TORONTO, April 5 – The Jockey Club of Canada is pleased to announce the winners of the 37th Annual Sovereign Awards for excellence in 2011 presented earlier this evening at Woodbine Race Track in Toronto.
OUTSTANDING JOCKEY:
LUIS CONTRERAS
OUTSTANDING APPRENTICE JOCKEY:
RYAN PACHECO
OUTSTANDING TRAINER:
MARK CASSE
OUTSTANDING OWNER IN CANADA:
David Willmot presents the Outstanding Owner Trophies to Glen Todd (left) and Donna and Vern Dubinsky (right).
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DONVER STABLE AND GLEN TODD & PATRICK KINSELLA
OUTSTANDING BREEDER:
GARDINER FARMS LIMITED
OUTSTANDING BROODMARE:
NOBLE STRIKE
CHAMPION TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLY:
TU ENDIE WEI
CHAMPION TWO-YEAR-OLD MALE:
MARITIMER
CHAMPION THREE-YEAR-OLD FILLY:
INGLORIOUS
CHAMPION THREE-YEAR-OLD MALE:
PENDER HARBOUR
CHAMPION OLDER FEMALE:
EMBUR’S SONG
CHAMPION OLDER MALE HORSE:
FIFTY PROOF
CHAMPION FEMALE SPRINTER:
ATLANTIC HURRICANE
CHAMPION MALE SPRINTER:
ESSENCE HIT MAN
CHAMPION FEMALE TURF HORSE:
NEVER RETREAT
CHAMPION MALE TURF HORSE:
MUSKETIER
HORSE OF THE YEAR:
NEVER RETREAT
SPECIAL SOVEREIGN AWARD:
SUE LESLIE
OUTSTANDING PHOTOGRAPH:
DAVID LANDRY
OUTSTANDING FILM/VIDEO/BROADCAST:
SPORT OF KINGS – TOMMY WOLSKI
OUTSTANDING NEWS STORY:
BEVERLEY SMITH
OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY:
JENNIFER MORRISON
Champion Two Year Old Filly:
Tu Endie Wei 98
Hard Not To Like 57
Northern Passion 55
Champion Two Year Old Male:
Maritimer 118
Excaper 73
Prospective 21
Champion Three Year Old Filly:
Inglorious 138
Marketing Mix 68
Smart Sting 20
Champion Three Year Old Male:
Pender Harbour 148
Moonshine Mullin 49
Freedoms Traveller 29
Champion Older Female:
Embur’s Song 132
Stars to Shine 48
Ariana D 39
Champion Older Male:
Fifty Proof 58
Don Cavallo 54
James Street 48
Champion Turf Female:
Never Retreat 142
Miss Keller (Ire) 51
Marketing Mix 42
Champion Turf Male:
Musketier (Ger) 101
Stormy Lord 70
Pender Harbour 34
Champion Female Sprinter:
Atlantic Hurricane 131
Embur’s Song 52
Classic Alley Kat 25
Champion Male Sprinter:
Essence Hit Man 115
Gypsy Ring 50
Signature Red 28
Horse of the Year:
Never Retreat 78
Inglorious 76
Pender Harbour 49
Outstanding Broodmare:
Noble Strike 107
Embur Sunshine 44
Rahy’s Hope 32
Outstanding Breeder:
Gardiner Farms Limited 94
Adena Springs 86
Arosa Farms 29
Outstanding Owner:
Donver Stable 60
Glen Todd & P Kinsella 60
Melnyk Racing Stable 58
Bear Stables Ltd. 33
Outstanding Trainer:
Mark Casse 114
Roger Attfield 85
Reade Baker 15
Outstanding Apprentice Jockey:
Ryan Pacheco 103
Scott Williams 75
Betty-Jo Williams 49
Outstanding Jockey:
Luis Contreras 144
Patrick Husbands 70
Emma-Jayne Wilson 24