Page 22 - April 2017 Thoroughbred Highlight

42nd Annual Sovereign Awards Ceremony
Woodbine’s Carmen Day (center) presents the award for Champion Female Sprinter, River Maid, to Trainer Robert Tiller (left) and owners the Very Dry Stables syndicate.
Based out of Alberta, Photographer Cody Gregory was the recipient of his rst Sovereign Award for Outstanding Photograph. He is pictured here at the awards ceremony with his wife Kira.
View the winning photograph here
Photo Michael Burns
Longtime Owner/Breeder Ivan Dalos accepted his rst ever Sovereign Award from presenter Yvonne Schwabe when his Broodmare Galloping Ami was named Outstanding Broodmare. Another of Dalos’ broodmares, Keen Victory was also a nominee for this award in 2016. The Outstanding Broodmare Award
is a lifetime achievement award. Galloping Ami, a great granddaughter of one Dalos’ foundation mares Sybelle Ami and is the mare of Amis Gizmo, who was named 2016’s Champion Three Year-old Male.
Ivan’s Tall Oaks Farm is also the breeder of 2016 Champion Turf Male winner Conquest Enforcer.
Tall Oaks Farm at 92 points was one point away
from being named Outstanding Breeder with Adena Springs earning their seventh award in this category with 93 points as determined by the voters.
Trainer Mike De Paulo with his wife Josie (middle) and their daughter Rachel posing on the deck at the picturesque Palais Royale in Toronto. Mike De Paulo is the trainer of 2016 Horse of the Year & Champion 3 year-old lly Caren as well as Champion Male Sprinter, Noholdingback Bear.
Photo Michael Burns
Thoroughbred Highlight’s Stacie Roberts presented the Outstanding Digital Audio/Visual and Broadcast award to Rob Platts (left) and Phil McSween (right) of Woodbine Entertainment Group
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