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Creation Date
8-29-1924
Sex of the horse
Gelding
Sire
Barney O'Connor
Stable/ Owner
H. H. Ridge
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Stable/Owner Location
Unknown
Driver Name
Red Hanafin
Race
Waterville 2.18 Pace, Stake--Purse $500
Description
Black and white photo of Barney Delight, a chestnut gelding by Barney O'Connor. Barney Delight finished 6th in a 2.18 pace stake in Waterville, ME, August 29, 1924. Driver in image is Red Hanafin. Photo appears on inside cover of Kendall's album of 1924 races.
Barney Delight piloted by Hanafin took first in the 2.18 pace at the Maine State Fair on September 3. A report of the race, with over 8000 attending, appears on page 8 of the Thursday, Sept. 4, 1924 Daily Kennebec Journal.
Keywords
Standardbred horses, Maine harness racing, Maine horse racing, Sulky racing, Trotting races, 1924 album
Dam
Unknown