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Canada’s Thoroughbred Racing Newspaper
New thoroughbred Stallions doing Double Duty
The Game, February 2009 25 Paul spotted stallion, Company Approval, in a
Many thoroughbred stallions are registered for both racing and sport. Such is the case for two new thoroughbred stallions in Ontario, both
of whom were purchased for sport breeding however their attractive blood lines make them viable stallions for racing.
Saint’s Honor has a terri c turf pedigree suited for racing in Ontario on Woodbine’s synthetic surface or turf course.
“I’m hoping to start introducing him to nice mares and get his career in Ontario off to a good start.” said Catherine, “He has settled in nicely to his new career.”
dispersal sale in Illinois while searching on-line. “I asked someone going to the sale to buy the horse for me.” explained Paul.
Company Approval is a G3 placed winner of more than $350,000 and is the only stallion by With Approval standing in Canada. With Ap- proval was Horse of the Year and Canadian Triple Crown winner in Canada.
Catherine Hunnisett, DVM, was seeking a sports
Paul Morgan of Ashland Farm was looking for
stallion and Saint’s Honor t the criteria she was
a sport horse stallion to breed to his own Euro-
Company Approval has been registered with the CTHS for the Ontario Sire Stakes Program.
looking for. He looked extremely athletic and
pean mares after his stallion of 25 years passed
had the correct conformation. And after travel- ling to Louisiana to
check him out in the
esh, she was pleased
away last year.
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The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division)
Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale
Woodbine Racetrack Sales Pavilion Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nomination Closing Date
for Selected Session March 2, 2009
Selected Yearling Session September 8, 2009
Open Yearling Session September 12, 2009
Entries Close on June 5, 2009
Canada’s Annual Sale of Champions!
For further information contact: The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) P.O. Box 172 | Rexdale, Ontario | Canada M9W 5L1 | Phone: 416-675-3602 | Fax: 416-675-9405
Email: cthsont@idirect.com | Website: www.cthsont.com
Photos by Dave Landry (except where noted)
to realize he had a decent temperament as well.
The son of St. Jovite arrived at the Hunnis- ett farm in 2007 and because of his amaz- ing turf pedigree, he was registered with the CTHS and the Ontario Sire Stakes Program. Saint’s Honor raced
at age 3 and 4 with 3 wins 4 seconds and 2 thirds in 11 starts and earnings of close to $350,000. He was the winner of the G2 San Fernando Breeders’ Cup Stakes and nished third in the G2 Strub Stakes at Santa Anita in 2000.
His racing career ended in the Dubai World Cup when he nished out
of the money the year Dubai Millennium was the winner.
Saint’s Honor (St. Jovite - Luck Too, by What Luck) entered stud in Louisiana in 2003 and has a very limited foal crop.
He survived unharmed after Hurricane Katrina ripped the roof off the farm house and de- stroyed the barn.
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