Sovereign Awards Finalists Announced
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Canada's 2017 Horse of the Year, Pink Lloyd, is a 2018 Sovereign Award finalist in the older male and male sprinter divisions
The Jockey Club of Canada has announced the finalists for the 2018 Sovereign Awards honoring Canada's champions and recognizing their outstanding achievements.
The winners of the 12 horse categories and five human categories will be announced at the 44th Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony April 18 at Chateau Le Jardin in Woodbridge, Ontario. Finalists for Canada's Horse of the Year Award are announced during the ceremony.
2018 SOVEREIGN AWARDS FINALISTS
Champion 2-year-old female
Bold Script
My Gal Betty
Tiz Breathtaking
Champion 2-year-old male
Avie's Flatter
Solidify
War of Will
Champion 3-year-old female
Dixie Moon
Here's Hannah
Wonder Gadot
Champion 3-year-old male
Lookin to Strike
Neepawa
Sky Promise
Champion older female
Escape Clause
Gamble's Ghost
Starship Jubilee
Champion older male
Mr Havercamp
Pink Lloyd
Tiz a Slam
Champion female turf horse
Dixie Moon
Niigon's Eclipse
Starship Jubilee
Champion male turf horse
Johnny Bear
Mr Havercamp
Tiz a Slam
Champion female sprinter
Code Warrior
Escape Clause
Moonlit Promise
Champion male sprinter
Ikerrin Road
Pink Lloyd
Yorkton
Outstanding broodmare
Avie's Empire
In Return
Loving Vindication
Outstanding breeder
Adena Springs
Chiefswood Stables Limited
Tall Oaks Farm
Outstanding owner
Gary Barber
Chiefswood Stable
Ivan Dalos
Outstanding trainer
Kevin Attard
Mark E. Casse
Norman McKnight
Outstanding apprentice jockey
Daisuke Fukumoto
Kazushi Kimura
Lenny A. Seecharan
Outstanding jockey
Luis Contreras
Eurico Rosa Da Silva
Rafael Manuel Hernandez
In addition to the Sovereign Awards listed, Gustav Schickedanz and the late William D. Graham will each be honored with the E.P. Taylor Award of Merit for their lifelong dedication and outstanding contribution to the Thoroughbred racing and breeding industry in Canada.
Woodbine's 2018 Player of the Year, Nick Noce of Rochester, N.Y., will be presented with the award for outstanding handicapper. The award for outstanding groom will be presented by sponsor OLG.
Winners of the three 2018 media awards will also be announced at the ceremony. Media awards are judged by the journalism professors at Humber College, 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.
Tickets are available for purchase online at https://jockeyclubcanada.com/2018-sovereign-awards/.