26/ NOVEMBER 2019 THE RIDER


Spruce Meadows Continued from Page 25.


14-year-old Rheinlander gelding (Caretino x Calido) owned by Artisan Farms and Torrey Pines Stable, for the BMO Nations’ Cup. Dropping Ballard’s score in the


opening round and Chad’s in the sec- ond, Canada incurred a final score of 14 faults to finish runner-up for the second year in a row. “It was a great team effort from


all our riders; they all contributed,” said Mark Laskin, chef d’equipe of the Canadian Show Jumping Team. “Everyone really pulled together.


There is no shame in being second to the European Champions. “I’m very excited about our


prospects,” continued Laskin of Lan- gley, BC. “We had three nine-year- old horses jumping today in big league competition. Spruce Mead- ows is very impressive. The ques- tions just kept compounding, and all of our horses improved in the second round and found the answers. I’m thrilled, and it bodes well for the fu- ture of our team.”


incentives announced for Thoroughbred owners and breeders


TORONTO, October 24 - In keeping with its commitment to support and champion a strong and vibrant Ontario horse racing and breeding industry, Ontario Racing today announced an offer of lucrative bonuses and significant incentives through its Mare Purchase Program (MPP). The Thoroughbred MPP is eligible to pur-


chasers, who are Ontario residents, of an in-foal brood- mare at the following 2019-2020 recognized public auctions: Fasig-Tipton November Breeding Stock Sale (November 5, 2019), Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale (November 6-17, 2019), Fasig-Tipton Midlan- tic December Mixed Sale (December 10, 2019), Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale (January 13- 16, 2020), OBS Winter Mixed Sale (January 28-29, 2020) and Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale (February 10-11, 2020). Eligible applicants will receive 50 percent of the


purchase price, up to a maximum of $15,000 (CDN), Program bonus and Mare Purchase


Eric Lamaze celebrates his clear round with Coco Bongo, owned by Artisan Farms and Torrey Pines


Stable. Photo by Starting Gate Communications


since 1977. Chad debuted a new mount,


Quidamo F, a nine-year-old Swiss Warmblood gelding sired by Quality 9 and owned by Stone Ridge Farms LLC, in Nations’ Cup competition in front of her hometown crowd. The 23-year- old had a rail at the double com- bination at fence five but quickly recovered to successfully jump the open water and continue home with the rest of the rails in place, albeit with one time fault for exceeding the 73-second time allowed. Fresh off their double clear


performance in the team compe- tition at the recent Pan American


Games in Lima, Peru, Ballard and Fellini S were next in the order for Canada. After having rails at 11 ‘a’ and at the final fence, Ballard and the nine-year- old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Vermont x Rash R), owned by Ilan Ferder, jumped clear the sec- ond time out, only getting caught by the clock for one time fault. Lamaze, the 2008 Olympic


Champion, anchored the team with a clear in the first round and four faults in the second when the Canadian plank fence fell. Hav- ing ridden Chacco Kid to victory earlier in the day in the $133,700 Suncor Energy Winning Round, Lamaze saddled Coco Bongo, a


Erynn Ballard and Fellini S, owned by Ilan Ferder. Photo by Starting Gate Communications


Mario Deslauriers and Amsterdam 27, owned by Luja LLC and Wishing Well Farm LLC. Photo by Starting Gate Communications


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through the Thoroughbred Horse Improvement Program (TIP) for each mare purchased. “The Mare Purchase Program offers a strong in-


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that is bred back to a Registered Ontario Sire in the 2020 breeding season is also available. The MPP is capped at a maximum distribution of $50,000 (CDN) for any one individual or part- nership. In order to be considered eligible, there is a minimum purchase price of $15,000 (USD) on any in-foal mare. “Ontario Racing’s Mare Purchase Program


delivers an excellent opportunity for Thorough- bred owners and breeders to receive significant bonuses and lucrative incentives to breed race- horses in Ontario,” said Katherine Curry, Exec- utive Director, Ontario Racing Management. “The MPP provides a full complement of offer- ings as the Ontario horse racing industry seeks to improve the overall quantity and quality of racehorses in the province.” Further details of the Mare Purchase Pro-


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