2022 Leading Alberta Stallions

Cape Canaveral is at the top of the list with Alberta bred runners earning $393,092 last season. The graded stakes winning son of Mr. Prospector was one of the leading sires in Canada with total progeny earnings of over $17.7 Million. The leading Alberta bred horse for Cape Canaveral in 2022 was MUDINATOR with earnings of $68,600 and a record of 6-2-2-1, bred by Ed Keryliuk. Other Cape Canaveral earners last season included Pearl of Knowledge, Wedge Pond, Sassy Cinderella, Sugar Moon, Oscar the Gulch, Graceful Spirit and Our Dandy’s Boy.

The Gilded Time son, Gayego, took second spot with total Alberta bred progeny earnings of $246,892. His top earner last season was the Bar None Ranches homebred GO MAMA who finished the season with a record of 11-4-3-2 and earnings of $43,070. Gayego also sired Freedom of the City Stakes winner Monopolize in addition to Silverfoot, Lookout Taylor, Fran from Peru, Count On It and Doc Ross.

Eligible ILIAD progeny with a total of $231,640 placed the Ghostzapper son third on the list of top stallions in Alberta last season. ABOVE AND BEYOND was the leading runner for Iliad with a win in the Alberta Sires Stakes Derby and placings in the Beaufort Stakes and Western Canada Handicap. The Duggan farms bred gelding earned $54,870 and finished his three year old season with a record of 8-1-2-1. Other eligible Iliad runners last season include Lilbitspicy, Lilzapper, Fastestgirlintown and Shakeitformegirl.

Plum Blue helped to put IMPERIALISM fourth on the leading Alberta stallion list with total progeny earnings for the Langfuhr son of $222,607. The Winfield Stock Farm bred mare was multiple stakes placed and had total season earnings of $67,150 with a record of 8-1-4-2. Imperialism runners that were also eligible included Kiss Me Hello, Shakinofftherust, Imperial Dash and Steamin Demon.

MANK rounded out the top five leading Alberta sires by eligible earnings with $197,629 in earnings last season for his eligible runners. The Mank filly Dance Shoes was a multiple stakes winner in 2022 with wins in the black type Shirley Vargo Handicap, the RedTail Landing Handicap, the Alberta Fall Classic Handicap and the R.K. Red Smith Handicap. Bred by James McFadyen, Dance Shoes finished the season with earnings of $163,618 and a record of 11-6-1-2. Other Mank runners included Common Knowledge, Bling It On Home, Park West and Phantom Power.

The Horse Racing Alberta's Stallion Owner’s Breeding Awards for 2022 totaled $65,000 and are distributed through the Thoroughbred Breed Improvement Program. Cheques have now been mailed out to qualifying recipients of the program with eligibly to the program based on the following criteria:

"Stallion bonus will 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." 

Please note that it is a requirement that recipients of the Breed Improvement Program - Thoroughbred Breeders' Bonus be members in good standing of the C.T.H.S. (Full or Associate Member designation) in order to receive the Breeders' Bonus.