The Jockey Club of Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2022 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 2022, will be announced during the 48th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony on the evening of Thursday, April 13, at Universal EventSpace in Vaughan, Ontario. Tickets can be purchased online.
The 2022 Media Sovereign Awards finalists, the winner of the award for outstanding groom, and this year's E. P. Taylor Award and Special Sovereign Award winners 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 and Horse of the Year finalists, during the 48th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony.
Finalists in each of the following categories are listed in alphabetical order.
Champion 2-Year-Old Female
Cairo Consort
Last Call
Renegade Rebel
Champion 2-Year-Old Male
Philip My Dear
Poulin in O T
Velocitor
Champion 3-Year-Old Female
Moira
Sister Seagull
Souper Hoity Toity
Champion 3-Year-Old Male
Hall of Dreams
Ironstone
Sir for Sure
Champion Older Main Track Female
Infinite Patience
Lady Speightspeare
Our Flash Drive
Champion Older Main Track Male
Soy Tapatio
War Bomber
Who's the Star
Champion Female Turf Horse
Fev Rover
Lady Speightspeare
Moira
Champion Male Turf Horse
Filo Di Arianna
Philip My Dear
Ready for the Lady
Sir for Sure
Champion Female Sprinter
Hazelbrook
Lady Speightspeare
Our Flash Drive
Champion Male Sprinter
Arzak
Filo Di Arianna
Lucky Score
Outstanding Broodmare
Cosa Rara
Count to Three
Include Katherine
Outstanding Breeder
Adena Springs
Sam-Son Farm
Tall Oaks Farm
Outstanding Owner
Bruno Schickedanz
Al and Bill Ulwelling
X-Men Racing, Madaket Stables, and SF Racing
Outstanding Trainer
Kevin Attard
Josie Carroll
Mark Casse
Outstanding Apprentice Jockey
Slade Jones
N'Rico Prescod
Kimal Santo
Outstanding Jockey
Rafael Hernandez
Patrick Husbands
Kazushi Kimura
Emma-Jayne Wilson
Horse of the Year
To be announced during the 48th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony.