Alberta Thoroughbred Program

CTHS Alberta Division

By Lindsay Ward Communications Coordinator

Alberta Thoroughbred Breed Improvement Program: Increases in Breeding Support Announced for 2022

The details of the 2022 Horse Racing Alberta Thoroughbred Breed Improvement Program are now available. The total Thoroughbred allocation for the Breed Improvement Program has increased by 19% to $1,886,660 this year from $1,581,465 in 2021.

Breeders will now share in total Breeders Support of $472,830, which includes an additional $132,598 over the 2021 amount of $340,232. In 2021, the highest breeders bonus paid out was $41,850 and the average breeders bonus was $3,658. $472,830 is available in Owners Breeding Support, which includes $100,000 to fund the purses of Alberta bred restricted races. 2022 funding for both Breeders and Owners has been increased by 39% over the 2021 amount. The monies will be dispersed to breeders and owners of horses of all ages foaled in Alberta placing win, place and show in all sanctioned races in Alberta having a minimum $7,000 purse and where entered at or above a minimum $6,250 Claiming price.

Owners of Alberta breds have $300,000 designated for the restricted Alberta Breeders Fall Classic races, which will have a minimum purse of $50,000 each.

Stallion owners’ breeding support offers a stallion bonus of $65,000 to be paid proportionately to stallion owners whose stallions have eligible Alberta Thoroughbred progeny with earnings of $10,000 or greater during the calendar year. Stallions must have stood in the province of Alberta for the entire calendar year of conception for each year’s crop to be eligible.

The Breed Improvement Program works to reward breeders and owners producing quality in Alberta bred Thoroughbreds performing at the highest level of racing.

Visit the CTHS Alberta website at cthsalta.com/breedimprovement-program to read further details. T he Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Alberta Division) has released exciting details of 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 $750 CAD incentive for each in-foal mare brought to Alberta.

• The in-foal mare must not have foaled in Alberta in 2020 or 2021.

• Mares that were eligible for the HBPA Mare Purchase Program are not eligible for the Mare Recruitment Program.

• Maiden mares are eligible for the MRP upon proof that mare resided outside of Alberta for at least 3 months in the last year.

• Breeders of an MRP eligible mare receive an additional $250 if, after foaling, the mare is bred to an Alberta sire during the 2022 breeding season.

• In-foal mares purchased in 2021 at the following recognized public auctions such as Wannamaker’s Online Sale, Fasig-Tipton November Breeding Stock Sale, Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale, OBS Winter Mixed Sale, Fasig-Tipton Midatlantic Winter Mixed Sale and Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale, are not eligible.

The deadline for submission of applications is May 31st, 2022. For further details, visit the CTHS Alberta website cthsalta.com/ marerecruitmentprogram

CTHS sale graduate and Alberta bred runner PEARL OF KNOWLEDGE has earned her breeder a total breeders’ bonus of $23,622 to date with more race seasons ahead!