Mighty Heart Heads Sovereign Award Nominees

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Photo: Michael Burns
Mighty Heart Wins the Queen's Plate at Woodbine

The Jockey Club of Canada announced Feb. 5 the finalists for the 2020 Sovereign Awards honoring Canada's champions and recognizing their outstanding achievements in Canadian Thoroughbred Racing and Breeding. The winners of the twelve horse categories and the five human categories will be announced at the 46th Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony that will be held virtually in April 2021. 

The Horse of the Year finalists will be announced during the 46th annual virtual Sovereign Awards Ceremony.

Media awards finalists, the winner of the award for outstanding groom, and this year's special Sovereign Award winner will be announced on or before Feb. 15.

The winner in each of the three media award categories will be announced, along with the other Sovereign Award winners, in April during the 46th Annual Virtual Sovereign Awards Ceremony. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the safest delivery of the event is through a virtual presentation, the Jockey Club of Canada said. 

The finalists in each of the following categories are listed in alphabetical order.

Champion 2-Year-Old Female

Alda

Dreaming of Drew

Lady Speightspeare

Champion 2-Year-Old Male

Gretzky the Great

Master Spy

Ready to Repeat

Stephen

Champion 3-Year-Old Female

Artie's Princess

Curlin's Voyage

Merveilleux

Champion 3-Year-Old Male

Belichick

Mighty Heart

Shirl's Speight

Champion Older Main Track Female

Painting

Souper Escape

Summer Sunday

Champion Older Main Track Male

Mr. Ritz

Pink Lloyd

Skywire

Champion Female Turf Horse

Elizabeth Way

Rideforthecause

Theodora B.

Champion Male Turf Horse

Count Again

Say the Word

Silent Poet

Champion Female Sprinter

Artie's Princess

Boardroom

Lady Grace

Champion Male Sprinter

Not So Quiet

Pink Lloyd

Silent Poet

Outstanding Broodmare

Count to Three

Danceforthecause

Include Katherine

Outstanding Breeder

Anderson Farms Ontario

Sam-Son Farm

Tall Oaks Farm

Outstanding Owner

Gary Barber

Live Oak Plantation

Sam-Son Farm

Outstanding Trainer

Kevin Attard

Josie Carroll

Mark E. Casse

Outstanding Apprentice Jockey

Nikki Alderson

Maurcio Malvaez

Edgar Zenteno

Outstanding Jockey

Rafael Manuel Hernandez

Patrick Husbands

Justin Stein