Caitlin Grguric
General Manager
National Office
Post Office Box 172
Rexdale, ON M9W 5L1
Mailing Address
Sales Pavilion, 555 Rexdale Blvd, Woodbine Race Track
Rexdale, ON, M9W 7G3
Phone:(416) 675-1370
Fax: (416) 675-9405
Email: [email protected]
Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society
Foal Registration
Since 1906, the CTHS National has been the Official Registrar for all Thoroughbreds born in Canada under the Animal Pedigree Act. Canadian-breds must be dual registered with both The Jockey Club (TJC) and the CTHS in order to make them eligible to run in Canadian restricted races, provincial restricted races and participate in Provincial Incentive Programs.
Complete details on foal registrations can be found on their website at https://www.cthsnational.com/cths-forms then select Registrations – A Review v4.
Step 1 - Live Foal Report
The first step in the registration process is to submit a live foal report to The Jockey Club (TJC) within 30 days of foaling. This will inform TJC that a foal has been born and a Registration/DNA Application Kit needs to be issued.

You can report a live foal direct to TJC or you can contact the CTHS to assist you.
Step 2 - Completing Registration/DNA Application Kit
Registration/DNA Application Kits are sent from TJC no earlier than approximately 4 months after the foal’s date of birth. Foals must be registered within exactly one year of their date of birth in order to avoid late fees.
When the kit is received, the TJC requires you to:
- Provide DNA via a hair sample
- Implant a Microchip
- Take photos to identify the foal
- Document the foal’s markings including cowlicks
- Provide the Stallion Service Certificate
- Submit Registrations Fees
The fees and registration application can be submitted online through TJC’s Registry or by completing the paper form included in your kit. If you are completing the registration application via the printed form you can mail it to TJC, mail it to the CTHS National Office or if you need assistance you can visit our offices.
| DEADLINES | CTHS FEES (CDN) |
|---|---|
| Within 1 year deadline | $84.75 (includes $9.75 HST) |
| After 1 year headline to December 31 of current year | $226 (includes $26.00 HST) |
| By December 31 of 2-year-old year | $226 (includes $26.00 HST) |
| After 2-year-old year | $226 (includes $26.00 HST) |
Step 3 - Registering as a Canadian-bred
CTHS Membership
The CTHS asks Breeders registering a foal be members of the CTHS with a completed & signed Membership Form on file and applicable fees paid. You may register your foal(s) as a non-member, however, the fee is significantly higher.
Canadian Registration Fee
The fee is $75.00 plus $9.75 HST totalling $84.75/horse before the one-year deadline. After the one-year deadline the fee increases to $226.00/horse.
Canadian-bred Declaration Form
This form is enclosed with the Registration/DNA Application kit from TJC. The form needs to be completed, signed and returned to the CTHS National Office.
Provincial Requirements
To gain Provincial Status foals born in Ontario require the Ontario Resident Mare Declaration Form be completed, signed by the Breeder and submitted. If someone other than the Breeder is completing this form, then an Authorized Agent form signed by the Breeder is required to be on file with Ontario Racing. - Foals born in Provinces other than where the breeder/owner resides require the Out of Province Foaling Certificate be completed, signed and submitted.
All forms managed by the CTHS can be found on-line at the CTHS National Office website, cthsnational.com under the forms section.
Those wishing to complete the Ontario Resident Mare Declaration Form should visit Ontario Racing’s website to download the form:
tip.ontarioracing.com/enroll-a-mare/
Step 4 - Registration Certificates
TJC Digital Registration Certificates
Starting with the 2018 foal crop, Jockey Club Registration Certificates will be issued digitally. That means that there will be no paper certificate issued for foal crops of 2018 and on. The CTHS will be issuing paper certificates but will be going digital in the future. A digital Certificate will look like the original paper Jockey Club/Canadian Certificates, only it will be on the computer in digital form.
TJC Certificate Manager
Your Digital Certificate, when issued, will be assigned to the authorized “Digital Certificate Manager” as indicated on the Registration Application under the heading “Certificate Management”. ∙ On the Registration Application, this is Section E. Digital Certificate Manager. This is the name and address of the person to receive the certificate, just like it was previously with the paper certificate, only now it is digital. This person will need an Interactive Registration (IR) Account with The Jockey Club. If you or your authorized agent have already been submitting the registration applications on-line, naming on-line, etc., it is the same account. If you do not have an account, you will need to sign up for one on The Jockey Club website. Go to: www.registry.jockeyclub.com and then click on “Sign Up” and follow the instructions. If someone other than yourself will be managing the Digital Certificate on your behalf, you will need their IR account username, name and other information. If someone other than yourself is submitting the Registration Application on your behalf, they will need your IR account username, name and other information. The Digital Certificate(s) will NOT BE ISSUED until a Certificate Manager is named.
