Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society

The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Alberta Division) held a yearling sale at Westerner Park in Red Deer on Friday, Sept. 20, and gross sales were up by 15%, the division said in a release on Thursday. With 79 head catalogued, this year saw an increase in gross sales, with $700,000 spent on 56 yearlings--a 15% rise from the $607,800 spent on 43 yearlings in 2023. While the average price per yearling slightly decreased to $12,482 from $14,135 last year, the median held steady at $9,850. The upper end of the...

The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS) Yearling Sale (Ontario division) concluded Wednesday, Aug. 28 with increases in average and median over the 2023 edition, while a colt by Nyquist topped the sale when bringing $250,000. The topper, consigned by Bernard and Karen McCormack of Cara Bloodstock, went to Clay Scherer, agent. The colt (hip 88) is out of Mrs. Hudson (Street Cry {Ire}) and was bred by David Anderson of Anderson Farms. He is a half to SW Airosa (Uncle Mo), while his dam is out of MGSW Sara Louise...

Dawson Guhle has been appointed general manager of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society, Alberta Division, effective Sept. 3. Dawson initially established himself as a Thoroughbred breeder with the purchase of two mares at a 2012 Fasig-Tipton sale and had considerable success consigning their foals to his first CTHS Alberta Sale in 2014. He is a co-founder of Agri/Gate, a revolutionary app and web-based platform designed to simplify communication between stakeholders while educating new fans and owners.

Funds totaling an additional $66,588 have been allocated to the Thoroughbred Breed Improvement Program for 2024, according to a press release from the Alberta Thoroughbred Community Racing Association (ACTRA), the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS), and the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA). "This allocation of additional funds marks a significant commitment to the enhancement of the Alberta Thoroughbred industry," said CTHS Alberta General Manager Jean Kruse. "We are confident that these investments will not only support the development of local breeding programs but also strengthen the competitiveness of Alberta-bred...

The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS) Ontario Mixed Sale, held Oct. 18 at the Woodbine Sales Pavilion, generated the second-highest average and median of the last seven years. A total of 48 horses sold for a gross of $252,400. Average was $5,258, while the median was $3,000. "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...

The Alberta Sale, held at Westerner Park in Red Deer on Friday, Sept. 22 reflected positive increases across all benchmarks, the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society said in a press release Thursday. Over $600,000 in gross sales was recorded to purchase 43 yearlings this year, compared to $443,600 on 40 yearlings the year prior. The average price was up 27% to $14,135 from $11,090 in 2022. The median increased over twofold to $10,000, from $4,750 in 2022. The sale topper was Hip #59, a Counterforce gelding out of the Katowice mare,...

Colleen Dalos resigned as a Director of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS) effective May 18, 2023, the Board of Directors has announced. Dalos served the Society and its membership for two years. René Hunderup and Robert Marzilli have been appointed to the board. Hunderup (Norse Ridge Farms), has been a member since 1998 while Marzilli (Zilli Racing Stable) has been a member since 2018. "The Board looks forward to having both René and Robert join us in supporting the membership as we prepare for our upcoming 2023 Sales Season,"...

The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society's Premier Yearling Sale, to be held Aug. 31 at Woodbine, has attracted over 200 entries and will include yearlings by 67 different stallions. The 2021 top five leading Ontario sires represented at the sale include Silent Name (Jpn), Souper Speedy, Old Forester, Society's Chairman and Reload. Also in the catalogue are yearlings from the first crop of Catholic Boy, Flameaway, Heart to Heart and Yoshida (Jpn), as well as from the second crops of Always Dreaming, Amis Gizmo, Army Mule, Collected, Danish Dynaformer, Ransom the...

The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Alberta Division) outlined the new Mare Recruitment Program (MRP) offering incentives to mare owners who bring an in-foal mare to Alberta to foal in 2022. The criteria for the MRP program are: Breeders will receive a C$750 incentive for each in-foal mare brought to Alberta. The in-foal mare must not have foaled in Alberta in 2020-21. Mares that were eligible for the HBPA Mare Purchase Program are not eligible for the Program. Maiden mares are eligible for the MRP upon proof that mare resided outside...

A filly by Practical Joke (hip 75) brought the top price of C$180,000 and was one of five yearlings to sell for six figures during the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society's Premier Yearling Sale Wednesday at Woodbine. Consigned by Shannondoe Farm, the bay filly is out of multiple stakes winner Silent Treat (Silent Name {Jpn}) and was bred in Ontario by Stablemates. She was purchased by J. Nelson. The top-priced colt at the sale was a son of Silent Name (Jpn) out of stakes-placed Sweet Bama Breeze (City Zip) (hip 94)....

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...

Canadian breeder Jim Sabiston passed away Saturday. He was 97. Sabiston operated Longview Farm near Stouffville, Ontario for more than six decades, beginning in 1956 with his first stallion Bimini Bay. Among the numerous sires he stood were Dawn Flight, Triumphant, Ground Cover, Good Old Mort and Bold Revenue. He bred stakes winners Rose and Shine, Grecian Touch, Silent Fleet, Katahaula County, Big Blunder and Bold Agent. Rose and Shine, winner of the 2011 Muskoka S. and Princess Elizabeth S., went on to produce last year's Eclipse Award-winning 2-year-old filly...