Congratulations to all the recipients of the Breeders’ Bonus for the 2023 race season. The following are the top five leading Alberta breeders by Breeders’ Bonus earnings:
Pierre Esquirol is the top breeder this season with a total Breeders’ Bonus earned of $48,941. The leading runner bred by Esquirol was the It’s No Joke filly, NO MORE JO KING. The three-year-old won a Maiden Special Weight and an Allowance Optional Claiming race to finish the season with a record of 8-2-2-0. Other Esquirol-bred runners include the Red Diamond Express Handicap winner, JEFF FA FA, PACHECO, LANNY MAC, PUMP THE BRAKES, E PAY ALL THE WAY, GOLDIE SOCKS, KULSUM, KEEPMEINPOWER, SASSY MISS ELLIOTT, GOLDEN FORTYNINE, PULL THE PIN, YNOTGIVEITAGO, FLASHING JOKER and DISTORTED ROSE.
Bar None Ranches Ltd. earned second spot with a total Breeders’ Bonus of $47,679 led by their homebred runner, BRYNN’S DREAM. The Gayego three year old filly placed in the $50,000 Alberta Oaks and completed the season with a record of 8-0-5-1. Bar None Ranches Ltd. bred runners STOLEN JEWEL, GO MAMA, PERDITION, I SAID QUIET, SILVERFOOT, WISH ON A STAR, DOC COPE, MONOPOLIZE, BOSS MAN CAN, OUT FRONT, CHATTY GAL, DUKE OF DEWINTON, DRAMATIC FLAIR, COUNT ON IT, PERPETUAL BLISS and PAPICHULO all contributed earnings toward the Bar None Ranches breeders bonus.
Third on the Breeders’ Bonus list is Stone Ranches with a bonus earned of $43,214. The leading runner bred by Stone Ranches is the two year old ITSALLGOODMAN. The Speightster gelding won both the $100,000 CTHS Sales Stakes and the Alberta Premier’s Futurity. He also placed second in the black type Canadian Juvenile Stakes and third in the Martin Deerline Juvenile Stakes to finish the season with an impressive record of 5-3-1-1. The Alberta breds BOOTIFUL ROSE, SOCIAL CUES and MOHAMAD all helped Stone Ranches earn their breeders’ bonus.
Chalet Stable is fourth with a total Breeders’ Bonus earned of $21,954. The 2022 Champion Alberta Two Year Old BIG HUG earned Chalet Stable their bonus with wins in the $50,000 Chariot Chaser Handicap, the $50,000 CTHS Sales Stake and the $50,000 Alberta Oaks. The Mr. Big filly finished the 2023 season with a record of 8-3-3-1.
H K RAPPER was the leading earner for breeder Kerry Wilson who earned a 2023 Breeders’ Bonus of $20,171. The Singing Saint runner won a Maiden Special Weight race and went on to win the $50,000 Beaufort Stakes to finish the season with a record of 8-2-3-1. SINGING BELL and H K MELODY also contributed earnings toward qualifying Kerry Wilson for fifth spot on the leading Breeders’ Bonus earners list.
Alberta breeders have the potential to earn big rewards through the success of Thoroughbreds they have bred.
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