Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame


The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1976 to honour those who have made a significant contribution to the sport of harness and Thoroughbred horse racing in Canada. It is located at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario.
The Hall of Fame annually inducts Thoroughbred and Standardbred horses, sulky drivers, jockeys, trainers and the horse racing industry's builders.

Background

Although the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was founded in 1976, it was not until 1997 that it had a physical location. At that time, the Ontario Jockey Club granted a permanent site located at the West Entrance to Woodbine Racetrack. The Hall now includes information on each of the inductees plus related memorabilia, including trophies, silks, old racing programs and bronzed horseshoes. Each year, special displays are created to honour some of racing's greats, such as jockey Ron Turcotte or pacer Cam Fella.
In 2014, the Hall commemorated the 50th anniversary of Northern Dancer's wins in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Queen's Plate with a series of initiatives such as an online timeline of his career, the induction of his trainer Horatio Luro, a special tribute at the annual ceremony and a calendar. Northern Dancer and his owner, E. P. Taylor, were part of the original class of inductees in 1976. Since then, Northern Dancer's sire Nearctic, dam Natalma, sire's dam Lady Angela, several sons and daughters, plus numerous descendants have also been inducted.
There are two nominating committees – one for the Thoroughbred industry, and the other for Standardbreds. Each committee nominates up to eight candidates, which are later voted on by the corresponding election committee. Any Canadian person or horse can be nominated for their achievements, whether in Canada or internationally. Foreign-bred horses who had a significant influence on Canadian racing or breeding may also be nominated. For example, Secretariat was nominated in 2013 in recognition of his appearance in the 1973 Canadian International, an appearance that brought worldwide attention to the race.

Inductees (year inducted)

Thoroughbred horses

Standardbred horses

  • A Worthy Lad
  • Adios Pick
  • Admirals Express
  • Albatross
  • Alvin
  • Amour Angus
  • Angus Hall
  • Apaches Fame
  • Armbro Emerson
  • Armbro Feather
  • Armbro Flight
  • Armbro Nesbit
  • Armbro Feather
  • Armbro Omaha
  • Artsplace
  • As Promised
  • Astreos
  • BC Count
  • Balanced Image
  • Bardot Hanover
  • Battle Axe
  • Bay State Pat
  • Bee A Magician
  • Bettor's Delight
  • Bill Sharon
  • Billyjojimbob
  • Blissfull Hall
  • Bridger
  • Bulldog Hanover
  • Burning Point
  • Cam Fella
  • Camluck
  • Captain Aubrey
  • Cathedra
  • Celias Counsel
  • Champ Volo
  • Chancey Lady
  • Chilcoot
  • Classic Wish
  • Claybrook Van
  • Countess Adios
  • Dalyce Blue
  • Dan Patch *
  • Dillon Mc
  • Dominion Grattan
  • Dotties Pick
  • Dr Stanton
  • Dream of Glory
  • Dreamfair Eternal
  • Dudey Patch
  • Elegantimage
  • Ellamony
  • Eternal Camnation
  • Fan Hanover
  • Fern Hal
  • Flemington's Jane
  • Frank Bogash Jr
  • Fresh Yankee
  • Garland Lobell
  • Glorys Comet
  • Goodtimes
  • Grades Singing
  • Grattan Bars
  • Grattan Royal
  • Great Memories
  • Handle With Care
  • Happy Three
  • Harold H
  • Helicopter
  • Hy Class Minbar
  • Invincible Shadow
  • Invitro
  • JCs Nathalie
  • John R Braden
  • Kadabra
  • Lee Hanover
  • Mach Three
  • Make Believe
  • Matt's Scooter
  • McWicked
  • Mighty Dudley
  • Miss Admiral Todd
  • Miss Vera Bars
  • Mister Big
  • Mystic Mistress
  • Niatross
  • No Sex Please
  • Odies Fame
  • On The Road Again
  • Peaceful Way
  • Precious Bunny
  • Pure Ivory
  • Ralph Hanover
  • Rambling Willie
  • Real Desire
  • Rena Bison
  • Rich N Elegant
  • Rocknroll Hanover
  • Run The Table
  • San Pail
  • Shadow Play
  • Silent Majority
  • Silver Reign
  • Singing Herbert
  • Skippy Day Brook
  • Somebeachsomewhere
  • Staying Together
  • Strike Out
  • Super Wave
  • Symbol Allen
  • Tacony
  • The Count B
  • The Eel
  • The Exposer
  • The Ghost
  • Tie Silk
  • Toll Gate
  • Town Pro
  • Tricky Tooshie
  • Watchim
  • Wesgate Frame
  • Winnipeg
  • Woodlawn Drummond

Thoroughbred jockeys

Thoroughbred trainers

Standardbred drivers and trainers

  • Earle Avery
  • Ralph N. Baldwin
  • Douglas S. Brown
  • Blair Burgess
  • Duncan R. (Dunc) Campbell
  • John Campbell
  • Clifford Chapman, Sr.
  • John Chapman
  • Chris Christoforou
  • Keith Clark
  • Steve Condren
  • Johnny Conroy
  • Benoit Cote
  • Ross Curran
  • Jack Darling
  • Jim Doherty
  • Ron Feagan
  • Hervé Filion
  • Sylvain Filion
  • Yves Filion
  • Dr. John Findley
  • Stewart Firlotte
  • William (Bud) Fritz
  • Vic Fleming
  • Clint Galbraith
  • William Gale
  • Gilles Gendron
  • Jules Giguere
  • William "Buddy" Gilmour
  • Shelly Goudreau
  • John Hayes
  • Jacques Hebert
  • Wally Hennessey
  • Clint Hodgins
  • William R. Hood
  • Carl Jamieson
  • Jim Kealey
  • William H. Keys
  • Jack Kopas
  • Gilles Lachance
  • Michel Lachance
  • Paul-Emile Larente
  • Paul MacDonell
  • Del MacTavish, Sr.
  • David J. McClary
  • Robert McIntosh
  • Harold McKinley
  • Ian Moore
  • Joe O'Brien
  • William O'Donnell
  • Nealie Oliver
  • David Pinkney
  • Nathaniel D. Ray
  • Ray Remmen
  • Trevor Ritchie
  • Vernon Weston Rowntree
  • Heber M. Sweeny
  • Silent Charley Sweet
  • Jimmy Takter *
  • Ed Tracey
  • Allan Walker
  • Dave Wall
  • Ben Wallace
  • Keith Waples
  • Randy Waples
  • Ron Waples
  • Harold Francis Wellwood
  • William Wellwood
  • Ben White
  • Roger White
  • Mildred Williams

Builders