2016 Thoroughbred Awards Winners - Photos by Lisa Thompson

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Production Team • December 2, 2016

Equine Insurance trophy for the breeder of the Sadie Diamond Futurity winner: Spirit Bay

Breeder: Embree Farms Ltd.

Marsh and McLennan trophy for the breeder of the Jack Diamond Futurity winner: Kermode

Breeder: Bryan & Carol Anderson

Champion Juvenile Sire: Cause to Believe

Champion Sire: Rosberg

Champion Broodmare: Daymaker

Leading Breeder: Tod Mtn. Thoroughbreds

Hall of Fame Inductees: David Wilson, Vying Victor

Leading Jockey: Richard Hamel

Leading Apprentice Jockey: Jose Asencio

Leading Trainer: Mike Anderson

Leading Owners: Swift Thoroughbreds, Inc.

HBPA Backstretch Person of the Year Award: Robert and Sheena Maybin

Lower Level Claimer of the Year (under $15,000): Pretty Reckless

Owner: Michael T. Anderson
Trainer: Mike Anderson
Breeder: West Win Farms & Erin Taylor

Upper Level Claimer of the Year (over $15,000): Twistgrips

Owner: Gordon Christoff
Trainer: John Snow
Breeder: Gordon Christoff

Champion 2-Year Old Filly / B.C. Bred & Open Division: Yukon Belle

Owner: R. N. H. Stable
Trainer: Barbara Heads
Breeder: Bryan & Carol Anderson

Champion 2-Year Old Male / B.C. Bred & Open Division: Strate Remark

Owner: Riversedge Racing Stables, Ltd.
Trainer: Cindy Krasner
Breeder: Red Rock Farm

Champion 3-Year Old Filly / B.C. Bred & Open Division: Snuggles

Owner: Swift Thoroughbreds, Inc.
Trainer: Dino Condilenios
Breeder: Swift Thoroughbreds. Inc.

Champion 3-Year Old Male / B.C. Bred Division: Stanz in Command

Owner: Robert Scott
Trainer: Charlene Miller
Breeder: White House Stables

Champion 3-Year Old Male / Open Division: Opportunistic

Owner: Mark DeDomenico LLC and North American Thoroughbred Horse Company, Inc.
Trainer: Troy Taylor
Breeder: Sassu, LLC, Philip Robertson & Brenda Robertson

Champion Older Filly/Mare / B.C. Bred & Open Division: Touching Promise

Owner: Russell J. and Lois Bennett
Trainer: Barbara Heads
Breeder: Mr. & Mrs. R. J. Bennett

Champion Older Male / Open Division: Calgary Caper

Owner: Kim Peacock, Lance Giesbrecht & Philip Hall
Trainer: Philip Hall
Breeder: Robert J. and Mary Harris

Champion Sprinter: Modern

Owner: Swift Thoroughbreds, Inc.
Trainer: Dino Condilenios
Breeder: Darley

B.C. Bred Horse of the Year & Open Horse of the Year: Snuggles

Owner: Swift Thoroughbreds, Inc.
Trainer: Dino Condilenios
Breeder: Swift Thoroughbreds, Inc.

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By CTHS BC • January 15, 2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE CTHS BC BOARD OF DIRECTORS by Dave Pihl, President CTHS BC Division

Not Bourbon (Not Impossible – Bourbon Belle) passed away on December 28, 2025, at the age of 20. Bred and owned by Charles Fipke and trained by Roger Attfield, Not Bourbon was an exceptional racehorse whose accomplishments earned him a place in Canadian racing history. During his career on the track, Not Bourbon captured some of the nation’s most prestigious races, including the Queen’s Plate, Plate Trial, Queenston Stakes, and Overskate Stakes. As a two-year-old, he showed early promise by winning the Bull Page Stakes and setting a track record for six furlongs at Woodbine. Over the course of three racing seasons, Not Bourbon earned more than one million dollars, and his outstanding three-year-old campaign was recognized with a Sovereign Award. Retired to stud, Not Bourbon went on to become a champion sire in Ontario, further cementing his legacy in the breeding shed. In 2020, he relocated to British Columbia, standing his first season at Emerald Acres in Aldergrove, before moving to Flying Horse Farm in West Kelowna, where he continued to make a meaningful contribution to the provincial breeding industry. Not Bourbon will be remembered for his talent as a racehorse and his contributions to breeding in both Ontario and British Columbia.