Breeders' Programs for 2023

By Lindsay Ward, cthsalta.com

**Maiden and Open Mare Breeding Incentive Program:

B reeders who breed a maiden mare or a mare who was not bred in 2022, to a Stallion standing in Alberta for the 2023 breeding season with the intention of producing an Alberta Bred in 2024 will receive $2,500; $1,000 will be payable with confirmation of a 42 day or greater pregnancy by a registered vet and a declaration from the stallion owner. Breeders will receive the remaining $1,500 within 30 days of a live foal report filed with The Jockey Club resulting in an Alberta bred foal in 2024. NOTE: Claimed mares that are eligible for the H.B.P.A. 2023 Mare Incentive Purchase Program will not be eligible.

**New Mare Recruitment Program:

B reeders with in-foal mares that have not foaled in Alberta in

2021 and 2022 will be eligible for $5,000. A payment of $3,000 will be paid upon delivering a live 2023 foal in Alberta with the submission of a Jockey Club Live Foal Report and a Breeder Declaration. Should that same mare produce an Alberta bred and sired live foal in 2024, the breeder will be eligible for a further $2,000 in 2024 with the submission of a Jockey Club Live Foal Report and a Breeder Declaration.

NOTE: Mares that are eligible for the H.B.P.A. 2023 Mare Incentive Purchase Program will not be eligible.

**Breeders must be Full Members in good standing of the CTHS to qualify. Non-residents of Alberta are welcome to apply. All applications are subject to the approval of the CTHS (Alberta Division) Board of Directors.

Sales Credit Program:

O wners of Alberta Breds winning the 2023 Alberta Breeders’ Fall Classic Stakes Races, the $35,000 Alberta MSW or the Alberta Sired Races will be eligible for a $1,000 sales credit to be used at the 2023 CTHS (Alberta) Thoroughbred Sale. (Credit will expire if not used at the sale) Any $35,000 Alberta MSW occurring after the 2023 CTHS (Alberta) Sale will receive a credit for the 2024 CTHS (Alberta) Thoroughbred Sale. One of the listed owners on the credit must be listed on the sales slip though there may be other partners. Credit will be applied after the race is declared official.

2 YO Alberta Bred Open Stakes Supplement:

For 2023, Alberta Breds placing win, place or show in a 2 YO Open Stakes Race in Alberta will be eligible for a supplement paid to the owner and the breeder. A win will pay $6,500 to the owner and $6,500 to the breeder. Place will pay $2,500 to the owner and $2,500 to the breeder and a show will pay $1,000 to the owner and $1,000 to the breeder. Payment will be made after the race is declared official.