The Canadian Champion Male Sprint Horse is a

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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 ...

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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 Thoroughbred Male competing in sprint races in

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. Created in 1980 by the

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as a single award for Canadian Champion Sprint Horse, in 2009 it was split so that it became a separate award for the male sprinter and for the

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 races in Canada. Created in 1980 by the ...

Winners

*2009: Field Commission *2010: Hollywood Hit *2011: Essence Hit Man *2012: Essence Hit Man *2013: Phil's Dream *2014: Calgary Cat *2015: Stacked Deck *2016: Noholdingback Bear *2017: Pink Lloyd *2018: Pink Lloyd *2019: Pink Lloyd *2020: Pink Lloyd

References

*{{Cite web, url=http://www.jockeyclubcanada.com/past-award-winners/, title=The Sovereign Awards at the Jockey Club of Canada website Horse racing awards Horse racing in Canada Sovereign Award winners