CTHS BC • April 13, 2017
British Columbia Bred Yearling Purchase Incentive Program
- Each purchaser of a BC-bred yearling at the CTHS (BC) 2017 Yearling & Mixed Sale will immediately receive a credit of $1,500 towards the purchase price. Example a buyer of a yearling bought for $10,000 would receive $1,500 off the price and ultimately pay $8,500 plus taxes for their acquisition.
- In order to receive this credit, the buyer must commit to leaving the registration papers in the Hastings Race Office for the entirety of the 2018 Hastings Racing Season.
- The registration papers will be released for the sole purpose of the horse running in a stake race in another jurisdiction, but for no other reason. Immediately following the stake race the registration papers must be returned to the Hastings Race Office.
- Repayment of the $1,500 releases the papers to the owner at anytime prior to the end of the 2018 Hastings Racing Season.
- Buy backs are not eligible for this incentive.
- To qualify the yearling must be a registered BC-bred who is sold to a thirdparty
purchaser either at the time of the CTHS BC sale through the sales
ring or by noon on the day following the sale. All BC-bred yearlings sold
after the sale, but before noon the following day will be eligible for the
$1,500 credit as long as the sale goes through and is confirmed by the CTHS
Sales Office and appears on the official sales results sheet for publication.

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.







