Class of 2026 – Thoroughbred Inductees
Builder – John Burness
Trainer – Dale Saunders
Communicator – Michael Burns Jr.
Jockey – Richard Dos Ramos
Female Horse – One For Rose
Male Horse – Rahy’s Attorney
Alberta-based Dale Saunders began his career as a Thoroughbred trainer in the mid-1960s, racking up 2,177 wins in 12,915 starts and purse earning of more than $17.5 million. Named the E.P. Taylor Award of Merit winner by the Jockey’s Club of Canada in 2022, Saunders was Alberta’s leading trainer a total of eight times and was named that province’s Horseperson of the Year in 2012. Some of his victories came from many of the top Thoroughbreds in Alberta racing history, including Dark Hours, Shady Remark, Highland Leader, Fair March and Mandalero, to name a few.
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