Page 3 - July 2008 The Game

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CTHS Annual Awards a Smashing Success
The Game, July 2008 3 Fort Erie Stakes & Cup Races Begin July
The CTHS (Ontario Division) honoured the Ontario-bred champions of 2007 at their Annual Awards dinner on June 13 at Glencairn Golf Club, in Milton, Ontario.
Fort Erie Race Track is gearing up for a busy month of Stakes and Cup races which begin on Prince of Wales Day, Sunday, July 13.
The $27,500 Cup Series of races begins July 19 with the Fort Erie Slots Cup and the Holi- day Inn-Fort Erie Cup followed by the Mike Anderson Memorial Cup, August 4; the Don Valliere Memorial Cup, August 10; the Labatt and the Puss n Boots Cups, September 1; the Longshots OTB and The Game Cups, October 25; ending with the Cheldon Tour de Fort on closing day October 28.
The event recognized partners Mike Carroll and John
C. Harvey, Jr. as Breeder of the Year and the late Tammy Samuel-Balaz as this year’s recipient of the Blood-Horse Mint Julep Cup award. Other highlights included the presentation of 91 awards to the Ontario breeders of Historical Grade 1 Canadian or Open Graded Stakes and the Ontario-Bred Stakes Winners of 2007.
On the under card for Fort Erie’s feature race of the season, the $500,000 Prince of Wales Stakes, the second leg in the Canadian Triple Crown Series, are the $50,000 Daryl Wells Sr. Memorial Stakes and the $50,000 Ernie Samuel Memorial Stakes.
Four stallions received awards based on their 2007 earnings of eligible progeny, with rst place presented to Bold Executive, second place to Bold N’ Flashy, and third place to Tethra. The award for 2007 Top First Crop Ontario Sire was presented to Ciano Cat.
ORC Commissioners Named
The fourth and nal Stakes race offered this year is the Rainbow Connection Stakes on August 17 worth $125,000.
For more information on Fort Erie Race Track and events visit www.forterieracing.com
Four CTHS Ontario members were recognized for their 25-year contribution to the Thoroughbred breeding industry, while Melnyk Racing Stable received The Jockey Club of Canada Award for 2007 Leading Owner in Ontario.
Toronto, ON, June 16, 2008 - Chair Rod Seiling announced that Pam Frostad of
Toronto has been appointed by the Government of Ontario as a member of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) for a period of two (2) years, effective June 11, 2008. As well Bernard F. Brennan, D.V.M. of Kemptville, who has served as a Commissioner since 2002, was re-appointed for a one (1) year term on May 7, 2008.
responsible for campaigns promoting everything from packaged products and retail services to government ministries.
A silent auction also took place during the evening in support of LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement, one of the rst adoption and placement programs for Thoroughbred racehorses in Ontario.
Ms. Frostad has had an involvement in the world of horse racing for well over thirty
years - as a racehorse owner and industry marketer. Working with her thoroughbred trainer husband, she has gained a rst hand knowledge of the changing realities of the horse racing industry. A professional marketer and manager with over twenty years experience, she has been
“I have always been struck by the remark- able resilience and work ethic of the thousands of people who work so diligently and care so deeply about the horse racing community,” says Ms. Frostad. “I am committed to doing whatever I can to sustain the vitality and integrity of this industry.”
The staff and directors of the CTHS would like to congratulate the outstanding breeders of 2007 and thank the sponsors as well as everyone who came out to support this event.
“We’re pleased also to have Dr. Brennan again as a Commissioner,” said Seiling. “He
has had a long and celebrated career in horse racing, as a veterinarian and as an owner and trainer of standardbred horses. His experience and knowledge of the racing community is a considerable asset to the ORC.”
For more information and the complete listing of this year’s award recipients click on the News link at www.cthsont.com
Agribrands Purina’s Mark-Andre Blouin (left) presents
Mike Carroll and John C. Harvey Jr. (right) with the Breeder of the Year Award.
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Reports of Mares Bred Reminder
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Jockey Jono Jones tosses owers from the blanket of 2008 Queen’s Plate winner Not Bourbon who is being lead to the Winner’s Enclosure by trainer Roger Att eld (right), owner/ breeder Charles Fipke and Groom Sarah Sullivan (left). Michael Burns photo courtesy of WEG
The Jockey Club issued a reminder to owners and breeders concerning timely submission of Reports of Mares Bred (RMBs) and Live Foal Reports.
RMBs for the 2008 breeding season are due by August 1, and Live Foal Reports should be led within 30 days of the birth of the foal. Owners of live foals of 2008 who have not yet submitted a Live Foal Report should do so as soon as possible to avoid potential delays in the registration process.
Both reports can be completed online through Interactive RegistrationTM (IR), the preferred method of transact-
ing business with the Registry. In 2007, 76% of mares bred and 65% of live foals were reported through IR at http://www.registry.jockeyclub. com.
IR is available at no charge and expedites the registration process for its registered users by eliminating several manual processing steps that can affect turnaround time for issuance of Service Certi cates, name tags, Certi cates of
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