CTHS Certificates
The CTHS will be going digital in the future but will be issuing Paper Canadian Certificates until further notice.
Registration Guide
A step-by-step guide of how to register your Canadian-born foals, including the Jockey Club Digital Certificates, can be downloaded here:
Watch the video below for more detailed information on the Jockey Club Digital Certificate program:
How it Works
- Create an account
- ·Register to bid
- Review horses up for auction, choose the horse you would like to bid on and simply bid by clicking the BID button. (We recommend setting your maximum bid and allow the auction to automatically bid for you. More details below.)
- If you are the successful bidder, the CTHS will contact you directly to arrange payment and provide contact details for the seller.
- If you get out bid, you do nothing more.
1. CREATE AN ACCOUNT
- Go to the auction site: www.auction.cthsont.com
- Click LOGIN
- Click CREATE ACCOUNT. Enter your name, email, create a password, tick the “I have read …” box and click CREATE ACCOUNT button. Please keep your username and password in a safe place. You are financially responsible for all bids placed by a user that is logged in with this username and password.
2. REGISTER TO BID
- Click LOGIN. Enter your username and password.
- Click REGISTER TO BID
- Verify your contact information is accurate. The CTHS will need to contact you if you are the successful bidder!
- Fill in credit card information. WE WILL NOT CHARGE YOUR CARD FOR ANY SUCCESSFUL BIDS. This process is used to verify our bidders identity only.
- Click the box next to “Agree to Terms & Conditions of Sale” and “I am 18 years of age or older”
- Click REGISTER.
Now you are ready to bid!
3. HOW TO BID
Always review your bid before hitting the BID button.
- Once bidding opens, click the BID button on the desired horse’s profile.
- “Next Bid” indicates what the next bid needs to be in order to be the next highest bidder. Bidding is set in increment amounts.
$1,000 - $3,000 = $250.00
$3,000 and up = $500.00
- If two bidders bid at the same time, the first bid that reaches the auction computer will be given the amount – the second bidder will be asked to bid the next available amount.
- Please review your bid BEFORE you click the BID button. CLICK ONCE to place a bid. Your bid will be visible the next time your page refreshes.
MAXIMUM BID OR AUTOMATIC BIDDING (Recommended)
- With automatic bidding you can enter your maximum bid, then sit back and watch. When you set your Maximum Bid, the auction automatically bids on your behalf up to your maximum bid, only if another bidder is bidding against you. Your maximum bid is kept confidential from other bidders.
- The system only bids on your behalf as necessary to keep you as the high bidder. If there are no opposing bidders, your bid will not advance.
- If another bidder has a higher maximum, you will be outbid.
- If the Lot closes for less than your maximum, that’s all you’ll have to pay.
- Placing a maximum bid keeps you from having to come back to re-bid every time another bid is placed.
- Using the single BID button will not be as quick as using the Automatic Bid.
- Due to slow internet connections, we cannot guarantee last second bids will get through every time. We strongly suggest utilizing the max/automatic bidding to ensure your bids are not delayed.
EXTENDED BIDDING
The auction will have a staggered close. If a bid is placed on a lot during the last minute on the time clock, the auction will go into extended bidding for that lot and another minute will be added to the clock to allow the under-bidder to respond. Bidding for that lot will not close until a minute passes without a bid being placed.
If no bid is placed on a lot during the last minute of the auction, that lot will close.
BUYER PAYMENT
After the auction has ended, you will be contacted by the CTHS to determine your method of payment:
- Cash
- Cheque payable to CTHS Ontario
- Credit Card (2.4% fee applies)
- Wire transfer (contact CTHS for details)
- Etransfer to [email protected]
Contact Us
Mailing Address:
Box 172
Rexdale, Ontario W9W 5L1
Courier Address:
93 Skyway Avenue, Suite 106
Toronto, Ontario W9W 6N6
Phone: (416) 675-3602
Email: [email protected]
About CTHS Ontario
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.