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WILLOW RIDGE - CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16
With a small consignment of yearlings, Willow Ridge Farms, sold all of the horses in their consignment and were the fourth highest consignors in the Preferred Sale.
“The people who bought our yearlings changed our life path and they probably don’t even know it.” added Bill.
Today, Willow Ridge Farm, is in full operation, with expansion plans already underway. In November 2005, they purchased the farm next door to their home, a 100 acre property with plenty of potential. The pair recently completed a new 15-acre paddock with 4 board oak fencing for the broodmares, while the yearlings of 2006 are being hand walked and prepped at the leased facility.
They grow their own crops for the horses which includes a human grade Quaker Oat as well as an orchard grass, timothy and alfalfa mixture hay.
Wild garlic and mint also grows in the pastures which have a lime stone base, excellent for providing natural calcium and minerals for the horses.
“It is because we are small that we can provide the best care for the horses.” says Bonnie, “When the boarders went back to the race- track this Spring, we had many compliments with people asking if the horses had actually been in Florida for the winter.”
Bonnie looks after the administrative side of the business including the shipping of the horses in their custom built horse trailer while Bill looks after the hands-on side of the business; the chores, riding, breaking, and legging up for the racetrack.
The foaling duties are shared, each taking turns on foal watch with 24 hour surveillance cam- eras.
Willow Ridge Farm currently owns a Steady Growth mare, Early Delivery, whose 2005 year- ling by Bold Executive sold for $41,000 in the Preferred sale. Her 2006 yearling is a handsome Trajectory colt and she currently has a Domasca Dan filly by her side and is confirmed in foal to Trajectory.
Another of Willow Ridge’s 2006 yearlings in the Preferred Sale is out of the Fast Play mare, Love Disarmed, a colt by Payne’s Bay. The mare’s 2005 yearling by Kinshasa sold for $11,000.
Willow Ridge Farm also owns 3 other mares in partnership with George Farr’s, Farr Bloodstock:
A Dayjur mare, Win Du Jour, whose 2005 yearling by Bold
Executive was the highest selling Bold Executive filly in the Select Sale at $62,000. The mare’s 2006 yearling by Cat’s at Home was sold in Kentucky as a weanling to Walmac Farms. Win Du Jour currently has a Friends Lake colt by her side and is confirmed in foal to Gilded Time.
The other mares include Bold Below and Munch N Grass.
With plans for a new barn, 4 or 5 more paddocks, and possibly a training track at their new farm, there is still plenty of work to be done however Bill and Bonnie are well on their way to owning a successful thoroughbred horse business.
Bill Rowntree with 9-week-old Domasca Dan filly out of their mare Early Delivery.
2006
ONTARIO THOROUGHBRED IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
STAKES SCHEDULE
