2022 Alberta Award Winners Celebrated

The Alberta Thoroughbred industry was celebrated at Century Mile Racetrack and Casino on the evening of May 5 as over 130 Alberta Thoroughbred breeders, owners, trainers, and backstretch workers joined to honor Alberta's best.

“In 2022, Alberta horse racing moved forward from the pandemic and began the recovery process with reasons for optimism on many fronts,” said Master of Ceremonies Ken Gee on behalf of Horse Racing Alberta Chief Executive Officer Kent Verlik. “An exciting accomplishment was the long-term funding agreement signed by Horse Racing Alberta and the Alberta Government that provides stability to the industry until Mar. 31, 2031.”

The biggest winner of the night was Dance Shoes (Mank), who won all four of the categories she was nominated for: Horse of the Year, Champion Sprinter, Champion Older Mare, and Champion Alberta-bred.

The Ken Cohoe Lifetime Achievement Award went to horseman Rod Cone. Leading Breeder was Pierre Esquirol; Leading Owner was the partnership of Crystal Cates and Gonzalo Anderson; Tim Rycroft was named Leading Trainer; and Enrique Gonzalez was awarded Leading Jockey.

For full details, visit the CTHS Alberta website.

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Alberta Introduces Mare Purchase Incentive Program For 2022

The HBPA of Alberta Directors in agreement with CTHS of Alberta are excited to announce the following program to our eligible participants starting in 2022.

This program is open to Alberta residents who have purchased in the sales ring at a recognized public auction outside of the province of Alberta, a Thoroughbred mare in foal to a Thoroughbred stallion that will foal in 2022. The application can be obtained from the CTHS Alberta website: cthsalta.com. All applications to be sent to CTHS at jkruse@cthsalta.com.

The purchase price of the mare must be $5,000 or more. For the purposes of this program, purchases in U.S. funds will be considered at par, i.e., $1 USD = $1 CND. A reimbursement of 40 percent of the hammer price paid (not including any sales taxes), to a maximum of $5,000(CDN) is available to a qualified purchaser who meets the following conditions:

•Applicants must be an individual, corporation or a partnership;

•If an individual, the applicant must have been resident in Alberta for at least one year prior to the date of the purchase of the mare;

•If a partnership, all partners must be individuals that have been resident in Alberta for at least one year prior to the date of the purchase of the mare;

•Mares must be purchased in a sales ring at a recognized public auction held outside of Alberta. Mares who do not reach their reserve price or for which no bid is received, do not qualify;

•All mares purchased must have ownership transferred directly from the sales company to applicant and/or applicants (no third-party transfers of ownership in part or whole with the exception of using an agent). If an agent is used to purchase the mare, proof of formal appointment of the agent must be provided.

•The mare cannot be over 12 years old at the time of the purchase;

•The mare must foal in Alberta in 2022 and be bred to a Thoroughbred stallion standing in Alberta during the 2022 breeding season;

• Applicants must be the registered breeders of the foal produced by the purchased mare. No added or deleted breeders;

• If a mare aborts or otherwise loses her foal, the applicant will still qualify if the mare was confirmed in foal at the time of the purchase and is bred to a Thoroughbred stallion standing in Alberta during the 2022 breeding season. (A veterinary certificate will be required confirming that the mare was in foal at the time of the purchase);

• If the mare did not conceive when bred to a Thoroughbred stallion standing in Alberta during the 2022 breeding season, proof will be required that the mare was bred during at least two (2) estrous cycles. An attestation that this requirement has been met will be required from the stallion owner or stallion manager.

• The application deadline for the 2021-2022 mare purchase rebate will be July 1, 2022 with the approved rebate being paid to successful applicants by July 31, 2022. Since this program is limited to $100,000, there is a limit of two applications per individual, corporation or a partnership. In the event that the program is oversubscribed, one application per individual, corporation or partnership will be given priority before the second application will be considered.

• The Applicant accepts all other terms and conditions relating to the program, which may be amended from time to time, including the right to public disclosure.

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Increases at 2021 CTHS Alberta Yearling Sale

Results tabulated from the Sept. 17 Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS) Alberta Thoroughbred Yearling Sale showed hefty increases over the 2020 edition. Gross sales for the 37 yearlings sold totaled C$405,600, up from the C$327,400 for 39 yearlings last year.

The median price for the sale was C$9,500, up from C$4,500 in 2020, and the average price was C$10,962, up from the C$8,394.87 reached last year. The CTHS Alberta sale topper was an Alberta-bred gelding by Value Plus out of Holiday Maker (Harlan's Holiday), bought for C$32,000 by Don Knight and Don Danard from the consignment of C.W. Matier.

The 2022 race season in Alberta will feature both an Alberta-bred program and an Alberta-sired program. Further information and full sales results are available at the CTHS Alberta website.

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Value Plus Gelding Tops CTHS Alberta Thoroughbred Sale

The 2021 Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Alberta Division) Thoroughbred Sale posted significant gains across the board on Sept. 17, led by a $32,000 (Canadian) Value Plus gelding.

The auction took place at Westerner Park in Red Deer, Alberta, offering horses of all ages.

Focusing on the yearling section, which made up the bulk of the catalog, a total of 39 horses changed hands for revenues of $427,360, marking a 30 percent improvement from the 2020 sale, when the same number of yearlings brought $327,400. The average sale price rose 30 percent to $10,957 from $8,394, and the median grew 111 percent to $9,500 from $4,500.

Don Knight and Don Danard bought the sale-topper, Hip 30, a Value Plus gelding, for $32,000.

The chestnut gelding is the second foal out of the multiple stakes-winning Harlan's Holiday mare Holiday Maker. Bred in Alberta, the gelding hails from the family of Peruvian champion Ole Pegasus and Grade 2-placed stakes winner Adore. C. W. Matier consigned the sale-topper.

The all-ages portion of the catalog was led by a supplemental entry, Hip 1S, the unraced 2-year-old Bits of Lemon Drop, who sold to Perry Pellerin for $5,000. The Alberta-bred Declassify filly is out of the Lemon Drop Kid mare Saint Lemone, and she was consigned by Workwize Ent. Stables.

To view the auction's full results, click here.

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