Sovereign Award finalists announced

Tickets to the 40th Annual Sovereign Awards Party are $250 each and tables of

10 are slightly discounted at $2,400. All tickets are plus applicable taxes and

must be reserved in advance by contacting The Jockey Club of Canada at

416-675-7756 or email: jockeyclubbellnet.ca.

In an effort to promote equal opportunity in determining the winners for 2014

in the 17-race award categories, the voting began January 2, allowing for

statistics for the entire 2014 year to be considered. To be eligible to receive

a Sovereign Award in each divisional category a horse must have raced in Canada

at least three times for all horses three years-old and up and two times for all

two-year-olds.

For the Owner, Trainer, Breeder, Jockey and Apprentice Jockey categories, a

minimum of 10 starts in Canada must be made. The Outstanding Broodmare Award is

a lifetime achievement award. The mare must have a Canadian-bred stakes horse

(by, definition, the horse must have come first, second or third in a stakes

race) in the current year and must have produced a different Canadian-bred

stakes horse in a previous year.

Once again the Jockey Club of Canada is announcing the top four finalists in

each category as determined by the online ballots of 40 knowledgeable voters

across Canada and in the United States.

The 2014 Sovereign Award Finalists, listed alphabetically in each category,

are:

Champion Two-Year-Old Filly:

Brooklynsway

Conquest Harlanate

London Tower

Mississippi Delta

Champion Two-Year-Old Male:

Conquest Tsunami

Conquest Typhoon

Decision Day

Phil's Cocktail

Champion Three-Year-Old Female:

Executive Allure

Lexie Lou

Paladin Bay

Sweater Weather

Champion Three-Year-Old Male:

Ami's Holiday

Coltimus Prime

Florida Won

Heart to Heart

Champion Older Female:

Hillaby

Silent Star

Spring in the Air

Strut the Course

Champion Older Male:

Calgary Cat

Lukes Alley

Sharp Sensation

Sky Captain

Champion Female Turf Horse:

Deceptive Vision

Executive Allure

Lexie Lou

Royal Fury

Champion Male Turf Horse:

Dynamic Sky

Excaper

Heart to Heart

Sharp Sensation

Champion Female Sprinter:

Cactus Kris

Executive Allure

Hillaby

Spring in the Air

Champion Male Sprinter:

Calgary Cat

Excaper

Phil's Dream

Sharp Sensation

Outstanding Broodmare:

Cruising Kris

Eye of the Sphynx

Star Guest

Uproar

Outstanding Breeder:

Adena Springs

Paradox Farm Inc.

Sam-Son Farm

William Sorokolit

Outstanding Owner:

Gary Barber

Conquest Stables, LLC

John C. Oxley

Sam-Son Farm

Outstanding Trainer:

Josie Carroll

Mark Casse

Brian Lynch

Greg Tracy

Outstanding Apprentice Jockey:

Damario Bynoe

Sheena Ryan

Ericka Smilovsky

Nick Webb

Outstanding Jockey:

Luis Contreras

Eurico Da Silva

Patrick Husbands

Rico Walcott

The three finalists for 2014 Horse of the Year honors will be announced on

the evening of the awards ceremony.

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