The Game January 2006

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In This Issue
HBPA Update Page 21
Wrapping Up Woodbine Page 5
A Head at the Wire Page 13
Horse Races vs. Elections Page 18
Sovereign Award Winning Story Page 28
Woodbine Stakes Recap Page 26
ProfessionalDir- Page31 Classifieds - Page 31
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A Golden Evening
Canada’s 2005 Outstanding Apprentice Jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson (red) was the only “sure-bet” at this year’s Sovereign Awards Dinner hosted by the Jockey Club of Canada on December 16. Pictured here from left to right are: Emma-Jayne’s agent, Mike Luider and his wife Renee Keirans; Emma-Jayne’s father Jim Wilson; Sovereign AwardwinningApprenticeEmma-JayneWilsonandher mother,LynnWilson;(behind)herbrother-in-law,John Hunt; sister Louise Hunt; and her God-parents Marilyn and Roger Girling.
More Sovereign Award photos and recap and review of the Awards on Pages 20 and 22
Photo Left - The connections of A Bit O’Gold appeared on stage on three separate occasions to accept the awards for Horse of the Year; Champion Older Male Horse; and Champion Male Turf Horse. A Bit O’Gold is trained by Catherine Day Phillips (in the red) and is owned by The Two Bit Racing Stable. Seen here is The Jockey Club of Canada Chairperson, Dick Bonnycastle (left), presenting the award for Horse of the Year.
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