Four More Race Tracks Sign Funding Agreements New Ontario Government Committed to Sustainable Horse Racing Industry NEWS March 8, 2013 The new Ontario government has reached tentative transition funding agreements with Western Fair, Clinton, Hanover and Grand River race tracks – the next step in ensuring race dates for the 2013 season. Following recommendations from […]
Is there a horse or person that you think should be added to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2013? Someone that you think should carry the same recognition in Canadian horse racing as such racing icons as Northern Dancer, Somebeachsomewhere, John Campbell, or Sandy Hawley? You can have your say by submitting
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2013 marks a year of change for the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. In an effort to ensure that all horses and people who have made a significant impact on racing in Canada can be honoured by the hall, eligibility criteria have been updated, and two new categories are being introduced. Now all those,
The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was honoured with the Outstanding Broadcast award in the Media Excellence Category for our Cam Fella Feature !! The feature was a joint effort by the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame and Woodbine Entertainment Group, congratulations to Producers Linda Rainey and Paul Salvalaggio. The video tribute to the
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January 25, 2013 marks the day that jockey Russell Baze is scheduled to leave the starting gate for the 50,000th time in his career. Barring any scratches in his scheduled mounts, this unprecidented milestone will be reached in the 6th race at Golden Gate Fields in San Francisco. Russell’s career stats are extremely impressive with a
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A video produced by Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in conjunction with Woodbine Entertainment Group’s Broadcast Production Department has been named a finalist in the Standardbred Canada 2012 Media Excellence Awards. The Media Excellence Awards program is aimed at honouring those who have, through one piece of exceptional work, covered Canadian harness racing in
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All time money winning driver and double Canadian and US Hall of Fame alumni, John Campbell has been named the 2012 Stan Bergstein-Proximity Award by the United States Harness Writers Association, The award is the USHWA’s biggest prize on which it votes exclusively is annually given to a person or organization for outstanding contributions to harness
The CHRHF congratulates John Campbell on Prestigious Award Read More »
Paynter, son of 2001 CHRHF Inductee Awesome Again, has been named the 2012 Secretariat “Vox Populi” Award winner. 2012 Belmont Stakes Runner-up Paynter, overcame huge odds to come back from life-threatening colitis, laminitis in three hooves and colon surgery to remove abscesses that were causing serious infection and fevers. It’s fitting also because the legendary
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“Equine Canada announced today that Mark Samuel, a founding member of the Jump Canada Committee and an accomplished equestrian and entrepreneur, has been elected as the new Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) Group IV Chair during the recent FEI General Assembly held in Istanbul, Turkey.” The Samuel family and Sam-Son Farm have a long history with
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Rich N Elegant arguably the greatest Standardbred broodmare in history was humanely euthanized on Friday, November 16, 2012 at Hanover Shoe Farms following a severe bout of colic . Rich N Elegant, originally named Armbro Literal, born on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1990 was bred and raised by the iconic Armstrong Bros. organization in
2009 Hall of Fame Inductee Rich N Elegant passes at the age of 22 Read More »
