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2018 Sovereign Award Nominees and Special Award winners
The Jockey Club of Canada announced that Amanda Erwin has been chosen as the recipient of 2018 Outstanding Groom Award. Amanda has worked for trainer
Mike Keogh for more than 17
Champion Three-Year-Old Male:
Lookin to Strike - KY bred by Lookin at Lucky - Miss Bonnie bred by Fedal Kahraman, owned by Gary Barber trained by Mark Casse Neepawa - Ontario bred by Scat Daddy - Niigon’s Touch bred and owned by Chiefswood Stables and trained by Mark Casse
Sky Promise - Kentucky bred by Sky Mesa - Maddie’s Promise bred by Normandy Farm LLC, owned by Rick Wiest, Clayton Wiest, R6 Stable and Norman Tremblay and trained be Robertino Diodoro Champion Older Female:
Escape Clause - Manitoba bred by Going Commando - Danger Pay bred by Cam Ziprick and Arnason Farms, owned and trained by Don Schnell
Gamble’s Ghost - Ontario bred by Ghostzapper - Gambling Girl bred by owner Ivan Dalos’s Tall Oaks Farm and trained by Josie Carroll Starship Jubilee - Florida bred by Indy Wind - Perfectly Wild bred by William P. Sorren, owned by Blue Heaven Farm,trained by Kevin Attard Champion Older Male:
Mr Havercamp - Ontario bred by Court Vision - Tennessee Lamb bred and owned by Sean and Dorothy Fitzhenry and trained by Catherine Day Phillips
Pink Lloyd - Ontario bred by Old Forester - Gladiator Queen bred by John Carey, owned by Entourage Stable and trained by Robert Tiller Tiz a Slam - Ontario bred by Tiznow - Flaming Rose bred and owned by Chiefswood Stable and trained by Roger Att eld
Champion Female Turf Horse:
Dixie Moon - Ontario bred by Curlin - Dixie Chicken bred and owned by Sean and Dorothy Fitzhenry and trained by Catherine Day Phillips Niigon’s Eclipse - Ontario bred by Niigon - Eclipse Bay bred and owned by Chiefswood Stables and trained by Rachel Halden
Starship Jubilee - Florida bred by Indy Wind - Perfectly Wild bred by William P. Sorren, owned by Blue Heaven Farm,trained by Kevin Attard Champion Male Turf Horse:
Johnny Bear - Ontario bred by English Channel - In Return bred by Tall Oaks Farm, owned by Colebrook Farms and Bear Stables Ltd. and trained by Michael De Paulo
Mr Havercamp - Ontario bred by Court Vision - Tennessee Lamb bred and owned by Sean and Dorothy Fitzhenry and trained by Catherine Day Phillips
Tiz a Slam - Ontario bred by Tiznow - Flaming Rose bred and owned by Chiefswood Stable and trained by Roger Att eld
Champion Female Sprinter:
Code Warrior - Florida bred by Society’s Chairman - Lady Natalie bred by Pamela Edel, owned by Robert Marzilli and trained by Michael De Paulo
Escape Clause - Manitoba bred by Going Commando - Danger Pay bred by Cam Ziprick and Arnason Farms, owned and trained by Don Schnell
Moonlit Promise - Kentucky bred by Malibu Moon - Smart Surprise bred by Hill ’n’ Dale Equine Holdings Inc., owned by Hill ’n’ Dale Equine Holdings Inc. (J.G. Sikura) and Windsor Boys Racing and trained by Josie Carroll
Champion Male Sprinter:
Ikerrin Road - Ireland bred by Iffraaj(GB) - Fantastic Spring bred by Mr. Gerard Kerin, owned by Alpine Stable Ltd. ,trained by Vito Armata Pink Lloyd - Ontario bred by Old Forester - Gladiator Queen bred by John Carey, owned by Entourage Stable and trained by Robert Tiller Yorkton - Ontario bred by Speightstown - Sunday Affair bred and owned be Chiefswood Stable and trained by Stuart Simon
years. While working for Mike she has groomed Champions Woodcarver, the winner of the 1999 Queen’s Plate as well as 2003 Canadian Triple Crown winner, Wando, both of which owned and bred by Gustav Schickedanz.
Gustav Schickedanz along with the late William Graham are the recipients of the E.P. Taylor Award of Merit for
their life long dedication and commitment to Thoroughbred Racing and Breeding in Canada.
Groom Amanda Erwin & Sweet Grass Creek with Jockey David Moran
The winners of the remaining 17 horse and people categories, including horse of the year will be announced at the 44th Annual Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at the Chateau Le Jardin located on Hwy 27 in Woodbridge, Ontario.
Tickets to the Ceremony are $250 each, with tables of ten discounted to $2000. Early-Bird tickets are available for a discounted price of $225 until March 15, 2019. Tickets can be purchased online at jockeyclubcanada.com or by contacting The Jockey Club of Canada by email jockeyclubcanada@gmail.com or phone 416-675-7756.
Listed in alphabetical order, the nalists are:
Champion Two-Year-Old Female:
Bold Script - Ontario bred by Speightstown - Original Script owned and bred by Chiefswood Stable and trained by Stuart Simon
My Gal Betty - Kentucky bred by Point of Entry - Gal of Mine bred by Hidden Brook Farm, owned by William Werner, and trained by Roger Att eld
Tiz Breathtaking - Ontario bred by Tiznow - I’m Breathtaking bred
by the late William Graham, owned by his Windhaven Farms Inc. and trained by Michael Doyle
Champion Two-Year-Old Male:
Avie’s Flatter - Ontario bred by Flatter - Avie’s Empire bred by Ivan Dalos’s Tall Oaks Farm, owned by Ivan Dalos, trained by Josie Carroll Solidify - Kentucky bred by Tapizar - Elaborate bred by China Horse Club International Limited, owned by Paul Braverman and Timothy Pinch and trained by Reade Baker
War of Will - Kentucky bred by War Front - Visions of Clarity (IRE) bred by Flaxman Holdings Limited, owned by Gary Barber and trained by Mark Casse.
Champion Three-Year-Old Female:
Dixie Moon - Ontario bred by Curlin - Dixie Chicken bred and owned by Sean and Dorothy Fitzhenry and trained by Catherine Day Phillips Here’s Hannah - British Columbia bred by Numaany - Dreams Start Here bred by B.C. Stables, owned by B.C. Stables and Paul Caravetta and trained by John Morrison
Wonder Gadot - Ontario bred by Medaglia d’Oro - Loving Vindication bred by Anderson Farms Ontario Inc., owned by Gary Barber and trained by Mark Casse
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