Celebrating Alberta-Bred Success

The Live Thoroughbred meet took place at Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in Nisku from May 4^th through the Alberta Breeders’ Fall Classic races on September 14^th. The meet then moved down to Century Downs Racetrack and Casino from September 21^st to November 3^rd. With Big Hug shining as the star stakes winner at Century Mile, the dominance of Alberta-bred horses at Century Downs, winning all but one of the stakes races, really underscores the strength of the local breeding program.

The Mr. Big filly BIG HUG was the first Alberta bred to capture an open stakes races in the season with her win in the black type $50,000 R.K. Red Smith Handicap on July 12th. Big Hug went on to have more success with subsequent wins in the Alberta Fall Classic Distaff Handicap, the $50,000 CTHS Alberta Three and Four Year Old Sales Stakes and the Lynn Chouinard Founders Distaff Handicap. The 2023 Champion Alberta Three Year Old and 2022 Champion Alberta Two Year Old finished her impressive season with a record of six wins from eight starts and $171,953 in earnings for the year. The multiple stakes winners now has thirteen career wins and $444,715 in total earnings for her owners Empire Equestrian and Kerredge Farm. The CTHS Alberta sale graduate was bred by Chalet Stable and sold through the 2021 sale for $2,759 to her current owners.

ITSALLGOODMAN completed the race meet at Century Downs with a win in the CTHS Alberta Sales Stakes for Three and Four Year Olds. The 2023 Champion Alberta bred brought his career earnings to $190,991 with a record of four wins and three seconds from twelve starts. The Speighster gelding was consigned to the 2022 CTHS Alberta sale by breeder Stone Ranches and purchased by Curtis Landry for $17,387.

JODEYS LIL PAIN captured the $50,000 Alberta Sire Debutante Stakes on October 20^th at Century Downs Racetrack and Casino. This race is for three year old fillies who are by a stallion that stood in Alberta for the 2020 breeding season. The Cape Canaveral runner placed second in the Alberta Oaks before getting the win to finish out her season. Jodeys Lil Pain now has two career wins and $94,643 in earnings. The CTHS Alberta sale graduate was bred by Roy Robert McClintock and sold for $1,890 to current owners C and H Duggan Farms.

The $50,000 Alberta Sire Stakes for three year olds by a stallion that stood in Alberta for the 2020 breeding season was also held on October 20^th and was won by the Alberta bred DONTBRINGMEDOWN. The Saturdaynitelites gelding finished his first season running with a record of 5-2-2-1 and earnings of $66,501 for breeder and owner Perry Pellerin.

HOLIDAYS AGAIN finished off his debut season with back to back wins in the $50,000 CTHS Alberta Two Year Old Sales Stakes on October 5^th and the black type $50,000 Birdcatcher Stakes on October 26^th . The O’Prado Again gelding completed his two year old season with a record of 6-2-1-2 and $81,131 in earnings. Holiday’s Again was consigned to the 2022 CTHS Alberta Sale by breeder C.W. Matier and sold to Tallie Racing for $13,350.