TORONTO, February 1, 2018 – The Jockey Club of Canada will host the 43rd Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony to honour Canada’s Champions of 2017 on Thursday, April 19, 2018. Tickets to the 43rd Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony are $250 each, with tables of 10 discounted to $2,000. Earlybird tickets are also available for a discounted price of $225 until March 15, 2018. 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. Tickets are available for purchase online at www.jockeyclubcanada.com. Program ad space and tickets can also be purchased by contacting The Jockey Club of Canada at 416-675-7756 or by email jockeyclubcanada@gmail.com. The Sovereign Awards has also transitioned to three finalists, excluding categories that included ties, for 2017. The 2017 Sovereign Award finalists are: Champion Two-Year-Old Filly: Dixie Moon Dream It Is Wonder Gadot Champion Two-Year-Old Male: Admiralty Pier Archaggelos Be Vewy Vewy Quiet Champion Three-Year-Old Female: Daz Lin Dawn Enstone Holy Helena Inflexibility Champion Three-Year-Old Male: Channel Maker Mr Havercamp Tiz a Slam Champion Older Female: Ami’s Mesa Moonlit Promise Gamble’s Ghost Champion Older Male: Gigantic Breeze Melmich Pink Lloyd Champion Female Turf Horse: Enstone Inflexibility Starship Jubilee Champion Male Turf Horse: Channel Maker Johnny Bear Tower of Texas Champion Female Sprinter: Ami’s Mesa Jennifer Lynnette Moonlit Promise Champion Male Sprinter: Ikerrin Road Pink Lloyd Yorkton Outstanding Broodmare: Keen Victory Loving Vindication Miss Crissy Victorious Ami Outstanding Breeder: Adena Springs Anderson Farms Ont. Inc. Tall Oaks Farm Outstanding Owner: Chiefswood Stable Ivan Dalos Stronach Stables Outstanding Trainer: Josie Carroll Mark Casse Catherine Day Phillips Norman McKnight Outstanding Apprentice Jockey: Ridge Balgobin Brandon A. Duchaine Rey Williams Outstanding Jockey: Luis Contreras Eurico Rosa Da Silva Rico W. Walcott The finalists for 2017 Horse of the Year will be announced on the night of awards ceremony. The judging for the 2017 Media Sovereign Award categories will be performed by the Journalism Professors at Humber, School of Media Studies & Information Technology, in Toronto. The three finalists in each of the three media categories will be announced on or before March 1, 2018. 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. (With files from The Jockey Club of Canada) Share This:Share
