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 Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...

in Canada. It is located at

Woodbine Racetrack Woodbine Racetrack is a race track for Thoroughbred horse racing in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Owned by Woodbine Entertainment Group, Woodbine Racetrack manages and hosts Canada's most famous race, the King's Plate. The tra ...

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

, Ontario. The Hall of Fame annually inducts

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and

Standardbred The Standardbred is an American horse breed best known for its ability in harness racing, where members of the breed compete at either a trot or pace. Developed in North America, the Standardbred is recognized worldwide, and the breed can trace i ...

horses,

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drivers, jockeys,

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and the horse racing industry's builders.

Background

Although the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (CHRHF) was founded in 1976, it was not until 1997 that it had a physical location. At that time, the

Ontario Jockey Club Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG), known as the Ontario Jockey Club from 1881 to 2001, is the operator of two horse racing tracks, a casino and off-track betting stations in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. It also owns and operates ...

granted a permanent site located at the West Entrance to

. 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 Northern Dancer (May 27, 1961 – November 16, 1990) was a Thoroughbred who, in 1964, became the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. He then became one of the most successful sires of the 20th century. He is considered a Canad ...

's wins in the Kentucky Derby,

Preakness Stakes The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held on Armed Forces Day which is also the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs () o ...

and

Queen's Plate The King's Plate (known as the Queen's Plate between 1860 to 1901 and 1952 to 2022) is Canada's oldest Thoroughbred horse race, having been founded in 1860. It is also the oldest continuously run race in North America. It is run at a distance of ...

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 Edward Plunket Taylor, Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, CMG (January 29, 1901 – May 14, 1989) was a Canadians, Canadian business tycoon, investor and philanthropist. He was a famous breeder of Thoroughbred horse racing, race ...

, were part of the original class of inductees in 1976. Since then, Northern Dancer's sire

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, dam

Natalma Natalma (March 26, 1957 – January 29, 1985) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the dam (mother) of the most important sire, and sire of sires, of the late 20th Century, Northern Dancer. She also established a highly inf ...

, sire's dam

Lady Angela Lady Angela (1944–1966) was a British-bred Thoroughbred who became the foundation mare of E.P. Taylor's Windfields Farm in Canada. She was the dam of Nearctic, the Canadian Horse of the Year in 1958 and seven-time leading sire in Canada. Amon ...

, several sons and daughters (including

Nijinsky Vaslav (or Vatslav) Nijinsky (; rus, Вацлав Фомич Нижинский, Vatslav Fomich Nizhinsky, p=ˈvatsləf fɐˈmʲitɕ nʲɪˈʐɨnskʲɪj; pl, Wacław Niżyński, ; 12 March 1889/18908 April 1950) was a ballet dancer and choreog ...

The Minstrel The Minstrel (11 March 1974 – 3 September 1990) was a Canadian-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Bred in Ontario, he was sold as a yearling and exported to Europe, where he was campaigned in Ireland and the United Kin ...

Northernette Northernette (foaled March 4, 1974 – after 1998) was a Canadian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. A Canadian champion at both ages two and three, she was also a Grade I stakes winner in the United States. Background Northernette was a bay ...

and

Vice Regent Vice Regent (April 29, 1967 – June 18, 1995) was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse and Canada's leading sire for thirteen years. Owned and bred by E. P. Taylor, he was from Northern Dancer's second crop and out of the mare Victori ...

), plus numerous descendants have also been inducted. There are two nominating committees – one for the

industry, and the other for

s. 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,

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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

Ace Marine {{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Ace Marine , image = , caption = , sire = Ace Admiral , grandsire = Heliopolis , dam = Mazarine , damsire = Sweepster , sex = Stallion , foaled = 1952 , country = Canada , colour = Chestnut , breede ...

(2003) *

Afleet Afleet (1984 - 2014) was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted the 1987 Canadian Horse of the Year and Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse, Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Colt. Career Afleet's best season came in 1987 d ...

(1992) *

All Along All Along (7 April 1979 – 23 February 2005) was a champion Thoroughbred racemare that was foaled in France. She was one of the top fillies of the last part of the 20th century, racing mostly in Europe. All Along was named into the Nationa ...

(2019) * *

Alywow {{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Alywow , image = , caption = , sire = Alysheba , grandsire = Alydar , dam = Triple Wow , damsire = Coastal , sex = Filly , foaled = February 7, 1991 , death_date = {{dda, 2002, 3, 2, 1991, 2, 7 , co ...

(2009) * Anita's Son (2005) * Archworth (2014) * Arise (1983) * Arravale (2012) * Apelia (2014) *

Awesome Again Awesome Again (March 29, 1994December 15, 2020) was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse and stallion. As a three-year-old, he won the Queen's Plate in Canada and the Jim Dandy Stakes in the United States. He was undefeated at age four ...

(2001) * Belle Geste (1990) * Bold Ruckus (2006) *

Bull Page Bull Page (1947 – 1976) was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse and an important sire. Bred by Woodvale Farm in Kentucky, he was out of the mare Our Page, winner of the historic Spinaway Stakes in 1942 and a daughter of the 1929 Ame ...

(1977) * Bunty Lawless (1976) *

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(1978) *

Canadian Champ {{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Canadian Champ , image = , caption = , sire = Windfields , grandsire = Bunty Lawless , dam = Bolesteo , damsire = Filisteo , sex = Stallion , foaled = 1953 , country = Canada , colour = Bay , breede ...

(2007) * Carotene (2003) * Casa Camara (2000) * Chief Bearhart (2002) * Chop Chop (1977) * Ciboulette (1983) * Classy 'n Smart (2004) * Cool Mood (2014) * Cool Reception (2005) *

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(2016) * *

Dance Smartly Dance Smartly (1988–2007) was a Champion Thoroughbred racemare who went undefeated in 1991 while winning the Canadian Triple Crown and becoming the first horse bred in Canada to ever win a Breeders' Cup race. She was inducted into both the Can ...

(1995) * * Dancethruthedawn (2011) * Deputy Minister (1988) * Duchess of York (1976) * E. Day (1989) * Exterminator (2016) * * Flaming Page (1980) * Fanfreluche (1981) * Frost King (1986) * Gallant Kitty (1977) * George Royal (1976) *

Glorious Song {{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Glorious Song , image = , caption = , sire = Halo , grandsire = Hail To Reason , dam = Ballade , damsire = Herbager , sex = Filly , foaled = 1976 , country = Canada , colour = Bay , breeder = E. P ...

(1995) * Heart to Heart (2021) * He's A Smoothie (2003) * Hidden Treasure (2013) * Horometer (1976) *

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(1976) *

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(1999) *

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(2012) * Jammed Lovely (2007) *

Joey Joey may refer to: People *Joey (name) Animals * Joey (marsupial), an infant marsupial * Joey, a Blue-fronted Amazon parrot who was one of the Blue Peter pets Film and television * ''Joey'' (1977 film), an American film directed by Horac ...

(1976) *

Judy the Beauty Judy the Beauty (foaled 17 March 2009) is a Canadian-bred, American-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Adena Springs in Ontario, she has been owned and trained throughout her racing career by Wesley Ward who bought her for $20,000 as a year ...

(2018) * Kennedy Road (2000) * Kingarvie (1976) *

(2010) * Langcrest (1984) * Langfuhr (2004) *

La Prevoyante La Prevoyante (1970–1974) was a Canadian-bred thoroughbred race horse elected to the Racing Halls of Fame in the United States and Canada. Background La Prevoyante was bred and owned by Jean-Louis Lévesque. Her sire was Buckpasser, a son ...

(1976) * * La Voyageuse (2009) * Lauries Dancer (2006) *

Lexie Lou Lexie Lou (foaled February 26, 2011 in Ontario) is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. In 2014, she won the Queen's Plate and two legs of the Canadian Triple Tiara on her way to winning three Sovereign Awards. She has also won three graded s ...

(2019) * L'Alezane (2012) *

L'Enjoleur L'Enjoleur (1972 – January 26, 2000) was a Canadian Thoroughbred race horse. Bred and owned by prominent Montreal businessman Jean-Louis Lévesque, L'Enjoleur was sired by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Buckpasser, a son of another Hall o ...

(2007) * Major Presto (1982) * Martimas (2001) * Maryfield (2009) *

Mine That Bird Mine That Bird (foaled May 10, 2006) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2009 Kentucky Derby at 50-1 odds and came second in the Preakness Stakes and third in the Belmont Stakes. He had earnings of $2,228,637 and was inducte ...

(2015) * Mona Bell (2000) *

(2007) *

(1977) * New Providence (1982) *

(1976) *

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(1997) *

Norcliffe Norcliffe (1973–1984) was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by U.S. Hall of Fame Champion Buckpasser out of the mare Drama School by Northern Dancer. Owned by the Norcliffe Stable of Charles F. Baker, Chairman o ...

(2005) *

(1976) * *

(1987) * Not Too Shy (2021) * Overskate (1993) * Peteski (2009) * Play the King (2020) * Queensway (2003) * Quiet Resolve (2017) * Runaway Groom (2001) * Sealy Hill (2013) *

(2013) * *

Shaman Ghost Shaman Ghost (foaled May 5, 2012) is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2015 Queen's Plate and was named Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse, Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Colt. In 2016, he won two graded stakes races in the ...

(2018) *

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(1976) * Sir Barton (1976) * *

Sky Classic Sky Classic (March 17, 1987 – April 30, 2015) was a Canadian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. A son of U.K. Triple Crown champion Nijinsky, in 1989 Sky Classic won the Sovereign Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Male Horse in Canada but injur ...

(1998) *

Smart Strike Smart Strike (foaled May 21, 1992 in Ontario – died March 25, 2015) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. The son of the Champion sire, Mr. Prospector, and out of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame mare Classy 'n Smart, Smart Strike is a ...

(2008) * Soaring Free (2013) * South Ocean (2017) * South Shore (2000) *

Sunny's Halo Sunny's Halo (February 11, 1980 – June 3, 2003) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1983 Kentucky Derby. In 1986, Sunny's Halo was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Background Foaled at Oshawa, Ontario, Sunny's Halo wa ...

(1986) * Square Angel (2011) * Tepin (2020) * Terror (1996) *

(1979) *

Touch Gold Touch Gold (foaled May 26, 1994 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the winner of the Classic Belmont Stakes, in which he ended Silver Charm's bid for the U.S. Triple Crown. Background Sired by Canadian Horse Raci ...

(2011) *

(1989) * Victoria Park (1976) *

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(2010) * Victory Gallop (2010) * Wando (2014) * Wilderness Song (2008) * Windfields (2002) * Wise Dan (2016) * * With Approval (1993) *

Wonder Where Wonder Where (foaled 1956 in Quebec) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse who was Canada's 1959 Horse of the Year and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee. Background Bred by Frank J. Selke at his Rolling Range Farm in Quebec, she was ...

(2004) * Yellow Rose (1996) * Youville (1977) *Note: An * designates they are also an inductee of the United States National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

Standardbred horses

* A Worthy Lad (2010) * Adios Pick (1989) * Admirals Express (2013) * Albatross (2014) *

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(2000) * Amour Angus (2020) * Angus Hall (2019) * Apaches Fame (2000) * Armbro Emerson (2006) * Armbro Feather (2006) *

Armbro Flight Armbro Flight (1962–1995) was a champion trotting mare bred by the Armstrong Brothers Farm of J. Elgin, Ted and Charles Armstrong in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. She established five world records in the 1960s. She was honored by Canada Post in ...

(1976) * Armbro Nesbit (1977) * Armbro Feather (2006) * Armbro Omaha (2005) * Artsplace (2015) * As Promised (2006) * Astreos (2012) * BC Count (1984) * Balanced Image (2000) * Bardot Hanover (1986) *

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(2002) * Bay State Pat (1983) * Bettor's Delight (2007) * Bill Sharon (2000) * Billyjojimbob (1995) * Blissfull Hall (2018) * Bridger (1988) * Burning Point (2011) * Cam Fella (1986) * Camluck (2003) * Captain Aubrey (2001) * Cathedra (2007) * Celias Counsel (2013) * Champ Volo (2003) * Chancey Lady (2018) * Chilcoot (1976) * Classic Wish (2010) * Claybrook Van (1980) * Countess Adios (2000) * Dalyce Blue (2012) * Dan Patch (2019) * * Dillon Mc (2002) * Dominion Grattan (1976) * Dotties Pick (1976) * Dr Stanton (1976) * Dream of Glory (1993) * Dreamfair Eternal (2014) * Dudey Patch (1998) * Elegantimage (2017) * Ellamony (1998) * Eternal Camnation (2013) *

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(1986) * Fern Hal (2003) * Flemington's Jane (1988) * Frank Bogash Jr (1978) * Fresh Yankee (1976) * Garland Lobell (2005) * Glorys Comet (2005) * Goodtimes (2004) * Grades Singing (1996) * Grattan Bars (1976) * Grattan Royal (1981) * Great Memories (2021) * Handle With Care (1979) * Happy Three (2017) *

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(2015) *

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(1984) * Hy Class Minbar (1990) * Invincible Shadow (1976) * Invitro (2011) * JCs Nathalie (2015) * John R Braden (2001) * Kadabra (2012) * Lee Hanover (1982) *

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(2017) *

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(1987) * Matt's Scooter (1992) * McWicked (2020) * Mighty Dudley (1985) * Miss Admiral Todd (1983) * Miss Vera Bars (1977) * Mister Big (2010) * Mystic Mistress (2012) * Niatross (2013) * No Sex Please (1993) * Odies Fame (2016) * On The Road Again (1999) * Peaceful Way (2008) * Precious Bunny (2004) * Ralph Hanover (1986) * Rambling Willie (2020) * Real Desire (2008) * Rena Bison (2000) * Rich N Elegant (2009) * Rocknroll Hanover (2014) * Run The Table (2006) * San Pail (2016) *

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(1976) * Silver Reign (2011) * Singing Herbert (1983) * Skippy Day Brook (1987) * Somebeachsomewhere (2009) * Staying Together (2002) * Strike Out (1976) *

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(2002) * Symbol Allen (2000) * Tacony (1985) * The Count B (1981) * The Eel (2011) * The Exposer (2002) * The Ghost (2003) * Tie Silk (1976) *Toll Gate (2000) * Town Pro (2004) * Tricky Tooshie (2019) * Watchim (2000) * Wesgate Frame (2011) *

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(1976) * Woodlawn Drummond (2016)

Thoroughbred jockeys

* Ted Atkinson (2002) * * Larry Attard (2001) *

Russell Baze Russell Avery Baze (born 7 August 1958 ) is a retired horse racing jockey. He holds the record for the most race wins in North American horse racing history, and is a member of the United States Racing Hall of Fame and the State of Washington S ...

(2012) * * Gary Boulanger (2020) * Thomas H. Burns (2011) * * John Dewhurst (2012) *

Hugo Dittfach Hugo Dittfach (20 September 1936 – 1 November 2021) was a Canadian jockey. Dittfach survived three years as a boy in a Russian concentration camp during World War II and went on to become a National Champion Thoroughbred racing jockey in Cana ...

(1983) * Stewart Elliott (2015) *

Jeffrey Fell Jeffrey J. Fell (born June 20, 1956, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) is a retired jockey and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee who was also a successful rider in the United States. On June 17, 1978, Jeffrey Fell rode Tiller (horse), Til ...

(1993) * Jim Fitzsimmons (1984) * Dude Foden (2000) * David A. Gall (1993) * Avelino Gomez (1977) * *

Sandy Hawley Desmond Sandford "Sandy" Hawley, (born April 16, 1949 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian Hall of Fame jockey. Sandy Hawley decided to be a jockey when he was a 17-year-old boy, hotwalking, grooming and excise horses at a Woodbine racetrack in To ...

(1986) * * Robert Landry (2014) *

Chick Lang Charles John "Chick" Lang (July 1905 – June 14, 1947) was a Canadian Hall of Fame jockey who became a National Champion rider in the United States and who won the most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race of both countries. Born in Hamilt ...

(1990) * Herb Lindberg (1991) * Charles S. Littlefield (2000) * Johnny Longden (1976) * *

Chris Loseth Chris Loseth (born 1955 in Banff, Alberta) is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At age six, Loseth's family moved to Fort Nelson, British Columbia then in the year before he graduated high school they resettled in Grand Forks. As a boy h ...

(2007) *

Don MacBeth Donald MacBeth (August 29, 1949 – March 1, 1987) was a Canadian Hall of Fame jockey in North American Thoroughbred racing. Born in Red Deer, Alberta, Macbeth rode horses at Alberta racetracks before going to race in the United States. Among ho ...

(1988) * Frank Mann (2000) * Dick O'Leary (2000) * Robin Platts (1997) * Red Pollard (1982) * Pat Remillard (1979) * Chris Rogers (1977) *

Willie Saunders William "Willie/Smokey" Saunders (April 13, 1915 – July 30, 1986) was a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing and one of only ten jockeys to win the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. Saunder ...

(1976) *

Don Seymour Donald J. Seymour (1961 – 26 June 2020) was a Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who is the only jockey in history to win two Canadian Triple Crowns. Born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in Etobicoke, Ontario, Don Seymour began his ...

(1999) * Ron Turcotte (1980) * * Mickey Walls (2019) *

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(1998) * Hedley Woodhouse (1980) *

George Woolf George Monroe Woolf (May 31, 1910 – January 4, 1946), nicknamed "The Iceman", was a Canadian thoroughbred race horse jockey. An annual jockey's award given by the United States Jockeys' Guild is named in his honor. He became known for riding ...

(1976) *

Thoroughbred trainers

* Bert Alexandra (2002) * Sid Attard (2013) * Roger Attfield (1999) * *

Reade Baker Reade Baker (born April 30, 1947, in Port Dalhousie, Ontario) is a retired trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who was voted the 2005 Sovereign Award for Outstanding Trainer in Canada and who in 2018 was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hal ...

(2018) *

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(2010) * Harold Barroby (2017) *

Macdonald Benson Macdonald "Mac" Benson (born June 30, 1930 in Wilmington, Delaware) is a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer. A resident of Woodbridge, Ontario, Benson came to Canada in 1978 to train for E. P. Taylor's renowned Windfields Farm. Since the ...

(2002) * James C. Bentley (1981) *

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(2001) * William H. Bringloe (2000) * Duke Campbell (1984) *

Josie Carroll Josie Carroll (born December 8, 1957) is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse trainer, who in 2006 became the first woman trainer to win the Queen's Plate, the oldest thoroughbred horse race in Canada and Canada's most prestigious race. She also won the ...

(2019) * Mark Casse (2016) * Lou Cavalaris Jr. (1995) * David C. Cross Jr. (2006) * James E. Day (2006) * John Dyment Jr. (2001) * Philip England (2013) * Morris Fishman (2001) *

Mark Frostad Mark R. Frostad (born January 19, 1949) is a Canadian thoroughbred horse trainer. Born in Brantford, Ontario, he grew up with a father who owned a stud farm but before becoming involved in thoroughbred horse racing, Frostad obtained a BA degree ...

(2011) * Harry Giddings Jr. (1985) * Robert K. Hodgson (2001) * Gordon M. Huntley (1998) * Roy Johnson (2003) * Mike Keogh (2020) * Barry Littlefield (2000) * Roger Laurin (2015) *

Lucien Laurin Lucien Laurin (March 18, 1912 – June 26, 2000) was a French-Canadian jockey and Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. He was best known for training Secretariat (horse), Secretariat, who won the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United Sta ...

(1978) * * Horatio Luro (2014) * *

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(2012) *

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(1982) * Gordon J. McCann (1979) * Frank H. Merrill Jr. (1981) * Jerry C. Meyer (1999) * John Nixon (2002) *

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(2000) *

Gil Rowntree Gil H. Rowntree (born January 17, 1934, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadians, Canadian Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer, racehorse trainer and owner. One of the most successful trainers in Canadian Thorou ...

(1997) * Fred Schelke (2002) * Red Smith (2004) *

Yonnie Starr Joseph "Yonnie" Starr (August 11, 1905 – March, 1990) was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer about whom the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame says has a "record unmatched in Canadian racing history." Starr began his caree ...

(1979) * Alfred I. Taylor (1987) * Johnny J. Thorpe (2002) *

Robert P. Tiller Robert P. Tiller (born December 11, 1949 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands) is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. A resident of Brampton, Ontario, he has long been one of the top trainers at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack. He has won four trai ...

(2008) *

John R. Walker John Randall Walker (February 23, 1874 – July 21, 1942) was a United States, U.S. political figure from the state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Walker was born near Blackshear, Georgia in 1874 and graduated from the Jasper Normal College ...

(2000) * James White (1996) * Ed Whyte (2001) * Arthur H. Warner (1984)

Standardbred drivers and trainers

Earle Avery Earl(e) Bradford Avery (February 4, 1894 – November 6, 1977) was a driver and trainer of standardbred racehorses who was inducted into both the Canadian and United States Harness Racing Halls of Fame. Racing career He earned his first win on A ...

(1977) * Ralph N. Baldwin (1977) * Douglas S. Brown (2006) *

Blair Burgess Blair is an English-language name of Scottish Gaelic origin. The surname is derived from any of the numerous places in Scotland called ''Blair'', derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''blàr'', meaning "plain", "meadow" or "field", frequently a “ba ...

(2017) * Duncan R. (Dunc) Campbell (1983) * John Campbell (1987) * Clifford Chapman, Sr. (1989) * John Chapman (1979) * Keith Clark (2009) * Steve Condren (2011) * Johnny Conroy (1983) * Benoit Cote (1981) * Jim Doherty (2018) * Ron Feagan (1980) *

Hervé Filion Hervé Arthur Filion, (February 1, 1940 – June 22, 2017) was a Canadian harness racing driver. He was the brother of Yves Filion who drove and trained the 1988 North America Cup winner; and the brother of Henri Filion (1941–1997) who die ...

(1976) * Yves Filion (2016) *Dr. John Findley (1997) * Stewart Firlotte (2005) * William (Bud) Fritz (2001) * Vic Fleming (1976) * Clint Galbraith (1998) * William Gale (2015) * Jules Giguere (1990) * William "Buddy" Gilmour (1988) * Shelly Goudreau (1983) * John Hayes (1991) * Jacques Hebert (2006) * Wally Hennessey (2014) * Clint Hodgins (1977) * William R. Hood (2000) * Carl Jamieson (2013) * Jim Kealey (2002) * William H. Keys (2002) * Jack Kopas (1989) * Gilles Lachance (1997) *

Michel Lachance Michel Lachance (born April 11, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 21 games in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies. As a youth, he played in the 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tourn ...

(1993) * Paul-Emile Larente (1985) * Paul MacDonell (2020) * Del MacTavish, Sr. (1982) * David J. McClary (2002) * Robert McIntosh (2010) * Harold McKinley (1984) * Joe O'Brien (1976) * William O'Donnell (1986) * Nealie Oliver (1990) * David Pinkney (2001) * Nathaniel D. Ray (1981) * Ray Remmen (1991) * Trevor Ritchie (2019) * Vernon Weston Rowntree (2001) * Heber M. Sweeny (2000) * Silent Charley Sweet (2003) * Jimmy Takter (2019) * * Allan Walker (1996) * Dave Wall (2012) * Ben Wallace (2020) * Keith Waples (1978) * Randy Waples (2021) * Ron Waples (1986) * Harold Francis Wellwood (2001) * William Wellwood (2001) * Ben White (1977) * Roger White (1976) * Mildred Williams (2012)

Builders

* Ernest D. Adams (1984) * Robert Anderson (2015) * William (Bill) Andrew (2018) * Roland Armitage (1999) * H. Charles Armstrong (2015) * J. Elgin Armstrong (1976) *

Charles Franklyn Baker Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

(1993) *

Bill Beasley Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) * Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature * Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's beak Plac ...

(1985) *

Max Bell George Maxwell Bell (October 13, 1912 – July 19, 1972) was a Canadian newspaper publisher, race horse owner and philanthropist. He was best known as the co-founder of FP Publications, Canada's largest newspaper syndicate in the 1960s. He built h ...

(1977) *Russ & Lois Bennett (2007) *Raymond Benoit (1985) *Judge S. Tupper Bigelow (1991) * Lucien Bombardier (1986) *Ed Bradley (1993) *Dr. Glen Brown (1995) * James Brown (1979) * Moe "Murray" Brown (2003) * Jim Bullock (2021) *Robert Burgess (2011) *Charles F.W. Burns (1991) *Michael Burns (1997) * Chris Van Bussel (2004) * George A. Callbeck (1978) * James Cuthbert Cameron (1978) * Louis E. Cauz (2008) * Cliff Chapman Jr. (2008) * Lloyd Chisholm (1991) *Dr. Ted Clarke (2014) * Jim Coleman (1984) *Dr. Michael Colterjohn (2016) * Frank R. Conklin (2003) * William J. Connelly (1985) *Capt. John T. Cruickshank (1985) * Lou Davies (1977) * Robert T. Davies (2001) * Jack Diamond (1977) * H. Allan Dickenson (1981) * Milt Dunnell (1991) * Albert E. Dyment (2001) * Nathaniel Dyment (2001) * Leslie Ehrlick (1985) * John Ferguson (2016) *Donald (Buckets) Fleming (1992) *Ian Fleming (2019) * Cameron J.D. Fraser (1984) * George Frostad (1999) *

George R. Gardiner George Ryerson Gardiner, (April 25, 1917 – December 7, 1997) was a Toronto businessman, philanthropist and co-founder of the Gardiner Museum, the only museum in Canada devoted exclusively to ceramic art. Early years Gardiner was born in To ...

(2000) * Georges Giguere (1978) *Dr. Gordon Gilbertson (2017) * Tommy Gorman (1977) * Elizabeth Arden Graham (2003) *Jack Graham (1990) *W. (Bill) D. Graham (2014) * John Grant (1998) *Dr. Brad H. Gunn (1981) * G. Sydney Halter (1988) *Jack Hardy (2001) * Stanley Harrison (1979) *

Harry C. Hatch Harold Clifford "Harry" Hatch (1884–1946) was a millionaire industrialist from Prince Edward County, Ontario specializing in the business of wine and spirits. Hatch started out with a small liquor store in Whitby, Ontario and prospered to t ...

(2000) * Herbert E. Hatch (1982) * R. Peter Heffering (2010) * George Campbell Hendrie (1977) * William Hendrie (1976) * Bill Herbert (1977) * Jack Hood (2013) * W. J. Hyatt (2011) * Lew James (1987) *Samuel Johnston (2013) * Charles Juravinski (2012) * Jim Keeling Sr. (2001) *A.G. (Scotty) Kennedy (1983) * Jack H. Kenney (1990) * Sydney J. Langill (1977) * Mel P. Lawson (2010) * Raymond Lemay (1983) *

Jean-Louis Lévesque Jean-Louis Lévesque, (April 13, 1911 – December 28, 1994) was a Canadian entrepreneur, thoroughbred racehorse owner, and philanthropist. J. Louis Lévesque was born in Nouvelle in Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula to an Acadian father and an I ...

(1976) * Sue Leslie (2020) * Pierre Levesque (2008) * Irving Liverman (2002) * Lily A. Livingston (2011) * Mike MacCormac (2000) * Lt.-Col. Dan MacKinnon (1976) * Leslie E. MacLeod (2001) *Col. K.R. (Rud) Marshall (2015) *Sam McBride (2000) *Don McClelland (2004) *Col.

Samuel McLaughlin Colonel Robert Samuel McLaughlin, (September 8, 1871 – January 6, 1972) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He started the McLaughlin Motor Car Company in 1907, one of the first major automobile manufacturers in Canada, which evo ...

(1977) *Jack McNiven (2007) *Dr. W. N. Meldrum (2002) *

Eugene Melnyk Eugene Melnyk (May 27, 1959 – March 28, 2022) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and owner, governor, and chairman of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Ottawa Senators and the AHL's Belleville Senators. He was the founder, chairman ...

(2017) * Maurice Michaud (1976) *Aubrey W. Minshall (2012) * Adrien Miron (1977) * John J. Mooney (1984) *W.F. (Willie) Morrissey (2001) *Bory Margolus (2019) *Robert Murphy (2014) *Ryland H. New (2002) *

Abe Orpen Abraham "Abe" Michael Orpen (February 9, 1854 – September 22, 1937) was a Canadian businessman, best known for his ownership of several horse-racing tracks in Ontario, Canada. Born in Toronto, Orpen first worked as a carpenter, became a hotel ...

(1980) * Victoria (Vicki) Pappas (2021) * T. C. Patteson (1976) * J. Samuel Perlman (1977) * Merv Peters (1993) *James (Jimmy) W. Power (2000) * Jim Proudfoot (2003) *S.W. (Sam) Randall (1978) *

Larry Regan Lawrence Emmett Regan (August 9, 1930 – March 9, 2009), was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and hockey executive. He played for the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs after a long senior-hockey career, winning the Allan Cup in 1948. ...

(1989) *Cmdr J.K.L. Ross (1976) *The Hon. Earl Rowe (1976) *William Rowe (2013) * Ernie Samuel (1998) * Tammy Samuel-Balaz (2011) *

Gustav Schickedanz Gustav Abraham Schickedanz (1 January 1895 – 27 March 1977) was a German entrepreneur and Nazi party member who profited from the Aryanization of Jewish companies. Early life Schickedanz came from a modest background. After attending ''real ...

(2009) *George (Judge) Schilling (1977) * Joseph E. Seagram (1976) * Frank J. Selke (2003) *Oliver B. Sheppard (2000) *Jack Short (1987) * John G. Sikura (2018) * John Sikura Jr. (2013) * Claire C. Smith (1991) *

Conn Smythe Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe, Military Cross, MC (; February 1, 1895 – November 18, 1980) was a Canadian businessman, soldier and sportsman in ice hockey and horse racing. He is best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs ...

(1977) *

Robert James Speers Robert James Speers (September 3, 1882 – July 19, 1955) was a Canadian businessman and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductee who made a major contribution to the growth of Thoroughbred horse racing in Western Canada. Born in Elmbank, Ontario ...

(1976) * Walter Sprague (1989) * Jack Stafford (horse racing) (1982) * Steve Stavro (2006) * Arthur W. Stollery (2014) * Frank Stronach (2002) * Austin C. Taylor (1976) *Charles Taylor (1996) *

(1976) * Joe Thomas (1985) * Gabe Trahan (1986) * Gerard Veilleux (1977) *Max Webster (1991) * Eric Whebby (1999) *John White (1996) *Lee Williams (1982) * Katherine Langdon Wilks (1981) * David S. Willmot (2005) * Donald G. Willmot (1991) * James Wright (1983)

References

External links

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Background

Inductees (year inducted)

Thoroughbred horses

Standardbred horses

Thoroughbred jockeys

Thoroughbred trainers

Standardbred drivers and trainers

Builders

See also

References

External links