The British Columbia Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders Association (BCTOBA) and Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association of British Columbia (HBPA of BC) have banded together to help owners and breeders of British Columbia after noticing a decline in mares bred and a decline in entries to local sales, both believed to be due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
A five-year, two-part plan has been established. Internal adjustments to the purse accounts will provide a 35% bonus to those owners racing a BC-bred in 2022 through 2026, an increase from the current 25% bonus. Additionally, yearlings purchased in 2021 and 2022 at the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS) sale(s) will have an extra 15% added to the BC-bred bonus in their 2- and 3-year-old seasons, making it a 50% BC-bred bonus.
“This plan makes sense and offers hope to our BC breeders and prospective owners in the future of this business,” said Grant Watson of the CTHS. “Working together we will survive and get past this COVID disaster we have all faced. I can only say to the HBPA and BCTOBA thank you for your understanding and your support as we move forward to more successful times.”
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