Celebrating Alberta Breds on Canadian Derby Weekend
Admin • September 29, 2020
Alberta breds BANG ON and SHOTTHRUTHEHEART Capture Win and Place in the Black Type Birdcatcher Stakes
Alberta breds had a great night of racing on Friday night at Century Mile!
The Alberta breds BANG ON and SHOTTHRUTHEHEART shut out the other runners in the $60,000 Birdcatcher Stakes when the CTHS Sale graduates placed one and two in the field of seven. The two year olds last ran against each other in the Alberta Premier’s Futurity on September 6, placing second and third.
This was the first stakes win for the two year old BANG ON who now adds black type to his record of two wins and one second in four starts for owner True North Stables. The Commissioner gelding was bred by Running Fawcett Thoroughbreds out of the Forest Wildcat mare Next Big Nothin.
The Reload gelding SHOTTHRUTHEHEART adds stakes placed to his record of one win, one second and one third in three career starts for owners Janet & Gary Kropp and Dialed In Racing. Shotthrutheheart is out of the stakes placed Western Fame mare, Chandlers Heart ($166,660) and was bred by Brian Weatherill.
On Sunday, Alberta bred SAVEITFORARAINYDAY placed second in the $75,000 Northlands Distaff Handicap for owner Tom Rycroft bringing her career earnings to $178,631. The Albertus Maximus six year old was bred by Stone Ranches and sold through the 2015 CTHS Thoroughbred Sale. Alberta bred SHIMSHINE placed third in the black type $75,000 Century Mile Handicap raising his lifetime earnings to $239,275 for owner White Pine Ranch Ltd. The five year old grades stakes placed Wilko gelding was bred by Wally Pugh and Andy Stronach.
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