Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame officially unveils new Horses in Sport exhibit
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame – Calgary – This morning, Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame unveiled the new Horses in Sport exhibit with the help of several equestrian Honoured Members including; Spruce Meadows founder, Margaret Southern; Sandy Hawley, who competed in more than 6,000 races in his career as a jockey and was awarded horse racing’s highest honours in both Canada and the U.S.; and Tom Gayford and Jim Elder, who won Canada’s first Equestrian Olympic Gold medal in the Team event in Mexico City in 1968. John Simpson, Chairman, Owner, and CEO of CANA Group, who represented Canada in International Show Jumping from 1972-1982 was instrumental in this exhibit coming to fruition and spoke to the significance of it opening here in Calgary. Linda Southern-Heathcott, Spruce Meadows President and CEO along with 60 Grade five students from Monsignor E.L. Doyle School were also on-hand for the launch.