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Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Announces Changes to Nomination and Election Committees plus 2019 Nominees Being Accepted Now
At a recent meeting of the CHRHF Board of Directors, changes to the Hall’s Nomination and Election Committees were approved.
The new Thoroughbred Nomination Committee – Kris Platts, Manager, Broadcast/Simulcast Operations, Woodbine Entertainment Group Broadcast Department, joins the Thoroughbred Nomination Committee, following Jim Bannon, Thoroughbred Racing Analyst and Handicapper, being named Vice-President of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
A complete list of all Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame committees and members can be found here
2019 Nominations now being accepted.
Additionally, as part of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall
of Fame’s continuing efforts to honour the most deserving people and horses who have made a signi cant contribution
to Canadian Standardbred and Thoroughbred horse racing, a change has been made to recognize Standardbred drivers and trainers as two separate categories. Historically Standardbred driver/trainers have been considered one category by the CHRHF. The changing landscape of harness racing now includes more people who specialize either as a trainer or driver. While there will still be individuals who succeed as both drivers
and trainers, for the purpose of evaluating nominees, these people will be assigned to the category where their career has been the strongest, while still recognizing the total body of their work. The purpose of this change is to provide a more balanced comparison to their peers.
The public is invited to participate in the nomination of horses and people who have made a signi cant contribution to Canadian Standardbred and Thoroughbred horse racing, for induction to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2019.
All nomination submissions to be made using the form available on their website along with the complete eligibility criteria http://horseracinghalloffame.com/inductees/eligibility/
Nomination deadline: MARCH 6, 2019 5:00 pm EST.
The list of nominees selected for consideration by the Election
Committee for each breed will be announced Monday, March 25, 2019. The Inductees for the 2019 class of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame will be announced Tuesday, April 9, 2019.
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.com
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