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Grey Cup horse walks through Calgary hotel

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Patterson, D. (2026, November 13). Grey Cup horse walks through Calgary hotel. The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/video-grey-cup-horse-walks-through-calgary-hotel/

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The Globe and Mail · collected 2026-11-13 · by Dayne Patterson

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A horse named Taffy fulfilled a decades-old Grey Cup tradition by walking through a Calgary hotel ahead of this year’s championship game. The animal checked in at the front counter and visited the bar to have some Guinness. This report focuses on the lighthearted, ceremonial event rather than the game itself.
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A horse named Taffy recently performed a long-standing tradition by walking through a hotel lobby in Calgary ahead of the Grey Cup championship game. The horse, a 12-year-old brown, freckled, and white animal, filled the traditional role of Tuffy, a title given to a horse that has ridden through a host city's hotel annually since 1948. During the event, Taffy sauntered through the Homewood Suites to the tune of bagpipes and visited the bar to consume a bowl of Guinness beer. This tradition began decades ago when a Stampeders fan rode a horse into a fancy Toronto hotel. The horse is a cast horse trained to remain calm around loud music and simulated danger to handle the public appearance. Fans gathered at the downtown hotel on Thursday to take photos with the horse before the game between the Edmonton Elks and Montreal Alouettes on Sunday.

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The Globe and MailThis outlet13 Nov

A horse named Taffy fulfilled a decades-old Grey Cup tradition by walking through a Calgary hotel ahead of this year’s championship game. The animal checked in at the front counter and visited the bar to have some Guinness. This report focuses on the lighthearted, ceremonial event rather than the game itself.

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Global News13 Nov

A 12-year-old cast horse named Taffy walked through the lobby of a Calgary hotel on Thursday to recreate a championship tradition ahead of the Grey Cup game between the Edmonton Elks and Montreal Alouettes. The horse took on the title of Tuffy to honor a tradition dating back to 1948, walking to the check-in counter and a bar to drink a bowl of Guinness beer. This report focuses on the fan experience and the…

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Calgary Grey Cup Guinness The Canadian Press

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Taffy PERSON · 2× Calgary GPE · 1× The Canadian Press ORG · 1× Tuffy PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Taffy the horse, continuing a decades-old Grey Cup tradition, trotted through a Calgary hotel ahead of this year’s championship game.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-13
2026-11-13 · The Globe and Mail
Grey Cup horse walks through Calgary hotel · assertive framing

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Taffy the horse, continuing a decades-old Grey Cup tradition, trotted through a Calgary hotel ahead of this year’s championship game. asserted
Taffy → continue → game
Taffy – filling the traditional role of Tuffy – checked in at the counter before grabbing some Guinness at the bar. asserted
Taffy → fill → bar
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