2023 Sovereign Awards Finalists Announced

The Jockey Club of Canada unveiled the 2023 Sovereign Awards finalists Monday led by Kings Plate S. winner Paramount Prince (Society's Chairman) and Woodbine Oaks heroine Elysian Field (Hard Spun). The winners of each category, along with Canada's 2023 Horse of the Year, will be revealed during the Annual Sovereign Award ceremony held April 18 in Woodbridge, Ontario. Awards will also be given to Outstanding Groom and Outstanding Off-Track Worker along with the E.P. Taylor Award. Finalists are listed alphabetically below:

Champion 2-year-old Female: Living Magic (Justify), Tripolina (Constitution), Witwatersrand (Connect)

Champion 2-year-old Male: Babbo (Kantharos), My Boy Prince (Cairo Prince), Two Ghosts (Ghostzapper)

Champion 3-year-old Female: Elysian Field (Hard Spun), Fashionably Fab (Silent Name {Jpn}), Solo Album (Curlin)

Champion 3-year-old Male: Paramount Prince (Society's Chairman), Patches O'Houlihan (Reload), Touch'n Ride (Candy Ride {Arg})

Champion Older Main Track Female: Il Malocchio (Souper Speedy), Infinite Patience (Sungold), Millie Girl (Hard Spun)

Champion Older Main Track Male: Treason (Constitution), Tyson (Tapit), Wolfie's Dynaghost (Ghostzapper)

Champion Female Turf Horse: Fev Rover (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}), Moira (Ghostzapper), Our Flash Drive (Ghostzapper)

Champion Male Turf Horse: Lucky Score (Lookin At Lucky), My Boy Prince (Cairo Prince), Palazzi (Pioneerof the Nile)

Champion Female Sprinter: Fashionably Fab (Silent Name {Jpn}), Loyalty (Hard Spun), Our Flash Drive (Ghostzapper)

Champion Male Sprinter: Dream Shake (Twirling Candy), Lucky Score (Lookin At Lucky), Patches O'Houlihan (Reload)

Outstanding Broodmare: Game (Fr) (Montjeu {Ire}), Mendocino Beano Smart Strike), Sunday Affair (A.P. Indy)

Outstanding Breeder: Adena Springs, Anderson Farms Ont. Inc, Chiefswood Stables Limited, Sam-Son Farm, Sean Fitzhenry

Outstanding Owner: Gary Barber, Chiefswood Stables Limited, Bruno Schickedanz

Outstanding Trainer: Kevin Attard, Mark E. Casse, Martin Drexler

Outstanding Apprentice Jockey: Fraser Aebly, Amanda Vandermeersch, Sofia Vives

Outstanding Jockey: Sahin Civaci, Rafael Manuel Hernandez, Kazushi Kimura

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E.P. Taylor Award, Outstanding Grooms, And Media Finalists Announced For 2022 Sovereign Awards

Dale Saunders will be presented with the E.P. Taylor Award of Merit during the 48th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony. Selected unanimously by the Jockey Club of Canada's Stewards, the E. P. Taylor Award is a lifetime achievement award honoring those who have made significant contributions to the Thoroughbred Industry in Canada and accomplished outstanding individual achievements in Canadian thoroughbred racing and breeding.

Amber Hutchinson and Ricardo Nicholson will each receive the 2022 Outstanding Groom Award sponsored by OLG.

The Sovereign Awards, which will also name Canada's 2022 Horse of the Year, will be held on the evening of Thursday, April 13 at Universal Eventspace in Vaughan, Ontario.

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