Sovereign Awards Finalists Announced
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Pietro Moran, who rode King's Plate Stakes winner Mansetti, is a finalist for outstanding jockey and outstanding apprentice jockey
The Jockey Club of Canada announced Feb. 13 the finalists for the 2025 Sovereign Awards honoring Canada's champions and recognizing their outstanding achievements in Canadian Thoroughbred racing and breeding.
The winner of each category, along with Canada's Horse of the Year for 2025, will be announced during our 51st Annual Sovereign Award ceremony that will be held Thursday, April 23 at Paramount Eventspace in Woodbridge, Ontario.
2025 Sovereign Awards Finalists
The finalists in each of the following categories are listed in alphabetical order.
Champion 2-Year-Old Female
Corsia Veloce
Dixie Law
Piper's Gift
Champion 2-Year-Old Male
Argos
Casson
Two Out Hero
Champion 3-Year-Old Female
Chi Chi Time
No Time
Winterberry
Champion 3-Year-Old Male
Borealis Trail
Mansetti
Take Charge Tom
Champion Older Main Track Female
Avana
Big Hug
Caitlinhergrtness
Ready for Shirl
Champion Older Main Track Male
Dresden Row
Judo
Swift Delivery
Champion Female Turf Horse
Corsia Veloce
Little Teddy
Ready for Shirl
Champion Male Turf Horse
Argos
Gas Me Up
My Boy Prince
Champion Female Sprinter
Gal in a Rush
Little Teddy
Ms. Tart
Champion Male Sprinter
Gas Me Up
My Boy Prince
Simcoe
Outstanding Broodmare
Aurora Lights
Dixie Chicken
Gladiator Queen
Outstanding Breeder
Anderson Farms Ontario
Chiefswood Stables
Frank Di Giulio Jr.
Outstanding Owner
Chiefswood Stables
Schickedanz, Bruno
Ulwelling, Al and Bill
Outstanding Trainer
Kevin Attard
Mark Casse
Martin Drexler
Outstanding Apprentice Jockey
Austin Adams
Xarel Forde
Pietro Moran
Outstanding Jockey
Sahin Civaci
Rafael Manuel Hernandez
Pietro Moran
The Horse of the Year finalists will be announced during the Sovereign Awards ceremony.
The 2025 Media Sovereign Awards finalists and the winners of the Awards for Outstanding Groom, Outstanding Western Canadian Backstretch Worker, and Outstanding Off-track Worker will be announced in the coming days.
The winner in each of the three Media Sovereign Awards categories will be announced, along with the other Sovereign Awards winners during the awards ceremony. Tickets can be purchased online at: https://jockeyclubcanada.com/online-payments/.