CTHS BC • August 14, 2018
by Mark Johnson
August 12th, in the 5th race at Hastings Racecourse, a healthy group of
ten 2-year-olds contested a 3/4 mile Maiden Special Weight. Second time starter
Call It a Wrap was hustled in the early going to get a mid pack position and
settled behind the leaders before rider Richard Hamel asked him for more at the
far turn, he responded with enthusiasm. His determined run sent him past pass
the leader, Explode, just before the wire, winning by a 1/2 length while
covering the 6 furlongs in 1:13.28. The 2-year-old
BC bred
chestnut gelding Call It a
Wrap
is owned by Riversedge Racing Stables, Ltd., bred by Robert Charles
Ferguson and Nina Christine Ferguson and trained to victory by Craig
MacPherson. Both the owner and breeders now receive $5,000 bonuses for this BC
bred gelding's MSW success. Call It A Wrap is by BC sire Finality and out of
the Lemon Drop Kid mare, After the Rain. Riversedge Racing purchased Call It a Wrap
from the 2017 CTHS Yearling and Mixed Sale for a mere $6,000. The opportunity
to find your own dream race horse is coming up on the calendar shortly as the 2018 BC CTHS Yearling & Mixed Sale is
September 11th at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC.
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.
CTHS BC'S Position Regarding The TRBC Joint Trust Agreement
BAKKEN on the move Bakken on the Move BC's leading sire for the past five years has been relocated and will stand at Steen and Cathy Reggelsen's Strideaway Thoroughbreds in Armstrong for the 2025 season
Huge blow to Hastings as CTHS President passes just two weeks after his Willow Creek Farms secures its second consecutive leading-owner title
