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 GunnĀ – Builder
Sylvain FilionĀ – Driver
Ed TraceyĀ – Driver
Dr.Ā Ian MooreĀ – Trainer
Ross āCowboyā CurranĀ – Veteran
Bee A MagicianĀ ā-Ā StandardbredĀ Female Horse
Glen ToddĀ – Thoroughbred Builder
Patrick HusbandsĀ – Jockey
Dan VellaĀ ā Trainer
Richard GrubbĀ – Veteran
Starship JubileeĀ – Thoroughbred Female Horse
Channel MakerĀ – 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.Ā 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 SilvaĀ – Jockey,
Jack DarlingĀ – Standardbred Trainer,
Charles E. FipkeĀ –Ā Thoroughbred Builder,
Gilles GendronĀ – Standardbred Veteran,
Frank SaliveĀ –Ā Standardbred Communicator,
AlydeedĀ – Thoroughbred Veteran,
Court VisionĀ – Thoroughbred Male Horse and
Shadow PlayĀ – Standardbred Male Horse.
CHRHF Class of 2023:Ā
Chris ChristoforouĀ – Driver,
Irwin DriedgerĀ – Jockey,
Dr. Lloyd S. McKibbin,Ā DVM –Ā Standardbred Builder,
Glenn Sikura – Thoroughbred Builder,
Bulldog HanoverĀ –Ā Standardbred Male Horse,
Formal GoldĀ –Ā Thoroughbred Veteran,
Pink LloydĀ –Ā Thoroughbred Male Horse and
Pure IvoryĀ – Standardbred Female Horse.
TheĀ 2024 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame InductionĀ will take place Wednesday, August 7th at the Mississauga Convention Centre.Ā 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 atĀ admin@horseracinghalloffame.com.
From the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame