Officials with the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame would like to remind the horse racing community that the deadline to nominate horses or people for the Class of 2018 is March 7, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. (EST), one week away.

The public is invited to participate in the nomination of people and horses that have made a significant contribution to Canadian Standardbred or Thoroughbred horse racing, for induction to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2018.

Nominations for the following will be considered:

• PERSON: Trainers, drivers, jockeys.

• BUILDERS: Includes, but not limited to breeders, owners, officials, and others.

• COMMUNICATORS: Includes, but not limited to writers, broadcasters, photographers, announcers, bloggers.

• VETERAN PERSON: Trainers, drivers, jockeys whose careers have been concluded for 20 years, but less than 50 years.

• MALE HORSE: Stallions or geldings whose contribution to Canadian racing occurred in the past 20 years.

• FEMALE HORSE: Mares whose contribution to Canadian racing occurred in the past 20 years.

• VETERAN HORSE: Horses whose careers have been concluded for 20 years, but less than 50 years.

All nomination submissions to be made using the form available on the CHRHF website (click here). A copy of the form may also be obtained by contacting [email protected]. Complete eligibility criteria may be found here.

For further information, or to submit a completed nomination form, contact:

Standardbred Nominations:
Darryl Kaplan, Standardbred Nomination Chair,
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
1-2150 Meadowvale Blvd.,
Mississauga, ON L5N 6R6
P: (905) 858-3060 ext. 241 F: (905) 858-3089
E: [email protected]

Thoroughbred Nominations:
Tom Cosgrove, Thoroughbred Nomination Chair,
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
555 Rexdale Blvd., P.O. Box 156
Toronto, ON M9W 5L2
P: (416) 213-2113
E: [email protected]

Nominations forms may also be submitted to:
Linda Rainey, Managing Director
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
P: (416) 417-9404
E: [email protected]

All submissions will be carefully considered by the Nominating Committee of the applicable breed.
A maximum of three finalists in each of five categories for Standardbreds and five categories for Thoroughbreds will be presented to the Election Committee for final voting by secret ballot.

NOMINATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2018 5:00 p.m. (EST).

The list of nominees selected for consideration by the Election Committee for each breed will be announced Monday, March 26, 2018. The Inductees for the 2018 class of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame will be announced on Tuesday, April 10, 2018.

We invite you to visit the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame located at the West Entrance of Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Additional information about the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is available at www.canadianhorseracinghalloffame or by contacting [email protected] or 416-417-9404.

(CHRHF)