Rexdale, ON – The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario) is pleased to announce that the CTHS Annual Awards Dinner, honouring the Ontario-Bred champions of 2007, will take place on Friday, June 13th at the Glencairn Golf Club in Milton, Ontario.
The event will honour partners Mike Carroll and John C Harvey, Jr. as Breeder of the Year and the late Tammy Samuel-Balaz as the recipient of this year’s Blood-Horse Mint Julep Cup award. Other highlights will include the presentation of over 70 awards to the Ontario breeders of Historical Grade 1 Canadian or Open Graded Stakes and Ontario-Bred Stakes Winners of 2007. A silent auction will also take place with the proceeds going to the LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society.
“We’re very pleased to honour such great people who have made a significant contribution to the Thoroughbred breeding industry,” said Julie Coulter, General Manager for the Ontario CTHS. “Especially to Mike Carroll and John Harvey, Jr. as our Breeder of the Year, who produced Maryfield, the winner of last year’s $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, and our recognition to this year’s Mint Julep Cup winner Tammy Samuel-Balaz for the important contributions she made to our Ontario breeding industry.”
Tickets for the awards dinner are $78.75 per person and may be obtained by contacting the CTHS office at 416-675-3602. The cocktail reception begins at 6:00 p.m., followed by the dinner and awards at 6:30 p.m.
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