The Sovereign Award for Outstanding Owner is a Canadian

Thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are ...

horse racing honor. Created in 1975 by the

Jockey Club of Canada The Jockey Club of Canada was formed in 1973 to oversee thoroughbred horse racing in Canada. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the club is responsible for the annual Sovereign Awards program and the Canadian Graded Stakes Committee. Founding members: * ...

, it is part of the

Sovereign Award {{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 Thoroughbred racing. The most prestigious award for horses is Sovereign Horse of the Y ...

s program and is awarded annually to the most successful

owner Ownership is the state or fact of legal possession and control over property, which may be any asset, tangible or intangible. Ownership can involve multiple rights, collectively referred to as title, which may be separated and held by different ...

of Thoroughbred horses racing in Canada. Past winners:

*1975 : Jack H. Stafford *1976 :

George R. Gardiner George Ryerson Gardiner, (April 25, 1917 – December 7, 1997) was a Toronto businessman, philanthropist and co-founder of the Gardiner Museum, the only museum in Canada devoted exclusively to ceramic art. Early years Gardiner was born in To ...

*1977 : Bory Margolus *1978 :

Conn Smythe Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe, Military Cross, MC (; February 1, 1895 – November 18, 1980) was a Canadian businessman, soldier and sportsman in ice hockey and horse racing. He is best known as the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs ...

*1979 : Jimmy Shields *1980 : Ernie Samuel *1981 : Dave Kapchinsky *1982 : Kinghaven Farms *1983 : Bahnam K. Yousif *1984 : Ernie Samuel *1985 : Ernie Samuel *1986 : Kinghaven Farms *1987 : Kinghaven Farms *1988 : Ernie Samuel *1989 : Kinghaven Farms *1990 : Kinghaven Farms *1991 : Ernie Samuel *1992 : Steve Stavro *1993 : Frank Stronach *1994 : Frank Stronach *1995 : Frank Stronach *1996 : Minshall Farms

*1997 : Frank Stronach *1998 : Stronach Stables *1999 : Stronach Stables *2000 :

Sam-Son Farm Sam-Son Farm is a Thoroughbred horse racing stable with farms located in Milton, Ontario, Canada and Ocala, Florida. Originating in the 60's by Ernie Samuel, it began as a home for competition hunter/jumper horses. One Sam-Son horse, Canadian ...

*2001 :

*2002 : Stronach Stables *2003 : Stronach Stables *2004 :

*2005 : Stronach Stables *2006 :

*2007 : Melnyk Racing Stables *2008 : Bear Stables, Ltd. *2009 : Melnyk Racing Stables *2010 :

*2011 : Donver Stables, Glen Todd & Patrick Kinsella *2012 : John C. Oxley *2013 : John C. Oxley *2014 : John C. Oxley *2015 :

*2016 : Conquest Stables, LLC *2017: Chiefswood Stables Ltd. *2018: Chiefswood Stables Ltd. *2019 :

*2020 : Live Oak Plantation *2021 : Live Oak Plantation *2022 : Bruno Schickedanz

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References

The Sovereign Awards at the Jockey Club of Canada website
Canadian racehorse owners and breeders Horse racing awards Horse racing in Canada