The Jockey Club of Canada will present Robert “Red” McKenzie with the Special Sovereign Award during the 49th annual awards ceremony on the evening of Thursday, Apr. 18 at Paramount Eventspace in Woodbridge, Ontario, the organization said in a press release Thursday afternoon.
Selected unanimously by the Jockey Club of Canada's Stewards, the Special Sovereign Award recognizes a particular achievement within a given year. The honor is being bestowed upon McKenzie for becoming the oldest trainer to saddle a winner in Canada, doing so at the age of 96 on June 23, 2023.
Also that evening, Michelle Armata will be presented with the 2023 Outstanding Groom Award and Jennifer Buck with the inaugural Outstanding Off-Track Worker Award.
The Jockey Club of Canada has also named the finalists for the 2023 Media Sovereign Awards categories.
Listed in alphabetical order, the Media finalists are:
Digital Audio/Visual and Broadcast Category
- Santino Di Paola – Chasing Dreams in the King's Plate
- TAXI – Ontario Racing UNFILTERED- Episode 5: The Kings Plate UNFILTERED
- Woodbine Entertainment Group – Secretariat The Last Race
Photograph Category
- Patricia Burns – Rain Runnin
- Allan de la Plante – Holding Back Disaster
- Jason Halstead – A Kiss for Commando
Writing Category
- Mark Colley – It was the greatest race in Canadian history. Fifty years later, Secretariat's legacy is still felt
- Jennifer Morrison – Cat's Long Way Home
- Curtis Stock – The Turcottes
Judging for the Media Awards is performed by media professionals within the industry selected from across North America.
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