Museum Restoration Raffle Winners Announced

A complete listing of the winners of the 2009 Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame Restoration Raffle is now available online at www.harnessmuseum.com. This important annual event provides funding for artifact conservation. Projects completed with the help of more than $58,000 brought in since 1995 have included the treatment of horse drawn vehicles, such as Hambletonian’s 1860 skeleton wagon and the 1900 Dan Patch sleigh; historic paintings by significant artists including Edward Troye and John McAuliffe; numerous Currier & Ives lithographs; as well as drivers’ silks.

This year's grand prize was a “Driving School Dream Package.” The 3-day package includes the May 2010 driving course, donated by the United States Trotting Association, and travel and expense stipends provided by Harness Horsemen International and Peter Gerry for The Delvin Miller Amateur Drivers’ Association. Museum friend Wayne Smith was the winner!

Dinner for two at CIBO in Manhattan, NY, donated by museum member Jay Farrar, has been won by Carol, Mrs. Norman Dauplaise. Mario Marchi’s gift of dinner two at his very special Gotham restaurant was won by museum member Allan Schott.

Other top prizes offered in this year’s drawing included New York Giants, two home game tickets, NBA New York Knicks, two home game tickets, The Meadowlands’ Terraces Restaurant, dinner for four, one pair of jog cart wheels, Craig's Fine Food & Spirits Restaurant, country brunch for four, set of three matching customized harness bags, Visitor's Package, dinner for two and one night stay at Batavia Downs, The Little Brown Jug, two grandstand tickets, Gold Golf Putter, museum commemorative club, “Day At The Races,” package for four from Hawthorne Race Course, Stickney/Cicero, IL, Art Print of Niatross, by Richard A. Botto, sculpture by Cindy Seng: Book, 100 Years in Harness, signed by author Nicole Kraft, one year subscription to Hoof Beats magazine, Afghan, commemorating 1992 Horse of the Year, Artsplace, Hambletonian/Breeders Crown Gift Bag, Hambletonian/Breeders Crown Gift Bag, decorative harness racing throw pillows, John Campbell Bobble Head Doll, Folk Art, Welcome Sign, Travmuseet Souvenir Hat and T-shirt, Kitchen Accessories Basket, and a Harness Racing Souvenir Gift Bag.

We invite all ticket holders to visit the museum’s website at www.harnessmuseum.com to see if they are one of this year’s winners!