2010 Induction Ceremony

The Canadian Horse Racing’s Class of 2010 was officially inducted into the Hall of Fame on August 19 at the Mississauga Convention Centre. The gala celebrations honoured six horses and four horsemen in the Hall of Fame’s 35th anniversary induction dinner.

The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame would like to thank all of those who attended this year's event.  This year's fundraising effort was a terrific success thanks to our many Table Sponsors and Silent and Live Auction donors.  A special thank you to guest speaker, comedian Tim Steeves who entertained the crowd with his comedic tales.

Photos from this year's Induction Ceremony can be viewed in our Photo Gallery on our website.

The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is looking forward to next year's event and hope that everyone will plan to attend in August 2011.

Heading this year's list of Thoroughbreds was Victory Gallop, the upset winner of the Belmont Stakes in 1998, halting Real Quiet’s bid for the Triple Crown, along with the veteran multiple stakes winner of the 1960s, Victorian Era, and Lady Angela, one of the most influential broodmares in breeding history. She is the dam of Nearctic, the sire of Northern Dancer. Mister Big, the second richest pacer in history, tops the list of Standardbreds entering the hall along with the undefeated trotter, A Worthy Lad, who never lost in 30 races, and the splendid broodmare Classic Wish, dam of Bettors Delight and No Pan Intended.

R. Peter Heffering of Port Perry, Ont., heads the list of people inductees. Heffering owns one of Canada’s leading stallion stations and has owned  some of harness racing’s greats, including Precious Bunny. Mel Lawson of Hamilton, Ont., has been involved in both breeding and racing a small but successful operation, Jim Dandy Stables, for almost fifty years. His Sovereign Award winners include Eternal Search, Let’s Go Blue and Ginger Gold. 

Robert McIntosh of Windsor, Ont., is a four-time O’Brien winner as Canada’s Trainer of the Year. Among the more than 3,500 winners he has trained are Artsplace and Staying Together. Frank Barroby of Ravenscrag, Sask., was a leading jockey across the prairie provinces in the 1960s before retiring to become a champion trainer in British Columbia. Three times he was the leading trainer at Hastings Park,Vancouver, and was elected to the B.C. Hall of Fame in 2009.

For more news stories on this year's event, click on the following links:

 http://www.standardbredcanada.ca/news/8-19-10/ten-enter-canadian-horse-racing-hall-fame.html

http://horseracing.about.com/od/latestnews/ss/aa-2010-canadian-hall-of-fame.-Wr0.htm

http://www.drf.com/news/victory-gallop-among-those-inducted-canadian-hall-fame

http://www.mississauga.com/sports/article/863707--victory-gallop-joins-hall

http://www.thestar.com/sports/horseracing/article/849634--lawson-heads-parade-into-horse-racing-hall

http://www.drf.com/news/lawson-heads-class-five-canadian-hall-fame

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/57097/victory-gallop-in-canadian-hall-of-fame