The Jockey Club of Canada announced Jan. 29 the finalists for the 2019 Sovereign Awards honouring Canada’s champions and recognizing their outstanding achievements in Canadian Thoroughbred Racing and Breeding. The winners of the twelve horse categories and the five human categories will be announced at the 45th Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Universal Eventspace in Vaughan, ON.

Terra Racing’s AMALFI COAST, a late season start who won three stakes races in succession on turf and Tapeta is the lone 3-time nominee, making the final three for Champion 3-Year-Old Filly, Female Sprinter and Female Turf Horse. Her trainer Kevin Attard is a finalist for Outstanding Trainer.

GLOBAL ACCESS (3-Year-Old Male, Turf Male), PINK LLOYD (Older Male and Male Sprinter) and British Columbia champion HERE’S HANNAH (Older Female Main Track, Female Sprinter) are all two-time finalists in various categories.

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