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The Jockey Club of Canada Announces 2022 Sovereign Awards Finalists

February 10, 2023

The Jockey Club of Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2022 Sovereign Awards honouring Canada’s champions and recognizing their outstanding achievements in Canadian Thoroughbred Racing and Breeding.

The winner of each category, along with Canada’s Horse of the Year for 2022, will be announced during our 48th Annual Sovereign Award ceremony which will be held on the evening of Thursday, April 13, 2023 at Universal Eventspace in Vaughan, Ontario.

Please call or email us for more information and to reserve your tickets today! Tickets can also be purchased online at: https://jockeyclubcanada.com/online-payments/.

2022 Sovereign Awards Finalists

The finalists in each of the following categories are listed in alphabetical order.

Champion Two-Year-Old Female

Cairo Consort

Last Call

Renegade Rebel

Champion Two-Year-Old Male

Philip My Dear

Poulin in O T

Velocitor

Champion Three-Year-Old Female

Moira

Sister Seagull

Souper Hoity Toity

Champion Three-Year-Old Male

Hall of Dreams

Ironstone

Sir for Sure

Champion Older Main Track Female

Infinite Patience

Lady Speightspeare

Our Flash Drive

Champion Older Main Track Male

Soy Tapatio

War Bomber (Ire)

Who’s the Star

Champion Female Turf Horse

Fev Rover (Ire)

Lady Speightspeare

Moira

Champion Male Turf Horse

Filo di Arianna (Brz)

Philip My Dear

Ready for the Lady

Sir for Sure

Champion Female Sprinter

Hazelbrook

Lady Speightspeare

Our Flash Drive

Champion Male Sprinter

Arzak

Filo di Arianna (Brz)

Lucky Score

Outstanding Broodmare

Cosa Rara

Count to Three

Include Katherine

Outstanding Breeder

Adena Springs

Sam-Son Farm

Tall Oaks Farm

Outstanding Owner

Schickedanz, Bruno

Ulwelling, Al and Bill

X-Men Racing, Madaket Stables LLC and SF Racing LLC

Outstanding Trainer

Attard, Kevin

Carroll, Josie

Casse, Mark E.

Outstanding Apprentice Jockey

Jones, Slade

Prescod, N’Rico

Santo, Kimal

Outstanding Jockey

Hernandez, Rafael Manuel

Husbands, Patrick

Kimura, Kazushi

Wilson, Emma-Jayne

Horse of the Year

The Horse of the Year finalists will be announced during the 48th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony.

The 2022 Media Sovereign Awards finalists, the winner of the Award for Outstanding Groom and this year’s E. P. Taylor Award and Special Sovereign Award winners will be announced in the coming days.

The winner in each of the three Media Sovereign Awards categories will be announced, along with the other Sovereign Awards winners during the 48th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony on the evening of Thursday, April 13, 2023 at Universal Eventspace in Vaughan, Ontario.

For more information please contact The Jockey Club of Canada at (416) 675-7756 or jockeyclubcanada@gmail.com.

The Jockey Club of Canada was founded in 1973 by E.P. Taylor to serve as the international representative of the Canadian Thoroughbred industry. The mission of The Jockey Club of Canada is to promote and maintain a high standard for Thoroughbred racing and breeding in Canada at a level which is recognized internationally for the benefit of all those interested in the sport including the general public by operations and services such as, but not limited to: evaluating all Graded, Listed and Black-type races in Canada annually; conducting the annual Sovereign Awards for outstanding achievement in Thoroughbred racing and breeding in Canada; maintaining a field office in Canada for the Jockey Club of the United States and the Jockey Club Registry Service; and by representing Canada as a Member of the IFHA.

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