CTHS Alberta Offers New 2025 Foal Incentive And Open Mare Program

Current Alberta division members of the CTHS with mares that have not foaled in either 2023 or 2024 will be eligible for additional funding per a release from the CTHS. Members will receive $2,500 if the foal is sired by a stallion standing in Alberta and $1,500 if sired by an out-of-province stallion. Yearlings from the program will be eligible for the 2026 Alberta Thoroughbred Sale with the cost of sales entry fees covered by the CTHS. Members can visit the CTHS Alberta website for additional information.

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E.P. Taylor Award, Outstanding Grooms, And Media Finalists Announced For 2022 Sovereign Awards

Dale Saunders will be presented with the E.P. Taylor Award of Merit during the 48th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony. Selected unanimously by the Jockey Club of Canada's Stewards, the E. P. Taylor Award is a lifetime achievement award honoring those who have made significant contributions to the Thoroughbred Industry in Canada and accomplished outstanding individual achievements in Canadian thoroughbred racing and breeding.

Amber Hutchinson and Ricardo Nicholson will each receive the 2022 Outstanding Groom Award sponsored by OLG.

The Sovereign Awards, which will also name Canada's 2022 Horse of the Year, will be held on the evening of Thursday, April 13 at Universal Eventspace in Vaughan, Ontario.

Click here to view the full list of media finalists.

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Adena Springs North Welcomes Three New Stallions From Kentucky Location

Adena Springs North in Aurora, Ont. is welcoming three new additions to their stallion roster for the 2021 breeding season, due to the sale of Frank Stronach's Kentucky farm, according to Canadian Thoroughbred. Joining Canada's leading sire of 2020, Silent Name, will be Shaman Ghost, Point of Entry, and American Guru.

Shaman Ghost will be entering his fourth season at stud in 2021 and his first foals will be starting their racing careers at the same time. The multiple Grade 1 winner finished first in eight of his 17 career starts including the Queen's Plate, the G1 Woodward, and the G1 Santa Anita Handicap. He was also second to the late champion Arrogate in the 2017 Pegasus World Cup. The 7-year-old son of top sire Ghostzapper will stand for $7,500.

Point of Entry will be entering his eighth season at stud in 2021. The multiple G1 winning son of Dynaformer stands for a fee of $7,500. He was the first horse since champion Theatrical to win the G1 Man o' War, G1 Sword Dancer and G1 Joe Hirsch Invitational in the same season. His top runners consist of G2 UAE Derby winner Plus Que Parfait, multiple graded stakes winner Analyze It, and Woodbine 2-year-old stakes winners My Gal Betty and Glamanation.

American Guru will stand his first season at stud in 2021 at a fee of $3,000. He won four of seven career starts on turf and tapeta including a one mile turf race at Belmont Park in 1:32.09. The son of Unbridled's Song is out of a three-quarter sister to Indy Five Hundred – dam of Albert Park and Magny Cours.

Read more at Canadianthoroughbred.com.

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