It Pays to Breed Alberta Breds!
Breeders’ of Alberta bred Thoroughbreds had exciting opportunities to share in the winnings of their racehorses through the Breeders’ Bonus which was over half a million dollars in 2023!
Horse Racing Alberta’s Breeding Support totals $538,110 in 2023 and has now been distributed through the Thoroughbred Breed Improvement Program to qualifying breeders. The bonus is based on horses of all ages foaled in Alberta placing win, place and show in all sanctioned races in Alberta having a minimum $9,000 purse and where entered at or above a minimum $6,250 claiming price. This year’s bonus is 21.36% of the earnings of all races held at Alberta racetracks in 2023.
Congratulations to all the recipients of the Breeders’ Bonus for the 2023 race season. The following are the top five leading Alberta breeders by Breeders’ Bonus earnings.
Pierre Esquirol is the top breeder this season with a total Breeders’ Bonus earned of $48,941. The leading runner bred by Esquirol was the It’s No Joke filly, NO MORE JO KING. The three year old won a Maiden Special Weight and an Allowance Optional Claiming races to finish the season with a record of 8-2-2-0. Other Esquirol bred runners include the Red Diamond Express Handicap winner, JEFF FA FA, PACHECO, LANNY MAC, PUMP THE BRAKES, E PAY ALL THE WAY, GOLDIE SOCKS, KULSUM, KEEPMEINPOWER, SASSY MISS ELLIOTT, GOLDEN FORTYNINE, PULL THE PIN, YNOTGIVEITAGO, FLASHING JOKER and DISTORTED ROSE.
Bar None Ranches Ltd. earned second spot with a total Breeders’ Bonus of $47,679 led by their homebred runner, BRYNN’S DREAM. The Gayego three year old filly placed in the $50,000 Alberta Oaks and completed the season with a record of 8-0-5-1. Bar None Ranches Ltd. bred runners STOLEN JEWEL, GO MAMA, PERDITION, I SAID QUIET, SILVERFOOT, WISH ON A STAR, DOC COPE, MONOPOLIZE, BOSS MAN CAN, OUT FRONT, CHATTY GAL, DUKE OF DEWINTON, DRAMATIC FLAIR, COUNT ON IT, PERPETUAL BLISS and PAPICHULO all contributed earnings toward the Bar None Ranches breeders bonus.
Third on the Breeders’ Bonus list is Stone Ranches with a bonus earned of $43,214. The leading runner bred by Stone Ranches is the two year old ITSALLGOODMAN. The Speightster gelding won both the $100,000 CTHS Sales Stakes and the Alberta Premier’s Futurity. He also placed second in the black type Canadian Juvenile Stakes and third in the Martin Deerline Juvenile Stakes to finish the season with an impressive record of 5-3-1-1. The Alberta breds BOOTIFUL ROSE, SOCIAL CUES and MOHAMAD all helped Stone Ranches earn their breeders’ bonus.
Chalet Stable is fourth with a total Breeders’ Bonus earned of $21,954. The 2022 Champion Alberta Two Year Old BIG HUG earned Chalet Stable their bonus with wins in the $50,000 Chariot Chaser Handicap, the $50,000 CTHS Sales Stake and the $50,000 Alberta Oaks. The Mr. Big filly finished the 2023 season with a record of 8-3-3-1.
H K RAPPER was the leading earner for breeder Kerry Wilson who earned a 2023 Breeders’ Bonus of $20,171. The Singing Saint runner won a Maiden Special Weight race and went on to win the $50,000 Beaufort Stakes to finish the season with a record of 8-2-3-1. SINGING BELL and H K MELODY also contributed earnings toward qualifying Kerry Wilson for fifth spot on the leading Breeders’ Bonus earners list.
Alberta breeders have the potential to earn big rewards through the success of Thoroughbreds they have bred.
Remember, your Best Bet is an Alberta Bred!
Full details of the Horse Racing Alberta Breed Improvement Program may be found at
https://www.cthsalta.com/breed-improvement-program.
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