Harness: Hall of Famer Ted Wing, 74, dies

Ted Wing, 74, died peacefully on Sept. 13, 2022 surrounded by his family after a battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Mr. Wing was born on July 30, 1948 in Greenville, Maine and came from a harness racing family. Mr. Wing's grandfather Harold raced in Maine before the turn of the last century and his father Morris also trained and raced on the Maine circuit. He started out in racing on skis and became an alpine champion as a young man, but his love of racing would lead him to his life's work and that began in 1964 at Aroostook Raceway, Presque Isle, Maine.

Mr. Wing was a natural in the bike and quickly became the leading driver in New England from 1970-75. The following year he made the move to the New York-New Jersey circuit to compete against the best in the business and his timing couldn’t have been better as his move coincided with the opening of The Meadowlands Racetrack, where he drove in the first race there.

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