The public is encouraged to participate in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame 2020 nomination process by submitting recommendations of people and horses who have made a significant contribution to Canadian Standardbred or Thoroughbred horse racing.

All submissions received by 5:00 p.m. (EST), March 4, 2020 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.

Nominations are being accepted for the following:

• 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 by completing the online form available on the CHRHF website. Nomination forms 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:
Kathy Wade Vlaar, Standardbred Nomination Chair,
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
1-2150 Meadowvale Blvd.,
Mississauga, ON L5N 6R6
P: 905-858-3060 Ext. 207 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]

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

NOMINATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2020 5:00 p.m. (EST).

The list of finalists selected for consideration by the Election Committee for each breed will be announced Monday, March 23, 2020. The inductees for the 2020 class of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame will be announced Tuesday, April 7, 2020.

We invite you to visit the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame located at Gate 10 of Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Additional information about the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is available at www.canadianhorseracinghalloffame.com or by contacting [email protected] or 416-417-9404

(CHRHF)