CTHS Rewards Top Ontario Stallions

The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society's (CTHS) Ontario Division announced the top recipients of the Thoroughbred Improvement Program's stallion awards. A total of 44 Ontario stallions received awards totaling $400,000 based on the success of their Ontario-sired offspring on the track during the past year.

Earning top spot on the list was Bold Executive, who received a $50,000 award. Bold Executive sired 67 winners from 121 starters during 2010. Those 121 starters combined to earn $3,766,493 in purse earnings last year, headlined by multiple stakes winners Sand Cove and Jacally.

Where's The Ring placed second and earned a $30,000 award. Where's The Ring produced 39 winners from 83 runners, including stakes winners Race for Gold, Gypsy Ring and Doctor Jack. Where's The Ring sired horses earned $2,802,449 in purses during the 2010 racing season.

Rounding out the top three was Trajectory, who received an award totaling $30,000. Trajectory had 102 horses race in 2010, with 35 of those horses finding the winners circle. Trajectory's leading horses included Resentless, Daniel Be Good and Dancer's Bajan. Trajectory's offspring earned $1,658,894 in purses last year.

Old Forester was the top freshman sire this year and as a result, he earned an award of $50,000. Old Forester had 14 winners from 37 runners last year but his offspring's purse earnings ranked him among the top five first-time sires in all of North America. Old Forester had stakes winners Tree Pose and Citius among his top horses. In total, Old Forester runners earned $1,045,669 in purses last season.

Every year, the Thoroughbred Improvement Program awards $400,000 to stallion owners in two categories. The first category, the stallion year end points awards, sees $250,000 distributed on the basis of points earned by the stallion's offspring during the course of the calendar year. The second category, the year end top stallions awards, sees $150,000 distributed to the owners of stallions who's offspring achieved the highest in North American Earnings last year.

Will Bold Executive continue his domination of the sire rankings next season or will we see a new set of Ontario sires burst onto the scene in 2011? We also have a number of first-time sires who will have runners reach the track for the first time, and many owners and trainers will be looking to see if certain sires will feature the next great horses in Canada. It will certainly be an interesting season in 2011 and the Ontario Sire Stakes series. I am looking forward to the new season and following both old and new sires on the Woodbine circuit for the next great Ontario racehorse.

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