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