With some of the smaller meets and summer fairs now over for the year, it was gratifying to see that BC-bred horses still managed to clock up a dozen wins over the past week.

The consistency of BC-bred runners is something we should all be very proud of and a reminder (if we needed it) that, even set against a background of uncertainty over the past year or two, breeders in BC still know how to produce good-quality racing stock capable of winning, multi-season campaigns.

Questions of durability and toughness continue to be regularly discussed in the racing and breeding media – especially in regard to the commercially produced horses back east. However, one only needs to glance down the list of last week’s BC-bred winners to see that we continue to rear and run horses that thrive on their racing over multiple seasons.

The standout BC-bred from last week was, of course, COULTERBERRY (Finality), who landed the $50,000 Muckleshoot Tribal Classic Stakes at Emerald Downs on Sunday for trainer Mark Cloutier, jockey Amadeo Perez and the six-year-old gelding’s owner/breeders, Roy and Dixie Jacobson.

Coulterberry has now won four races and finished runner-up twice from his six starts this term, to take his career total to 10 wins, five seconds and three thirds from 24 starts. Such consistency and durability is exactly what BC breeders are trying to achieve and he is a terrific reflection on all his connections.

Honorable mentions from this week’s supporting cast include the likes of THE ODDS R GOOD (Cause To Believe), who, like Coulterberry, has also won ten times (from 41 starts over six seasons) and ADITYA (Mass Market), another who landed his tenth win last weekend in a six-year career.

Both horses, as well as all the other BC-bred winners this week, are a great credit to their respective breeders and perfect examples of the type of durable Thoroughbreds that breeders know they can produce here in BC - and which are desperately needed to ensure the horse population remains as buoyant as possible.

Congratulations to all the connections of BC-bred winners this past week.

September 14
Century Downs
ALL UNDER CONTROL, Bay Gelding, by Storm Victory out of Rose Garland, by Awesome Again. Foaled May 09, 2014 in BC. Breeder: Doug Clyde.

Hastings:
SEA CADET, Chestnut Gelding, by Numaany out of Seashell, by Stephanotis. Foaled Apr 04, 2016 in BC. Breeder: Frank Barroby & Lynn Barroby.

SYNERGY, Chestnut Gelding, by Sungold out of Princesses Rule, by Finality. Foaled Mar 16, 2017 in BC. Breeder: Mr. & Mrs. R. J. Bennett.

STEVIE'S SONG, Dark Bay or Brown Filly, by Storm Victory out of Tender Teen, by Benchmark. Foaled May 01, 2016 in BC. Breeder: Doug Clyde.

THE ODDS R GOOD, Gray or Roan Gelding, by Cause to Believe out of What R the Odds, by Lightnin N Thunder. Foaled Feb 27, 2012 in BC. Breeder: Mel Snow & Fran Snow

Lethbridge:
SASSY N CLASSY, Dark Bay or Brown Filly, by Gottcha Gold out of Sassy Chimes, by Chimes Band. Foaled May 09, 2016 in BC. Breeder: Diane Lynn Magdalin.

September 15
Emerald Downs
COULTERBERRY, Bay Gelding, by Finality out of Badgetts Star, by Bold Badgett. Foaled Mar 17, 2013 in BC. Breeder: Mr. & Mrs. Roy Jacobson.

Hastings:
MOUSSAKA CHEF, Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, by Cape Canaveral out of Aubergine, by Ringside. Foaled Feb 18, 2013 in BC. Breeder: Rockfield Farm.

PROUD WOMAN, Gray or Roan Filly, by Cause to Believe out of Proud Bella, by Stephanotis. Foaled Mar 22, 2015 in BC. Breeder: Birdstone Farm

ADITYA, Chestnut Gelding, by Mass Market out of Remarkable Miss, by Finality. Foaled Mar 22, 2012 in BC. Breeder: L. S. Nordahl & K. Nordahl.

FINALLY GOTTCHA, Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, by Gottcha Gold out of Finally Flying, by Finality. Foaled Mar 31, 2016 in BC. Breeder: Clint Willson.

AMORCITO, Chestnut Filly, by Finality out of Leona's Darling, by Regal Remark. Foaled Apr 15, 2016 in BC. Breeder: Helen Klimes.