Jockey Club of Canada

New Stewards and Members of Jockey Club of Canada

At The Jockey Club of Canada annual Meeting of the Members held in June at Woodbine Race Track in Toronto, Ontario, three new Stewards and thirteen new Members were appointed to The Jockey Club of Canada in 2016. The Jockey Club of Canada is honored to appoint Shawn Minshall, Harvey Warner and James Bannon to […]

41st Sovereign Award Winners Celebrated

The Jockey Club of Canada held its 41st Annual Sovereign Awards event this evening on the elegantly transformed third floor of Woodbine Race Track in Toronto, Ontario Canada. More than 270 guests were in attendance to celebrate with the finalists and the newly crowned champions of Thoroughbred racing in Canada for 2015. The Sovereign Awards […]

2015 Sovereign Award Finalists Announced

The Jockey Club of Canada will host the 41st Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony to honour the Canadian Champions of 2015 and to celebrate Thoroughbred racing in Canada on Friday, April 8, 2016 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. The cocktail-attire celebration awards party will include an opportunity to walk the Sovereign Award Red Carpet upon […]

2014 Sovereign Award Winners

The Jockey Club of Canada held its 40th Annual Sovereign Awards event this evening on the elegantly transformed third floor of Woodbine Race Track in Toronto, Ontario Canada. More than 300 guests were in attendance to celebrate with the finalists and the newly crowned champions of Thoroughbred racing in Canada for 2014. The Sovereign Awards […]

Jockey Club of Canada Graded Stakes Update

The Jockey Club of Canada’s Graded Stakes Committee held its annual review of the Graded and Listed Stakes in Canada. The Committee upgraded one Listed race bringing the total to 44 Graded Stakes in Canada for 2015. The Graded Stakes Committee meeting, conducted by Committee Chair, Jeff Begg with all Committee Members as well as Chief […]

2014 Sovereign Award Finalists

The Jockey Club of Canada will host the 40th Annual Sovereign Awards Party to honour the Canadian Champions of 2014 and to celebrate Thoroughbred racing in Canada on Friday, April 10, 2015 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. The cocktail-attire celebration awards party will include an opportunity to walk the Sovereign Award Red Carpet upon arriving […]

39th Annual Sovereign Award Winners

The Jockey Club of Canada held its 39th Annual Sovereign Awards Party April 11th, on the elegantly transformed third floor of Woodbine Race Track in Toronto, Ontario Canada. More than 300 guests attended the event to celebrate with the finalists and newly crowned champions of Thoroughbred racing in Canada for 2013. The Sovereign Awards are […]

Jockey Club of Canada Graded Stakes

The Jockey Club of Canada’s Graded Stakes Committee held its annual review of the Graded and Listed Stakes in Canada and while the number of Graded Stakes in Canada remains unchanged at 43 there is one notable downgrade for 2014. The Graded Stakes Committee meeting, conducted by Committee Chair, Jeff Begg with all Committee Members […]

2013 Sovereign Award Finalists

The Jockey Club of Canada will host the 39th Annual Sovereign Awards Party to celebrate Thoroughbred racing in Canada and to honour the Canadian Champions of 2013, on Friday, April 11, 2014 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. The cocktail-attire celebration awards party will include an opportunity to walk the Sovereign Award Red Carpet upon arriving […]

Budget Reverses ‘Craig’ Decision, But Increases Restricted Farm Loss

The Federal Budget released on March 21, 2013 contains two changes to section 31 of the Income Tax Act. The Jockey Club of Canada Tax Committee Chair, John Unger, has released the following statement regarding Section 31 of the Income Tax Act pertaining to the horse racing industry in Canada. First, the wording of section […]

New Jockey Club Stewards and Members

At the annual Jockey Club of Canada meeting of the Members held on Saturday, June 23, 2012, at Woodbine Race Track in Toronto, Ontario, three new Stewards and eight new Members were appointed to The Jockey Club of Canada. The Jockey Club of Canada is honoured to appoint Mark Casse, Charles Overland and Paul Ryneveld […]

Thoroughbred OwnerView Website

The Jockey Club has launched a new website designed to provide additional information and resources for both prospective and current owners of Thoroughbreds. It contains a wealth of free information about how to get started as an owner, with advice from experts and video clips. It also features a searchable database of trainers, with their […]

2011 Sovereign Award winners

The Jockey Club of Canada is pleased to announce the winners of the 37th Annual Sovereign Awards for excellence in 2011 presented earlier this evening at Woodbine Race Track in Toronto. OUTSTANDING JOCKEY   Luis Contreras       OUTSTANDING APPRENTICE JOCKEY      Ryan Pacheco                        OUTSTANDING TRAINER          Mark Casse OUTSTANDING OWNER IN CANADA – TIE Dover Stable, Glenn Todd & […]

2011 Sovereign Award Finalists

The Jockey Club of Canada will host their 37th Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony to honour the Canadian Champions of 2011, on Thursday, April 5, 2012, on the third floor of Woodbine Race Track in Toronto.  Woodbine Entertainment Group will join in the celebration as they get ready to kick-off their 2012 Live Thoroughbred meet on […]

2011 Sovereign Awards Ceremony

Coming off of the success of last year’s awards ceremony, The Jockey Club of Canada is excited to announce that the 37th Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony will once again kick off the new racing year in April, 2012 at Woodbine Racetrack. Honouring the Canadian Champions of 2011, the 37th Sovereign Awards Ceremony will be held […]