The Jockey Club of Canada is pleased to announce the winners of the 35th Annual Sovereign Awards presented at the Ultra Supper Club in Toronto January 29th.
This is the first time in the history of the Sovereign Awards that two horses received the same number of votes in one category – Champion Two-Year-Old Female.
Outstanding Jockey – Patrick Husbands
Outstanding Apprentice Jockey – Omar Moreno
Outstanding Trainer – Roger L. Attfield
Outstanding Owner – Melnyk Racing Stables, Inc.
Outstanding Breeder – Eugene Melnyk
Outstanding Broodmare – Pico Teneriffe
*Champion Two-Year-Old Female – Biofuel
*Champion Two-Year-Old Female – Negligee
Champion Two-Year-Old Male – Hollinger
Champion Three-Year-Old Female – Milwaukee Appeal
Champion Three-Year-Old Male – Eye of the Leopard
Champion Older Female – Serenading
Champion Older Male – Marchfield
Champion Female Turf Horse – Points of Grace
Champion Male Turf Horse – Champs Elysees (GB)
Champion Female Sprinter – Tribal Belle
Champion Male Sprinter – Field Commission
Horse of the Year – Champs Elysees (GB)
Outstanding Photograph – Michael Burns, Sr.
Outstanding Feature Story – Bruce Walker
Outstanding Newspaper Article – Curtis Stock
Outstanding Film/Video/Broadcast – Woodbine Entertainment Broadcasting Department