The Jockey Club of Canada announces the finalists for the 2009 Sovereign Awards. Winners will be announced at the 35th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremonies on January 29, 2010 at the Ultra Supper Club, Toronto, Ontario.
Established in 1973 by EP Taylor, the Jockey Club of Canada serves as an international representative of Canada’s Thoroughbred sport and promotes improvements to Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding both in Canada and internationally. To that end the Jockey Club of Canada organizes and hosts the annual Sovereign Awards to honor outstanding achievements in all areas of Thoroughbred sport – from media coverage to Horse of the Year.
Champion Two Year Old Female
Bay to Bay
Biofuel
Franny Freud
Negligee
Champion Two Year Old Male
Bear Tough Guy
Ghost Fleet
Hollinger
Champion Three Year Old Female
Hooh Why
Milwaukee Appeal
Tasty Temptation
Champion Three Year Old Male
Awesome Rhythm
El Brujo
Eye of the Leopard
Champion Older Female
Ginger Brew
Serenading
Smart Surprise
Champion Older Male
Ice Bear
Marchfield
Palladio
Champion Female Turf Horse
Lady Shakespeare
Much Obliged
Points of Grace
Champion Male Turf Horse
Champs Elysees (GB)
Marchfield
Rahy’s Attorney
Champion Male Sprinter
El Brujo
Field Commission
Hollywood Hit
Champion Female Sprinter
Carem Crescent
Smart Surprise
Tribal Belle
Outstanding Breeder
Adena Springs
Eugene Melnyk
Minshall Farms
Outstanding Broodmare
Destroy
Pico Teneriffe
Rahy’s Hope
Outstanding Trainer
Roger Attfield
Mark Casse
Malcolm Pierce
Outstanding Owner in Canada
Bear Stables, Ltd.
Juddmonte Farms, Inc.
Melnyk Racing Stables, Inc.
Outstanding Jockey
Eurico Rosa DaSilva
Patrick Husbands
Chantal Sutherland
Outstanding Apprentice Jockey
Omar Moreno
Tyrone Nelson
Melanie Pinto
For further information, please contact:
Carolyn Pulis
The Jockey Club of Canada
Tel: (416) 675-7756 / Fax: (416) 675-6378
Email: jockeyclub@bellnet.ca