The Sovereign Awards
Dateline: 12/14/01
The 27th annual Sovereign Awards for excellence in Canadian Thoroughbred racing, Canadian thoroughbred racing's equivalent of the Eclipse Awards, were handed out on Friday night December 14th at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto.
 Champion 3-Year-Old Male and Horse of the Year Win City winning the Prince of Wales Stakes |
 Tammy Samual-Balaz the daughter of the late Ernie Samuel who founded Sam-Son Farm accepts one of their many awards for the evening. |
Perennial winner Sam-Son took home the awards for Champion Broodmare with Dance Smartly, Champion Older Female with Ontario Matron Stakes winner Mountain Angel, Champion Three-Year-Old Filly with Dancethruthedawn who won both the Woodbine Oaks and Queen's Plate, along with Outstanding Owner and Outstanding Breeder.
 Frank Di Giulio Jr. and Bob Tiller accept the Horse of the Year award for Win City from Woodbine Chairman and CEO David Willmot (center). |
Bob Tiller, who has been training horses for thirty years, finally broke his jinx in the Sovereigns by capturing the Outstanding Trainer award. His multiple stakes-winning trainee Win City, owned by Frank Di Giulio Jr., was named the Champion Three-Year-Old Male and Horse of the Year. Tiller and Di Giulio co-own Rare Friends who was voted Champion Two-Year-Old Male off of a 4-for-5 season, three of the victories in stakes company.
 Jockey Patrick Husbands celebrates winning Outstanding Jockey for an the third consecutive year. |
Horse of the Year Sprinter Win City 99 Mr. Epperson 146 Numerous Times 71 Exciting Story 70 Dancethruthedawn 70 Wake At Noon 52 2-Year-Old Filly 2-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Ginger Gold 187 Rare Friends 148 Lady Shari 81 Changeintheweather 103 Miss Noire 20 Streakin Rob 54 3-Year-Old Filly 3-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Dancethruthedawn 200 Win City 165 Highland Mood 49 Fancy As 138 Meadow Gem 38 Stage Classic 35 Older Female Older Male Mountain Angel 121 A Fleets Dancer 157 Mysterious Affair 111 Exciting Story 127 Catch the Ring 82 Lord Nelson 28 Turf Female Turf Male Sweetest Thing 153 Numerous Times 194 Diadella 90 Strut the Stage 86 Only to You 55 Quite Resolve 43 Jockey Apprentice Jockey Patrick Husbands 140 Chantal Sutherland 173 Todd Kabel 121 Leanne Noel 112 Emile Ramsammy 32 Jeffrey Burningham 47 Trainer Owner Robert Tiller 184 Sam-Son Farm 144 Mark Frostad 60 Stronach Stables 100 Ron K. Smith 32 Frank Di Guilio Jr. 34 Breeder Broodmare Sam-Son Farm 191 Dance Smartly 191 Adena Springs 81 Cargo 51 Michael C. Byrne 39 Carry (CHI) 41
Photos by Terence Dulay and Cindy Pierson
