Dr. Betty Hughes will stand the quick stallion Town Bee, a full brother to top young sire Bee Jersey, in Manitoba in 2023.
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Also at the Keeneland January Horse of All Ages sale, Ontario horseman Dale Desruisseaux sells a yearling for $120,000.
Voters across Canada will submit ballots by January 22 for the champions of Canadian racing for 2022; ceremony on April 13.
The Canadian champion, under new trainer Pat County, Jr, won an allowance race at Tampa Bay Downs, his first win since 2021.
The Calgary-born horseman won his first race at Northlands Park in 1995 and became the 37th North American trainer to hit the 3,000 win mark.
The Woodbine stakes winner is now owned by Repole Stable and Town and Country Racing who purchased the filly after the Breeders' Cup.
Winners in 17 horse and human categories will be announced at The Breakers in Palm Beach, including the 2022 Horse of the Year.
Impressive maiden winner Ancient Peace, a Woodbine Oaks and King's Plate eligible, was among the recent supplements to the 2-day sale.
South Africa's biggest race was also inaugurated in the 1860s with a gift from Queen Victoria; this year it is called the King's Plate.
The invitations are out for the Pegasus World Cup Invitational, Pegasus Turf and Pegasus Filly and Mare Turf on Jan. 28.
Equine Guelph kicks off its Winter Online Learning Series helping participants to identify subtle changes before they become irreparable damage.
Also in our Canadian update, Cairo Consort returns in Gulfstream stakes race and Mike Wright wins at his favourite track.
Despite jumping something on the backstretch, the improving bay colt won his way into the Jan. 28 Pegasus World Cup Invitational.
Thank you to the wonderful photographers who take images of horse racing in Canada; here is a sample of some of them.
Horseplayer Interactive celebrated 25 years in 2022 and the internet wagering platform continues to grow customer-wise.
