CTHS (Alberta Division) is pleased to announce the following Breeders’ Programs for 2023:
Maiden and Open Mare Breeding Incentive Program*
Breeders who breed a maiden mare or a mare who was not bred in 2022, to a Stallion standing in Alberta for the 2023 breeding season with the intention of producing an Alberta Bred in 2024 will receive $2,500; $1,000 will be payable with confirmation of a 42 day or greater pregnancy by a registered vet and a declaration from the stallion owner. Breeders will receive the remaining $1,500 within 30 days of a live foal report filed with The Jockey Club resulting in an Alberta bred foal in 2024.
NOTE: Claimed mares that are eligible for the H.B.P.A. 2023 Mare Incentive Purchase Program will not be eligible.
New Mare Recruitment Program*
Breeders with in-foal mares that have not foaled in Alberta in 2021 and 2022 will be eligible for $5,000. A payment of $3,000 will be paid upon delivering a live 2023 foal in Alberta with the submission of a Jockey Club Live Foal Report and a Breeder Declaration. Should that same mare produce an Alberta bred and sired live foal in 2024, the breeder will be eligible for a further $2,000 in 2024 with the submission of a Jockey Club Live Foal Report and a Breeder Declaration.
NOTE: Mares that are eligible for the H.B.P.A. 2023 Mare Incentive Purchase Program will not be eligible.
*Breeders must be Full Members in good standing of the CTHS to qualify. Non-residents of Alberta are welcome to apply. All applications are subject to the approval of the CTHS (Alberta Division) Board of Directors.
Sales Credit Program
Owners of Alberta Breds winning the 2023 Alberta Breeders’ Fall Classic Stakes Races, the $35,000 Alberta MSW or the Alberta Sired Races will be eligible for a $1,000 sales credit to be used at the 2023 CTHS (Alberta) Thoroughbred Sale. (Credit will expire if not used at the sale) Any $35,000 Alberta MSW occurring after the 2023 CTHS (Alberta) Sale will receive a credit for the 2024 CTHS (Alberta) Thoroughbred Sale. One of the listed owners on the credit must be listed on the sales slip though there may be other partners. Credit will be applied after the race is declared official.
2 YO Alberta Bred Open Stakes Supplement
For 2023, Alberta Breds placing win, place or show in a 2 YO Open Stakes Race in Alberta will be eligible for a supplement paid to the owner and the breeder. A win will pay $6,500 to the owner and $6,500 to the breeder. Place will pay $2,500 to the owner and $2,500 to the breeder and a show will pay $1,000 to the owner and $1,000 to the breeder. Payment will be made after the race is declared official.
It Pays to Breed Alberta-Breds!
Breeders’ of Alberta-bred Thoroughbreds had exciting opportunities to share in the winnings of their racehorses through the Breeders’ Bonus which totaled close to half a million dollars in 2022! Alberta breeders earn big rewards from the success of Thoroughbreds they have bred.
The Thoroughbred Breed Improvement Program has now distributed $472,830 through to qualifying breeders of Alberta bred Thoroughbreds. This year’s bonus is 15.64% of the earnings of all races held in Alberta racetracks in 2022.
Congratulations to all the recipients of the Breeders’ Bonus for the 2022 race season. The following are the top five leading Alberta breeders by Breeders’ Bonus earnings.
C & H Duggan Farms Ltd. is the top breeder with a total Breeders’ Bonus earned of $36,146. Their leading runner ABOVE AND BEYOND was the winner of the Alberta Sire Stakes Derby and was stakes placed.
Bar None Ranches Ltd. earned a total Breeders’ Bonus of $31,998. MONOPOLIZE was their top bonus earner with a win in the Freedom of the City Stakes from only two starts in the season. Bar None Ranches Ltd. bred runners Chatty Gal, Out Front, Go Mama, Silverfoot, Count On It, Perpetual Bliss, Doc Cope, Perdition, Stolen Jewel and Boss Man Can also contributed to the Bar None Ranches Ltd. Breeders’ Bonus.
Highfield Investment Group Inc. is third on the Breeders’ Bonus list with $28,011 brought in by their stable of Alberta bred runners. ONEOFTHEMGIRLS was the top bonus earner for Highfield Investment Group Inc. this season with three wins including the Alberta Sire Debutante Stakes, the Chariot Chaser Handicap and the Sonoma Handicap.
Pierre Esquirol is the fourth leading Alberta breeder by Breeders’ Bonus with an amount earned of $25,920. The three year old WILDCAT WILLY was his leading runner with a win in the Beaufort Stakes. Big Z, Jeff Fa Fa, Lanny Mac, Little Rosalyn, Keepmeinpower, Kiss Me Hello, No More Jo King, Outlawed in Texas, Pull the Pin, Pump the Brakes, Smoked Ya and Wide Eyed Wiley also helped to earn bonuses for the Pierre Esquirol bred runners.
James McFadyen rounds out the top five Alberta breeders with a Breeders’ Bonus of $22,433 earned by the star of his stable, DANCE SHOES. The four year old filly earned the bonus for James McFadyen with wins in the RedTail Landing Handicap, the Shirley Vargo Handicap, the Alberta Fall Classic Distaff and the R.K. Smith Handicap.
For further details of the Horse Racing Alberta Breed Improvement Program, visit the CTHS (Alberta Division) website at www.cthsalta.com.
