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In this the 250th Anniversary of Horse Racing in Canada, the CHRHF Legends Committee unanimously agreed to name a mare named Modesty, the winner of the first advertised and reported horse race on Canadian soil, as the 2017 Legend Honouree. The official unveiling of the display panel for Modesty, who won the historic race held […]

Standardbred broodmare Mystic Mistress, had a total of 16 foals with 13 of her offspring making it to the track to earn over $4.3 million in purse money with three pacing under 1:50. 10 of her progeny were sired by Hall of Fame stallion Camluck, including her top earners Mystician who won the 2010 Metro

We are saddened to learn of the passing of CHRHF honoured member Irving Liverman. Inducted to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2002 and known throughout the horse racing industry as a gentleman, Mr. Liverman’s string of champion Standardbreds started with Silent Majority in 1970 (CHRHF 1976) and included the likes of Handle

We extend our sincere condolences to the Kopas family on the passing of CHRHF honoured member, Jack Kopas, following a brief illness. Involved in the sport since 1942, the native of Lumsden, Sask., born in 1928, decided very early in life he wanted to be a horseman. In fact, he celebrated his sixteenth birthday as

  The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the 2017 Inductees.  In this the 250th Anniversary Year of Horse Racing in Canada, a total of 10 horses and people have been elected from a very strong list of candidates. Standardbred inductees include Trainer/Driver Blair Burgess and Builder Dr. Gordon Gilbertson along

The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is pleased to announce its 2017 ballot.  In this the 250th Anniversary Year of Horse Racing in Canada, a total of 30 horses and people, comprised of 15 Standardbred and 15 Thoroughbred candidates have been selected to appear on the voting ballot.   A 20-person Election Committee for each

Our entire nation will be celebrating 150 years of confederation in 2017, but for Canada’s horse racing industry, this year represents an even bigger anniversary, the 250th Anniversary of our great sport in this great land. On July 1, 1767, exactly 100 years before our country’s confederation, a race took place on The Plains of