The Class Of 2012 California Hall Of Fame
by EMILY SHIELDS California breeding and racing mogul E. W. “Buddy” Johnston will join racing stars Brown Bess and Quicken Tree as the newest members of the California Hall of Fame. The induction will be held at the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association’s Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner at The Westin Pasadena on Monday, Feb. 13. Johnston will join 37 other distinguished industry figures, such as Rex Ellsworth, John Harris and Charles
Howard. They are some of the other owners and breeders who have been given the state’s highest racing honor. Brown Bess and Quicken Tree will take their place alongside 21 other equines already enshrined in the Hall, including grade I Preakness Stakes winner Snow Chief and the likes of California-bred Kentucky Derby winner Decidedly. The CTBA’s Board of Directors elects the new inductees each year.
California Hall Of Fame — 1987 to 2012 Horses Alibhai Ancient Title Best Pal Brown Bess Decidedly Determine Emperor of Norfolk Fleet Nasrullah
Flying Continental Flying Paster Free House Gummo Hill Rise Honeymoon Iron Reward Khaled
Melair Morvich Native Diver Pirate’s Bounty Quicken Tree Snow Chief Swaps
Fred W. Hooper Charles S. Howard Ellwood B. Johnston Ellwood W. Johnston John & Betty Mabee
Louis B. Mayer George A. Pope Jr. Kjell H. Qvale Connie M. Ring Robert H. & Barbara Walter
Mervyn LeRoy Senator Ken Maddy Jack K. Robbins DVM
Louis R. Rowan Dr. Charles H. Strub Brian Sweeney
William Molter Mel Stute Meshach Tenny
Charlie Whittingham
Laffit Pincay Jr. Bill Shoemaker Jack Westrope
George Woolf
Owners & Breeders Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin Keith Card Cecilia de Mille Harper Rex Ellsworth John C. Harris
Other Individuals Bing Crosby Joe Hernandez Colonel F. W. “Bill” Koester
Trainers Farrell W. Jones R. H. “Red” McDaniel M. E. “Buster” Millerick
Jockeys Johnny Adams Russell Baze John Longden
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