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WE SALUTE WE SALUTE YOU YOU Throughout our fifty year history we have been blessed with many amazing horses, trainers, jockeys, grooms and supporters. In an industry that provides opportunity, heartbreak and exhilaration we have had our share of each. As we look back on our proud legacy and look forward to new adventures, we would like to thank all of the people that have joined us on this journey. We look forward to watching our bloodlines continue to bring joy to a new generation of owners and fans. Congratulations to all of this year’s Sovereign Award finalists. You have made Canadian Racing proud.
The Sovereign Award Trophy
On behalf of Chief Steward, R. Glenn Sikura and the Jockey
The Sovereign Award Trophy is a replica of St. Simon (1881-1908). St. Simon raced at age two and three and was undefeated in 10 starts. His major racecourse accomplishment was his 20-length victory in the Ascot Gold Cup. He annihilated the field with such ease that his jockey was unable to pull him up after the 2 1/2 mile test. Highly regarded as a racehorse, it was as a stallion that St. Simon gained everlasting international fame.
Club of Canada Board of Stewards, we would like to
The son of Galopin – St. Angels, by King Tom, headed the list of winners nine
congratulate all of the finalists and winners this evening. We
times and the maternal grandsire list on six occasions, records that have
hope you enjoy the virtual presentation and we look forward
never been equaled. St. Simon, or one of his three sons, led the winners’ sire
to celebrating together again at the 46th Annual Sovereign
list sixteen times bewtween 1890 and 1913.
Awards event.
The Sovereign Award Trophy is a bronze which was sculpted by local carver
We would like to say a special thank you our dedicated
and award winning sculptor, the late Siegfried Puchta, a native of Germany
Sponsors and Advertisers for continuing to support the
who immigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1953.
Sovereign Awards during these difficult times.
Only one Sovereign Award Trophy is to be presented to an individual or partnership in his or her lifetime. Any subsequent awards are to be noted by the addition of a Gold Sovereign Coin and a brass plate which are intended to be affixed to the individual’s or partnership’s original trophy.
The Master Trophy The Master Sovereign Award Trophy is a permanent fixture on display in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame located at the west entrance of Woodbine Racetrack. The Trophy is a symbol of the outstanding achievements
Individual breeders or partnership breeders of a Sovereign Award winning horse will only receive one trophy in his or her lifetime. Breeders or breeding partnerships of subsequent award winners will receive a brass plate only which is intended to be affixed to the individual breeder or partnership breeder’s original trophy.
of all Sovereign Award recipients from the
Only one Gold Sovereign or Trophy is
past 46 years.
to be awarded in any single year for the
Affixed on the base of the Master Trophy are the names of the Horse of Year recipients as well as the recipients of the E.P. Taylor Awards of Merit (formerly the Man of the Year Award).
accomplishments of a horse, individual, or partnership. If a horse, individual or partnership is awarded in more than one category this is to be noted on individual brass plates intended to be affixed to the base of one trophy.
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THE JOCKEY CLUB OF CANADA WELCOMES YOU TO THE 46TH ANNUAL SOVEREIGN AWARDS CEREMONY
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THE JOCKEY CLUB OF CANADA
STEWARDS
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Glenn Sikura Chief Steward
David Anderson James Bannon Catherine Day Phillips Ben Hutzel Sue Leslie Bernard McCormack Ross McKague Adrian Munro Yvonne Schwabe Harvey Warner
MEMBERS Mike Ambler
Barbara Burke
Don Ferguson
Earle I. Mack
Barry Anderson
Theodore Burnett
John Fielding
Robert McMartin
Doug Anderson
Josie Carroll
Charles Fipke
Barbara Minshall
Kevin Attard
Mark Casse
Sean Fitzhenry
Shawn Minshall
Roger Attfield
Derek Chin
George Gilbert
Charles Overland
Michael Balaz
Ron Clarkson
Nicholas Gonzalez
Liam O’Rourke
Rick Balaz
Tom Cosgrove
Gabe Grossberg
John C. Oxley
Jeffery Begg
Katherine Curry
George Hendrie
Victoria Pappas
Duncan Bell
Ivan Dalos
Andrew Hudson
Rick Pettifer
Russell J. Bennett
Don Danard
Horatio Kemeny
David Pihl
Hazel Bennett
Rolph Davis
Steven Kemp
Mike Rogers
Peter Berringer
Michael P. De Paulo
Robert Krembil
Frank Romeo
Ray Bouchard
Frank DiGiulio
Robert Mark Krembil
Paul Ryenveld
John Brnjas
William Diamant
Mitchell Kursner
Mark Samuel
Jessica Buckley
Arika Everatt-Meeuse
Robert Landry
Michael Secker
Greg Lang
John G. Sikura
Donato Lanni
George Strawbridge Jr.
Patrick Lawley-Wakelin
Andy Stronach
James J. Lawson
Frank Stronach
Michael Lay
Robert Tiller
George Ledson
Lou Tucci
Wally Leong
Michael Vanin
Pierre-Louis Levesque
Howard Walton
Gordon Lickrish
David Willmot
Michael Loughry
Gail Wood
W. Bruce Lunsford
Jonathan Zammit
Mark Mache
Cam Ziprick
Congratulations to all the 2020 Sovereign Award winners and finalists.
HONORARY MEMBER Stuart S. Janney III
Jockeys Benefit Association of Canada
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Congratulations to the 2020 Sovereign Award nominees. We wish you continued success in the upcoming racing season. From the HBPA Board of Directors & Staff
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Northern Dancer: a virile stable genius
The Pep-Talking Groom, Willy, and a Queen’s Plate Crown
Riding For Freedom
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Published: February 20, 2020 Special to the Toronto Star An astonishing 97% of Thoroughbreds descend
on the Ontario Racing website.
Born on a dairy farm in rural Brazil, Da Silva determined at an early age that he would
As she walked the sturdy one-eyed colt over to
become a champion jockey. With an implacable
the Woodbine paddock for the biggest race of his
disposition, he pursued his goal, first in Brazil,
After testing 10,000 Thoroughbred horses,
life, Siobhan Brown, almost every step of the way,
then through Macao to Canada, where he earned
a team of researchers, led by geneticist,
patted the bay known as “Willy” and whispered
a reputation over 16 seasons as an intensely
Dr. Emmeline Hill, of Dublin’s University College,
words of encouragement.
focused and good-humoured competitor. But
from legend Northern Dancer.
recently announced that an astonishing 97% descended from Canada’s Northern Dancer.
“Everyone thinks I’m crazy,” started the groom who has worked in the barn of Canadian Horse
the real challenge in his life had little to do with horse racing.
Wow! I knew the numbers would be high,
Racing Hall of Fame trainer Josie Carroll for the
Since his childhood in Brazil, Da Silva had been
because I’ve been following the global influence
past three years. “I pep talk my horses all the
engaged in a much more lethal contest against
of our great Canadian champion since publication
way through their races – from the time they
a deep-seated anger that sometimes threatened
of my book Northern Dancer: the legend and
leave their stall to the moment they break from
to derail not just his career but his life, as well.
his legacy in 1995. But, even to me, 97% seems
the gate.”
Even in his moments of victory, negativity and
mighty outrageous.
The walk from Barn 39 to the paddock on
The whole thing is even more remarkable
September 12 was different than any other trek
considering that from the time he was born at
Brown had taken in her horse racing life.
Windfields Farm in Oshawa, this feisty Canadian colt was dismissed time and again because of his size. Short and stocky, he looked more like a compact quarter horse than a streamlined Thoroughbred....
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Published: December 24, 2020 Published: on September 18, 2020
But nothing, not a $1 million purse, not contesting the iconic Queen’s Plate, and certainly not the odds suggesting a victory was a longshot, was going to alter the pre-race gameplan Brown always employs....
self -doubt led him to despair until, with the support of a qualified therapist, he began to free himself from the tyranny of his past. This is the story of Da Silva’s battle with his demons. While it describes his ascent to the highest ranks of his athletic profession, it also lays bare his struggle to heal the emotional scars inflicted by an absent and negligent father and his victory over the forces that threatened at times to end his life....
