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Dance Shoes dominated the awards presentations winning in all four of the categories she was nominated for

The Jockey Club of Canada is pleased to announce that Dale Saunders will be presented with the E. P. Taylor Award of Merit during the 48th Annual Sovereign Awards

The leading Alberta stallions by eligible progeny earnings for Alberta-bred Thoroughbreds have now been announced and the top five are Cape Canaveral, Gayego, Iliad, Imperialism, and Mank.

Greek Geek gelding earned $174,400 last season with seven wins from nine starts including four stakes; the Alberta Breeders’ Handicap, the CTHS Sales Stake, the Century Mile Handicap and the Don Getty Handicap. Greek Geek established a new track record on Aug. 15, 2021 over 1 1/16 miles with a time of 1:42.36. Greek Geek is a 2018 CTHS Alberta sale graduate bred by Moonshine Meadow Ranch and owned by Riversedge Racing Stables Ltd.

The details of the 2022 Horse Racing Alberta Thoroughbred Breed Improvement Program are now available. The total Thoroughbred allocation for the Breed Improvement Program has increased by 19 percent to $1,886,660 this year from $1,581,465 in 2021.