The Jockey Club of Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2025 Sovereign Awards honouring 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 which will be held on the evening of Thursday, April 23, 2026 at Paramount Eventspace in Woodbridge, Ontario.

Please call or email us for more information and to reserve your tickets today! Tickets can also be purchased online at: https://jockeyclubcanada.com/online-payments/.

2025 Sovereign Awards Finalists

Champion Two-Year-Old Female:

Corsia Veloce
Dixie Law
Piper’s Gift

Champion Two-Year-Old Male:

Argos
Casson
Two Out Hero

Champion Three-Year-Old Female:

Chi Chi Time
No Time
Winterberry

Champion Three-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 RowM
JudoM
Swift Delivery

Champion Female Turf Horse:

Corsia Veloce
Little Teddy
Ready for Shirl

Champion Male Turf Horse:

Argos
Gas Me Up
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Champion Female Sprinter:

Gal in a Rush
Little Teddy
Ms. Tart

Champion Male Sprinter:

Gas Me Up
My Boy Prince
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Outstanding Broodmare:

Aurora Lights
Dixie Chicken
Gladiator Queen

Outstanding Breeder:

Anderson Farms Ont. Inc.
Chiefswood Stables Limited
Frank Di Giulio Jr.

Outstanding Owner:

Chiefswood Stables Limited
Schickedanz, Bruno
Ulwelling, Al and Bill

Outstanding Trainer:

Attard, Kevin
Casse, Mark E.
Drexler, Martin

Outstanding Apprentice Jockey:

Adams, Austin
Forde, Xarel
Moran, Pietro

Outstanding Jockey:

Civaci, Sahin
Hernandez, Rafael Manuel
Moran, Pietro

Horse of the Year:

The Horse of the Year finalists will be announced during the 51st Annual 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 51st Annual Sovereign Awards ceremony on the evening of Thursday, April 23, 2026 at Paramount Eventspace in Woodbridge, Ontario.

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