The best of 2019 in Canadian horse racing will be celebrated on the evening of Tuesday May 19. The 45th annual Sovereign Awards, presented by the Jockey Club of Canada, will be held virtually in an on-line broadcast beginning at 8 p.m.
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CANADIAN THOROUGHBRED, now on-line, congratulates finalists DAVE BRIGGS and HAYLEY MORRISON who have stories in the Writing Category that appeared in Canada’s longest-serving Canadian Thoroughbred publication.
Link to watch the Sovereign Awards HERE.
The Sovereign Awards ceremony was originally scheduled for April 16, two days before the scheduled beginning of the 2020 Woodbine racing season, but the deadly COVID-19 pandemic has postponed or cancelled most events and turned the world upside down.
So, instead of donning your best dress or suit and heading off to a lavish gala, we will watch on the computer and celebrate as the winners are announced by host Jason Portuondo. It is unclear how many computers will be in attendance.
Download the beautiful 68-page program here .
WHO ARE YOUR PICKS? AWARDS IN ORDER OF PRESENTATION – 8 p.m. May 19
2019 Finalists – Listed in alphabetical order, the finalists are:
Photograph Category:
*The judging for the 2019 Media Awards was performed by Professors of the Journalism Program at the School of Media Studies & Information Technology, Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, Toronto, Ontario.
Writing Category:
Dave Briggs for Canadian Thoroughbred – Royal Victory for the Quintessential “small guy”
Chris Lomon for Ontario Racig – Thoroughbred Racing’s Beautiful Bond
Hayley Morrison for Canadian Thoroughbred – Walcott Worry-Free After Surviving Brain Tumour
Digital Audio/visual and Broadcast Category:
Horse Racing Alberta – Canadian Derby Invader
Horse Racing Radio Network – 160th Queen’s Plate
Woodbine Entertainment Group – The Queen’s Plate
OUTSTANDING GROOM – Michael ‘Fuzzy’ Williams
OUTSTANDING HANDICAPPER – Paul Shurman
SPECIAL SOVEREIGN AWARD – Harvey Warner
Outstanding Broodmare:
Avie’s Empire
Cumulonimble
Loving Vindication
Outstanding Apprentice Jockey:
Shavon Belle
Daisuke Fukumoto
Kazushi Kimura
Champion Older Main Track Male:
Mr Ritz
Pink Lloyd
Special Forces
Champion Older Main Track Female:
Here’s Hannah
Lift Up
She’s the Berries
Outstanding Trainer:
Kevin Attard
Mark E. Casse
Norman McKnight
Champion Male Turf Horse:
El Tormenta
Global Access
Tiz a Slam
Champion Female Turf Horse:
Amalfi Coast
Holy Helena
Starship Jubilee
Outstanding Breeder:
Chiefswood Stables Limited
Sam-Son Farm
Tall Oaks Farm
Champion Two-Year-Old Male:
Dotted Line
Mr. Hustle
Muskoka Gold
Champion Two-Year-Old Female:
Curlin’s Voyage
Infinite Patience
Owlette
Outstanding Jockey:
Eurico Rosa Da Silva
Rafael Manuel Hernandez
Patrick Husbands
Champion Male Sprinter:
Pink Lloyd
Silent Poet
Yorkton
Champion Female Sprinter:
Amalfi Coast
Here’s Hannah
Sister Peacock
Summer Sunday
Outstanding Owner:
Chiefswood Stables Limited
Sam-Son Farm
Stronach Stables
SPECIAL SOVEREIGN AWARD – Charles Fipke
Champion Three-Year-Old Male:
Explode
Global Access
Tone Broke
Champion Three-Year-Old Female:
Amalfi Coast
Desert Ride
Hidden Grace
HORSE OF THE YEAR – 3 Finalists to be announced on the broadcast.
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