The Jockey Club of Canada has announced the finalists for the 2009 Sovereign Awards

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Winners will be announced at the 35th annual Sovereign Awards ceremonies on January 29, 2010 at the Ultra Supper Club, Toronto, Ontario.

Established in 1973 by EP Taylor, the Jockey Club of Canada serves as an international representative of Canada’s thoroughbred sport and promotes improvements to thoroughbred horse racing and breeding both in Canada and internationally. To that end, the Jockey Club of Canada organizes and hosts the annual Sovereign Awards to honour outstanding achievements in all areas of thoroughbred sport – from media coverage to Horse of the Year.

The finalists for the 2009 Sovereign Awards appear below.

Champion Two-Year-Old Female
• Bay To Bay
• Biofuel
• Franny Freud
• Negligee

Champion Two-Year-Old Male
• Bear Tough Guy
• Ghost Fleet
• Hollinger

Champion Three-Year-Old Female
• Hooh Why
• Milwaukee Appeal
• Tasty Temptation

Champion Three-Year-Old Male
• Awesome Rhythm
• El Brujo
• Eye Of The Leopard

Champion Older Female
• Ginger Brew
• Serenading
• Smart Surprise

Champion Older Male
• Ice Bear
• Marchfield
• Palladio

Champion Female Turf Horse
• Lady Shakespeare
• Much Obliged
• Points Of Grace

Champion Male Turf Horse
• Champs Elysees (GB)
• Marchfield
• Rahy's Attorney

Champion Female Sprinter
• Carem Crescent
• Smart Surprise
• Tribal Belle

Champion Male Sprinter
• El Brujo
• Field Commission
• Hollywood Hit

Outstanding Breeder
• Adena Springs
• Eugene Melnyk
• Minshall Farms

Outstanding Broodmare
• Destroy
• Pico Teneriffe
• Rahy's Hope

Outstanding Owner In Canada
• Bear Stables, Ltd.
• Juddmonte Farms, Inc.
• Melnyk Racing Stables, Inc.

Outstanding Trainer
• Roger Attfield
• Mark Casse
• Malcolm Pierce

Outstanding Jockey
• Eurico Rosa DaSilva
• Patrick Husbands
• Chantal Sutherland

Outstanding Apprentice Jockey
• Omar Moreno
• Tyrone Nelson
• Melanie Pinto