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Michelle has worked for Hall of Fame trainer Robert Tiller for almost 10 years and she is the groom of Pink Lloyd, the 2017 Horse of the Year, a six-time Sovereign Award winner and a two-time finalist at this year’s awards. “He is my child,” said Michelle. “He is very smart and he loves being at the track. He just knows exactly what is going on.” Michelle learned everything she could about riding and horse care when she attended riding school in Caledon. She began to work with top circuit show jumpers and was soon travelling throughout the United States to major horse shows. When her son Devin was born in 2001, Michelle wanted to leave travelling behind and she checked in at Woodbine racetrack where she got different world,” said Michelle. “But my first job was with [owner/trainer] Shelley Fitzgerald and she also had a show jumping background and knew where I was coming from. She was a great teacher.” Michelle worked for
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MICHELLE GIBSON
“I was very intimidated at first. So many horses! But Mr. Tiller and his staff
Growing up in Brampton, Ontario, Michelle Gibson knew what she wanted to
welcomed me.”
do for a living by the time she was barely a teenager. “I told my parents that
Michelle, who likes to have lots of time to get her horses ready and is at the
I wanted to work with horses,” said Michelle. “I had been riding since I was seven-years-old and I didn’t want to do anything else.” Her family may have been skeptical back then that a career in horses would come to fruition for their daughter, but Michelle’s hard work and passion has made her one of the most respected grooms at Woodbine racetrack.
her meticulous work habits and ability to multi-task. “I think Mr. Tiller likes that too as he always says that horse racing is a game of details. Every horse I groom is an individual and like things their own certain way and have their own needs.” Pink Lloyd, owned by Entourage Stable, has a finely detailed
As a result of her dedication Michelle has won the 2020 Sovereign Award
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the Oscars, it is such an honour to receive the Sovereign Award. We are
Humbled by receiving the Sovereign Award, Michelle is grateful that she gets
grooms and we are very much appreciated by trainers but we don’t usually get recognition.”
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to work at what she loves. “The horses are my therapy, they keep me sound and they keep me sane.”
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NIKKI ALDERSON
MAURICIO MALVAEZ
EDGAR ZENTENO
Starts 89; Wins 7; Seconds 4; Thirds 24
Starts 191; Wins 16; Seconds 27; Thirds 16
Starts 199; Wins 7; Seconds 22; Thirds 29
Earnings $118,525
Earnings $210,888; Stakes Wins 1
Earnings $144,303
Born in Brampton, Ontario, Nikki Alderson comes
Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Mauricio Malvaez was
A graduate of jockey school at home in Mexico
from a family of accomplished horsepeople. It is
a promising young boxer, winning several medals
City, Edgar Zenteno joined older brother Rafael at
no surprise that she has embarked on a career
and just missing in an Olympic qualifier in 2015
Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg in 2020 where he
as a jockey. Her father Ed Walton is a successful
before he traded in his boxing gloves for a jockey
rode his first full season as an apprentice jockey.
jockey at Ajax Downs and winner of the 2020
saddle three years ago. Following the path of
Edgar, whose father Rafael Sr. was a successful
riders title and her mother Lynette trained horses
his father, former rider and now trainer, Marcos
jockey in Alberta, quickly became popular with
at the family’s training centre. Nikki learned her
Malvaez, he grew up spending time working with
horsepeople riding 199 starters, more than any
trade working with her family on their farm in
racehorses in Alberta. Mauricio began his career
other apprentice rider in Canada that year. Early
Dundalk, ON. In 2020, her second season in the
as a jockey in 2019 and completed his first full
in the season, Zenteno stamped himself one to
tack, Nikki rode seven winners and placed in 35 of
season as an apprentice in 2020, quickly making
watch when he guided first time starter Dazzling
her 89 races. After multiple victories at Fort Erie
an impression. However, it was his superb front-
Gold, a Tiffany Husbands-trainee, to victory in
racetrack, Nikki rode her first winner at Woodbine
running ride on Real Grace, trained by Shelley
the Hazel Wright Sire Stakes. The pair came
in June aboard Ezme’sgirl, guiding her to a front
Brown, to win the Grade 3 Canadian Derby, for
back three weeks later to win the R.C. Anderson
running win in a 1 1/16 mile maiden race.
owners Shelley Brown, Jean McEwan, Bette
Stakes. Edgar also spent time riding at Century
Holtman and Bernell B. Rhone that put Mauricio’s
Mile in the fall, winning on stakes star Regal Max
name in the headlines. Mauricio’s 16 wins in 2020
for trainer Rick Hedge.
led all apprentice riders in Canada in 2020.
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RAFAEL HERNANDEZ
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JUSTIN STEIN
Starts 637; Wins 129; Seconds 99; Thirds 77
Starts 417; Wins 70; Seconds 50; Thirds 51
Starts 665; Wins 126; Seconds 97; Thirds 86
Earnings $5,463,126; Stakes Wins 17
Earnings $3,536,907; Stakes Wins 10
Earnings $5,444,070; Stakes Wins 11
Born in Puerto Rico, Rafael won a meet-leading
One of Canada’s all-time leading jockeys, Patrick
British Columbia-born Justin Stein had one of the
17 stakes races among his 129 wins in Canada
Husbands is once again a finalist for the country’s
best years of his riding career in 2020. Locked in
earning himself the riders title at Woodbine
Outstanding Jockey award. This is an award
a season-long battle with Rafael Hernandez for
for 2020. He held a steady 20% win average
he has won eight times. Patrick, who hails from
the leading rider title he ended up just three wins
throughout the meet. There were few weekends
Barbados, won 70 races in 2020 and 10 of those
behind Rafael when the Woodbine season was
that went by in which Rafael did not win a
were stakes wins. One of his many highlights was
abruptly ended with 12 days remaining. Justin
stakes race and he was often a go-to rider for
guiding champion Curlin’s Voyage, a finalist for
won 126 races, 11 of those were stakes events
American trainers shipping horses north for major
this year’s Champion Three-Year-Old Female,
amounting to purse earnings over $5.4 million.
races. Rafael’s biggest win came in the Grade 1
to victory in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks
His superb ride on Starship Jubilee, guiding
E. P. Taylor Stakes when he guided Etoile (Fr),
for trainer Josie Carroll. Patrick has a knack for
her to victory in the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile
trained by Chad Brown, to preserve victory in
winning big events on two-year-olds and it was
beating the boys, was one of many highlights
the $600,000 race, winning by a neck. Rafael’s
no different in 2020. He won the $250,000 Cup
which also includes August 21, the day Justin
other achievements include three graded stakes
& Saucer Stakes on Master Spy and the $250,000
won six of the eight races he rode that day.
wins aboard champion Pink Lloyd, who is once
Princess Elizabeth Stakes on Dreaming of Drew,
Among Justin’s successes was 2020 Sovereign
again a multiple Sovereign Award contender and
both 2020 Sovereign Award finalists. Patrick also
Award finalists Stephen, winner of the $250,000
Skywire, winner of the Grade 2 Autumn Stakes,
rode Ride a Comet, for trainer Mark Casse, to win
Coronation Futurity, Theodora B., winner of the
Grade 2 Eclipse Stakes and is finalist in the
the Grade 2 Kennedy Road Stakes, as he returned
Grade 2 Dance Smartly and Silent Poet, winner
Champion Older Main Track Male category.
to victory after a two-year layoff.
of the Grade 2 Nearctic Stakes and Grade 2 Connaught Cup.
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HERE’S TO OUR GR ADUATES Keeneland is proud to recognize its sales graduates nominated for the 46th Annual Sovereign Awards. This honor is the result of the hard work, dedication and talent of both the horse and the team behind it. Thank you for allowing Keeneland to be a par t of this journey.
Champion Two-Year-Old Male
Champion Older Main Track Male
MASTER SPY
SK Y WIRE
R E A DY T O R E P E AT S TEPHEN
Outstanding Broodmare CO U N T T O T H R E E
Champion Three-Year-Old Female
DA N C E F O R T H E C A U S E
MERVEILLEUX
I N C L U D E K AT H E R I N E
Champion Three-Year-Old Male BELICHICK
46thAnnual
Outstanding Trainer
Sovereign Awards KEVIN ATTARD
JOSIE CARROLL
MARK CASSE
Starts 259; Wins 39; Seconds 48; Thirds 31
Starts 156; Wins 30; Seconds 22; Thirds 20
Starts 482; Wins 93; Seconds 86; Thirds: 51
Earnings $2,724,954; Stakes Wins 6
Earnings $2,814,316; Stakes Wins 9
Earnings $5,385,935; Stakes Wins 17
It seems each year Kevin Attard notches another
Josie Carroll’s 2020 season was outstanding,
Mark Casse seeks an unprecedented 13th
milestone in his training career. In 2020, Kevin
making her a finalist in the Outstanding Trainer
and ninth consecutive Sovereign Award for
sent out his fabulous trainee, multiple Sovereign
category for the fourth time. A highlight of the
Outstanding Trainer after another remarkable
Award winner and 2019 Horse of The Year
year was her preparation of Larry Cordes’ one-
season. Mark has been a strong supporter of
Starship Jubilee to beat the boys in the Grade 1
eyed colt Mighty Heart to win the Queen’s Plate.
