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Schwabe, Grant Appointed to Woodbine Committees Board of Directors

Woodbine Entertainment announced the addition of long-time Thoroughbred breeder Yvonne Schwabe and perennial leading Standardbred owner and breeder Brad Grant to committees for its Board of Directors. Schwabe will serve on the Thoroughbred Racing Committee, while Grant joins the Standardbred Racing Committee.

Schwabe, a breeder for over 25 years and is the owner of Persley Den Farms in Acton, Ontario, notably bred 2013 Queen's Plate winner Midnight Aria. In addition to her successful breeding operation, Schwabe is a former director and current Funding Chair for the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. She has also served on several other industry boards and committees, including as a former Ontario and National Director of the CTHS and as a Steward of the Jockey Club of Canada.

Grant has been the leading Woodbine Standardbred owner for six of the last seven seasons and currently sits atop the standings for 2023. He was also named 2022 Owner of the Year by the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) and has owned several prominent horses in recent years, including Bulldog Hanover and Atlanta. Grant has also been recognized by the industry for his philanthropy, receiving the 2018 USHWA Humanitarian Award.

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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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CTHS British Columbia Yearling And Mixed Sale Catalog Now Online

The catalog for the 2021 Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (British Columbia Division) Yearling and Mixed Sale is now online, featuring 88 entries.

The auction will take place Tuesday, Sept. 14 at the Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, B.C., beginning at 3 p.m. Pacific.

This year's catalog consists entirely of yearlings, save for a lone 2-year-old. British Columbia-breds make up the bulk of the catalog, with other entries being born in Kentucky and Louisiana.

Canadian-bred yearlings offered in the auction will be eligible for the CTHS Sales Stakes series, which offers restricted stakes races in various provinces across the country. British Columbia's contribution to the Sales Stakes program features four stakes races at Hastings Racecourse, each with a purse of CAN$50,000.

Stallions whose first crops of yearlings are represented in the catalog include Counterforce and Ralis.

To view the online catalog, click here.

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CTHS Honors Alberta Champions

The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS) honored Alberta's Thoroughbred sector at the 47th annual Night of Champions, held virtually May 20. The night celebrated Real Grace (Mineshaft) as Alberta's 2020 Horse of the Year and Champion 3-Year-Old Colt. The GIII Canadian Derby winner was bred in Kentucky by Peter Johnson and is owned by Shelley Brown (who also serves as his trainer), Jean McEwan, Bette Holtman, and Bernell Rhone.

Champion 3-Year-Old Filly went to Pearl of Knowledge (Cape Canaveral); Champion Older Horse was Go Away (Scat Daddy); Champion Older Mare was awarded to Sunburst (Sungold); 2-Year-Old Colt and Filly went to Bang On (Commissioner) and She Likes to Party (Maclean's Music), respectively; Champion Sprinter was Stone Carver (Birdstone); Top Claimer was Something About Me (Boos); and Champion Alberta-Bred went to Maskwecis (Jimmy Creed).

The human categories included Riversedge Racing Stables Ltd. as Leading Owner; Highfield Investment Group as Leading Breeder; Tim Rycroft as Leading Trainer for the third year in a row; Rico Walcott as Leading Jockey for the ninth time in the last 10 years; and Mauricio Malvaez as Leading Apprentice Jockey.

For more details, visit CTHS Alberta.

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