Fed Biz earned the top spot on the Stallion Bonus leaderboard with a bonus of $34,636 and total eligible progeny earnings of $938,962.

Champion Sire Counterforce Brings Exciting Breeding Opportunities to Alberta! Congratulations to the connections of Counterforce, who was named Champion Sire in British Columbia for 2025 at last night’s industry awards evening! The son of Smart Strike has built an impressive resume, previously earning Champion BC Sire in 2022, while also being recognized that same year as Champion Freshman Sire in both British Columbia and Canada. Now standing in Alberta for his second season, Alberta breeders are fortunate to have access to this proven sire whose progeny continue to make an impact on the racetrack. Learn more about Counterforce at the New Interactive National Stallion Directory for 2026 https://www.cthsnational.com/stallion/2 #ABBreds #ThoroughbredBreeding #CanadianThoroughbreds #HorseRacingAB

The Arrogate son, Apprehend, is a G3 winner in British Columbia and a new track record setter in 2025 in the Century Mile Handicap

Cambridge Park is happy to announce multiple GSW Joey Freshwater - G3 will be standing in Alberta for the 2026 season. 16:6-2-2 LTE $480,780 USD The son of Jimmy Creed, winner of the 2023 G3 Bay Shore Stakes and the 2024 G3 Runhappy Stakes.

Alberta’s breeding industry is thriving, with qualifying stallion owners sharing in an impressive $85,000 in breeding awards for the 2024 season! The Horse Racing Alberta Breed Improvement Program Stallion Bonus rewarded 34 stallions at a rate of 3.25%, building on the momentum of 2023’s $75,000 at 3.26%—a testament to the growing success of Alberta-sired runners. Cape Canaveral topped the Stallion Bonus leaderboard with an impressive $13,969 payout, followed by Fed Biz ($8,217), It’s No Joke ($6,486), Saturdaynitelites ($5,509), and Imperialism ($5,120), solidifying their impact on Alberta’s breeding scene. With Alberta-sired winners making their mark on the track, the future of the province’s breeding program has never looked brighter!

2025 Stallion News – Malibu Moon son MOONSHINE NOW Malibu Moon son MOONSHINE NOW is standing at Copper Kettle Performance Horses for the 2025 season. Champion Sire Malibu Moon is one of A.P. Indy’s most successful progeny to enter stud. Moonshine Now is out of Ask Me When by Champion sire Speighstown. Ask Me When comes from an impressive female line that has produced multiple black type runners including a full sibling that earned over $500,000 on the racetrack featuring a graded stakes performance. This lineage is further highlighted by Grade 1 winner and millionaire Honey Rider among other champions on the track. Moonshine Now raced from 2 through 7, earning over $100,000 on the track. The 2017 stallion will be standing at Copper Kettle Performance Horses in Didsbury, Alberta for a stud fee of $2,000. Contact Don or Kerry Johnston at 403-586-4462 or email copperkettlephs@hotmail.com for further information.

Highfield Stock Farm is thrilled to announce that Tapiture will stand at the farm for the 2025 breeding season. A son of the breed-defining stallion Tapit, who has sired earners exceeding $211 million and produced leading North American sires such as Constitution, Tapiture embodies exceptional quality in the breeding shed.

The Smart Strike son, Counterforce, will stand at Empire Equestrian in Ardrossan, Alberta for the 2025 breeding season. The Smart Strike son previously stood at Stride Away Thoroughbreds in Armstrong, B.C. and Road’s End Farm in Abbotsford. Counterforce has sired 14 winners, including six stakes winners, from three crops of racing age and has progeny earnings of $888,884. His leading runner is the multiple stakes winning filly Air Force (US $204,222).

The five year old son of Medaglia D’Oro, WITHOUT A SONG, will stand in Cold Lake, Alberta. Alberta Without a Song raced for two seasons and had one win, one second and two thirds from eight starts with earnings of US $24,198. Medaglia D’Oro is a multiple graded stakes winner of over $5.7 Million including the G1 Travers Stakes and the G1 Whitney Handicap. Medaglia D’Oro is a leading sire with 26 career G1 winners and 55 career $1 Million plus sales horses.