racing at Woodbine for decades and has the
Woodbine Mile. Starship Jubilee also won four
Mighty Heart also won the Prince of Wales Stakes
largest racing stable in Canada. In 2020, Mark’s
other stakes events in the United States for
at Fort Erie, setting himself up for the Breeders’
trainees won 93 races from 482 starts, 17 of
owner Blue Heaven Farm. Kevin sent out Al and
Stakes with a chance at the first Triple Crown
which were stakes races. His starters earned over
Bill Ulwelling’s Stephen, who won the $250,000
sweep in 17 years. While Mighty Heart tired in the
$5.3 million in purses. Those numbers all exceeded
Coronation Futurity in just his third career start
Breeders’ Stakes, it was another Josie-trainee,
his 2019 totals despite a shortened 2020 season
and is a finalist in the Champion Two-Year-
Belichick, who powered to victory. Both colts are
at Woodbine. Leading the charge of stakes
Old Male category. Kevin also developed the
finalists in the Champion Three-year-Old Male
winners in Canada for Mark was Grade 1 Summer
three-year-old filly Merveilleux also owned by
category. Curlin’s Voyage, also trained by Josie,
Stakes winner Gretzky the Great, a finalist for
Al and Bill Ulwelling. The daughter of Paynter,
won the Woodbine Oaks and is a finalist in the
Champion Two-Year-Old Male, two-time graded
Merveilleux won the $250,000 Wonder Where
Champion Three-Year-Old Female category.
stakes winner Skywire, a finalist for Champion
Stakes, the Ontario Damsel Stakes and is a
Other successes include Boardroom, winner
Older Male and Male Sprinter finalist Not So Quiet,
finalist for Champion Three-Year-Old Female.
of the Grade 3 Duchess Stakes and a finalist in
a two-time stakes winner. Mark had several other
Other stakes winners for Kevin include Plate Trial
the Champion Female Sprinter category, and
juvenile stakes winners on his roster in 2020
winner Clayton and Amalfi Coast, winner of the
Painting, winner of the Grade 3 Ontario Fashion
including Cup & Saucer Stakes winner Master Spy
Sweet Briar Too stakes. From 259 starters, Kevin
Stakes and a finalist in the Champion Older
who is also a 2020 finalist, and Grade 3 Display
sent out 39 winners in Canada which earned
Main Track Female category. Josie sent out the
Stakes winner Helium. An impressive training
over $2.7 million. This is his fourth nomination for
winners of 30 races from 156 starters, with nine
feat was Ride a Comet’s return to victory after
Outstanding Trainer.
stakes wins, earning over $2.8 million in purses.
a two-year layoff to win the Grade 2 Kennedy Road Stakes.
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Congratulations to all
2020 Sovereign Award Nominees
Back Better than Ever in 2021
EARLE I. MACK LLC
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Champion Male Sprinter
NOT SO QUIET
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PINK LLOYD
SILENT POET
Dk. b. or b. G. 5, by Silent Name*JPN - Mona Moon (Perigee Moon)
Ch. G. 8, by Old Forester - Gladiator Queen (Great Gladiator)
Dk. b. or b. G. 5, by Silent Name*JPN - Cara Bella (Ghostzapper)
Trainer: Mark E. Casse
Trainer: Robert P. Tiller
Trainer: Nicholas Gonzalez
Owner: Heste Sport Inc.
Owner: Entourage Stable
Owner: Stronach Stables
Breeder: Heste Sport Inc. - TB Racing Division
Breeder: John Carey
Breeder: Adena Springs
2020:
2020:
2020:
6 Starts – 4 wins – 0 seconds - 1 thirds - $472,500
Winner:
Nearctic S. (G2) ALW Connaught Cup S. (G2) ALW
6 Starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds - 1 third - $238,120
Winner: Overskate S.
Vice Regent S. ALW/OC
5 Starts – 4 wins – 0 seconds - 1 third - $357,600
Winner: Vigil S. (G3)
Bold Venture S. (G3) Shepperton S. Jacques Cartier S. (G3)
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Champion Female Sprinter
ARTIE’S PRINCESS
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BOARDROOM
LADY GRACE
B. F. 3, by We Miss Artie - Stormkeeper (Stormy Atlantic)
B. F. 3, by Commissioner - Money Madness (Rahy)
B. F. 4 by Kantharos - Smart Sis (Beau Genius)
Trainer: Wesley Ward
Trainer: Josie Carroll
Trainer: Mark E. Casse
Owner: Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey
Owner: LNJ Foxwoods
Owner: Tracy Farmer
Breeder: Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey
Breeder: Polo Green Stable, Inc.
Breeder: William C. Schettine &
2020:
4 Starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds - 0 thirds - $260,220
2020:
Bessarabian S. (G2) Ruling Angel S. ALW
Winner:
Winner:
5 Starts –3 wins – 1 second - 1 third - $188,500 Duchess S. ALW MSW
William B. Haines 2020:
7 Starts – 4 wins – 0 seconds - 0 thirds - $209,488
Winner: Royal North S. (G2)
ALW/OC ALW ALW/OC
Best of Luck
to our Graduates Sovereign Award Champion 2YO Female Finalists
DREAMING OF DREW PRINCESS ELIZABETH STAKES WINNER AT WOODBINE
A job well done, a name you can rely on
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46thAnnual
Special Sovereign Award
Sovereign Awards
SAM-SON FARM Sam-Son Farm, a Canadian thoroughbred breeding and racing operation, was
After Ernie passed away in 2000, Sam-Son was managed by his daughter
founded in 1972 by Ernie and Liza Samuel.
Tammy Samuel-Balaz until her own passing in 2008. Today the farm’s
In 1975 Ernie purchased two fillies at the Woodbine sale, No Class and Loudrangle, who together became the foundation of Sam-Son’s extraordinary broodmare band. No Class was the dam of five champions including Classy ‘n Smart, whose daughter, the brilliant Dance Smartly, became the 1991 Canadian triple crown winner. Following this incredible feat, Dance Smartly went on to win the Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Churchill Downs becoming the first Canadianbred to win a Breeders Cup race. Sam-Son’s beloved Dance Smartly
and racing manager Tom Zwiesler, under the leadership of Mark Samuel (CEO), Kim Samuel and Rick Balaz (President). Celebrating almost 50 years in the thoroughbred breeding and racing business, Sam-Son has been the recipient of an impressive four Eclipse Awards, 13 Hall of Fame Awards and 84 Sovereign Awards. Since its inception Sam-Son has bred and raced 44 Graded Stakes winners, including 37 Classic winners and 14 Grade 1 winners.
continued her legacy in the breeding shed producing Queen’s Plate winners
In 2020 once again, Sam-Son is a finalist for Outstanding Owner and Breeder.
Dancethruthedawn and Scatter the Gold.
They are also represented as the breeder of five finalists and co-owner of two.
The red and gold colours of Sam-Son Farm enjoyed their first of five Queen’s
The Jockey Club of Canada is proud to present Sam-Son Farm with the
Plate victories in 1988 with Regal Intention. Sam-Son also bred and raced nine
Special Sovereign Award recognizing their outstanding achievements and
Woodbine Oaks heroines starting with Classy ‘n’ Smart in 1984.
contribution to the thoroughbred industry in Canada.
In 1991 after Sam-Son’s horses established a world record earning more than $6.8 million in purses, Ernie was presented the Man of the Year award by The Jockey Club of Canada. This honour affirmed Ernie’s greatest joy and that of his family, their cherished broodmares and their breeding program.
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breeding and racing operation is overseen by farm manager David Whitford
FED BIZ
GIANT’S CAUSEWAY - SPUNOUTACONTROL BY WILD AGAIN Multiple Graded Stakes winner, multiple New Track Record setter, and multiple Grade 1 performer. The fastest son of leading sire Giant’s Causeway, Fed Biz showcased his exceptional ability as a racehorse from 2 to 5 with 19 wins and over $770,000 in earnings.
standing at highfield
Inquiries to Jennifer Buck 403.660.6859 jbuck@highfieldstockfarm.ca www.highfieldstockfarm.ca
46thAnnual
Sponsored by Adena Springs
Outstanding Breeder
Sovereign Awards ANDERSON FARMS ONTARIO INC.
