Peter Haughton

Peter Delvin Haughton (September 22, 1954 – January 25, 1980) was an American harness driver. He was the son of United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame inductee Billy Haughton.

Racing career[]

Haughton made his first competitive drive at 16. He won the race driving Dr. Dewars. In the eight year career that followed, Peter won a total of 571 races and more than $6 million in purses. In 1974 he won Prix d'Été on Blue Bonnets Raceway with . He was especially successful in big stake races, taking the Roosevelt International Trot twice, with in 1978 and with in 1979.

Haughton also won the Dexter Cup and the with . In the 1976 Kentucky Futurity, Peter spoiled his father Bill's Triple Crown bid with by nosing him out in the fourth heat with .

Death[]

Peter Haughton died in an automobile accident in East Rutherford, New Jersey on January 25, 1980.^[1] He was inducted in the United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1981.^[2] Since 1981, the race is run at the Meadowlands Racetrack.

Major racing wins[]

Year	Race	Horse	Trainer
1974			Billy Haughton
1976	Kentucky Futurity		Billy Haughton
1977			Billy Haughton
1977			Billy Haughton
1978	Kentucky Futurity		Billy Haughton
1978	Maple Leaf Trot		Billy Haughton
1978	International Trot		Billy Haughton
1979	International Trot		Billy Haughton

References[]

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