The Jockey Club of Canada named the finalists for the 2025 Sovereign Awards and the winners, along with Canada's Horse of the Year, will be revealed during the 51st annual ceremony to be held on Thursday, Apr. 23 at Paramount Eventspace in Woodbridge, Ontario, the club said via a press release on Friday.
The nominees for this year's Sovereign Awards include a pair of past King's Plate winners in Canadian MGSW Caitlinhergrtness (Omaha Beach)–a finalist for Older Main Track Female–and last year's hero Mansetti (Collected), who was named in the 3-Year-Old Male category.
Both runners are trained by Kevin Attard, who won the top conditioner award last year. The recent winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey, Pietro Moran, is up for both Sovereign rider prizes.
As for the juvenile divisions, undefeated filly Corsia Veloce (Practical Joke) is a finalist. The winner of the GI Johnnie Walker Natalma Stakes is also competing for Champion Female Turf Horse.
Over on the boys side, GI bet365 Summer Stakes victor Argos (Nyquist) makes the grade. The 2-year-old is in the running for Champion Turf Horse as well.
The categories and finalists are listed below.
Champion 2-Year-Old Female:
- Corsia Veloce (Practical Joke)
- Dixie Law (Tiz the Law)
- Piper's Gift (Yorkton)
Champion 2-Year-Old Male:
Champion 3-Year-Old Female:
- Chi Chi Time (Finality)
- No Time (Not This Time)
- Winterberry (Frosted)
Champion 3-Year-Old Male:
- Borealis Trail (Quality Road)
- Mansetti
- Take Charge Tom (Tom's d'Etat)
Champion Older Main Track Female:
- Avana (Vino Rosso)
- Big Hug (Mr. Big)
- Caitlinhergrtness
- Ready for Shirl (More Than Ready)
Champion Older Main Track Male:
- Dresden Row (Lord Nelson)
- Judo (Street Sense)
- Swift Delivery (Not This Time)
Champion Female Turf Horse:
- Corsia Veloce
- Little Teddy (Frac Daddy)
- Ready for Shirl
Champion Male Turf Horse:
- Argos
- Gas Me Up (Hard Spun)
- My Boy Prince (Cairo Prince)
Champion Female Sprinter:
- Gal in a Rush (Ghostzapper)
- Little Teddy
- Tart (Maximus Mischief)
Champion Male Sprinter:
- Gas Me Up
- My Boy Prince
- Simcoe (Uncle Mo)
Outstanding Broodmare:
- Aurora Lights (Pulpit)
- Dixie Chicken (Rahy)
- Gladiator Queen (Great Gladiator)
Outstanding Breeder:
- Anderson Farms Ont. Inc.
- Chiefswood Stables Limited
- Frank Di Giulio Jr.
Outstanding Owner:
- Chiefswood Stables Limited
- Bruno Schickedanz
- Al and Bill Ulwelling
Outstanding Trainer:
- Kevin Attard
- Mark E. Casse
- Martin Drexler
Outstanding Jockey:
- Sahin Civaci
- Rafael Manuel Hernandez
- Pietro Moran
Outstanding Apprentice Jockey:
- Austin Adams
- Xarel Forde
- Pietro Moran
The 2025 Media Awards finalists and the winners for Outstanding Groom, Outstanding Western Canadian Backstretch Worker and Outstanding Off-Track Worker will be released in the coming days.
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