CHRHF President's Reception held Wednesday

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 Thoroughbred and harness 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