SAM-SON FARM
TALL OAKS FARM
Starters 55; Winners 19
Starters 44; Winners 19
Starters 24; Winners 14
Earnings $1,968,604
Earnings $2,231,813
Earnings $1,386,573
Starts 267; Wins 32; Seconds 34; Thirds 37
Starts 206; Wins 28; Seconds 26; Thirds 25
Sam-Son Farm, founded by Ernie Samuel, won
A winner in this category in 2018, Ivan Dalos and
its 10th Outstanding Breeder Award in 2019
his Tall Oaks Farm was once again prominent on
and once again is the breeder of multiple 2020
the leading breeders list in Canada and the United
stakes stars. Say the Word captured the Grade 1
States. Channel Maker, a son of English Channel
Northern Dancer Stakes for Sam-Son and closed
out of Ivan’s 2018 Outstanding Broodmare In
the year with a strong third-place finish in the
Return, had another stellar racing campaign
Grade 3 Hollywood Turf Cup at Del Mar. Say
in 2020. Winning the Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf
the Word is a finalist for Champion Turf Male as
Classic Stakes, the Grade 1 Sword Dancer Stakes
is Count Again, winner of the Grade 3 Singspiel
and finishing third in the Grade 2 Bowling Green
Stakes at Woodbine, who also headed south,
Stakes and the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf at
taking the Grade 2 Seabiscuit Stakes at Del Mar.
Keeneland, earning the gelding the 2020 Eclipse
Among other successful Sam-Son bred horses
Award for Champion Turf Male. Dalos bred and
was Rideforthecause, winner of the Grade 2
raced stakes winner Court Return, winner of
Canadian Stakes and a finalist for Champion Turf
the Eternal Search Stakes, second in the Grade
Female and stakes placed Cleopatra’s Strike, El
1 E. P. Taylor Stakes and third in the Grade 2
Tormenta, Intent to Strike, Malibu Secret and Tio
Canadian Stakes, as well as graded stakes placed
Magico. Danceforthecause, the dam of Count
Avie’s Samurai and Avie’s Flatter. Tall Oaks led
Again and Rideforthecause, is a finalist in the
Canadian breeders in earnings with over $2.2
Outstanding Broodmare category.
million in purses.
Starts 115; Wins 20; Seconds 24; Thirds 9 2020 was another successful year for horses bred by David Anderson and his Anderson Farms in St. Thomas, Ontario. From 24 starters, two were Grade 1 winners and in total, Anderson-breds won or placed in 10 stakes races in Canada and the U.S. Leading the success of David’s homebreds in 2020 was Gretzky the Great, a finalist for Champion Two-Year-Old Male, the winner of the Grade 1 Summer Stakes and the Soaring Free Stakes. A son of Nyquist from the mare Pearl Turn, Gretzky the Great races for Gary Barber and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners. Hard Not to Love, a filly by Hard Spun out of David’s 2019 Outstanding Broodmare Loving Vindication, won the Grade 2 Santa Monica Stakes at Santa Anita in 2020 and placed in three other graded stakes events. Other successful Anderson breds include Halo Again, winner of the Queenston Stakes and stakes placed Cafe Society and Golden Wave.
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Thoroughbreds » Standardbreds » Quarter Horses
We have the Trifecta!
Edmonton, Alberta
New Cumberland, West Virgina
Calgary, Alberta
46thAnnual
Sovereign Awards COUNT AGAIN
Outstanding Broodmare
COUNT TO THREE
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SAY THE WORD
AMALFI COAST
DANCEFORTHECAUSE
INCLUDE KATHERINE
B. M. 2002 by Red Ransom – Countus In (Dancing Count)
B. M. 2011 by Giant’s Causeway – Dancethruthestorm (Thunder Gulch)
CH. M. 2004 by Include – Katherine of Ascot, by Ascot Knight
9 Foals, 6 Starters, 4 Winners, 2 Graded Black-Type Winners
3 Foals, 2 Starters, 2 Winners, 2 Graded Black-Type Winners
Progeny Earnings $1,268,551
Progeny Earnings $760,518
10 Foals, 9 Starters, 8 Winners, 1 Graded Black-Type Winner, 1 Graded Black-Type Placer, 2 Black-Type Placers
Stakes winner Count to Three was bred and raced
A granddaughter of the great Dance Smartly,
by Sam-Son Farm and won or placed in seven
Danceforthecause bred by Sam-Son Farm
Include Katherine is a third-generation mare
stakes races in her career, earning over $398,000.
never made it to the races but she is off to a
from the successful breeding program of Dom
For Sam-Son, Count to Three produced seven
spectacular start in her broodmare career. The
Romeo’s Terra Farm and she has continued the
foals including 2020 stakes winner Count Again,
daughter of Kentucky Derby winner Thunder
strong family tree with her own foals. Include
winner of the Grade 2 Seabiscuit Handicap Stakes
Gulch has had two starters and both are graded
Katherine did not win in her brief racing career
at Del Mar and the Grade 3 Singspiel Stakes at
stakes winners. Rideforthecause, winner of the
but has been a marvel in the breeding shed.
Woodbine. Count Again is a finalist for 2020
Grade 2 Canadian Stakes and Say the Word,
Among her eight winning foals is Graded
Champion Turf Male. Count to Three’s 2012 foal,
who won the Grade 1 Northern Dancer Stakes
stakes winner Amalfi Coast who won the 2019
Ransom the Moon, won the Grade 1 Bing Crosby
at Woodbine and finished third in the Grade 2
Grade 2 Bessarabian Stakes and the 2020 Sweet
Stakes at Del Mar in 2017 and 2018 and retired
Hollywood Turf Cup at Del Mar and the Grade 3
Briar Too Stakes. Include Katherine’s, Afleet
with over $884,000 in earnings. Count to Three
Singspiel Stakes. Say the Word’s stakes placings
Katherine placed in multiple stakes races in
is now owned by Arika Everatt-Meeuse and
in 2018 and 2019 qualified his dam for this lifetime
2020 highlighted by her second-place finish in
Shannondoe Farm who have a two-year-old filly
achievement award. The mare is now owned
the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks and her 2009
by Pioneer of the Nile from the mare and a Malibu
by Gainesway Farm. She was purchased by
foal Why Katherine is a multiple Graded stakes
Moon yearling, a full sister to Ransom the Moon.
Gainesway at the 2021 Keeneland January sale.
placer. Include Katherine passed away soon
Danceforthecause has a 2019 foal by Distorted
after producing a 2020 colt by Midnight Lute in
Humor and a 2020 foal by Street Sense.
Arkansas and was owned by Bill McDowell.
Progeny Earnings $1,610,176
Congratulations to the Special Sovereign Award winners Sam-Son Farm, to the owners of Ready to Repeat and to all of the 2020 Finalists.
A special
thank you to my owners and the entire Gail Cox Racing team
for a successful 2020 racing season.
46thAnnual
Champion Two-Year-Old Male
Sovereign Awards
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GRETZKY THE GREAT
MASTER SPY
B. C. 2, by Nyquist - Pearl Turn (Bernardini)
Dk. b or b C. 2, by Silent Name*JPN - Smart Catomine (Smart Strike)
Trainer: Mark E. Casse
Trainer: Mark E. Casse
Owner: Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gary Barber
Owner: Tracy Farmer
Breeder: Anderson Farms Ont. Inc.
Breeder: Bernard & Karen McCormack
2020:
5 Starts – 3 wins – 1 second - 0 thirds - $354,400
2020:
5 Starts – 2 wins – 1 second - 1 third - $276,528
Winner:
Summer S. (G1) Soaring Free S. MSW
Winner:
Cup and Saucer S. MSW
READY TO REPEAT
STEPHEN
B. G. 2, by More Than Ready - Christine Daae (Giant’s Causeway)
B. G. 2, by Constitution - Naughty Holiday (Harlan’s Holiday)
Trainer: Gail Cox
Trainer: Kevin Attard
Owner: Gail Cox, John Menary, Michael James Ambler and
Owner: Al and Bill Ulwelling
Windways Farm Breeder: Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC
Breeder: Trackwest Racing Inc.
2020:
5 Starts – 2 wins – 2 seconds - 1 third - $178,600
Winner:
Victoria S. MSW
2020:
3 Starts – 1 win – 1 second - 0 thirds - $173,100
Winner:
Coronation Futurity S.
You’ll be amazed at what they can do!
