Wally Hennessey
Canadian-American athlete
About Wally Hennessey
Born 1956. Wally Hennessey is a harness racer and harness racing.
Walter J. "Wally" Hennessey (born October 4, 1956) is a Hall of Fame harness racing driver. He was inducted into the Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame in 2006, the United States Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame on August 6, 2014.
Hennessey drove his first horse to victory in 1975. On June 13, 1992, at Buffalo Raceway, Hennessey won seven New York Sire Stakes events, including a track-record six in a row. He won his 8,000th career race on February 18, 2012.
Hennessey relocated to the United States during the late 1980s and currently makes his home in Coconut Creek, Florida.
Henessey was the main driver of champion Moni Maker.
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Canadian-American athlete
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Wally Hennessey was born on 4 October 1956 in Charlottetown.
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Wally Hennessey is a harness racer and harness racing.
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