UPDATE: Terry Taylor Passes
Longtime harness racing fan and racehorse owner Terry Taylor of Fergus, Ont. passed away Monday, November 14 at the age of 65
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Taylor was a well-known figure at tracks around Ontario, especially Woodbine and Mohawk. He owned horses for years with trainers such as Budd Thorne, Gregg McNair and Jim Ritchie. Horses owned by Taylor include Grand Sovereign, World Stage and two-year-old Blade Seelster.
There will be a celebration of life for Terry on Wednesday, November 23 at the Lighthouse Room at Grand River Raceway from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Please join Standardbred Canada in offering condolences to the family and friends of Terry Taylor.
I am shocked and saddened to
I am shocked and saddened to hear of Terry's passing. As a member of the CyberTROT Stable, Terry shared ownership in 2001 OSS Grassroots Champ Hetties Valley 3, 1:58.4 ($139,631). Terry was an avid ice fisherman and adept at any home improvement project. But he was passionate about harness racing - and had entertaining stories gathered up over 5 decades of traveling around Ontario's tracks. Though he'll be missed, Terry leaves behind a smile every time he comes to mind. Too soon, my friend. Too soon.
R.I.P Dear Friend... You
R.I.P Dear Friend... You will be missed....
Trevor and Shannon Henry
sad news to hear of the loss
sad news to hear of the loss of a good man like terry. he will be missed by many.
In reply to sad news to hear of the loss by scott martin
Terry asked me to send this
Terry asked me to send this message to all his friends in the harness racing community:
`Thanks for all the good times and friendship and the only regret I have is that I did not get to spend more time with you all!`
And from myself, thank you all so much for the support in the past few days as we all comforted Terry in his final hours. Special thanks to Budd and May Thorne, `Smitty` (Bob), Jim Ritchie, Jody Jamieson, Dawn, and the Staff at Fergus Groves Hospital.
Val Parsons
In reply to sad news to hear of the loss by scott martin
if ever there was a "good
if ever there was a "good o'l boy" terry you fit the bill!! i had a blast with terry this past summer,travelling with jody jamieson on his quest to become the world driving champion,terry loved the horse bizz in all aspects,and was always
willing to sit down and have a cold one,and handycap a race program,even after the races were over!! a true horseman,and
always willing to do a favor for anybody,anytime,anywhere,terry you will be missed by all.
and thanks to you valerie for comforting terry in the last couple of weeks, your friendship and companionship with T.T
made this whole situation a whole lot easier for all of us who were lucky enough to have known and loved Terry Taylor
R.I.P my friend