Congratulations to LNJ FOXWOODS and NK RACING on their accomplishments with Sovereign Award Finalists Boardroom and Belichick. Your success is well deserved; we thank you for your continued support and dedication to the game. Sincerely, Alex Solis II, Jason Litt and Madison Scott SOLIS/LITT BLOODSTOCK
We expect great things from our horses. Let’s make sure that they can expect a happy and dignified retirement when their racing days are over. I’m The Red Lion and adopter Jennifer Coffin
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46thAnnual
Sovereign Awards
Champion Two-Year-Old Female
ALDA
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DREAMING OF DREW
LADY SPEIGHTSPEARE
Ch. F. 2, by Munnings - Soldata (Maria’s Mon)
CH. F. 2, by Speightster - Dreaming of Liz (El Prado*IRE)
Ch. F. 2, by Speightstown - Lady Shakespeare (Theatrical*IRE)
Trainer: Graham H. Motion
Trainer: Barbara J. Minshall
Trainer: Roger L. Attfield
Owner: Wertheimer and Frere
Owner: Hoolie Racing Stable LLC
Owner: Charles E. Fipke
Breeder: Wertheimer et Frere
Breeder: WinStar Farm LLC
Breeder: Charles E. Fipke
2020:
5 Starts – 2 wins – 1 second - 1 third - $126,283
2020:
5 Starts – 2 wins – 2 seconds - 0 thirds - $202,832
2020:
Winner:
Catch A Glimpse S. MSW
Winner:
Princess Elizabeth S. MSW
Winner: Natalma S. (G1)
2 Starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds - 0 thirds - $146,394 MSW
Congratulations
to Outstanding Groom Award winner Michelle Gibson, Entourage Stables, Pink Lloyd and all of the 2020 Sovereign Award finalists
PINK LLOYD ROBERT TILLER
46thAnnual
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Sponsored by Ontario Racing
Champion Turf Male
COUNT AGAIN
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SAY THE WORD
SILENT POET
B. G. 5, by Awesome Again - Count to Three (Red Ransom)
Dk. b. or b. G. 5, by More Than Ready - Danceforthecause (Giant’s Causeway)
Dk. b. or b. G. 5, by Silent Name*JPN - Cara Bella (Ghostzapper)
Trainer: D’Amato Philip
Trainer: D’Amato Philip
Trainer: Nicholas Gonzalez
Owner: Agave Racing Stable and
Owner: Agave Racing Stable and
Owner: Stronach Stables
Sam-Son Farm Breeder: Sam-Son Farm
Sam-Son Farm Breeder: Sam-Son Farm
Breeder: Adena Springs
2020:
2020:
6 Starts – 3 wins – 1 second - 1 third - $265,590
Winner: Seabiscuit H. (G2)
Singspiel S. (G3) ALW
7 Starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds - 2 thirds - $298,490
Winner: Northern Dancer S. (G1)
ALW/OC
2020:
6 Starts – 4 wins – 0 seconds - 1 third - $472,500
Winner:
Nearctic S. (G2) ALW Connaught Cup S. (G2) ALW
THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE who helped racing get through a challenging year
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Champion Turf Female
ELIZABETH WAY (IRE)
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RIDEFORTHECAUSE
THEODORA B.
Ch. F. 4, by Frankel*GB - Maids Causeway*IRE (Giant’s Causeway)
B. F. 4, by Candy Ride*ARG - Danceforthecause (Giant’s Causeway)
Dk. b. or b. M. 5, by Ghostzapper - Dyna Waltz*GB (Dynaformer)
Trainer: Roger L. Attfield
Trainer: Michael W. McCarthy
Trainer: Michael W. Dickinson
Owner: John J McCormack
Owner: Alpha Delta Stables
Owner: Augustin Stables
Breeder: Godolphin
Breeder: Sam-Son Farm
Breeder: Augustin Stables
2020:
9 Starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds - 2 thirds - $271,590
2020:
7 Starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds - 0 thirds - $276,570
2020:
Winner:
Nassau S. (G2) The Very One S. (G3) MSW
Winner:
Canadian S. (G2) ALW/OC
Winner: TVG S.
6 Starts – 3 wins – 0 seconds - 0 thirds - $455,940 Dance Smartly S. (G2) ALW/OC
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For more than 40 years, Lane’s End’s stallion tradition has been proven by the performance of our stallions and their progeny. But none of it would be possible without the support of our fellow breeders, owners and partners. Congratulations to all those recognized tonight for their success over the past year. Your hard work is a testament to what makes the Thoroughbred industry extraordinary. This is what we stand for.
ACCELERATE | CANDY RIDE (ARG) | CATALINA CRUISER | CITY OF LIGHT | CONNECT | DAREDEVIL | GAME WINNER | GIFT BOX | HONOR A. P. | HONOR CODE LIAM’S MAP | MINESHAFT | MR SPEAKER | QUALITY ROAD | THE FACTOR | TONALIST | TWIRLING CANDY | UNIFIED | UNION RAGS | WEST COAST
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Outstanding Owner
Sovereign Awards GARY BARBER
LIVE OAK PLANTATION
SAM-SON FARM
Starts 115; Wins 17; Seconds 29; Thirds 13
Starts 47; Wins 14; Seconds 9; Thirds 4
Starts 63: Wins 8; Seconds 8; Thirds 7
Earnings $1,561,599; Stakes Win 1
Earnings $1,146,408; Stakes Wins 5
Earnings $1,052,229; Stakes Wins 3
Woodbine’s leading owner of 2020 by purse
Charlotte Weber’s Live Oak Plantation and
The legendary Canadian farm founded by Ernie
earnings, Gary Barber, the well-known American
Stud in Florida, has produced and raced top
and Liza Samuel, Sam-Son Farm, won its 12th
film producer, has campaigned many Sovereign
racehorses since the early 1990s. Live Oak has
Sovereign award for Outstanding Owner in
Award champions and he seeks his first
also been a regular participant in Canadian racing
2019 and is a finalist once again. Now owned
Sovereign Award for Outstanding Owner. Gary
and has heightened its profile in recent years.
and operated by Kim Samuel, Mark Samuel and
is the sole owner of the filly Two Sixty who won
Charlotte’s horses, trained by Mark Casse and
Rick Balaz, Sam-Son Farm celebrated a Grade 1
the Grade 3 Selene Stakes. Gary’s other 2020
Michael Trombetta, closed the season with purse
victory with homebred Say the Word in the
racing stars in Canada include two Sovereign
earnings of over $1.1 million, placing her third
Grade 1 Northern Dancer Stakes at Woodbine.
Award finalists. Two-year-old Gretzky the Great,
on the leading owners list. The Live Oak stars of
Trained by Gail Cox, Say the Word also finished
owned in partnership with Eclipse Thoroughbred
2020 include Souper Escape, a multiple graded
third in the Grade 3 Singspiel Stakes to another
Partners, won the Soaring Free Stakes and the
stakes winner with victories in the Grade 3
Sam-Son entry, Count Again, who went on to
Grade 1 Summer Stakes at Woodbine, earning
Seaway Stakes and Grade 3 Trillium Stakes, and is
win the Grade 2 Seabiscuit Handicap at Del
over $350,000 in purses and Skywire, one of the
a finalist for Champion Older Main Track Female.
Mar. The farm’s Rideforthecause also developed
top older horses of the year. Co-owned by Lou
The farm also campaigned the Grade 2 King
into a stakes star in 2020, winning the Grade 2
Tucci, Skywire won the Grade 2 Eclipse Stakes
Edward Stakes winner March to the Arch, the
Canadian Stakes. Sam-Son Farm is the recipient
and the Grade 2 Autumn Stakes. Gary’s horses,
Grade 3 Durham Cup Stakes winner Salute With
of the Special Sovereign Award for their
trained by Mark Casse, earned over $1.5 million
Honor, and 2-year-old filly Souper Sensational,
outstanding contribution and dedication to the
in Canada in 2020, earning him the Woodbine
who won the Glorious Song Stakes.
Canadian racing and breeding industry.
owner’s title.
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Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
Congratulates the
2020 Sovereign Award Winners and Finalists
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Canada’s Horse of the Year for 2020 is:
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Past Winners Horse Of The Year
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Sovereign Awards
1951: Bull Page E.P. Taylor
1963: Canebora Windfields Farm
1975: L’Enjoleur Jean-Louis Levesque
1986: Ruling Angel Sam-Son Farm
1998: Chief Bearhart Sam-Son Farm
1952: Canadiana E.P. Taylor
1964: Northern Dancer Windfields Farm
1976: Norcliffe Norcliffe Stable
1999: Thornfield Knob Hill Stable
1953: King Maple Mrs. G. McMacken
1965: George Royal E.C. Hammond & R.W. Hall
1977: L’Alezane Jean-Louis Levesque
1987: Afleet Richard Kennedy & Taylor Made Farms
1954: Queen’s Own E.P. Taylor 1955: Ace Marine Larkin Maloney 1956: Canadian Champ Bill Beasley 1957: Hartney Col. K.R. Marshall
Past Winners
1958: Nearctic Windfields Farm
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1966: Victorian Era Windfields Farm 1967: He’s a Smoothie Bill Beasley 1968: Viceregal Windfields Farm 1969: Jumpin Joseph Warren Beasley 1970: Fanfreluche Jean-Louis Levesque
1978: Overskate Stafford Farms 1979: Overskate Stafford Farms 1980: Glorious Song Frank Stronach & Nelson Bunker Hunt 1981: Deputy Minister Kinghaven Farms & Centurion Farm
1988: Play the King Kinghaven Farms 1989: With Approval Kinghaven Farms 1990: Izvestia Kinghaven Farms 1991: Dance Smartly Sam-Son Farm 1992: Benburb Knob Hill Stable
2004: Soaring Free Sam-Son Farm
2013: Up with the Birds Sam-Son Farm 2014: Lexie Lou Gary Barber
1994: Alywow Kinghaven Farms
2006: Arravale Robert Costigan
2016: Caren Robert Marzilli
2007: Sealy Hill Melnyk Racing Stables, Inc.
