The Jockey Club of Canada unveiled the 2023 Sovereign Awards finalists Monday led by Kings Plate S. winner Paramount Prince (Society's Chairman) and Woodbine Oaks heroine Elysian Field (Hard Spun). The winners of each category, along with Canada's 2023 Horse of the Year, will be revealed during the Annual Sovereign Award ceremony held April 18 in Woodbridge, Ontario. Awards will also be given to Outstanding Groom and Outstanding Off-Track Worker along with the E.P. Taylor Award. Finalists are listed alphabetically below:
Champion 2-year-old Female: Living Magic (Justify), Tripolina (Constitution), Witwatersrand (Connect)
Champion 2-year-old Male: Babbo (Kantharos), My Boy Prince (Cairo Prince), Two Ghosts (Ghostzapper)
Champion 3-year-old Female: Elysian Field (Hard Spun), Fashionably Fab (Silent Name {Jpn}), Solo Album (Curlin)
Champion 3-year-old Male: Paramount Prince (Society's Chairman), Patches O'Houlihan (Reload), Touch'n Ride (Candy Ride {Arg})
Champion Older Main Track Female: Il Malocchio (Souper Speedy), Infinite Patience (Sungold), Millie Girl (Hard Spun)
Champion Older Main Track Male: Treason (Constitution), Tyson (Tapit), Wolfie's Dynaghost (Ghostzapper)
Champion Female Turf Horse: Fev Rover (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}), Moira (Ghostzapper), Our Flash Drive (Ghostzapper)
Champion Male Turf Horse: Lucky Score (Lookin At Lucky), My Boy Prince (Cairo Prince), Palazzi (Pioneerof the Nile)
Champion Female Sprinter: Fashionably Fab (Silent Name {Jpn}), Loyalty (Hard Spun), Our Flash Drive (Ghostzapper)
Champion Male Sprinter: Dream Shake (Twirling Candy), Lucky Score (Lookin At Lucky), Patches O'Houlihan (Reload)
Outstanding Broodmare: Game (Fr) (Montjeu {Ire}), Mendocino Beano Smart Strike), Sunday Affair (A.P. Indy)
Outstanding Breeder: Adena Springs, Anderson Farms Ont. Inc, Chiefswood Stables Limited, Sam-Son Farm, Sean Fitzhenry
Outstanding Owner: Gary Barber, Chiefswood Stables Limited, Bruno Schickedanz
Outstanding Trainer: Kevin Attard, Mark E. Casse, Martin Drexler
Outstanding Apprentice Jockey: Fraser Aebly, Amanda Vandermeersch, Sofia Vives
Outstanding Jockey: Sahin Civaci, Rafael Manuel Hernandez, Kazushi Kimura
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