“When I arrived at Windfields Maryland farm in the fall of 1990, Northern Dancer was standing in his spacious stall, his muzzle in the feed tub. Biographer I might be, but he was not curious – I was merely one of thousands who trekked to Maryland to see him. Yet, as I looked into the […]
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One of my favourite photos is a photo of my Mom holding Northern Dancer with then Stallion man, Bill McFarland in 1965 at Windfields in Oshawa. This was prior to Northern Dancer’s departure to Maryland. Mom and Dad had travelled from Trinidad, which is my father’s native home and where they were living at the
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“It seems like only yesterday when I stood at the stall of an under-sized yearling by Nearctic, out of Natalma. He was in the corner, head down, his hind quarters facing me. Maybe he was embarrassed at the comments horsemen were making about him. Some of the prospective buyers at E.P. Taylor’s 1962 pre-priced sale
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Voting by the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred and Standardbred Election Committees has been tallied and the CHRHF Class of 2024 is now confirmed. Previously, the Board of the CHRHF agreed the Class of 2024 would be comprised of six inductees per breed and was also provided the option for a Nomination Committee
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Announces Categories and Finalists for Class of 2024 The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Standardbred and Thoroughbred Nomination Committees have determined the categories and finalists to appear on the ballot presented to the Election Committees, from which the Class of 2024 will be selected. Previously, the Board of
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3rd Annual “Continuing Hall of Fame Legacies” Online Stallion Auction in support of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Mark your calendars for January 12-17, 2024 for the third annual “Continuing Hall of Fame Legacies” Online Stallion Auction, benefiting the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. All Standardbred and Thoroughbred stallions available in the
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The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (CHRHF) invites the public to participate in the nomination of people and horses who have made a significant contribution to Canadian Standardbred or Thoroughbred horse racing, for induction to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, as part of the CHRHF Class of 2024. Nominations are being sought
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The Canadian Horseracing Hall Of Fame formally inducted the 16 members that were elected for the classes of 2022 and 2023 at the Induction Gala on Wednesday night (August 9th) at the Mississauga Convention Centre. Trotting mare Pure Ivory, by Striking Sahbra, has been successful both on the racetrack and as a broodmare. Bred by
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Hall of Fame Induction Gala Honouring Classes of 2022 and 2023 Be part of the excitement at this year’s Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Induction Gala, on Wednesday, August 9th at the Mississauga Convention Centre, located at 75 Derry Road West, when the CHRHF Classes of 2022 and 2023, including some of the biggest
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The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame congratulates the people and horses being recognized as inductees in 2023. Four people and four horses have been elected from a ballot of very deserving candidates. Induction ceremonies for the Class of 2023 will be held in August 2023, along with those previously announced in October 2022 as