Blog Post
Nigel Reid • Sep 02, 2020
It proved to be another highly productive week for local breeders. All bar one of the nine races offered on Sunday went the way of BC-bred runners, with a satisfying 13 races over the two days falling to horses bred in our beautiful Province.
In addition, four of the winners were graduates of the CTHS BC yearling sale, while three more passed through the CTHS horses of racing age auction.
Highlights among the BC-bred winners included CASCADE BILLY (Bakken), who put on an impressive display to draw away from a competitive-looking allowance field under Silvino Morales for the three-year-old’s owner, breeder and trainer, Mel Snow.
Snow’s good form continued on Sunday when he saddled CTHS graduate SLEW’S DA BOSS (Cause to Believe) and the Loire Miller-bred HEART OF TEXAS (Texas Wildcatter) to notch a double and move his total onto five for the season.
Numerically speaking, the training plaudits last week belonged to Cindy Krasner and Dino Condelinios, who both greeted three winners apiece over the two days. KRISSY (Pop Artist) got Condelinios’s week off to the best start when the three-year-old, who is trained, owned and bred by Dino, took Thursday’s opener with some panache.
The Condelinios barn is in flying form right now and he also saddled PEPPERMINT (Palace) and WILSON (Pop Artist) for the Swift Thoroughbreds team. Originally a US $42,000 Keeneland November Breeding Stock purchase, Swift snaffled the filly up for close to half that when she was re-offered at the CTHS yearling sale, while Wilson is a Swift homebred and a second winner last week for the underused sire, Pop Artist.
Krasner’s triple began in the race after Krissy’s win when she saddled her own YOU GOT THIS (Gio Ponti) to land her third career win. Krasner then struck twice more on Sunday, landing a brace of $4,000 claiming contests with HARLAN’S ANGEL (Flat Out) and the BC-bred GMT BABY (Shrug).
GMT Baby’s victory was one of three last week for the deceased BC sire, SHRUG (Medaglia D’Oro), who was also represented by VOLO VELOCE on Thursday and, in the ninth and final race on Sunday, SPROG.
Sprog was yet another win for “Twink” Baumgartner and those lucky people involved with the Sandown Racing Club. However, even though it was a second victory (to add to a third-place finish) for Sprog this season, it makes sobering reading to note that the four-year-old’s earnings stand at less than US$5,000 for the 2020 campaign. We all know the reasons why, but racing is going, rapidly, to become unsustainable for owners, trainers and breeders in the Province if we can’t find a way to return purse structures to pre-pandemic levels.
Sprog’s win was a sixth of the season for Baumgartner’s small barn, putting her onto a win percentage of 60% and a win/place/show that is running at a remarkable 90% - the very definition of a purple patch!
Barb Heads leads the trainer’s race at present, both numerically and in terms of prize-money won, and the barn struck again on Thursday with the BC-bred BAMBOO ELEVEN (Cause to Believe). The four-year-old filly’s win was a 13th of the season for Heads and formed the final leg of a Scott Williams three-timer on the day. Williams struck again on Sunday (aboard GMT Baby) to move on to 24 for the year and put him in second position on the riders’ table behind Amadeo Perez.
Perez notched a three-timer of his own on Sunday, partnering the aforementioned Wilson, Heart of Texas and Sprog, while there were riding doubles for Silvino Morales on Thursday and Enrique Gonzales on Sunday.
Gonzales’ double helped him back into the hunt following an absence through suspension and his victories came aboard two BC-bred runners sired by the young Emerald Acres stallion, LENT (Pulpit). The first came in the shape of the two-year-old FOOT SOLDIER for the in-form Milton Palma barn and owner/breeder Tamara Baker, while the Embree Farms-bred sophomore, RACING RIVER, secured the double for trainer Brian Phillips and owners Shamrock Racing Stables.
The remaining BC-bred winner of the week was the attractive chestnut, SPOKANE’S GEM (Gemologist), who was saddled by Rob VanOverschot. The five-year-old CTHS horses of racing age sale graduate was a second win of the week for breeders Tod Mountain Thoroughbreds, following You Got This.
Finally, it was great to see some youngsters run over the more sensible distance of six furlongs with a maiden $16k claimer going to another CTHS horse of racing age sale graduate in PAY MY WAY (Commissioner) for trainer Charlene Miller.
Don’t forget that racing this week takes place Saturday, on an afternoon when Hastings battles for betting handle with a little contest back east called the Kentucky Derby, and Sunday. First race is due off at 3pm on both days.
In addition, four of the winners were graduates of the CTHS BC yearling sale, while three more passed through the CTHS horses of racing age auction.
Highlights among the BC-bred winners included CASCADE BILLY (Bakken), who put on an impressive display to draw away from a competitive-looking allowance field under Silvino Morales for the three-year-old’s owner, breeder and trainer, Mel Snow.
Snow’s good form continued on Sunday when he saddled CTHS graduate SLEW’S DA BOSS (Cause to Believe) and the Loire Miller-bred HEART OF TEXAS (Texas Wildcatter) to notch a double and move his total onto five for the season.
Numerically speaking, the training plaudits last week belonged to Cindy Krasner and Dino Condelinios, who both greeted three winners apiece over the two days. KRISSY (Pop Artist) got Condelinios’s week off to the best start when the three-year-old, who is trained, owned and bred by Dino, took Thursday’s opener with some panache.
The Condelinios barn is in flying form right now and he also saddled PEPPERMINT (Palace) and WILSON (Pop Artist) for the Swift Thoroughbreds team. Originally a US $42,000 Keeneland November Breeding Stock purchase, Swift snaffled the filly up for close to half that when she was re-offered at the CTHS yearling sale, while Wilson is a Swift homebred and a second winner last week for the underused sire, Pop Artist.
Krasner’s triple began in the race after Krissy’s win when she saddled her own YOU GOT THIS (Gio Ponti) to land her third career win. Krasner then struck twice more on Sunday, landing a brace of $4,000 claiming contests with HARLAN’S ANGEL (Flat Out) and the BC-bred GMT BABY (Shrug).
GMT Baby’s victory was one of three last week for the deceased BC sire, SHRUG (Medaglia D’Oro), who was also represented by VOLO VELOCE on Thursday and, in the ninth and final race on Sunday, SPROG.
Sprog was yet another win for “Twink” Baumgartner and those lucky people involved with the Sandown Racing Club. However, even though it was a second victory (to add to a third-place finish) for Sprog this season, it makes sobering reading to note that the four-year-old’s earnings stand at less than US$5,000 for the 2020 campaign. We all know the reasons why, but racing is going, rapidly, to become unsustainable for owners, trainers and breeders in the Province if we can’t find a way to return purse structures to pre-pandemic levels.
Sprog’s win was a sixth of the season for Baumgartner’s small barn, putting her onto a win percentage of 60% and a win/place/show that is running at a remarkable 90% - the very definition of a purple patch!
Barb Heads leads the trainer’s race at present, both numerically and in terms of prize-money won, and the barn struck again on Thursday with the BC-bred BAMBOO ELEVEN (Cause to Believe). The four-year-old filly’s win was a 13th of the season for Heads and formed the final leg of a Scott Williams three-timer on the day. Williams struck again on Sunday (aboard GMT Baby) to move on to 24 for the year and put him in second position on the riders’ table behind Amadeo Perez.
Perez notched a three-timer of his own on Sunday, partnering the aforementioned Wilson, Heart of Texas and Sprog, while there were riding doubles for Silvino Morales on Thursday and Enrique Gonzales on Sunday.
Gonzales’ double helped him back into the hunt following an absence through suspension and his victories came aboard two BC-bred runners sired by the young Emerald Acres stallion, LENT (Pulpit). The first came in the shape of the two-year-old FOOT SOLDIER for the in-form Milton Palma barn and owner/breeder Tamara Baker, while the Embree Farms-bred sophomore, RACING RIVER, secured the double for trainer Brian Phillips and owners Shamrock Racing Stables.
The remaining BC-bred winner of the week was the attractive chestnut, SPOKANE’S GEM (Gemologist), who was saddled by Rob VanOverschot. The five-year-old CTHS horses of racing age sale graduate was a second win of the week for breeders Tod Mountain Thoroughbreds, following You Got This.
Finally, it was great to see some youngsters run over the more sensible distance of six furlongs with a maiden $16k claimer going to another CTHS horse of racing age sale graduate in PAY MY WAY (Commissioner) for trainer Charlene Miller.
Don’t forget that racing this week takes place Saturday, on an afternoon when Hastings battles for betting handle with a little contest back east called the Kentucky Derby, and Sunday. First race is due off at 3pm on both days.
The office will be closed Tuesday, December 19, 2023 - Wednesday, January 3, 2024 The office reopens on Thursday, January 4, 2024 Wishing you a happy, healthy holiday season and good racing in 2024! The Directors and staff - CTHS BC
Plan to attend on Monday August 7th BC Cup Day at the Marquis Tent area
On the Move: Current leading second-crop sire in Canada COUNTERFORCE (seen with Jack Bennett at Road's End Farm)
An Inspiration for 2023 CTHS BC Yearling & Mixed Sale
To: All members of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (BC Division) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TAKE NOTICE THAT the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (BC Division) will be held: Time: Commencing at 11:30 am Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Place: CTHS (BC Division) Office - Boardroom #7 – 5492 Production Blvd. Surrey, BC The main purpose of this meeting is for the following: 1. to receive the annual reports of the Society; 2. to approve the appointment of the auditor for the 2022 fiscal year; 3. to transact such business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting. Dated this 30th day of May, 2023. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Note: Copies of the 2022 financial statements and minutes of the June 23, 2022 annual general meeting will be available at the meeting or upon request by contacting the office. As per Article XI, Section 9 (a) of the CTHS By-Laws, new business proposed to be discussed at the meetings of the Society, or any Regional Division thereof, shall be delivered in writing to the National Executive Secretary or Regional Secretary/General Manager as the case may be. Proposed new business, endorsed in writing by at least three (3) members entitled to vote at the meeting and received prior to the mailing of the Notice of the Meeting, shall be included in the agenda and may be subject of a vote at the meeting. Only voting members who are present are eligible to vote (no proxies).
What better way to launch the 2023 thoroughbred racing season at Hastings Racecourse than to stage a full-blown dinner party just prior to opening day? First race to launch the 2023 schedule at Hastings is set for 2 p.m., Sunday, April 30. Four nights earlier – Wednesday, April 26 – the industry celebrates its 2022 BC Thoroughbred Awards Dinner and Hall of Fame Inductions at the Italian Cultural Centre. Horses from 16 categories will be acknowledged for their performances at Hastings last year. Co-ordinator Minna Rytkonen issued secret ballots to a panel of selectors in December. The winners will be revealed by emcees Dan Jukich and Mike Heads highlighting the April 26 event. Season-ending stats following last year’s 45-day racing calendar confirmed the 2022 leading breeder (Tod Mountain Thoroughbreds), owner (Rob and Sheena Maybin), trainer (Edgar Mendoza) and jockey (Amadeo Perez) awards. BC Horse Racing Hall of Fame 2022 inductees, announced earlier by curator Randy Goulding, are Dr. Ed Wiebe (builder), Richard Hamel (jockey) and Robbie Anderson (trainer). “After a two-year interruption staging the Awards Dinner due to the pandemic, we’re looking forward to seeing everyone again as a kick-off to the 2023 racing season,” says B-J Davidson, CTHS-BC Regional General Manager. “We consider it a huge family gathering.”
COUNTERFORCE LEADING FRESHMAN SIRE IN CANADA; LEADING JUVENILE SIRE IN BC BC HORSE RACING INDUSTRY BONDS WITH POSITIVE NEWS ON ALL FRONTS
Standardbred Canada (SC) and the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS) are pleased to announce the development of a National Economic Impact Study. The two organizations are working with Serecon, a third-party research company, to conduct an economic scan and facilitate key stakeholder interviews through a national survey and provide further analysis. The goals of the project are: To increase the understanding of the current state of the sector; To identify and articulate the economic and social impacts of horse racing across the country; To develop strategic recommendations to ensure the sustainability and inclusivity of the horse racing sector; Socialize findings with key federal government stakeholders The study will review such economic drivers as cost of ownership, economic contribution from horses, and industry trends. “We are pleased to collaborate with Standardbred Canada to conduct the economic impact study for the Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing breeds,” said Adrian Munro, President of CTHS. “The study will build off of the pre-pandemic era to begin tracking overall impact drivers for our industry.” “This is a first for both national breed registries who have agreed to work together to collect data and information on the horse racing sector in Canada and using the key performance metrics that the survey provides will help us understand and measure our lines of business with the ultimate goal of building a sustainable future for the industry,” said Dan Gall, President and CEO of Standardbred Canada. The final report will be reviewed by CTHS and the SC Board of Directors and is scheduled to be submitted in January 2023. This report will provide an overview of the evolution and current state of the Canadian horse racing industry and highlight the economic and social impacts of the sector, outline challenges, opportunities, and recommendations to consider. Bob Burden, a Senior Director with Serecon, added that “Our team will accurately assess the total contribution of the Canadian horse racing industry to Canada's economy so that both associations will be better equipped to address challenges going forward”. Both parties, SC and CTHS, encourage the horse racing sector to provide information into the research being conducted to allow our sector to be as thorough and accurate as possible with the data collected. To take the survey click here .
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