Canada's Sovereign Award finalists were announced by The Jockey Club of Canada Wednesday, in addition to dual Hall of Fame trainer Roger Attfield who will receive the E.P. Taylor Award of Merit at the 50th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony which will be held Apr. 24 at the Paramount Eventspace in Woodbridge, Ontario.
Additionally, Emma-Jayne Wilson and Moira (Ghostzapper), winner of the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf before selling for $4.3 million at Fasig-Tipton in November, will both receive Special Sovereign Awards. Wilson surpassed Julie Krone's purse earnings record for a female rider, while Moira amassed over $1.5 million in earnings in 2024, but was not eligible having failed to make at least three starts in Canada last year.
Victor James will also be presented with the 2024 Outstanding Groom Award, sponsored by OLG while Ian Dick will receive the Outstanding Off-track Worker Award. James was nominated by Josie Carroll while Dick was nominated by Colleen Dalos.
Horse of the Year finalists will be announced during the 50th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony. Judging for the Media Awards is performed by media professionals within the industry selected from across North America and the United Kingdom.
2024 Sovereign Awards Finalists
The finalists in each of the following categories are listed in alphabetical order.
Champion Two-Year-Old Female
Aristella
Nitrogen
Souper Supreme
Champion Two-Year-Old Male
Dream On
He's Not Joking
Scorching
Champion Three-Year-Old Female
Avana
Caitlinhergrtness
Kin's Concerto
Stormcast
Champion Three-Year-Old Male
August Rain
Dresden Row
My Boy Prince
Champion Older Main Track Female
Big Hug
Elysian Field
Fashionably Fab
Champion Older Main Track Male
Apprehend
Paramount Prince
Wicked Django
Champion Female Turf Horse
Fev Rover (Ire)
Full Count Felicia
Stormcast
Champion Male Turf Horse
Cruden Bay
Filo Di Arianna (BRZ)
Patches O'Houlihan
Champion Female Sprinter
Gal in a Rush
Play the Music
Stormcast
Champion Male Sprinter
Filo Di Arianna (BRZ)
My Boy Prince
Patches O'Houlihan
Outstanding Broodmare
Dancing Allstar
Executive Affair
Platinum Steel
Outstanding Breeder
Adena Springs
Anderson Farms Ont. Inc.
Chiefswood Stables Limited
Outstanding Owner
Gary Barber
Chiefswood Stables Limited
Bruno Schickedanz
Outstanding Trainer
Kevin Attard
Josie Carroll
Mark Casse
Outstanding Apprentice Jockey
Fraser Aebly
Pietro Moran
Sofia Vives
Outstanding Jockey
Sahin Civaci
Rafael Manuel Hernandez
Patrick Husbands
Listed in alphabetical order, the Media finalists are:
Digital Audio/Visual and Broadcast Category
- Peter Gross – Podcast Episode 233
- Horse Racing Alberta – Women in Thoroughbred Racing
- Goh Iromoto – The Long Run
Photograph Category
- Skip Dickstein – Magnificent Moira, Winner's Jubilation
- Barbara D. Livingston – Moira
- Mary Jane Sibbitt – Right Way/Wrong Way
Writing Category
- Mike McIntyre – Resolve and Reinvention at a Gallop
- Jennifer Morrison – Trials, Tears and Canada's Queen of Racing
- Joe Nevills – 'She Means Everything': Attard Team Says A Long, Short Goodbye To Moira At Fasig-Tipton November Sale
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