2023 Dates & Deadlines
Events in Red are set dates every year
We will try and update the calendar with new dates or announcements as soon as they are released.
January
31: CTHS Membership Renewal Deadline
February
1: Thoroughbred naming Deadline for 2-year olds with the Jockey Club (without a fee)
14: Deadline for CTHS (British Columbia Division) Sales Stakes sustaining fee deadline
March
April
13: 48th Sovereign Awards, Awards Ceremony
22: Opening Day – Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto, ON
28-30: Horse Expo Canada, Red Deer, Alberta (https://horseexpo.ca/)
30: Opening Day - Hastings Racecourse, Vancouver, BC
May
5: Night of Champions – Alberta Thoroughbreds Awards Night
6: Opening Day – for Thoroughbred Racing at Century Mile, Nisku, AB
15: Entries close for CTHS (British Columbia Division) Yearling and Mixed Sale
22: Opening Day - Assiniboia Downs, Winnipeg, MB
23: Opening Day - Fort Erie Racetrack, Fort Erie, ON
27: CTHS (Alberta Division) Annual General Meeting
31: Entries close for CTHS (Manitoba Division) Yearling Sale
June
1: Entries close for CTHS (Ontario Division) Canadian Premiere Yearling Sales
7: CTHS (Ontario Division) Annual General Meeting
10: CTHS (National Office) Annual General Meeting
14: CTHS (Ontario Division) Annual Awards Dinner
19: Nominations close for CTHS (Alberta Division) Thoroughbred Sale
20: CTHS (Manitoba Division) & HBPA Annual Awards Banquet
TBA: CTHS (Manitoba Division) Annual General Meeting
TBA: CTHS (British Columbia Division) Annual General Meeting
July
23: Woodbine Oaks (First Jewel in the Triple Tiara) & Plate Trial, Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto, ON
August
1: Filing date for Report of Mares bred to The Jockey Club.
5: 3 & 4 Year Old Fillies & Mares Sales Stakes, CTHS (Alberta Division), Century Mile, AB
5: 3 & 4 Year Old Colts & Geldings Sales Stakes, CTHS (Alberta Division), Century Mile, AB
7: BC Cup Day; (BC Cup Classic & BC Cup Distaff) Hastings Racecourse, Vancouver, BC
7: Manitoba Derby, Assiniboia Downs, Winnipeg, MB (First Jewel in the Western Canadian Triple Crown)
13: Bison City Stakes, Woodbine Racetrack, ON (Second Jewel in the Canadian Triple Tiara)
20: CTHS (Manitoba Division) Yearling Sale, Red River Exhibition Grounds, MB
20: 164th King's Plate, Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto, ON (First Jewel in the Canadian Triple Crown)
21: 2 Year Old (colts/geldings & fillies) Sales Stakes, CTHS (British Columbia Division), Hastings Racecourse, Vancouver, BC
21: 3 & 4 Year Olds (colts/geldings & fillies/mares) Sales Stakes, CTHS (British Columbia Division), Hastings Racecourse, Vancouver, BC
26: Canadian Derby, Century Mile, Nisku, AB (Second Jewel in the Western Canadian Triple Crown)
27: Sales Stakes Day, CTHS (Ontario Division) – Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto, ON
30: CTHS (Ontario Division) Canadian Premier Yearling Sale – Woodbine Sales Pavilion, Toronto, ON
30: CTHS (British Columbia Division) Yearling & Mixed Sale - Thunderbird Show Park, Langley, BC
TBA: CTHS Sales Stakes, CTHS (Manitoba Division), Assiniboia Downs, Winnipeg, MB
September
1: Closing Day – for Thoroughbred Racing at Century Mile, Nisku, AB
8: Entries close for CTHS (Ontario Division) Mixed Sale
9: Opening Day – Century Downs, Rocky View, AB
10: Wonder Where Stakes, Woodbine Racetrack, ON (Third Jewel in the Canadian Triple Tiara)
12: Prince of Wales, Fort Erie Racetrack, Fort Erie, ON (Second Jewel in the Canadian Triple Crown)
16: Alberta Breeder's Fall Classic – Century Downs, Rocky View, AB
16: BC Derby, Hastings Racecourse, Vancouver, BC (Third Jewel in the Western Canadian Triple Crown)
16: BC Oaks, Hastings Racecourse, Vancouver, BC
16: Sadie Diamond Futurity, Hastings Racecourse, Vancouver, BC
16: Jack Diamond Futurity, Hastings Racecourse, Vancouver, BC
19: Closing Day - Assiniboia Downs, Winnipeg, MB
22: CTHS (Alberta Division) Thoroughbred Sale – Westerner Park, Red Deer, AB
TBA: Deadline for pedigree ads for Western Canada Stallion Directory
October
1: Breeder's Stakes, Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto, ON (Third Jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown)
7: 2 Year Old Sale Stakes, CTHS (Alberta Division), Century Downs, AB
15: Closing Day – Hastings Racecourse, Vancouver, BC
18: CTHS (Ontario Division) Mixed Sale, Woodbine Racetrack, ON
17: Closing Day – Fort Erie Racetrack, Fort Erie, ON
20: Deadline for entries to Geographical Index of Stallions prepared by CTHS National Office
29: Closing Day – Century Downs, Rocky View, AB
TBA: Entries close for CTHS (Ontario Division) Winter Mixed Sale
November
TBA: BC Industry Awards Dinner, Location to be Determined, BC
December
17: Closing Day - Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto, ON
Breeders/Owners have one year from the date of foaling to submit all requirements of
registration to the CTHS/The Jockey Club to avoid late fee penalties.
Late fees will increase after each deadline.
Schedule of Fees noted on both the Membership Application and Canadian Declaration Forms.
Contact Us
National Office
Mailing Address
Post Office Box 172
Rexdale, ON M9W 5L1
Courier Address:
c/o East Gate Security Office
Woodbine Racetrack, Gate 1
555 Rexdale Blvd, Rexdale, ON
M9W 5L2
Phone: (416) 675-1370
Fax: (226) 314-1237
Email: info@cthsnational.com
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About CTHS National
The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society is a national organization, incorporated under the Animal Pedigree Act, representing breeders of Thoroughbred horses in Canada. There are division offices in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan.