Champions Fatal Bullet, One For Rose Lead 2026 Canadian Hall Of Fame Finalists
Two-time Sovereign Award winner Fatal Bullet (Red Bullet) and three-time champion One for Rose (Tejano Run) lead the finalists for the Canadian Hall of Fame which were announced Tuesday.
The Thoroughbred categories and finalists include:
- Thoroughbred Builder – John Burness, Dr. Robert McMartin, DVM, Stanley Sadinsky
- Thoroughbred Communicator – Michael Burns, Jr., Neil Campbell, Bill Tallon
- Jockey – Richard Dos Ramos, George HoSang, Emile Ramsammy
- Thoroughbred Trainer – Gerald Bennett, Dale Saunders, Laurie Silvera
- Thoroughbred Female Horse – Careless Jewel, Hard Not To Like, One For Rose
- Thoroughbred Male Horse – Joshua Tree, Rahy's Attorney, Fatal Bullet
Five additional names were added to a new Legend Category which includes “those whose impact on Canadian horse racing took place at least 50 years prior to induction”. The Thoroughbred Legend finalists are: Alfred Tarn, Kathleen Taylor, Kemo Inamasu, Osborn Morton, Eva Ring.
The individual receiving the most votes in each of the above categories will be named a 2026 Hall of Fame Inductee. The fourteen individuals, people and horses, to be included in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, 50th Anniversary Class, will be announced April 8.