The Canadian Champion Female Sprint Horse is a Canadian
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a list of horse breeds, horse breed developed for Thoroughbred racing, horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thorough ...
horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its bas ...
honor that 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 awarded annually to the top female Thoroughbred horse competing in
sprint races in Canada. Created in 1980 by the
Jockey Club of Canada {{Short description, Former Canadian jockey club
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 ...
as a single award for Champion Sprinter, it was split into male and female categories in 2009.
Past winners
*2009: Tribal Belle
*2010: Indian Apple Is
*2011: Atlantic Hurricane
*2012: Roxy Gap
*2013: Youcan'tcatchme
*2014: Hillaby
*2015: Miss Mischief
*2016: River Maid
*2017: Ami's Mesa
*2018: Moonlit Promise
*2019: Summer Sunday
*2020: Artie's Princess
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References
The Sovereign Awards at the Jockey Club of Canada
Horse racing awards
Horse racing in Canada
Sovereign Award winners