“The Annual Mixed Sale is important to our breeders in Ontario. It provides a necessary venue to restructure and improve their breeding stock,” said Peter Berringer, president of the CTHS Ontario Division. “This sale continues to attract new buyers from across Canada as we saw an increased number of buyers from Western Canada. While our average and median numbers were down over the 2022 Mixed Sale, we sold the same number of horses, indicating it still pays to breed, buy and sell in Ontario.”

Topping the sale was the mare Maritime Breeze (More Than Ready), who fetched $27,000 from Robert Marzilli, while her weanling filly by Town Prize sold for $19,000 to T.H. Bloodstock. The highest-selling yearling was a filly by Where's The Ring out of Quiet Action (Forest Wildcat), who sold for $13,000 to Michelle Love.

The complete sale results are available at cthsont.com.

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With 68 RND'd, gross sales out of 168 increased by 4.6% to $4,017,790 from $3,837,700 a year ago when 150 went through the ring. Seven hips sold for $100,000 or more (three in '22), while the average was $23,915 and the median $15,000.

The top three yearlings were: Pink Lloyd's full-brother (hip 82), a gray colt out of Gladiator Queen (Great Gladiator) consigned by agent John Carey on behalf of T.C. Westmeath Stud Farm which went for $150,000 to Nancy Guest; a bay filly by War of Will (hip 14) out of Avie's Mineshaft (Mineshaft) consigned by agent Richard G. Hogan which sold for $135,000 to Goldmart Farms; and a bay colt by Mo Town (hip 199) out of Samsal (Consolidator) consigned by agent Huntington Stud Farm which was purchased for $120,000 by Paul Braverman.

“This year's catalogue was one of the largest in recent years attracting over 250 entries,” said Peter Berringer, President and Sales Chair of the CTHS. “One of those entries was a half-sister to this year's Kings Plate S. winner. Selling as hip 174, his half-sister, sold to Gary Barber for $100,000. This year's sales topper a full-brother to classic champion Pink Lloyd sold for $150,000.”

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The catalogue features the progeny of 22 sires based in Ontario, responsible for 168 Ontario-bred/sired yearlings and 58 stallions based south of the border in the U.S., which account for 84 youngsters. Locally based stallions represented include Ami's Holiday, Frac Daddy, the reliable Old Forester, Point of Entry, Reload, Queen's Plate winner Shaman Ghost, Signature Red, Silent Name (Jpn), Society's Chairman and Souper Speedy. Also on offer are the sons and daughters of the American-domiciled Cairo Prince, Cross Traffic, Dialed In, Enticed, Ontario-bred Flameaway, Heart to Heart, Jimmy Creed, Liam's Map, Maclean's Music, Maximus Mischief, Midshipman, Omaha Beach, Oscar Performance, Tapiture and The Factor. Sires represented by their first crop of yearlings in 2023 include American Guru, Caracaro, Carrick, Country House, Echo Town, Higher Power, Instagrand, Instilled Regard, Prime Attraction, Vekoma, Volatile, War of Will and Chiefswood Stables' Yorkton.

Among the possible standouts in the sale are hip 82, a full-brother to2017 Horse of the Year and 2013 sales graduate Pink Lloyd from the consignment of John Carey; and hip 62, a Lookin At Lucky half-brother to Il Malocchio (Souper Speedy), who since the catalogue has added the GIII Trillium S. to her previous graded victory in the GIII Maple Leaf S.

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The number of Ontario-sired live foals reported to The Jockey Club through Oct. 4 was up 2.6 percent over last year, the number of stallions registered in the province increased by 12.5 percent and the number of mares reported bred through Oct. 18 was up 13.9 percent. Ontario was the only jurisdiction with positive gains in all three categories.

“Ontario, in terms of growth on the breeding side, is the number one jurisdiction in North America,” said David Anderson, Breeder Representative on the board of Ontario Racing and member of the Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP) Committee. “I just got back from the fall sales and quite honestly that's all everyone wants to talk about, are our programs. I think they are innovative and they are forward thinking, and we're going to bolster our numbers and bolster our quality going forward.”

Among the programs drawing interest from breeders and owners are the 2021-22 Mare Recruitment (MRP) and Purchase Programs (MPP), and the new for 2021 Ontario Sire Heritage Series and Sales Credit Program.

The Mare Recruitment and Purchase Programs offer breeders incentives totaling $800,000 for bringing new in-foal mares to the province. The MRP offers all breeders a $5,000 (CDN) incentive for every new mare brought to the province to foal in 2022, while the MPP gives Ontario residents a rebate of up to 50 percent, to a maximum of $25,000 (CDN), on the purchase price of an in-foal mare from an Ontario Racing recognized public auction. Mares enrolled in both programs are then eligible for a $2,500 (CDN) incentive if they are bred to a registered Ontario Sire in 2022.

“Last time we did the program was two years ago and we exhausted all the funding, we had to turn people away. And we got 129 new mares in the province, of which 79 of them bred back to Ontario sires,” said Anderson. “I think there's a lot of potential here in the province of Ontario going forward.”

The Ontario Sire Heritage Series saw Ontario Sired three-year-old colts and geldings and three-year-old fillies accumulate points in a trio of $80,000 legs at Woodbine and Fort Erie Racetracks over five, six and seven furlongs. The $100,000 finals, the Lake Ontario and Ashbridges Bay Stakes at 1-1/16 miles, are slated for Friday, Nov. 19 at Woodbine Racetrack with Reload offspring Red River Rebel and Sunsprite leading the way in the colt/gelding and filly point standings. A total of $70,000 in bonuses will go to the top three point earners in each division.

In addition, owners with registered Ontario Bred horses competing in claiming races at Woodbine and Fort Erie Racetracks earned credits for the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS) Ontario yearling and mixed sales each time their horse visited the winner's circle this season.

“Hopefully with some of the new programs, like the new Heritage Series, it's going to create new demand for the Ontario Sired horse,” said Peter Berringer, president of the Ontario division of the CTHS. “You have to be optimistic when the numbers show we've stabilized, and increased slightly, and are trending in the right direction.”

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The auction will take place Saturday, Oct. 30 at the Woodbine Sales Pavilion in Rexdale, Ontario, beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern.

This year's catalog features 42 broodmares, 26 yearlings, 20 weanlings, and three juveniles.

Stallions whose first crops of yearlings are represented in the catalog include Ami's Gizmo, Seattle Serenade, and Sharp Azteca. Ontario stallion Prime Attraction is also represented by a mare from his first book at stud.

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Wednesday's auction saw 158 horses change hands for revenues of $3,144,400 (Canadian), up 12 percent from last year's sale, when 142 horses brought $2,795,300. The average sale price rose one percent to $19,901 from $19,685, while the median dipped 31 percent to $10,000 after finishing at $14,500 in 2020.

The ticket read “J. Nelson” on the buyer line for the sale-topper, Hip 75, a Practical Joke filly who hammered for $180,000.

The bay filly is the second foal out of the multiple stakes-winning Silent Name mare Silent Treat, hailing from the family of Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint winner Wavell Avenue.

Bred in Ontario by Stablemates, the filly was consigned by Shannondoe Farm.

The auction's most expensive colt was a son of Silent Name who sold to William and Anne Scott for $160,000.

Offered as Hip 94, the bay colt is out of the stakes-placed City Zip mare Sweet Bama Breeze, whose five foals to race are all winners, including stakes winner Will She, and stakes-placed Sweet Grass Creek and Sweet Crimson. Graded stakes-placed runners Bushetta Buck and Railroad are in the Ontario-bred's extended family.

Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency consigned the colt, as agent.

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The auction will take place Wednesday, Sept. 1 at the Woodbine Sales Pavilion in Rexdale, Ontario. Inspections will begin on Monday, Aug. 30.

All of the sale's entries are Ontario-breds, eligible to run in a restricted sales stakes program valued at over CAN$6.7 million.

Stallions whose first yearlings are represented in the catalog include Amis Gizmo, Collected, Conquest Farenheit, Danish Dynaformer, McCraken, Mor Spirit, Ransom the Moon, Seattle Serenade, Sharp Azteca, and West Coast.

Online bidding will be available for the auction, with information on signing up and bidding available on the CTHS Ontario website.

To view the online catalog, click here.

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This new CTHS Industry Relations Sub-Committee (IRSC), will include representation from the CTHS, ORM and Woodbine with a mandate to work together for the betterment of the entire industry. Initial members of IRSC include Peter Berringer (President (Ont)) and National Vice President, CTHS), members of the CTHS Board of Directors, Tom Via (Chief Operating Officer, Woodbine Entertainment) and Jonathan Zammit (Executive Director, Ontario Racing Management).

As part of the agreement, the CTHS will be provided administrative office space that has been relocated to the paddock at the west-end of Woodbine Racetrack. The 2021 CTHS Yearling and Winter Mixed Sale will be held in the sales pavilion on the Woodbine backstretch (subject to the latest government restrictions regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic) later this year.

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Jim Lawson, CEO, Woodbine Entertainment

“This is another constructive step as part of our concerted effort to foster positive, working relationships across the horse racing industry that is critical for the advancement of our sport. We firmly believe that our industry is much stronger together and we are hopeful this is a first step towards evolving a working relationship with the CTHS.”

Jonathan Zammit, Executive Director, Ontario Racing Management

“Breeding is such a critical ingredient of a vibrant horse racing industry and this establishes a new forum to manage important issues and collaborate on ideas intended to benefit the industry as a whole, its participants and the tens of thousands of jobs it supports across the province.”

Peter Berringer, President (Ont) and National Vice President, CTHS

“This is positive news for the industry and especially for the Breeders of Ontario being acknowledged as a vital industry partner. On behalf of the CTHS, I would like to thank Woodbine Entertainment and Ontario Racing Management for their support and efforts towards reaching this new agreement which we hope will benefit the entire industry and horse people throughout the province.”

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Wednesday's auction saw 142 horses sold for revenues of $2,795,300 (Canadian), down 17 percent from last year's renewal when 157 yearlings brought $3,381,400.

The average sale price fell 8 percent to $19,685 from $21,538. However, the median price rose 11 percent on Wednesday to $14,500 after finishing at $13,000 in 2019. The buyback rate finished at 28 percent, compared with 36 percent last year.

John Di Scola purchased Wednesday's sale-topper, an Old Forester colt, for $90,000 (Canadian).

The chestnut colt, offered as Hip 15, is out of the stakes-placed Smarty Jones mare Holidaysatthefarm, who is the dam of three winners from as many runners. Bred in Ontario by Whitford Bloodstock, the colt hails from the family of Grade 2 winner Wishing Gate and Grade 3 winner Rich in Spirit.

Cara Bloodstock consigned the sale-topper, as agent.

Two horses tied for the day's second-highest price, each bringing $82,000 (Canadian).

Hip 119, a Mr Speaker filly, went Jim Menzies. The bay filly is the first foal out of the unraced Proud Citizen mare She Stands Proud, from the family Canadian champion Woodcarver and Grade 3 winners Grand Bili and Firm Dancer.

The filly was bred in Ontario by Gustav Schickedanz, and she was consigned by Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency, agent.

Schickedanz and Hill 'n' Dale were also responsible for the other half of the second-highest price, Hip 136, a Langfuhr colt named Langstaff Road who sold to Derek Chin.

Langstaff Road is out of the stakes-placed City Zip mare Sweet Bama Breeze, whose four foals to race are all winners. He is a half-brother to stakes winner Will She and stakes-placed Sweet Grass Creek, and he is a full-sibling to stakes-placed Sweet Crimson and winner Wandofuhr.

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This year's sale will be held Wednesday, Sept. 2 at the Woodbine Sales Pavilion at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, beginning at noon Eastern.

Graduates of the Canadian Premier Yearling Sale are eligible for a quartet of stakes races at Woodbine, with two each for colts and fillies. Male graduates will be eligible for the $250,000 Simcoe Stakes at two and the $135,000 Elgin Stakes at three, while the fillies will be offered the $250,000 Muskoka Stakes at two and the $135,000 Algoma Stakes at three.

The horses will also be eligible for CTHS Canadian Sales Stakes Series races in British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba with some additional nominating fees.

Stallions whose first crops of yearlings are represented in the catalog include Connect, Gormley, Passion for Action, Perfect Timber, and War Correspondent.

To view the online catalog, click here.

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