Kona Gold, Christophe Clement and John Shirreffs Elected to Racing Hall of Fame

Kona Gold, Christophe Clement and John Shirreffs elected to racing Hall of Fame

Kona Gold and late trainers Christophe Clement and John Shirreffs have been elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

Clement, Shirreffs, Kona Gold Elected into Racing Hall of Fame

The high-class sprinter Kona Gold and late trainers Christophe Clement and John Shirreffs have been elected into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame as contemporaries, part of a group of 11 new Hall of Fame members. Read More...

New Hall of Fame members include Kona Gold, Clement, Shirreffs

Eleven new members were elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. In the contemporary category, racehorse Kona Gold and the late trainers Christophe Clement and John A. Shirreffs earned the requisite votes from the nationwide voting panel for election. In the historic review category, racehorses Gulch and Mongo and the late trainer David A. Whiteley were chosen by a committee vote. In the Pillars of the Turf category, the late P…

Much Missed Trainers Clement And Shirreffs Head 2026 Hall Of Fame Class

Eleven new members have been elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, headed by late trainers Christophe Clement and John A. Shirreffs, plus racehorse Kona Gold. Additionally, Kentucky-bred Gulch, Virginia-bred Mongo and the late trainer David A. Whiteley were chosen in the Historic Review Category; and the late Prince Khalid bin Abdullah, Dr. Robert Copelan, Seth W. Hancock, G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. and the late Joseph E. Widene…