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{{refimprove, date=October 2021 The Sovereign Award is given annually since 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada to the outstanding horses and people in
Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
Thoroughbred racing Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...
. The most prestigious award for horses is Sovereign Horse of the Year. The equivalent in Australia is the
Australian Thoroughbred racing awards The Australian Thoroughbred racing awards are given annually in Australian Thoroughbred horse racing. Voting on various categories is done by members of the Australian Racing Writers Association and include: Australian Champion Racehorse of the Ye ...
, in the
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...
the
Eclipse Award The Eclipse Award is an American Thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th-century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. An Eclipse Award Trophy is presented to the winner in each division that is made by a few small selected America ...
s, and in
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, the Cartier Racing Awards. Sovereign Awards are currently given to the: * Canadian Horse of the Year. *
Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Filly The Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Filly is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honor. Created in 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada, it is part of the Sovereign Awards program and is awarded annually to the top 2-Year-Old Filly Thoroughbred ho ...
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Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt The Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honour. Created in 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada, it is part of the Sovereign Awards program and is awarded annually to the top 2-Year-Old male Thoroughbred horse c ...
* Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Filly * Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse *
Canadian Champion Older Male Horse The Canadian Champion Older Male Horse is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honour. Created in 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada, it is part of the Sovereign Awards program and is awarded annually to the top horse four years or older competing ...
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Canadian Champion Older Female Horse The Canadian Champion Older Female Horse is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honour created in 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada. It is part of the Sovereign Awards program and is awarded annually to the top Thoroughbred Filly four years of ag ...
* Canadian Champion Male Turf Horse * Canadian Champion Female Turf Horse * Canadian Champion Sprint Horse (1980-2008) *
Canadian Champion Male Sprint Horse The Canadian Champion Male Sprint Horse is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honor that is part of the Sovereign Awards program awarded annually to the top Thoroughbred Male competing in sprint races in Canada. Created in 1980 by the Jockey Clu ...
(2009-present) *
Canadian Champion Female Sprint Horse The Canadian Champion Female Sprint Horse is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honor that is part of the Sovereign Awards program awarded annually to the top female Thoroughbred horse competing in sprint Sprint may refer to: Aerospace *Sprin ...
(2009-present) * Sovereign Award for Outstanding Breeder * Sovereign Award for Outstanding Broodmare * Outstanding Jockey * Outstanding Apprentice Jockey * Outstanding Owner * Outstanding Trainer *Outstanding Newspaper Article *Outstanding Feature Article *Outstanding Photograph *Outstanding Film/Video/Broadcast


References


Jockey Club of Canada website
Horse racing awards Horse racing in Canada