Sovereign Award Finalists Announced

The Jockey Club of Canada announced the finalists for the 2019 Sovereign Awards, which honors Canada's champions and recognizing their achievements in Canadian Thoroughbred Racing and Breeding. The winners of the 12 horse categories and the five human categories will be announced at the 45th Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony Thursday, Apr. 16 at Universal Eventspace in Vaughan, Ontario. Finalists for Horse of the Year will be announced during the ceremony. Charles E. Fipke will be awarded the E. P. Taylor Award of Merit and Harvey Warner will be presented with the Special Sovereign Award during the ceremony. Additionally, the three finalists in each of the media categories will be announced on or before Feb. 15 as will be the winner of the Award for Outstanding Groom.

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CHAMPION 2YO FEMALE:
Curlin's Voyage
Infinite Patience
Owlette

CHAMPION 2YO MALE:
Dotted Line
Mr. Hustle
Muskoka Gold

CHAMPION 3YO FEMALE:
Amalfi Coast
Desert Ride
Hidden Grace

CHAMPION 3YO MALE:
Explode
Global Access
Tone Broke

CHAMPION OLDER FEMALE:
Here's Hannah
Lift Up
She's the Berries

CHAMPION OLDER MALE:
Mr Ritz
Pink Lloyd
Special Forces

CHAMPION FEMALE TURF HORSE:
Amalfi Coast
Holy Helena
Starship Jubilee

CHAMPION MALE TURF HORSE:
El Tormenta
Global Access
Tiz a Slam

CHAMPION FEMALE SPRINTER:
Amalfi Coast
Here's Hannah
Sister Peacock
Summer Sunday

CHAMPION MALE SPRINTER:
Pink Lloyd
Silent Poet
Yorkton

OUTSTANDING BROODMARE:
Avie's Empire
Cumulonimble
Loving Vindication

OUTSTANDING BREEDER:
Chiefswood Stables Limited
Sam-Son Farm
Tall Oaks Farm

OUTSTANDING OWNER:
Chiefswood Stables Limited
Sam-Son Farm
Stronach Stables

OUTSTANDING TRAINER:
Kevin Attard
Mark E. Casse
Norman McKnight

OUTSTANDING APPRENTICE JOCKEY:
Shavon Belle
Daisuke Fukumoto
Kazushi Kimura

OUTSTANDING JOCKEY:
Eurico Rosa Da Silva
Rafael Manuel Hernandez
Patrick Husbands