Congratulations to the 2015 Sovereign Award Finalists with Alberta connections!
Academic — Champion 3-Year-Old Female Category
Riversedge Racing Stable — Outstanding Owner Category
Rico Walcott — Outstanding Jockey Category
Isabelle Wenc — Outstanding Apprentice Jockey Category
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Toronto, January 20, 2016
The Jockey Club of Canada Announces 2015 Sovereign Award Finalists And extends an invitation for everyone to attend the Awards Ceremony!
The Jockey Club of Canada will host the 41st Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony to honour the Canadian Champions of 2015 and to celebrate Thoroughbred racing in Canada on Friday, April 8, 2016 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario.
The cocktail-attire celebration awards party will include an opportunity to walk the Sovereign Award Red Carpet upon arriving at the “bubbly” reception followed by a buffet-style gourmet dinner and the presentation of the Sovereign Award Trophies to Canada’s racing Champions of 2015 and Canada’s 2015 Horse of the Year.
Even if you are not a finalist, you’re invited to come and have fun and celebrate with the 2015 Champions of Thoroughbred Racing in Canada.
This year’s event will once again be held on the eve of the start of Thoroughbred racing in Canada with Woodbine Racetrack’s 2016 Thoroughbred season beginning the next day at 1:00 pm (EST), Saturday, April 9.
Tickets to the 41st Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony are $250 each and tables of 10 are slightly discounted at $2400. All tickets are plus applicable taxes and must be reserved in advance by contacting The Jockey Club of Canada at 416-675-7756 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
In an effort to promote equal opportunity in determining the winners for 2015 in the 17 race award categories, the voting began January 2, 2016, allowing for statistics for the entire 2015 year to be considered. To be eligible to receive a Sovereign Award in each divisional category a horse must have raced in Canada at least three times for all horses three years-old and up and two times for all two-year-olds. For the Owner, Trainer, Breeder, Jockey and Apprentice Jockey categories, a minimum of 10 starts in Canada must be made. The Outstanding Broodmare Award is a lifetime achievement award. The mare must have a Canadian-bred Stakes horse (by, definition, the horse must have come first, second or third in a Stakes race) in the current year and must have produced a different Canadian-bred stakes horse in a previous year.
Follow this link for a PDF of the complete Sovereign Awards Eligibility, Selection and Distribution Guidelines:
http://www.jockeyclubcanada.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2015-SA-Eligibility-Selection-and-Distribution-Guidelines.pdf
The Jockey Club of Canada is proud to announce the top four finalists in each category as determined by the online ballots of 41 knowledgeable voters across Canada and in the United States.
The 2015 Sovereign Award Finalists, listed alphabetically in each category, are:
Champion Two-Year-Old Filly: Ami’s Mesa Caren Catch a Glimpse Gamble’s Ghost | Champion Two-Year-Old Male: Amis Gizmo Conquest Daddyo Riker Shakhimat | Champion Three-Year-Old Female: Academic Brooklynsway Don’t Leave Me London Tower | Champion Three-Year-Old Male: Breaking Lucky Danish Dynaformer Lucky Lindy Shaman Ghost |
Champion Older Female: Cactus Kris Miss Mischief Touching Promise Uchenna (Ire) | Champion Older Male: Are You Kidding Me Golden Sabre Melmich Stacked Deck | Champion Female Turf Horse: Button Down (GB) Catch a Glimpse Habibi (NZ) Strut the Course | Champion Male Turf Horse: Are You Kidding Me Danish Dynaformer Interpol Reporting Star |
Champion Female Sprinter: Cactus Kris Caren Miss Mischief Skylander Girl | Champion Male Sprinter: Bye Bye Bernie Calgary Cat Stacked Deck Tower of Texas | Outstanding Broodmare: Awesome Lass Rare Opportunity Star Guest Uproar | Outstanding Breeder: Adena Springs Eugene Melnyk Sam-Son Farm Tall Oaks Farm |
Outstanding Owner: Conquest Stables, LLC Ivan Dalos Riversedge Racing Stables Ltd. Sam-Son Farm | Outstanding Trainer: Kevin Attard Roger Attfield Josie Carroll Mark Casse | Outstanding Apprentice Jockey: Fanny Crausaz Kayla Pizarro Erika Smilovsky Isabelle Wenc | Outstanding Jockey: Luis Contreras Eurico Da Silva Patrick Husbands Rico Walcott |
The four finalists for 2015 Horse of the Year honours will be announced on the evening of the awards ceremony.
Media Award Categories:
The judging for the 2015 Media Sovereign Award categories will be performed by the Journalism Professors at Humber, School of Media Studies & Information Technology, in Toronto, Ontario. The three finalists in each of the three media categories will be announced before February 29.
The Jockey Club of Canada was founded in 1973 by E.P. Taylor to serve as the international representative of the Canadian Thoroughbred industry. The mission of The Jockey Club of Canada is to promote and maintain a high standard for Thoroughbred racing and breeding in Canada at a level which is recognized internationally for the benefit of all those interested in the sport including the general public by operations and services such as, but not limited to: evaluating all Graded, Listed and Black-type races in Canada annually; conducting the annual Sovereign Awards for outstanding achievement in Thoroughbred racing and breeding in Canada; maintaining a field office in Canada for the Jockey Club of the United States and the Jockey Club Registry Service; and by representing Canada as a Member of the IFHA.
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For more information on The Jockey Club of Canada’s annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony contact Stacie Roberts at 416-230-5190; email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit jockeyclubcanada.com.
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