JEFF MALLETT

Hall of Fame Moment

Local harness driver Jeff Mallett (Posthumous) wins the 1984 Breeders Crown at the Meadows as local horse Dragon’s Lair upends the legendary and then undefeated (11-0) Nihalator in the 2-year-old colt pace considered the greatest race in the history of The Meadows and the Breeders Crown. This event is also considered by Moira Fanning, executive director of the Hambletonian Society, as the signature moment in Breeders Crown history. Mallett passed away this past November. The Breeders Crown is a yearly series of harness racing in the United States and Canada, covering each of the sport’s 12 traditional categories of age, gait and gender.