
 * Manuel Ycaza (1977)

Trainers
Om als trainer in aanmerking te komen voor de Hall of Fame moet je op zijn minst 25 jaar in het vak zitten of al 5 jaar met pensioen zijn.

De lijst:


 * Laz Barrera (1979)
 * H. Guy Bedwell (1971)
 * Edward D. Brown (1984)
 * Preston M. Burch (1963)
 * William P. Burch (1955)
 * J. Elliott Burch (1980)
 * Fred Burlew (1973)
 * Frank E. Childs (1968)
 * Henry S. Clark (1982)
 * W. Burling Cocks (1985)
 * James P. Conway (1996)
 * Warren A. Croll, Jr. (1994)
 * Bud Delp (2002)
 * Neil Drysdale (2000)
 * William Duke (1956)
 * Louis Feustel (1964)
 * James Fitzsimmons (1958)
 * Henry Forrest (2007)
 * Robert J. Frankel (1995)
 * John M. Gaver, Sr. (1966)
 * Carl Hanford (2006)
 * Thomas J. Healey (1955)
 * Samuel C. Hildreth (1955)
 * Sonny Hine (2003)
 * Maximilian Hirsch (1959)
 * William J. Hirsch (1982)
 * Thomas Hitchcock (1973)
 * Hollie Hughes (1973)
 * John J. Hyland (1956)
 * Hirsch Jacobs (1958)
 * H. Allen Jerkens (1975)
 * Philip G. Johnson (1997)
 * William R. Johnson (1986)
 * LeRoy Jolley (1987)
 * Benjamin A. Jones (1958)
 * Horace A. Jones (1959)
 * A. Jack Joyner (1955)
 * Tommy Kelly (1993)
 * Lucien Laurin (1977)
 * J. Howard Lewis (1969)
 * D. Wayne Lukas (1999)
 * Horatio Luro (1980)
 * John E. Madden (1983)
 * James W. Maloney (1989)
 * Richard E. Mandella (2001)
 * Pancho Martin (1981)
 * Frank McCabe (2007)
 * Ron McAnally (1990)
 * Henry McDaniel (1956)
 * Claude R. McGaughey III (2004)
 * MacKenzie Miller (1987)
 * William Molter (1960)
 * William I. Mott (1998)
 * Wilbert F. Mulholland (1967)
 * Edward A. Neloy (1983)
 * John A. Nerud (1972)
 * Burley Parke (1986)
 * Angel Penna, Sr. (1988)
 * Jacob Pincus (1988)
 * John W. Rogers (1955)
 * James G. Rowe, Sr. (1955)
 * Flint S. Schulhofer (1992)
 * Jonathan E. Sheppard (1990)
 * Robert A. Smith (1976)
 * Tom Smith (2001)
 * Daniel Michael Smithwick (1971)
 * Woody Stephens (1976)
 * Mesh Tenney (1991)
 * Henry J. Thompson (1969)
 * Harry Trotsek (1984)
 * Jack Van Berg (1985)
 * Marion Van Berg (1970)
 * John M. Veitch (2007)
 * Sylvester Veitch (1977)
 * Robert W. Walden (1970)
 * Michael G. Walsh (1997)
 * Sherrill W. Ward (1978)
 * Sidney Watters, Jr. (2005)
 * Frank Whiteley, Jr. (1978)
 * Charles E. Whittingham (1974)
 * Ansel Williamson (1998)
 * William C. Winfrey (1971)
 * G. Carey Winfrey (1975)
 * Nick Zito (2005)

Behalve in Amerika hebben ze ook een Hall of Fame in Engeland, Canada, Australië, Nieuw Zeeland en Frankrijk.

Bronnen, referenties en/of voetnoten

 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Racing_and_Hall_of_Fame
 * http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall/index.asp