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Sovereign Awards finalists announced

Never Retreat won two of three outings in Canada last season, including the Dance Smartly and Canadian (Matt Wooley/EquiSport Photos) The Jockey Club of Canada will host their 37th Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony to honor the Canadian champions of 2011 on April 5 on the third floor of Woodbine Race Track in Toronto. Woodbine Entertainment Group will join in the celebration as they get ready to kick-off their 2012 live Thoroughbred meet on April 6, a date which represents the start of Thoroughbred racing in Canada. In an effort to promote equal opportunity in determining the winners of the 17 race award categories, the voting began January 1, 2012, allowing for statistics for the entire year to be considered. The finalists and eventual winner were determined using a computerized points system based on each voter's first, second and third choice in each category. The 2011 Sovereign Award Finalists, listed alphabetically in each category, are: Champion Two-Year-Old Filly: Hard Not to Like; Northern Passion; Tu Endie Wei. Champion Two-Year-Old Male: Excaper; Maritimer; Prospective.

Champion Three-Year-Old Filly: Inglorious; Marketing Mix; Smart Sting.

Champion Three-Year-Old Male: Freedoms Traveller; Moonshine Mullin; Pender Harbour.

Champion Older Female: Ariana D; Embur's Song; Stars to Shine.

Champion Older Male: Don Cavallo; Fifty Proof; James Street.

Champion Turf Female: Marketing Mix; Miss Keller; Never Retreat.

Champion Turf Male: Musketier; Pender Harbour; Stormy Lord.

Champion Female Sprinter: Atlantic Hurricane; Classic Alley Kat; Embur's Song.

Champion Male Sprinter: Essence Hit Man; Gypsy Ring; Signature Red.

Outstanding Broodmare: Embur Sunshine; Noble Strike; Rahy's Hope.

The three finalists for Horse of the Year honors will be announced on the evening of the awards ceremony.

Outstanding Breeder: Adena Springs; Arosa Farms; Gardiner Farms Ltd.

Outstanding Owner (There was a tie in one of the top three finalists positions): Bear Stables Ltd.; Donver Stable; Melnyk Racing Stables Inc.; Glen Todd and Patrick Kinsella.

Outstanding Trainer: Roger Attfield; Reade Baker; Mark Casse.

Outstanding Apprentice Jockey: Ryan Pacheco; Betty-Jo Williams; Scott Williams.

Outstanding Jockey: Luis Contreras; Patrick Husbands; Emma-Jayne Wilson.

Finalists also were announced in four media categories.

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