The following are the dates of the 2006 Stakes supported by the CTHS Ontario Thoroughbred Improvement Program:
TIP
$300,000
$250,000
$250,000
$200,000
$125,000
$100,000
$ 45,000
$ 75,000
$ 75,000
$ 75,000
$ 60,000
$ 60,000
$ 60,000
$ 60,000
$ 60,000
$ 60,000
$ 60,000
$ 60,000
$ 60,000
$ 60,000
$ 60,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
TIP
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 95,000
$ 37,500
$ 37,500
JUNE 25 JULY 16 AUG 6
Prince of Wales Stakes** -Three-Year-Olds – 1M & 3/16th Breeders’ Stakes -Three-Year-Olds -1 Mile & 1⁄2 (T)
$ 500,000 $ 500,000
$ 500,000 $ 250,000 $ 250,000
$ 150,000 $ 250,000 $ 250,000 $ 250,000
$ 150,000 $ 150,000 $ 150,000 $ 150,000 $ 150,000 $ 150,000 $ 150,000
$ 150,000 $ 150,000 $ 150,000 $ 150,000
$ 125,000* $ 125,000* $ 150,000* $ 250,000* $ 300,000* $ 125,000* $ 300,000* $ 125,000* $ 150,000* $ 150,000* $ 125,000* $ 125,000* $ 150,000* $ 150,000* $ 300,000* $ 125,000*
TOTAL PURSE
Queen’s Plate Stakes -Three-Year-Olds – 1 Mile & 1/4 $1,000,000
TOTAL PURSE
$ 250,000* $ 1,000,000* $ 125,000* $ 175,000* $ 125,000* $ 150,000*
$ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000
$ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 125,000
$ 75,000 $ 75,000
TRIPLE CROWN SERIES
SEPT 30 OCT 22 NOV 4 NOV 11 NOV 19 NOV 26
Mazarine Breeders’ Cup G3- Two-Year-Olds-1 M & 1/16th E.P. Taylor Stakes G1-Three-Year-Olds & Up-1 M & 1/4 (T) Ontario Fashion Stakes-Three-Year-Olds & Up-6 Furlongs Maple Leaf Stakes - Three-Year-Olds & Up-1 Mile & 1/4 Glorious Song Stakes -Two-Year-Olds-7 Furlongs Bessarabian Stakes -Three-Year-Olds & Up-7 Furlongs
FILLY TRIPLE TIARA SERIES
JUNE 11 JULY 2 JULY 29
Labatt Woodbine Oaks Stakes-Three-Year-Olds-1 Mile & 1/8th 1 Labatt Bison City Stakes**-Three-Year-Olds-1 Mile & 1/16th Wonder Where Stakes-Three-Year-Olds-1 Mile & 1/4 (T)
SALES STAKES
CANADIAN-BRED STAKES
SEPT 4 SEPT 4 SEPT 4 SEPT 4 SEPT 4 SEPT 4
Muskoka Stakes-Two-Year-Old Fillies-7 Furlongs
Simcoe Stakes-Two-Year-Old Colts & Geldings-7 Furlongs
Elgin Stakes-Three-Year-Olds & Up C & G-1 Mile & 1/16th Kenora Stakes-Three-Year-Olds & Up-6 Furlongs
Algoma Stakes-Three-Year-Olds & Up Fillies & Mares-1 & 1/16th Halton Stakes-Three-Year-Olds & Up-1 Mile (T)
JUNE 4 OCT 15 OCT 21 NOV 5
Plate Trial Stakes-Three-Year-Olds-1 Mile & 1/8th
Cup and Saucer Stakes - Two-Year-Olds - 1 Mile & 1/16th (T) Princess Elizabeth Stakes-Two-Year-Old Fillies -1 Mile & 1/16th Coronation Futurity S. - Two-Year-Olds-1M & 1/8th
ONTARIO-BRED FILLY STAKES
MAY 13 MAY 27 JUNE 7 JUNE 10 JUNE 14 JULY 19 JULY 23 JULY 26 AUG 5 AUG 6 AUG 20 AUG 30 SEPT 3 SEPT 16 SEPT 20 OCT 4 OCT 9 OCT 14 OCT 29 NOV 8 NOV 15 DEC 2 DEC 3
New Providence Stakes-Three-Year-Olds & Up -6 Furlongs Lady Angela Stakes-Three-Year-Old Fillies-7 Furlongs Ballade Stakes-Three & Up Fillies & Mares-6 Furlongs Steady Growth Stakes-Three & Up -1 Mile & 1/16th
Bold Ruckus Stakes-Three-Year-Olds -6 Furlongs (T)
Deputy Minister Stakes-Three-Year-Olds -7 Furlongs
Rainbow Connection**-Three-Year-Old & Up fillies-5 F (T) Passing Mood Stakes-Three-Year-Old Fillies-7 F (T)
Nandi Stakes-Two-Year-Old Fillies-6 Furlongs
Shepperton Stakes-Three & Up –6 & 1/2 Furlongs
