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Finalists from Western Canada Include:
Greg Tracy, is a  nalist for Outstanding Trainer
and some of his stable stars include: Blue Dancer who recorded 3 wins and 2 seconds in handicap Stakes races at Northlands; multiple stakes winning two-year-old  lly Ruffenuff; and three year-old  lly Onestaratatime, winner of the Alberta Oaks and Sonoma, Northlands Oaks, and RK Smith Handicaps in 2016 along with seconds in the Chariot Chaser and Duchess of York Handicaps. Note: some Stakes are not considered Black Type (click here for more information on Black-Type race status in North America)
British Columbia-bred in the 3YO Filly category, Snuggles, owned and bred by Swift Thoroughbreds Inc. and trained by Dino Condilenios
Ready Intaglio, 3YO Male category, capped off his 2016 Canadian campaign with a win in the G3 Canadian Derby at Northlands Park in Alberta. The Indygo Shiner colt is owned by Eurico Martens and Trained by Amber Meyaard.
A fan favourite at Northlands Park, Killin Me Smalls, continued his winning ways in 2016 and earned himself a  nalist position for Champion Older Male. Often talked about in local newspapers, Killin Me Smalls is owned by Ed Welsh and Deltin Stable and trained by Ernie Keller. After a string of seconds he won the Sun Sprint and Westerner Handicaps before taking the G3 Premier’s Handicap at Hastings.
Read about Killin Me Smalls & Blue Dancer
Jockey
Rafael Hernandez
After his  rst year riding full-time at Woodbine newcomer Rafael Hernandez has joined habitual Outstanding Jockey  nalists Luis Contreras (winner
2011 & 2012), Eurico Rosa da Silva (winner 2010, 2013 & 2015), and Patrick Husbands (winning-est Sovereign Award Jockey 1999-2002, 2007-2009 & 2014) as  nalists for 2016.
Apprentice Jockey  nalist include: Jose Mariano Ascencio, 14 wins and $226,000 in earnings at Hastings Racecourse; Aimee Auger, 33 wins and $425,857 in earnings at Fort Erie and Woodbine Race Tracks; Daniel Gopie, 33 wins and $112,652 in earnings at Marquis Downs and Northlands; and Kayla Pizarro, 48 wins and $377,077 in earnings at Assiniboia Downs, Fort Erie and Woodbine Race Tracks.
READ the complete list of 2016 Sovereign Award Finalists here
The Jockey Club of Canada’s 42nd Annual Sovereign Awards for the outstanding achievements in Canadian Thoroughbred racing in 2016 will be taking place on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at the Palais Royale in Toronto.
There is an early bird special of $200 a ticket or $2000 for table of ten if purchased before March 15 after which tickets will be $250 each or $2400 for a table of ten.
For more information visit the Sovereign Awards new website at SovereignAwards.ca
you’re invited to the nd
42 Annual Sovereign Awards
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Palais Royale, Toronto, ON
Tickets: $250 each plus tax, Special Rate for tables of 10
Early Bird Ticket Special
available until March 15, 2017
To purchase tickets contact 416.675.7756 | jockeyclub@bellnet.ca www.sovereignawards.ca
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