The Jockey Club of Canada will host their 38th Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony, to honour the Canadian Champions of 2012, at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto on the eve of the start of their live Thoroughbred race meet, which is still to be determined.
The elegant, cocktail-attire celebration will include a champagne reception, a buffet-style gourmet dinner, and tropical entertainment along with the evening’s feature event, the presentation of the Sovereign Award Trophies to Canada’s Racing Champions of 2012 and Canada’s Horse of the Year.
Tickets are each $250 plus applicable taxes (tables of 10 are $2,500) and must be reserved in advance by contacting The Jockey Club of Canada at 416-675-7756 or email: jockeyclub@bellnet.ca
In an effort to promote equal opportunity in determining the winners of the 17 race award categories, the voting began January 2, 2013, allowing for statistics for the entire year to be considered. The finalists and eventual winner were determined using a computerized points system based on each voter’s first, second and third choice in each category.
The 2012 Sovereign Award Finalists, listed alphabetically in each category, are:
Champion Two-Year-Old Filly:
Nipissing
Spring in the Air
Spring Venture
Champion Two-Year-Old Male:
Dynamic Sky
River Seven
Uncaptured
Champion Three-Year-Old Filly:
Dixie Strike
Evelyn’s Dancer
Irish Mission
Champion Three-Year-Old Male:
Delegation
Strait of Dover
Toccetive
Champion Older Female:
Magic Broomstick
Roxy Gap
Stars to Shine
Champion Older Male:
Hunters Bay
Pender Harbour
Taylor Said
Champion Turf Female:
All Star Heart
Irish Mission
Roxy Gap
Champion Turf Male:
Forte Dei Marmi (GB)
Hunters Bay
Riding the River
Champion Female Sprinter:
Atlantic Hurricane
Magic Broomstick
Roxy Gap
Champion Male Sprinter:
Bear Tough Tiger
Essence Hit Man
Taylor Said
Outstanding Broodmare:
Captivating
Misty Mission
Uproar
The three finalists for Horse of the Year honours will be announced on the evening of the awards ceremony.
Outstanding Breeder:
Adena Springs
William D. Graham
Sam-Son Farm
Outstanding Owner:
Melnyk Racing Stables, Inc.
NA Thoroughbred Horse Company Inc.
John C. Oxley
Outstanding Trainer:
Reade Baker
Mark Casse
Troy Taylor
Outstanding Apprentice Jockey:
Skye Chernetz
Jennifer Reid
Scott Williams
Outstanding Jockey:
Luis Contreras
Eurico Da Silva
Patrick Husbands
Media Award Categories:
The judging for the 2012 media categories will be performed by the Journalism Professors at Humber, School of Media Studies & Information Technology, in Toronto, Ontario. The three finalists in each of the three media categories will be announced in mid-February.
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