The Thoroughbred breeding industry in Manitoba has improved dramatically over the past decade, and it’s only going to get better.
Manitoba-bred horses have demonstrated their abilities on the racetrack with an exclamation point, highlighted by Sovereign Award-winning champion and millionaire Escape Clause’s scintillating performance in the 2019 Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) at Oaklawn Park, when she took the best mare in the world, Midnight Bisou, to a nose decision.
With that in mind, the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS Manitoba Division) and the Manitoba Jockey Club (MJC) are pleased to announce a new program for Manitoba broodmares that will make breeders eligible for up to $4,000 in support rebates, on top of the already enhanced purse structure, breeder and stallion awards. Details follow below.
MJC and Manitoba CTHS – Manitoba/Saskatchewan Registered Foal Program
This program will be offered in 2024 and 2025. MB/SK breeders with in-foal mares that have not foaled in MB/SK in 2022 and 2023 will be eligible for up to $4,000.
The breeder of the resulting foal will be paid $3,000 upon registration of the MB/SK foal with The Jockey Club and CTHS National office. Should that same mare produce a MB/SK bred foal by a stallion registered in the MB/SK program in 2025, the breeder will be eligible for a further $1,000 when the resulting foal is also registered.
An extension to the bred back program can be requested by applying to the MB CTHS office by July 1st. All foals from this program will have their registration certificates assigned to the MB CTHS until the yearlings are either sold through a MB/SK sale or raced at ASD.
Horses not entered or sold in a MB/SK sale will have their registration certificates held by the ASD race office until the end of the horses two-year-old’s race meet at ASD. Two-year-olds may ship to other tracks prior to completion of the ASD meet for a stakes race with approval from the race office and ASD.
Registration papers must be returned to ASD after the stakes race if the ASD meet is ongoing. Repayment of program funds will release the registration certificates at any time. Mares must be registered, and the application approved by the MB CTHS office prior to foaling.
The deadline for approval to this program for 2024 is June 1st. Each mare is only eligible once for this program. A maximum of 30 mares will be accepted into the program. Members may submit more than 1 mare application to the program, but each individual CTHS member will have priority over any member’s second mare application.
Application priority will be based on the date received by the MB CTHS office. If the program is oversubscribed the CTHS and MJC will allow the extra applications to be first in line, the following year waiving the no foal in MB/SK in 2022-2023 stipulation if they qualify at time of application.
All applicants must be CTHS full members in good standing to be approved into the program. This program cannot be combined with any other CTHS program. The CTHS reserves the right to deny any application it deems not in the best interest of the CTHS.
You can find the applicable forms here.
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