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Abraham 'Abe' Michael Orpen (February 9, 1854 – September 22, 1937) was a Canadian businessman, best known for his ownership of several horse-racing tracks in Ontario, Canada. Born in Toronto , Orpen first worked as a carpenter, became a hotel keeper, owned several construction-related businesses, then branched into horse-racing. [ 1 ]
Jockeys who were killed while taking part in horse racing. Pages in category "Jockeys who died while racing" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
Charles William Boland (January 29, 1940 – May 5, 1961) was a Canadian jockey in thoroughbred horse racing who died as a result of a racing accident. [1]Born in Old Chelsea, Quebec, [2] he competed at racetracks in his native Province as well as in Ontario.
He was elected to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1977, the U.S. National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1982, the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1990, and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. [1] Gomez died of complications after a three-horse accident during the running of the Canadian Oaks in 1980. He had won 4,081 races ...
Hugo Dittfach (20 September 1936 – 1 November 2021) was a Canadian jockey. [1] Dittfach survived three years as a boy in a Russian internment camp in Poland during World War II and went on to become a National Champion Thoroughbred racing jockey in Canada where he would be inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Halton Hills Sports Museum Hall of Fame in 2017.
Con Errico (November 4, 1921 – March 21, 1993) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who went to prison after being convicted of race fixing.. Among his noted race wins, Errico captured the 1949 Travers Stakes aboard the future Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame colt, Arise and rode Crafty Admiral for part of the 1952 season when the horse was voted U.S. Champion Handicap Male Horse.
C. Canadian Champion Female Sprint Horse; Canadian Champion Female Turf Horse; Canadian Champion Male Sprint Horse; Canadian Champion Male Turf Horse
He was elected to the club's board in 1898 and served as president from 1906 until his death. [1] In 1908 helped found the Canadian Racing Association. [8] On its formation in 1976, the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inducted Joseph E. Seagram as part of its inaugural class in the builder's category.