Preview and Silent Auction Items

The annual Silent and Live Auction fundraiser will take place at the 2008 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Thursday, August 28, 2008. All proceeds from the Silent and Live Auctions benefit the Hall of Fame and help to ensure that Canadian horse racing's pioneers and horses, as well as the contemporary heroes are properly honoured.

Below is a partial list of items. Check back with us frequently for updates!

  1. Ekati Diamond - 1.03 carat princess cut diamond (unset) from the Ekati diamond mine in Canada's Northwest Territories (Donated by Mr. Charles Fipke)

  2. Diamond and Pink Opal Earrings valued at $5,000 (Donated by Hazel Tomlinson)

  3. Ottawa Senators Hockey Package - includes two tickets in the Owner's Box for Leafs game or preference, flights from Toronto-Ottawa, Hotel Accomodations (Donated by Eugene Melnyk)

  4. Use of the Owner's Box for up to 60 people at the Rogers Centre for a baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays for Friday, September 5th. (Donated by Gary Murphy of Rogers Media)

  5. Leather OSS Jacket valued at $500 (Donated by CTHS-Ontario Division)

  6. $675 gift certificate to Tie A Knot Fashions (Donated by Tie A Knot Fashions & Jim Bannon)

  7. The Seventh Race Call with Dan Loiselle - Meet Dan Loiselle, enjoy lunch in the Woodbine Club for two; a tour of the jockey’s room with Hall of Fame jockey Sandy Hawley or a tour of the backstretch for a morning workout and watch the 7th race from the announcer’s booth as he calls it from Woodbine (Donated by Woodbine Entertainment Group)

  8. The Seventh Race Call with Ken Middleton - Meet Ken Middleton, enjoy dinner in the Terrace Dining Room for two; a tour of the driver’s quarters or morning jog with Hall of Fame driver/trainer Ron Waples as your host and watch the 7th race from the announcer's booth as he calls it from Woodbine (Donated by Woodbine Entertainment Group)

  9. Attend a Major League Game and Sit with the Official Scorer Louis Cauz in the Blue Jays' Press Box at Rogers Centre (Donated by Louis Cauz)

  10. Standardbred pacing sensation Somebeachsomewhere's halter (Donated by Brent MacGrath)

  11. Dinner & a Leafs Game - Enjoy dinner at the Turf Lounge followed by a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey game [section 102, Row 28, Seats 17 & 18] (Donated by Woodbine Entertainment Group)

  12. Fred Stone Plate OLD WARRIORS Jockey Bill Shoemaker aboard John Henry Certificate #853 (Donated by Mrs. Marie Pinon)

  13. Fred Stone Plate MAN O' WAR Certificate #5545 (Donated by Mrs. Marie Pinon)

  14. Fred Stone Plate THE SHOE  8,000 WINS Certificate #2830 (Donated by Mrs. Marie Pinon)

  15. Fred Stone Plate SECRETARIAT, THE FINAL TRIBUTE, RON TURCOTTE UP Certificate #3898 (Donated by Mrs. Marie Pinon)

  16. Fred Stone Print SECRETARIAT with Ron Turcotte Up No. 519 of 950

  17. Wine & Dine Package at Inn on the Twenty - $150 dining gift certificate (three course dinner & wine) plus overnight accommodation and breakfast at the Inn on the Twenty in Niagara on the Lake, ON (Donated by Standardbred Canada)

  18. Framed print/poster - Lords of Legend Featuring Secretariat, Northern Dancer, Man o' War by Maureen Shelleau (Donated by Horse Power)

  19. Crystal Vase (Donated by the Ontario Sires Stakes)

  20. OSS Jacket (Large) (Donated by the Ontario Sires Stakes)

  21. A year subscription to Thoroughbred Style Magazine (Donated by Silks Media Corporation)

  22. Hockey Weekend - Package includes two airline tickets to Montreal the Friday of the weekend of your choice, private limo service to and from the hotel, 2 nights hotel accommodations for 2 at the luxurious 'Marriott Chateau Champlain' hotel in downtown Montreal, Dinner for 2 at the "La Mis au Jeux" restaurant, 2 reserved seats for the game of your choice (Donated by Majestic Thoroughbred Investments)

  23. Nine Kentucky Derby Glasses & a hand painted wood Yzerman Russian nesting doll (Donated by John Stapleton)

  24. Two Toronto Raptors Basketball tickets, Dallas Mavericks vs Toronto Raptors, Wednesday, December 17, 2008 (Section 103, Row 11, Seats 11 & 12) (Donated by Equilease Corp.)

  25. Magna Golf Club Package - Includes a round of golf during the 2008 golf season with three guests including golf carts, caddie and lunch, retail value $2,500 at Magna Golf Club in Aurora,ON (Donated by Mr. Stronach)

  26. Bear Now Halter - Bear Now, racing's newest millionaire, is a multiple stakes-winning daughter of Tiznow whose victories include the G2 Fitz Dixon Cotillion Handicap at Philadelphia Park, owned by Bear Stables and trained by Reade Baker.

  27. Oil Painting on Canvas Northern Dancer Retirement 1987 by Artist Myfawny MacDonald