Victoriana Stakes-Three & Up Fillies & Mares-1 M & 1/16th (T) Eternal Search Stakes-Three-Year-Old Fillies-1 M & 1/16th Vice Regent Stakes-Three-Year-Olds -1 Mile (T)
La Prevoyante Stakes-Three-Year-Old Fillies-1 Mile (T) Overskate Stakes-Three-Year-Olds & Up -7 Furlongs Victorian Queen Stakes-Two-Year-Old Fillies-6 F
Classy’n Smart Stakes-Three & Up Fillies- 1 M & 1/16th Bull Page Stakes-Two-Year-Old Colts & Geldings-6 Furlongs Bunty Lawless Stakes-Three-Year-Olds & Up- 1 Mile (T) South Ocean Stakes-Two-Year-Old Fillies-1 Mile & 1/16th Frost King Stakes-Two-Year-Olds -7 Furlongs
Kingarvie Stakes-Two-Year-Olds -1 Mile & 1/16th
Sir Barton Stakes-Three-Year-Olds & Up-1 Mile & 1/16th
ONTARIO SIRES STAKES
MAY 7 JULY 9 JULY 16 OCT 7 OCT 28 NOV 12 DEC 2
Fury Stakes-Three-Year-Olds-7 Furlongs
Ontario Damsel Stakes-Three-Year-Olds-6 1⁄2 Furlongs (T) Shady Well Stakes-Two-Year-Olds-5 1⁄2 Furlongs Carotene Stakes – Three-Year-Olds – 1 Mile & 1/8th (T) Fanfreluche Stakes-Two-Year-Olds-6 Furlongs
Jammed Lovely Stakes-Three-Year-Olds-7 Furlongs Ontario Lassie Stakes-Two-Year-Olds-1 Mile & 1/16th
ONTARIO-BRED COLT STAKES
MAY 6 JULY 1 JULY 8 AUG 13
Queenston Stakes-Three-Year-Olds-7 Furlongs Achievement Stakes-Three-Year-Olds-6 Furlongs Clarendon Stakes-Two-Year-Olds-5 1⁄2 Furlongs Vandal Stakes-Two-Year-Olds-6 Furlongs
OPEN & GRADED FILLY STAKES
(allocations of $50,000 from TIP represent a bonus for Ontario-Breds)
APR 16 APR 23 MAY 14 MAY 21 JUNE 3 JULY 2 JULY 15 JULY 23 AUG 7 AUG 12 AUG 19 SEPT 2 SEPT 9 SEPT 10 SEPT 17 SEPT 23
Whimsical Stakes G3-Four-Year-Olds & Up-6 Furlongs Star Shoot Stakes-Three-Year-Olds-6 Furlongs
Hendrie Stakes G3-Four-Year-Olds & Up-6 1⁄2 F
Selene Stakes G3-Three-Year-Olds-1 Mile & 1/16th Nassau Stakes G2-Three-Year-Olds & Up-1 M & 1/16th (T) My Dear Stakes-Two-Year-Olds-5 Furlongs
Dance Smartly S. G2-Three-Year-Olds & Up-1M & 1/8th (T) Ontario Matron Stakes - Three-Year-Olds & Up-1 M & 1/16th Royal North Stakes G3-Three-Year-Olds & Up-6 F (T) Duchess Stakes -Three-Year-Olds-7 Furlongs
Ontario Debutante Stakes -Two-Year-Olds-6 Furlongs Ontario Colleen Stakes -Three-Year-Olds-1 Mile (T) Seaway Stakes G3-Three-Year-Olds & Up-7 Furlongs Natalma Stakes G3-Two-Year-Olds-1 Mile (T)
Canadian Stakes G2-Three-Year-Olds & Up-1M & 1/8th (T) La Lorgnette Stakes - Three-Year-Olds - 1M & 1/16th
FORT ERIE CANADIAN-BRED STAKES
JULY 2 JULY 16
Daryl Wells Sr. Memorial S.-Three & Up C & G – 1 M & 1/16th (T) Ernie Samuel Memorial S.- Three & Up F & M – 1 M & 1/16th (T)
FORT ERIE OPEN STAKES
(* includes a bonus for Ontario-Breds)
($30,000 from TIP represents a bonus for Ontario-Breds)
(** represents races to be run at Fort Erie)
Note: There will be 6 Overnight Stakes for Ontario-Breds, purses of $75,000 each, offered in 2006. For further details please refer to condition books.
For further information contact The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society at
Phone: (416) 675-3602, Fax: (416) 675-9405, email: cthsont@idirect.com or visit our web site at www.cthsont.com
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