The Canadian yearling sales will go on and prospective Thoroughbred owners are going to want to get in on scooping up potential stars for the coming years.

In Ontario, there are 219 yearlings catalogued (11 early scratches) for the 2020 Canadian Premier Yearling Sale hosted by the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society September 2 beginning at 12 noon and plans remain to have people allowed in the sale pavilion to shop for their next racing prospect.

Last year the sale continued to show signs of moving forward with the average price increasing to over $21,000 for 157 yearlings sold (88 were unsold).

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic won’t be known until after the sale but local horsepeople have plenty of selection to add some 2021 2-year-olds to their stable to compete for rich purses.

Ontario sires are well represented and this year’s first crop sire RELOAD (Hard Spun), off to a good start in this shortened season, has 20 yearlings in the book.  Reload is currently 3rd in North American on the leading 1st crop sire list behind Speightster and Not This Time.

SOCIETY’S CHAIRMAN has 19 yearlings catalogued, followed by 18 for Old Forester.

The first crop of Canadian stakes winner Passion for Action, Grade 2 winner of $628,519 and son of top sire Speightstown, will be on display at the sale.

The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th and 8th leading 1st crop sires in North America all have yearlings in the sale. They are offspring of Not This Time, Reload, Air Force Blue, Exaggerator and Vancouver.

Here is a brief look at some random hip numbers:

Sue Foreman, agent sells a Society’s Chairman colt out of the Arch mare Green Waters, the dam being a half-sister to the dam of Pegasus World Cup winner Mucho Gusto.

Foreman also offers a filly by Noble Mission (GB) from the Danehill mare Always a Star. This is a half-sister to stakes winner of this year Always inthe Munny

Gail Wood’s Woodlands, agent has a filly by Preakness Stakes winner Exaggerator (Curlin) from Duchess Dancer, the dam being a half sister to Horse of the Year Fatal Bullet. Woodlands also sells a Lemon Drop Kid filly as agent, out of the stakes winning mare Hopping Not Hoping, by Silent Name.

And Wood’s consignment includes a grey filly by Midnight Lute, sire of Minight Bisou and currently the 3rd leading sire in North America, from $132,000 earner La Nina. This yearling is a three-quarter sister to multiple stakes winner Sonneteer, earner of over $595,000.

Northern Dawn Stables of Sherry McLean sells an Air Force Blue filly out of Ice Mint by Awesome Again. Air Force Blue, winner of the Group 1 Dewhurst as a juvenile, is a son of War Front and off to a good start with his first crop racing this year.

McLean stands the exciting Reload and has 13 by him in her consignment.

Richard Hogan, agent sells a gelding from the second crop of hot freshman sire Not This Time (Giant’s Causeway) from the Bernardini mare Iren Adler. The mare’s first foal is stakes-placed Bohemian Bourbon.

Spring Farm sells a colt by Society’s Chairman from the winning Pivotal mare Knotty Pine (GB), a daughter of Grade 1 winner Vacare (QE Challenge Cup)

Cara Bloodstock, agent sells a colt by Cairo Prince (Pioneerofthe Nile) from stakes winner Mazucambera, dam of stakes winner Full Salute and graded stakes-placed Tripwire. The farm, owned by Bernard and Karen McCormack, also sell a half-sister to Queen’s Plate contender Clayton by Overanalyze (Dixie Union).

Shannondoe Farm, agent X has a grey filly by Noble Mission (GB), sire of Grade 1 winner Code of Honor, and from the mare Pooh Corner, dam of graded stakes placed Just a Smidge.

Shannondoe also sells a full sister to stakes winner, graded stakes-placed PREFERRED GUEST, by Society’s Chairman – For Gillian by Gold Fever.

Shannondoe, agent IV offers a filly from Horse of the Year California Chrome out of the Smart Strike mare Monday Valentine. The dam is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Idiot Proof.

Huntington Stud Farm Corp, agent sells a filly by Mucho Macho Man (Macho Uno) from the stakes-placed mare Peggy O. by Philanthropist and a full sister to Woodbine Oaks winner Neshama, by Sligo Bay – Catch a Fire.

Ballycroy Training Centre offers two consignments and among those is a Mineshaft colt out of Beautyandthebeast (GB).

Buttigieg Training Centre, agent has 15 catalogued including a filly by Ami’s Holiday from the dam of multiple stakes winner Red Cabernet.

John Carey agent, breeder of Pink Lloyd, has a colt by young US sire Tourist, a Grade 1 winning miler, from the mare Aberforth.

Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent has 20 yearlings including a colt by Langfuhr – Sweet Bama Breeze, dam of three stakes horses including Will She, and a Silent Name (Jpn) colt from the mare El Tara, dam of stakes-placed Quidi Vidi.

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