Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society

CTHS Meeting to Discuss Ontario Sired Racing Program

The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) will hold a general meeting of the membership on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 to discuss the changes to the Ontario Sired Racing Program. It was announced in January that Woodbine Entertainment Group will reduce funding to the OS bonus program by 31%, or $1.4 million, for the 2016 […]

2016 Thoroughbred Improvement Program

Planning for Ontario’s 2016 Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP) is complete, following approval of the budget and Program elements by the Board of the Ontario Racing Commission. The 2016 TIP Program will feature a full season of restricted and stakes racing as well as substantial awards for breeders and stallion owners. With over $16 million in […]

2015 TIP Budget Approved

Planning for Ontario’s 2015 Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP) is complete, following approval of the budget by the Board of the Ontario Racing Commission. The successful 2014 TIP Program structure will be maintained in 2015 with a full season of restricted and stakes racing as well as substantial awards for breeders and stallion owners. For those […]

CTHS Winter Mixed Sale Supplemental Entries

Supplemental entries are now available for the upcoming CTHS Winter Mixed Sale taking place this Saturday, (Nov. 29th) starting at 5 p.m. at the Woodbine Sales Pavilion, Woodbine Racetrack, in Toronto. A total of 99 horses have been consigned to the Sale, which includes 88 in the main catalogue and an additional 11 supplements. This […]

2014 Winter Mixed Sale Catalogue now Available Online

The Catalogue for the CTHS Winter Mixed Sale is now available online! Pedigree pages for the upcoming CTHS Winter Mixed Sale taking place Saturday, November 29th are now online and will be available for pickup at the CTHS office the week of the sale. The Sale starts at 5:00 p.m. and will be held at […]

CTHS Elections

Elections for the provincial boards of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society were scheduled for December 3, 2014, but no province received enough nominations to trigger an election. All directors who agreed to run again have been acclaimed and any candidate whose nomination met the criteria to run has been acclaimed to their respective provincial board […]

Canadian Premier Yearling Sale Signals Renewed Confidence!

Renewed optimism in the Ontario Thoroughbred Breeding and Racing program continued with positive results in the Open Session of the Canadian Premier Yearling sale. While the Tuesday Select Session saw the majority of horses passing through the Auction ring, there were lovely individuals of interest during the Open Session. The Open Session sale topper was […]

Live Inaugural Online Winter Mixed Sale Update

The inaugural CTHS Online Winter Mixed Sale is now live on our website at www.cthsont.com. 97 horses have been catalogued, including broodmares, stallion seasons and shares, weanlings, yearlings and horses of racing age. This year’s Sale includes Mares in foal to sires such as, Bold n’ Flashy, Giant Gizmo, Leonnatus Anteas, Maclean’s Music, Marchfield, Messner, […]

Live Inaugural Online Winter Mixed Sale on Now

The inaugural CTHS Online Winter Mixed Sale is now live on our website at www.cthsont.com. Ninety-seven horses have been catalogued, including broodmares, stallion seasons and shares, weanlings, yearlings and horses of racing age. This year’s Sale includes Mares in foal to sires such as, Bold n’ Flashy, Giant Gizmo, Leonnatus Anteas, Maclean’s Music, Marchfield, Messner, […]

ORC Approves Thoroughbred Mare Deadline Extensions

At a recent meeting of the Ontario Racing Commission, the Board approved a proposal received from the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society – Ontario Division (CTHS) to extend the deadlines for mares under the Ontario Resident Mare Program affecting the 2014 foaling season. This change to the Thoroughbred Improvement Program has been approved for this year only, as a special […]

CTHS Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale Open Session

As the 2013 CTHS Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale comes to a close, the Open Session results reflect the continuing negative impact on the Thoroughbred industry, resulting from the Government’s mis-directed decision to end the Slots at Racetracks Program. This year’s Gross Sales showed a decrease of 30.8% from 2012. With a 16% decrease in the number […]