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

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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

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on Blue Bonnets Raceway with Armbro Omaha. He was especially successful in big stake races, taking the

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twice, with Cold Comfort in 1978 and with

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in 1979. Haughton also won the Dexter Cup and the Zweig Memorial with Cold Comfort. In the 1976

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, Peter spoiled his father

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Triple Crown bid with Steve Lobell by nosing him out in the fourth heat with

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Death

Peter Haughton died in an automobile accident in

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on January 25, 1980. He was inducted in the United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1981. Since 1981, the race Peter Haughton Memorial is run at the

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Major racing wins

References

1954 births 1980 deaths People from Amityville, New York Sportspeople from Babylon, New York American harness racing drivers United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame inductees Road incident deaths in New Jersey {{US-horseracing-bio-stub