Michael Williams, best known as Fuzzy by the Woodbine community, is the recipient of the 2019 Outstanding Groom Award, the Jockey Club of Canada announced.

Williams has worked on the Woodbine backstretch for over 20 years. His current employer, multiple graded stakes-winning trainer Michael J. Doyle, and previous employer, Daniel J. Vella, are among the accomplished trainers he has worked for over the years. Williams has groomed King Ruckus, 1994 Champion Sprinter and Champion Older Horse, and Touch Gold as a two-year-old, among other successful horses.

The Jockey Club of Canada also announced the finalists for the 2019 Sovereign Awards Media categories.

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