Page 10 - July 2005 The Game

10 The Game, July 2005 Your Thoroughbred Racing Community Newspaper
CTHS Awards Night a Beachy Affair
Vying for spot on Ontario Young Riders Team
The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) held their annual Awards Night on a beautiful evening on June 20 at Rattlesnake Point in Milton.
There was a “beach” theme to this year’s awards evening which was called “Good Vibrations, summer when it sizzles” and the table were tastefully decorated in a light summery feel which matched the warm June evening.
The Awards Night recognized the Outstanding Breeders of 2004 and both Dan Loiselle and Vicki Pappas were once again the Masters of Ceremony for the event.
In addition to the close to 50 Certificates of
Breeder Margaret Squires was selected as the CTHS of Ontario’s 2004 Breeder of theYear. The award was sponsored by Agribrands
Purina and presented by Mark-Andre Blouin.
Steve Stavro (left)
was awarded the 2004 Mint Julep Cup presented by CTHS (Ontario) President Glenn Sikura (right). Dave Landry Photo.
Recognition of Excellence which were given to the breeders of Ontario-bred Stakes Winners, the follow- ing breeders also received photo awards, taken by David Landry, for their Ontario-bred Winners of Historical Grade 1 Canadian or Open Graded Stakes: Adena Springs, Ablo; Beclawat Stable, A Bit O Gold; Bruno Brothers Farm, Blonde Executive; Chiefswood Stables Limited, Niigon; Frank DiGiulio & Frank DiGiulio Jr., Brass in Pocket; Stan Dodson, Dr. Kashnikow; Hill ‘N’ Dale Farms, One for Rose; Richard Lister, Touchnow; Paul O’Brien & Frank O’Brien, Mona Rose; Sam-Son Farm, Colorful Judgement, Dance With Ravens, Eye of the Sphynx, Shoal Water, Silver Ticket, and Soaring Free; Gustav Schickedanz, Mobil; Gustav Schickedanz and P&T Coulter, My Vintage Port; C.G. Scott DVM (Estate), Inish Glora; William Sorokolit, Classic Stamp; Margaret Squires, Norfolk Knight; Tall Oak Farm, Victorious Ami; and Karen and Mickey Taylor, LLC, Slew’s Saga.
The 2004 Breeder of the Year Award went to Margaret Squires who owns the mare Artic Bleu, the producer of two multiple stakes winners, Millfleet and Norfolk Knight as well as stakes winner Artic Squire. Margaret has been a member of the CTHS since 1987.
The 2004 Mint Julep Cup went to owner and breeder Steve Stavro. The Cup is presented annually to an individual who has made a lifetime contribution to the horse industry.
Born in Greece, Mr. Stavro settled in Canada in 1927. He founded and was president of one of Canada’s largest independent food retailers, Knob Hill Farms and also owned one of the country’s best known Thoroughbred racing and breeding operations, Knob Hill Stable. He also sponsored the Toronto City Soccer Club, a major junior hockey team and was part owner of the Toronto Toros, and a major owner of Maple Leaf Gardens and remains a Director of Woodbine Entertainment Group.
Steve Stavro has been a CTHS member since 1982 and has been involved in the Thoroughbred industry for close to four decades. He has bred and raced such outstanding horses as Thornfield, Benburb, Schossberg, Granacus, Volterra, Cool Victor, Apelia, Zadracarta, Megas Vukefalos and Eseni. Most recently he was represented by Granique in this year’s running of the Queen’s Plate.
Bold Executive was named top stallion of 2004 with Whiskey Wisdom, Archers Bay and Kiridashi named second to fourth respectively and Wonneberg was named top freshman sire of 2004.
A silent auction was held during the evening which included many wonderful items donated by the thor- oughbred community as well as 2006 stallion seasons to terrific Ontario stallions: Cat’s at Home, Ciano Cat, Domasca Dan, Foxtrail, I Can’t Believe, Perigee Moon, Randy Regent, Tomahawk, Trajectory, Valid N Bold, Where’s The Ring and Whiskey Wisdom. The money raised from the silent auction was in benefit of LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society.
Dave Landry Photo.
Meagan Maloney has been riding horses for more than fifteen years and has been competing in Eventing for the past 10 years.
Originally from Georgetown, Ontario, Meagan is currently training in Caledon East under the guidance of her coach Garry Roque, a member of the 2004 Olympic Team.
Meagan and her mare, Kiss My Tiara, are vying for a spot on the 2005 Ontario Young Riders Team which will be travelling to Virginia in July to compete in the North American Young Riders Championships (NAYRC) which is described as “a taste of the Olympics”.
Meagan is hopeful that she has made the under 21-year-old team which will compete against other Canadian Provinces as well as Regions of the United States.
Kiss My Tiara is an eleven-year-old thoroughbred mare who was in training at Woodbine under the name, Silver Pistolette, however she never made it to the races and was sold to show interests.
Meagan actively seeks ex-racehorses to retrain as eventing horses and currently works as a groom at Woodbine. She also galloped last season for trainers Jim Day and Terry Brooker.
Trainer Mark Frostad and Sam-Son Farm’s Tammy Samuel-Balaz accept the photo award for Soaring Free from The Game’s Stacie Roberts.
Meagan Maloney and her horse Kiss My Tiara competed at the recent Bromont 3 day Event in June. Photo by Cealy Tetley - Equestrian Photographer
Did You Know...
That Captain Canada, Ian Millar, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Ontario Veterinary College in a ceremony on June16attheUniversityofGuelph. ThehonourrecognizesMillar’s significant contributions to society, the equine community and Canada’sinternationalprominenceinequinesports. Millarisbest known for his accomplishments riding Big Ben, who paired up to win back-to-back world titles, two gold medals at the Pan-Am Games and many Grand Prix titles.
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