2017: Pink Lloyd Entourage Stable
1972: La Prevoyante Jean-Louis Levesque
1983: Travelling Victor R.J. Bennett
1995: Peaks and Valleys Pin Oak Stable
1961: Hidden Treasure Bill Beasley
1973: Kennedy Road Mrs. A.W. Stollery
1984: Dauphin Fabuleux Sam-Son Farm
1996: Mt.Sassafras Minshall Farms
1962: Crafty Lace Jerome M. Jacobs
1974: L’Enjoleur Jean-Louis Levesque
1985: Imperial Choice Sam-Son Farm
1997: Chief Bearhart Sam-Son Farm
1990: Rainbows For Life 1991: Free At Last 1992: Truth Of It All 1993: Comet Shine 1994: Talkin Man 1995: Gomtuu 1996: Cash Deposit 1997: Dawson’s Legacy 1998: Riddell’s Creek 1999: Exciting Story 2000: Highland Legacy 2001: Rare Friends 2002: Added Edge 2003: Judiths Wild Rush 2004: Wholelottabourbon
2003: Wando Gus Schickedanz
2012: Uncaptured John C. Oxley
1993: Peteski Earle I. Mack
1960: Victoria Park Windfields Farm
1975: Proud Tobin 1976: Sound Reason 1977: Overskate 1978: Medaille d’Or 1979: Allan Blue 1980: Bayford 1981: Deputy Minister 1982: Sunny’s Halo 1983: Prince Avatar 1984: Dauphin Fabuleux 1985: Grey Classic 1986: Blue Finn 1987: Regal Classic 1988: Mercedes Won 1989: Sky Classic
2002: Wake At Noon Bruno Schickedanz
2011: Never Retreat Team Block
2015: Catch a Glimpse Gary Barber, Michael Ambler & Windways Farm
1971: Lauries Dancer Mrs. A.W. Stollery
Champion Two-Year-Old Male
2001: Win City Frank Di Giulio Jr.
2010: Biofuel Brereton Jones
2005: A Bit O’Gold Two Bit Racing Stable
1982: Frost King Bill Marko & Ted Smith
1959: Wonder Where L.Maloney & Conn Smythe
2000: Quiet Resolve Sam-Son Farm
2009: Champs Elysees (GB) Juddmonte Farms Inc.
2008: Fatal Bullet Bear Stables, Ltd.
2018: Wonder Gadot Gary Barber 2019: Starship Jubilee Blue Heaven Farm
Champion Two-Year-Old Female 2005: Edenwold 2006: Leonnatus Anteas 2007: Kodiak Kowboy 2008: Mine That Bird 2009: Hollinger 2010: Madman Diaries 2011: Maritimer 2012: Uncaptured 2013: Go Greeley 2014: Conquest Typhoon 2015: Riker 2016: King and His Court 2017: Admiralty Pier 2018: Avie’s Flatter 2019: Mr. Hustle
1975: Seraphic 1976: Northernette 1977: L’Alezane 1978: Liz’s Pride 1979: Par Excellence 1980: Rainbow Connection 1981: Choral Group 1982: Candle Bright 1983: Ada Prospect 1984: Deceit Dancer 1985: Stage Flite 1986: Ruling Angel 1987: Phoenix Factor 1988: Legarto 1989: Wavering Girl
1990: Dance Smartly 1991: Bucky’s Solution 1992: Deputy Jane West 1993: Term Limits 1994: Honky Tonk Tune 1995: Silken Cat 1996: Larkwhistle 1997: Primaly 1998: Fantasy Lake 1999: Hello Seattle 2000: Poetically 2001: Ginger Gold 2002: Brusque 2003: My Vintage Port 2004: Simply Lovely
2005: Knights Templar 2006: Catch the Thrill 2007: Dancing Allstar 2008: Van Lear Rose 2009: Biofuel 2010: Delightful Mary 2011: Tu Endie Wei 2012: Spring in the Air 2013: Ria Antonia 2014: Conquest Harlanate 2015: Catch a Glimpse 2016: Victory to Victory 2017: Wonder Gadot 2018: Bold Script 2019: Curlin’s Voyage
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Past Winners
Sovereign Awards
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Champion Three-Year-Old Male
Champion Three-Year-Old Female
Champion Sprinter
1975: L’Enjoleur 1976: Norcliffe 1977: Dance in Time 1978: Overskate 1979: Steady Growth 1980: Ben Fab 1981: Frost King 1982: Runaway Groom 1983: Bompago 1984: Key To The Moon 1985: Imperial Choice 1986: Golden Choice 1987: Afleet 1988: Regal Intention 1989: With Approval 1990: Izvestia 1991: Bolulight 1992: Benburb 1993: Peteski 1994: Bruce’s Mill 1995: Peaks And Valleys 1996: Victor Cooley 1997: Cryptocloser
1975: Momigi 1976: Bye Bye Paris 1977: Northernette 1978: La Voyageuse 1979: Kamar 1980: Par Excellence 1981: Rainbow Connection 1982: Avowal 1983: Northern Blossom 1984: Classy ‘N Smart 1985: La Lorgnette 1986: Carotene 1987: One From Heaven 1988: Tilt My Halo 1989: Blushing Katy 1990: Lubicon 1991: Dance Smartly 1992: Hope For A Breeze 1993: Deputy Jane West 1994: Alywow 1995: Scotzanna 1996: Silent Fleet 1997: Cotton Carnival
1980: La Voyageuse 1981: Eternal Search 1982: Avowal 1983: Fraud Squad 1984: Diapason 1985: Summer Mood 1986: New Connection 1987: Play the King 1988: Play the King 1989: Mr. Hot Shot 1990: Twist the Snow 1991: King Corrie 1992: King Corrie 1993: Apelia 1994: King Ruckus
1998: Archers Bay 1999: Woodcarver 2000: Kiss A Native 2001: Win City 2002: Le Cinquieme Essai 2003: Wando 2004: A Bit O’Gold 2005: Palladio 2006: Shillelagh Slew 2007: Alezzandro 2008: Not Bourbon 2009: Eye of the Leopard 2010: Big Red Mike 2011: Pender Harbour 2012: Strait of Dover 2013: Up with the Birds 2014: Heart to Heart 2015: Shaman Ghost 2016: Amis Gizmo 2017: Channel Maker 2018: Sky Promise 2019: Global Access
Champion Older Male 1975: Rash Move 1976: Victorian Prince 1977: Norcliffe 1978: Giboulee 1979: Overskate 1980: Overskate 1981: Driving Home 1982: Frost King 1983: Travelling Victor 1984: Canadian Factor 1985: Ten Gold Pots 1986: Let’s Go Blue 1987: Play the King 1988: Play the King 1989: Steady Power 1990: Twist the Snow 1991: Sky Classic 1992: Rainbows for Life 1993: Cozzene’s Prince 1994: King Ruckus 1995: Basqueian 1996: Mt. Sassafras 1997: Chief Bearhart
1998: Terremoto 1999: Deputy Inxs 2000: One Way Love 2001: A Fleets Dancer 2002: Wake At Noon 2003: Phantom Light 2004: Mobil 2005: A Bit O’Gold 2006: True Metropolitan 2007: True Metropolitan 2008: Marchfield 2009: Marchfield 2010: Sand Cove 2011: Fifty Proof 2012: Hunters Bay 2013: Alpha Bettor 2014: Lukes Alley 2015: Are You Kidding Me 2016: Are You Kidding Me 2017: Pink Lloyd 2018: Mr Havercamp 2019: Pink Lloyd
1998: Kiry’s Song 1999: Gandria 2000: Catch The Ring 2001: Dancethruthedawn 2002: Lady Shari 2003: Too Late Now 2004: Eye of the Sphynx 2005: Gold Strike 2006: Kimchi 2007: Sealy Hill 2008: Ginger Brew 2009: Milwaukee Appeal 2010: Biofuel 2011: Inglorious 2012: Irish Mission 2013: Leigh Court 2014: Lexie Lou 2015: Academic 2016: Caren 2017: Holy Helena 2018: Wonder Gadot 2019: Desert Ride
1995: Scotzanna 1996: Langfuhr 1997: Glanmire 1998: Deputy Inxs 1999: Deputy Inxs 2000: One Way Love 2001: Mr. Epperson 2002: Wake At Noon 2003: Soaring Free 2004: Blonde Executive 2005: Judiths Wild Rush 2006: Judiths Wild Rush 2007: Financingavailable 2008: Fatal Bullet
Champion Male Sprinter 2009: Field Commission 2010: Hollywood Hit 2011: Essence Hit Man 2012: Essence Hit Man 2013: Phil’s Dream 2014: Calgary Cat
2015: Stacked Deck 2016: Noholdingback Bear 2017: Pink Lloyd 2018: Pink Lloyd 2019: Pink Lloyd
Champion Older Female
Champion Female Sprinter
