Barbara J. Minshall
Barbara J. Minshall (born November 6, 1953) is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and owner who has competed both in Canada and the United States. She is the widow of Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee ,[1] the successful breeder and owner of the 350-acre (1.4 km2) Minshall Farms near Hillsburgh, Ontario.[2] Following her husband's death in 1993, Barbara Minshall, having been involved in the operation of the farm, continued the business and became a licensed trainer in 1999.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Ms. Minshall was raised around horses and as a young lady rode jumpers and qualified for the Canadian dressage team for the Summer Olympics and the Pan-American Games. In her first year as a trainer in Thoroughbred racing, Barbara Minshall became the first woman to train the winner of a Canadian Triple Crown race when the Minshall Farms colt Kiridashi won the Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie Racetrack.[3] She followed that up by being voted the 1996 Sovereign Award as Canada's outstanding trainer and her Minshall Farms won the Sovereign Award for Outstanding Breeder and Outstanding Owner.[4]
Among her other top horses have been , Bold Ruritana, and . Mt. Sassafras was the 1996 Canadian Horse of the Year and Canadian Champion Older Male Horse. On March 29, 2021, Mt. Sassafras was one of three horses named as a finalist for induction in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in its Thoroughbred Veteran Category.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Aubrey W. Minshall". Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ "Barbara Minshall". NTRA. 2010-01-05. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ "Woodbine Media Guide" (PDF). Woodbine Entertainment Group. 2019-10-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Sovereign Awards - Past Award Winners". Jockey Club of Canada. 2020-11-30. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ "Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2021 finalists". Woodbine Entertainment Group. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Canadian horse trainers
- Canadian racehorse owners and breeders
- Sportspeople from Montreal