Sovereign Awards Finalists Announced

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/.