1975: Victorian Queen 1976: Momigi 1977: Reasonable Win 1978: Christy’s Mount 1979: La Voyageuse 1980: Glorious Song 1981: Glorious Song 1982: Eternal Search 1983: Eternal Search 1984: Sintrillium 1985: Lake Country 1986: Bessarabian 1987: Carotene 1988: Carotene 1989: Proper Evidence 1990: Diva’s Debut 1991: Avant’s Gold 1992: Wilderness Song 1993: Dance for Donna 1994: Pennyhill Park 1995: Bold Ruritana 1996: Windsharp 1997: Woolloomooloo
2009: Tribal Belle 2010: Indian Apple Is 2011: Atlantic Hurricane 2012: Roxy Gap 2013: Youcan’tcatchme 2014: Hillaby
1998: Santa Amelia 1999: Magic Code 2000: Saoirse 2001: Mountain Angel 2002: Small Promises 2003: One For Rose 2004: One For Rose 2005: One For Rose 2006: Financingavailable 2007: Financingavailable 2008: Bear Now 2009: Serenading 2010: Impossible Time 2011: Embur’s Song 2012: Roxy Gap 2013: Sisterly Love 2014: Strut the Course 2015: Miss Mischief 2016: Midnight Miley 2017: Ami’s Mesa 2018: Escape Clause 2019: Here’s Hannah
2015: Miss Mischief 2016: River Maid 2017: Ami’s Mesa 2018: Moonlit Promise 2019: Summer Sunday
Top Grass Horse 1975: Victorian Queen 1976: Victorian Queen 1977: Momigi 1978: Overskate 1979: Overskate 1980: Overskate 1981: Ben Fab 1982: Frost King 1983: Kingsbridge 1984: Bounding Away
1985: Imperial Choice 1986: Carotene 1987: Carotene 1988: Carotene 1989: Charlie Barley 1990: Izvestia 1991: Sky Classic 1992: Rainbows For Life 1993: Hero’s Love 1994: Alywow
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Past Winners
Sovereign Awards
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Champion Male Turf Horse
Champion Female Turf Horse
Outstanding Breeder
1995: Hasten To Add 1996: Chief Bearhart 1997: Chief Bearhart 1998: Chief Bearhart 1999: Thornfield 2000: Quiet Resolve 2001: Numerous Times 2002: Portculllis 2003: Perfect Soul 2004: Soaring Free 2005: A Bit O’Gold 2006: Sky Conqueror 2007: Cloudy’s Knight
1995: Bold Ruritana 1996: Windsharp 1997: Woolloomooloo 1998: Colorful Vices 1999: Free Vacation 2000: Heliotrope 2001: Sweetest Thing 2002: Chopinina 2003: Inish Glora 2004: Inish Glora 2005: Ambitous Cat 2006: Arravale 2007: Sealy Hill
1975: Bory Margolus 1976: E.P. Taylor 1977: Conn Smythe 1978: Jean Louis Levesque 1979: Kinghaven Farms 1980: Marvin Hamilton 1981: Tom Webb 1982: Kinghaven Farms 1983: Russell J. Bennett 1984: Frank Stronach 1985: E.P. Taylor 1986: Kinghaven Farms 1987: Kinghaven Farms 1988: Ernest Samuel 1989: Kinghaven Farms 1990: Kinghaven Farms 1991: Ernest L. Samuel 1992: Knob Hill Stable 1993: Kinghaven Farms 1994: Kinghaven Farms 1995: Kinghaven Farms 1996: Minshall Farms 1997: Frank Stronach
2008: Rahy’s Attorney 2009: Champs Elysees (GB) 2010: Grand Adventure 2011: Musketier (GER) 2012: Riding the River 2013: Forte Dei Marmi (GB) 2014: Dynamic Sky 2015: Interpol 2016: Conquest Enforcer 2017: Johnny Bear 2018: Mr Havercamp 2019: El Tormenta
Outstanding Broodmare
Outstanding Owner
1975: Reasonable Wife 1976: Northern Minx 1977: Doris White 1978: Fanfreluche 1979: Fitz’s Fancy 1980: Hangin Round 1981: Native Flower 1982: Yonnie Girl 1983: Two Rings 1984: Friendly Ways 1985: No Class 1986: Loudrangle 1987: Arctic Vixen 1988: Polite Lady 1989: Passing Mood 1990: Shy Spirit 1991: Classy ‘N Smart 1992: Ballade 1993: Bold Debra 1994: Rainbow Connection 1995: Sea Regent 1996: Amelia Bearhart 1997: Charming Sassafras
1975: Jack Stafford 1976: George Gardiner 1977: Bory Margolus 1978: Conn Smythe 1979: James Shields 1980: Ernest L. Samuel 1981: Dave Kapchinsky 1982: Kinghaven Farms 1983: Bahnam K. Yousif 1984: Ernest L. Samuel 1985: Ernest L. Samuel 1986: Kinghaven Farms 1987: Kinghaven Farms 1988: Ernest L. Samuel 1989: Kinghaven Farms 1990: Kinghaven Farms 1991: Ernest L. Samuel 1992: Knob Hill Stable 1993: Frank Stronach 1994: Frank Stronach 1995: Frank Stronach 1996: Minshall Farms 1997: Frank Stronach 1998: Frank Stronach 1999: Frank Stronach 2000: Sam-Son Farm
1998: Fleet Courage 1999: Sharpening Up 2000: Primarily 2001: Dance Smartly 2002: First Class Gal 2003: Radiant Ring 2004: Annasan 2005: Native Rights 2006: Dream Smartly 2007: Lover’s Talk 2008: Kathie’s Colleen 2009: Pico Teneriffe 2010: Destroy 2011: Noble Strike 2012: Misty Mission 2013: Captivating 2014: Eye of the Sphynx 2015: Rare Opportunity 2016: Galloping Ami 2017: Victorious Ami 2018: In Return 2019: Loving Vindication
2008: Callwood Dancer (IRE) 2009: Points of Grace 2010: Miss Keller (Ire) 2011: Never Retreat 2012: Irish Mission 2013: Solid Appeal 2014: Lexie Lou 2015: Catch a Glimpse 2016: Lexie Lou 2017: Starship Jubilee 2018: Starship Jubilee 2019: Starship Jubilee
2001: Sam-Son Farm 2002: Stronach Stable 2003: Stronach Stable 2004: Sam-Son Farm 2005: Stronach Stable 2006: Sam-Son Farm 2007: Melnyk Racing Stables 2008: Bear Stables 2009: Melnyk Racing Stables 2010: Sam-Son Farm 2011: TIE ~ Donver Stable and Glen Todd & Patrick Kinsella 2012: 2013: 2014: 2015: 2016:
John C. Oxley John C. Oxley John C. Oxley Sam-Son Farm Conquest Stables, LLC 2017: Chiefswood Stable 2018: Chiefswood Stables Limited 2019: Sam-Son Farm
1998: Frank Stronach 1999: Frank Stronach 2000: Sam-Son Farm 2001: Sam-Son Farm 2002: Sam-Son Farm 2003: Sam-Son Farm 2004: Sam-Son Farm 2005: Adena Springs 2006: Adena Springs 2007: Adena Springs 2008: Adena Springs 2009: Eugene Melnyk 2010: Adena Springs 2011: Gardiner Farms Ltd 2012: William D Graham 2013: Sam-Son Farm 2014: Sam-Son Farm 2015: Adena Springs 2016: Adena Springs 2017: Adena Springs 2018: Tall Oaks Farm 2019: Sam-Son Farm
Outstanding Trainer 1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: 1982: 1983: 1984: 1985: 1986: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1992: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997:
Gil Rowntree Lou Cavalaris “Red” Smith Frank H. Merrill, Jr. Jim Day Gerry Belanger Ron Brock Bill Marko Bill Marko Mike Doyle Jim Day Roger Attfield Roger Attfield Jim Day Roger Attfield Roger Attfield Jim Day Phil England Roger Attfield Daniel J. Vella Daniel J. Vella Barbara J. Minshall Mark Frostad
1998: Michael Wright, Jr. 1999: Mark Frostad 2000: Mark Frostad 2001: Robert Tiller 2002: Roger Attfield 2003: Robert P. Tiller 2004: Robert P. Tiller 2005: Reade Baker 2006: Mark Casse 2007: Mark Casse 2008: Mark Casse 2009: Roger Attfield 2010: Roger Attfield 2011: Mark Casse 2012: Mark Casse 2013: Mark Casse 2014: Mark Casse 2015: Mark Casse 2016: Mark Casse 2017: Mark Casse 2018: Mark Casse 2019: Mark Casse
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Outstanding Jockey
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Past Winners
Sovereign Awards
1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: 1982: 1983: 1984: 1985: 1986: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1992: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997:
