The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is looking for nominations from the public for people or horses to be inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall
of Fame for 2010.
All nominations will be considered by the Nomination Committees of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Board of Directors for both the thoroughbred and standardbred industries.
The following timelines have been implemented for the 2010 nomination process:
Wednesday, April 14
• public nominations close
Friday, April 23
• all nominations sent to respective nominating committees
Friday, April 30
• Nominating Committee meetings and conference calls for determining thoroughbred and standardbred ballots
Monday, May 3
• thoroughbred and standardbred nominees are publicly announced
Wednesday, May 5
• courier ballots to Election Committees
Wednesday, May 12
• date for return of election ballots to Roseanna So, scrutinizer for both thoroughbred and standardbred elections.
Tuesday, May 18
• joint press release announcing Hall of Fame inductees
A special wine and cheese reception in the Hall of Fame at Woodbine Racetrack from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2 will be held to introduce 2010 inductees to the media and the Associate Members of the Hall of Fame.
This year’s Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala Fundraising Dinner will be held at the Mississauga Convention Centre on Thursday, August 19. The celebration will begin with a cocktail reception starting at 5:30 p.m. followed by a full-course dinner at 7:00 p.m.
The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame is excited to announce this year’s guest speaker, Gemini Award winner, stand-up comedian Tim Steeves. Steeves, who has written comedy for This Hour Has 22 Minutes, The Rick Mercer Report and also helped create the Canadian Comedy Special Talking To Americans, will be sure to entertain!
All nominations must be made in writing, accompanied by detailed documentation that would support the nomination.
For Standardbred Nominations
Ted Smith
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
1-2150 Meadowvale Blvd.,
Mississauga, Ontario. L5N 6R6
or by fax to (905) 858-2442.
For Thoroughbred Nominations
Louis Cauz
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
Woodbine Racetrack
555 Rexdale Boulevard
Rexdale, Ontario M9W 5L2
Fax: (416) 213-2126
For more information on the 2010 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame nominations and celebration, visit canadianhorseracinghalloffame.com, contact Louis Cauz at [email protected] or 2010 event co-ordinator Stacie Roberts at 416-230-5190 or [email protected].
(Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame)