Sovereign Award Winner Here's Hannah Retired

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CTHS BC • December 13, 2021

BC STABLE (Pat Bennett & Brenda Combs)

ANNOUNCE

SOVEREIGN AWARD WINNER HERE’S HANNAH RETIRED

“Happy retirement to the brilliant Here’s Hannah”

She has been an absolute star over five seasons. She has been so consistent and never let us down when she raced.

2017 – 3 STARTS – 3 WINS

WINNER OF THE SADIE DIAMOND FUTURITY & FANTASY STAKES

2018 – 5 STARTS – 4 WINS

WINNER OF THE BC OAKS

BC HORSE OF THE YEAR OPEN & BC BRED

CHAMPION 3-YEAR-OLD FILLY- OPEN & BC BRED

2019 – 6 STARTS – 5 WINS INCLUDING THE BALLERINA GR 3 STAKES

ONE LOSS AT 130 LBS

CHAMPION OLDER FEMALE – OPEN & BC BRED

2019 – SOVEREIGN AWARD – CHAMPION OLDER MARE – CANADA

2020 – 4 STARTS 3 WINS

CHAMPION OLDER FEMALE

2021 - 3 STARTS – 2-3RDS

THANK YOU TO JOHN, KIM, JESSE MORRISON & ANGIE SMITH FOR ALL THEY DID FOR HANNAH.

A BIG THANK YOU TO RICHARD HAMEL FOR ALLOWING HANNAH TO BE AS GOOD AS SHE COULD BE!

HANNAH WILL BE GOING TO KENTUCKY TO BE BRED TO THE

STALLION “BLAME” AND THEN ON TO A SALE.

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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.