Hugo Dittfach Chris Rogers Avelino Gomez Sandy Hawley Robin Platts Gary Stahlbaum Irwin Driedger Lloyd Duffy Larry Attard Chris Loseth Don Seymour Larry Attard Don Seymour Sandy Hawley Don Seymour Don Seymour Mickey Walls Todd Kabel Robert Landry Robert Landry Todd Kabel Emile Ramsammy Emile Ramsammy
1998: David Clark 1999: Patrick Husbands 2000: Patrick Husbands 2001: Patrick Husbands 2002: Patrick Husbands 2003: Todd Kabel 2004: Todd Kabel 2005: Todd Kabel 2006: Todd Kabel 2007: Patrick Husbands 2008: Patrick Husbands 2009: Patrick Husbands 2010: Eurico Rosa Da Silva 2011: Luis Contreras 2012: Luis Contreras 2013: Eurico Rosa Da Silva 2014: Patrick Husbands 2015: Eurico Rosa Da Silva 2016: Eurico Rosa Da Silva 2017: Eurico Rosa Da Silva 2018: Eurico Rosa Da Silva 2019: Eurico Rosa Da Silva
Outstanding Digital Audio/ Visual & Broadcast 2012: Horse Racing Alberta & WhiteIron Productions 2013: Woodbine Entertainment Group Broadcast Department 2014: Scott Jagow 2015: Talkin Horses 2016: Woodbine Entertainment Group Broadcast Department 2017: Horse Racing Alberta 2018: Horse Racing Radio Network 2019: Woodbine Entertainment Group Broadcast Department
Outstanding Writing 2012: Denise Ryan 2013: Alex Campbell 2014: David Briggs 2015: Curtis Stock
2016: Beverley Smith 2017: Perry Lefko 2018: Hayley Morrison 2019: David Briggs
Outstanding Handicapper 2017: Michael Eisen 2018: Nick Noce
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2019: Paul Shurman
Outstanding Apprentice Jockey
Outstanding Groom
1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: 1982: 1983: 1984: 1985: 1986: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1992: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997:
2016: Dexter Brathwaite 2017: Alfredo Ramos
Jeff Fell Chris Loseth Brad Smythe Ron Hansen Ray Creighton Valerie Thompson Richard Dos Ramos Richard Dos Ramos Robert King Jr. Robert King Jr. Nancy Jumpsen Todd Kabel Jim McAleney Jim McAleney Maree Richards Mickey Walls Mickey Walls Stanley Bethley Constant Montpellier Dave Wilson Dave Wilson Neil Poznansky Rui Pimentel
1998: Helen Vanek 1999: Ben Russell 2000: Cory Clark 2001: Chantal Sutherland 2002: Chantal Sutherland 2003: Julia Brimo 2004: Corey Fraser 2005: Emma-Jayne Wilson 2006: Emma-Jayne WIlson 2007: Tyler Pizarro 2008: Janine Stianson 2009: Omar Moreno 2010: Omar Moreno 2011: Ryan Pacheco 2012: Scott Williams 2013: Skye Chernetz 2014: Sheena Ryan 2015: Erika Smilovsky 2016: Kayla Pizarro 2017: Rey Williams 2018: Kazushi Kimura 2019: Kazushi Kimura
Michael Burns Michael Burns Bob Gilmour Michael Burns Jeff Goode Wayne Glowack Bob Gilmour Jeff Goode Michael Burns Patricia Burns Michael Burns Jr Katey Barrett Boris Spremo Les Bazso Jeff Goode Michael Burns Jr. Mike Moore Jeff Goode Michael Burns Jr Michael Burns Ken Villeneuve Skip Dickstein Michael Burns Jr.
Special Sovereign 1978: Jean Romanet 1979: Honourable Frank Drea 1983: John Finney 1983: Sunny’s Halo 1988: Richard Duchossois 1991: Rothmans Ltd.
1992: Milt Dunnell 1998: Awesome Again 2002: Roland Roberts 2007: Louis Romanet 2011: Sue Leslie 2017: Sam Lima 2019: Harvey Warner
The Jockey Club of Canada Scholarship Award 2016: Tyler Hehn 2017: Tyson Lautenschlager
2018: Bobby Mihalik
Man of The Year
Outstanding Photograph 1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: 1982: 1983: 1984: 1985: 1986: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1992: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997:
2018: Amanda Erwin 2019: Michael Williams
1998: Ryan Haynes 1999: David Landry 2000: David Landry 2001: Michael Burns Jr. 2002: Michael Burns Jr. 2003: Michael Burns Jr. 2004: David Landry 2005: David Landry 2006: David Landry 2007: Michael Burns Jr. 2008: Matt Waples 2009: Michael Burns 2010: Tod Marks 2011: David Landry 2012: Michael Burns 2013: Patti Tubbs 2014: Cindy Pierson Dulay 2015: Chris Young 2016: Cody Gregory 2017: Dave Landry 2018: Santino Di Paola 2019: Michael R. Bye
1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: 1982: 1983:
E.P. Taylor Jack Diamond E.P. Taylor Ron Turcotte George C. Hendrie Jack Stafford Jim Bentley Jean-Louis Levesque Joe Thomas
1984: 1985: 1986: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1992:
Jim Coleman George Gardiner D.G. (Bud) Willmot Lawrence D.Regan Sandy Hawley George C. Frostad James W. Wright Ernest L. Samuel Charles Baker
E.P. Taylor Award of Merit 1994: Jack H. Kenney 1995: Charles Taylor 1998: David S. Willmot 1999: George M. Hendrie 2000: Honourable Michael D. Harris 2005: Michael C. Byrne
2010: Robert Anderson 2015: R.J (Russell) and Lois Bennett 2016: Frank Stronach 2018: Gustav Schickedanz William D. Graham 2019: Charles E. Fipke
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for Emergencies Owners’ Awards for Ontario-bred winners Registered & Non-Registered Pension Plan Subsidized Medical/Dental Insurance Educational Assistance Employee Assistance Program Social Events Ongoing Representation at AGCO hearings & with all levels of Government Free Urine/Blood re-evaluation on alleged positive test Assistance with Foreign Worker Applications & Immigration Contract negotiations with racetracks
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Congratulations
Congratulations TO THE
2020 SOVEREIGN AWARD FINALISTS!
Kevin Attard offers sincere thanks to his Owners for their trust and loyalty throughout the 2020 Racing Season and once again gives special recognition to his dedicated team for all their hard work, commitment and dedication.
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to all the 2020 Sovereign Award Finalists and Best of Luck in 2021 KEVIN ATTARD RACING STABLE
“I am truly honoured to play my part in Canadian racing.” Life has been incredibly good to me. I’ve met kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers, the rich and the famous, a lot of colourful characters and plenty of decent, down-to-earth people. Even though I’ve experienced the lowest of the lows and the highest of the highs, it’s the hardships I’ve endured that have made me the person I am today. In racing, my overriding goal is simple and straight-forward: to breed and develop an extraordinary horse, the kind that comes along once in a lifetime, one whose name will live on for generations. That’s what drives me. I am truly honoured to play my part in Canadian racing and breeding and in 2021 we’re going to make Adena Springs Canada great again. But we can’t do it without you. Thank you for supporting us and we’re here to support you in your quest for the ultimate accolade in Canadian racing – a Sovereign Award. – Frank Stronach
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