Grant E. "Gene" Riegle (June 3, 1928 – October 17, 2011) was an American harness racing driver and trainer. He was inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1992.Harness Racing; Western Hanover Appears to Be the Steadiest Shot
Riegle started his harness racing career in 1950.Ohioan Riegle seeks no repeat of harness history. His father, Roy Riegle, was also a driver and trainer. Roy Riegle and his wife were killed in a 1957 auto accident.Roy Riegle And Delila Riegle
At the 1972 Little Brown Jug, Riegle drove Jay Time who was the odds on favorite before the race.'Jay Time' is favorite Jay Time, who finished in a dead heat with Strike Out one month earlier in the Adios Pace,Dead heat by pacers in Adios was scratched after the first heat due to a high temperature.Strike Out winner
During the 1981 Woodrow Wilson Pace held at Meadowlands Raceway, Riegle was thrown from his sulky while driving Andre Hanover in the process of trying to avoid a fallen horse. He suffered minor abrasions.Haughton wins Wilson Pace 1992 Harness racing horse of the year, Artsplace, was trained by Riegle.Artsplace, Champion Pacer and Sire, Euthanatized
In 1990, Riegle along with Bruce Nickells, were awarded the Glen Garnsey Trophy as United States Trainer of the Year.Awards
Riegle trained 1993 Little Brown Jug winner, Life Sign.Life Sign is Jug winner
Riegle died at his Greenville, Ohio home on October 17, 2011.Gene Riegle, 83, Hall of Fame driver/trainer, dies
References
External links Gene Riegle at Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame