Rexdale, ON – The countdown is on for the 2008 Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale, taking place at the Woodbine Racetrack Sales Pavilion in Toronto, with the Selected Session set for Tuesday, September 2nd and the Preferred Session on September 6th.
Long regarded as Canada’s premier Thoroughbred yearling sale, an exceptional lineup of over 470 yearlings has been catalogued, with 234 in the Selected Session and 239 in the Preferred Session. Each session will commence at 3:00 p.m.
Top sires represented in the sale include Ascot Knight, Bold Executive, Bold N’ Flashy, Burning Roma, Candy Ride (ARG), Cat’s At Home, Compadre, Congaree, Doneraile Court, Euro Silver, Five Star Day, Gilded Time, Kafwain, Langfuhr, Lemon Drop Kid, Mutakddim, North Light (IRE), Northern Afleet, One Way Love, Peaks and Valleys, Perigee Moon, Pollard’s Vision, Rahy, Smart Strike, Southern Image, Storm Boot, Stormy Atlantic, Tale of the Cat, Tejano Run, Teton Forest, Tomahawk, Touch Gold, Trajectory, Trust N Luck, Victory Gallop, Where’s the Ring, and Whiskey Wisdom.
Featured on this year’s catalogue cover is a collection of past Yearling Sale graduates who are both champions and million dollar earners. Among those that have surpassed the million dollar mark are Mobil ($1,951,384), A Bit O’Gold ($1,888,155), One for Rose ($1,380,298), Financingavailable ($1,333,779), Nite Dreamer ($1,149,788), Barbeau Ruckus ($1,142,709), Edenwold ($1,082,150), and Forever Grand ($1,018,412).
The CTHS notes that the 2002 lot of yearlings sold for $8,291,700 and has earned $24,143,229 through to 2007, a return of 291% in five years of racing. Similarly, 2003 yearling sales grads sold for $8,148,700 and earned $20,546,229 (252% return in four years of racing), while the 2004 yearlings sold for $7,291,900 and earned $17,686,500 (243% return in three years of racing).
Other highlights of this year’s Sale include: buyer rebates; special rates at local hotels; webcasting of the Sale; the opportunity to participate in the Ontario Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP) worth $9.6 million; and the New Bonus Program for Registered Ontario-Breds when competing in all open races at our Ontario racetracks, which result in a 15% bonus in 2009 and a 20% bonus in 2010.
The CTHS will once again be assisting with the forming of racing syndicates through its New Owner Syndicate program. This mentorship program has been formed to assist those wishing to make only a 10% investment in a racehorse in return for 100% input from an experience mentor and trainer.
Catalogues may be viewed on line at www.cthsont.com/yearsale.php. Print catalogs will be mailed the week of August 4th. Please contact the CTHS for further information as 416-675-3602.
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