Horse Racing
CHRHF President’s Reception held Wednesday – Harnesslink
At a reception held Wednesday afternoon (May 22), Bill Ford, newly appointed President of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, welcomed a capacity crowd of racing industry supporters, Hall of Fame honoured members, and incoming inductees.
During his remarks, Ford thanked outgoing President, Darryl Kaplan, for the accomplishments during his six-year tenure in the position including several new projects and initiatives that will benefit the Hall for many years to come.
Dr. Moira Gunn – Builder
Sylvain Filion – Driver
Ed Tracey – Driver
Dr. Ian Moore – Trainer
Ross “Cowboy” Curran – Veteran
Bee A Magician –- Standardbred Female Horse
Glen Todd – Thoroughbred Builder
Patrick Husbands – Jockey
Dan Vella – Trainer
Richard Grubb – Veteran
Starship Jubilee – Thoroughbred Female Horse
Channel Maker – Thoroughbred Male Horse
At the gathering, the connections of the 2022 and 2023 horse inductees were the first to receive a personalized Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame stall plate, with plans to continue that practice for all future horse inductees. The stall plates will also be made available to previously inducted horses.
The permanent biography panels for the classes of 2022 and 2023 were then unveiled for:
CHRHF Class of 2022:
Eurico Rosa Da Silva – Jockey,
Jack Darling – Standardbred Trainer,
Charles E. Fipke – Thoroughbred Builder,
Gilles Gendron – Standardbred Veteran,
Frank Salive – Standardbred Communicator,
Alydeed – Thoroughbred Veteran,
Court Vision – Thoroughbred Male Horse and
Shadow Play – Standardbred Male Horse.
CHRHF Class of 2023:
Chris Christoforou – Driver,
Irwin Driedger – Jockey,
Dr. Lloyd S. McKibbin, DVM – Standardbred Builder,
Glenn Sikura– Thoroughbred Builder,
Bulldog Hanover – Standardbred Male Horse,
Formal Gold – Thoroughbred Veteran,
Pink Lloyd – Thoroughbred Male Horse and
Pure Ivory – Standardbred Female Horse.
The 2024 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Induction will take place Wednesday, August 7th at the Mississauga Convention Centre. Tickets can be purchased, for an early bird price of $225.00 each plus tax, by contacting Linda Rainey, CHRHF Managing Director by phone at 416-417-9404 or by email at admin@horseracinghalloffame.com.
From the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame