Barbara J. Minshall
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Barbara J. Minshall is a Canadian
Thoroughbred
racehorse trainer
and owner who has competed both in Canada and the United States. She is the widow of Aubrey W. Minshall, the successful breeder and owner of the 350 acres (1.4 km²) Minshall Farms near Hillsburgh, Ontario. http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=1957 Following her husband's passing in 1993, Barbara Minshall, having been involved in the operation of the farm, continued the business and became a licensed trainer in 1995.
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. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/21536707.html?dids=21536707:21536707&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+31%2C+1995&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Kiridashi+Wins+Second+Leg+of+Canadian+Triple+Crown&pqatl=google 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
.
Among her other top horses have been Mt. Sassafras, Bold Ruritana
, and Stephanotis. Mt. Sassafras was the 1996 Canadian Horse of the Year and Canadian Champion Older Male Horse
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
and owner who has competed both in Canada and the United States. She is the widow of Aubrey W. Minshall, the successful breeder and owner of the 350 acres (1.4 km²) Minshall Farms near Hillsburgh, Ontario. http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=1957 Following her husband's passing in 1993, Barbara Minshall, having been involved in the operation of the farm, continued the business and became a licensed trainer in 1995.
Ms. Minshall was raised around horses and as a young lady rode jumpers and qualified for the Canadian dressage
Dressage
Dressage is a competitive equestrian sport, defined by the International Equestrian Federation as "the highest expression of horse training." Competitions are held at all levels from amateur to the World Equestrian Games...
team for the Summer Olympics
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...
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
Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
The Canadian Triple Crown is a series of three Thoroughbred horse races run annually in Canada which is open to three-year-old horses foaled in Canada...
race when the Minshall Farms colt Kiridashi
Kiridashi
Kiridashi is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse.-Background:He was bred, raced and trained by members of the Minshall family. Out of the mare, Sharp Briar, his sire was Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Bold Ruckus. Grandsire Boldnesian was also the grandsire of the 1977 U.S...
won the Prince of Wales Stakes
Prince of Wales Stakes
The Prince of Wales Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Fort Erie Race Track in Fort Erie, Ontario. Restricted to three-year-old horses bred in Canada, it is contested on dirt over a distance of a mile and three sixteenths . In 1959, the Prince of Wales Stakes became the...
at Fort Erie Racetrack. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/21536707.html?dids=21536707:21536707&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+31%2C+1995&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Kiridashi+Wins+Second+Leg+of+Canadian+Triple+Crown&pqatl=google She followed that up by being voted the 1996 Sovereign Award
Sovereign Award
The Sovereign Award is given annually since 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada to the outstanding horses and people in Canadian Thoroughbred racing.The most prestigious award for horses is Sovereign Horse of the Year....
as Canada's outstanding trainer
Sovereign Award for Outstanding Trainer
The Sovereign Award for Outstanding Trainer is a Canadian thoroughbred horse racing honor given annually since 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada. Part of the Sovereign Awards, the "Outstanding Trainer" laurel is similar to the Eclipse Award given to horse trainers in the United...
and her Minshall Farms won the Sovereign Award for Outstanding Breeder
Sovereign Award for Outstanding Breeder
The Sovereign Award for Outstanding Breeder is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honor created in 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada. It is part of the Sovereign Awards program and is awarded annually to the top breeder whose horse have competed in Thoroughbred races in Canada during the...
and Outstanding Owner
Sovereign Award for Outstanding Owner
The Sovereign Award for Outstanding Owner is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honor. Created in 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada, it is part of the Sovereign Awards program and is awarded annually to the most successful owner of Thoroughbred horses racing in Canada.Past winners: -References:*...
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Among her other top horses have been Mt. Sassafras, Bold Ruritana
Bold Ruritana
Bold Ruritana Bold Ruritana Bold Ruritana (foaled 1990 in Ontario is a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion Filly racehorse. She was bred and raced by Minshall Farms, the successful horse farm at Hillsburgh, Ontario owned and managed by trainer Barbara Minshall and her husband, Aubrey....
, and Stephanotis. Mt. Sassafras was the 1996 Canadian Horse of the Year and Canadian Champion Older Male Horse
Sovereign Award for Champion Older Male Horse
The Canadian Champion Older Male Horse is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honor. Created in 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada, it is part of the Sovereign Awards program and is awarded annually to the top horse four years or older competing in Canada....
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