The Jockey Club of Canada is pleased to announce finalists in the 2008 Sovereign Award Media categories. Winners will be announced at the 34th Annual Sovereign Awards ceremonies at the Four Seasons Hotel, in Toronto on Friday 14 December 2008.

The Jockey Club of Canada was founded in 1973 by E.P.Taylor to serve as an international representative of Canada’s Thoroughbred sport and to promote improvements to Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding both in Canada and internationally. To that end the Jockey Club of Canada organizes and hosts the annual Sovereign Awards to honour outstanding achievements in all areas of Thoroughbred sport – from media coverage to Horse of the Year.

OUTSTANDING NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

•  George Williams, Ace Is Tops For King, Winnipeg Free Press, May 16, 2008

•  Beverley Smith, Race For Life, The Globe and Mail, October 4, 2008

•  Peter Gross, Lloyd Duffy Still Bringing In The Winners, Down The Stretch, October 20, 2008

OUTSTANDING FEATURE STORY

•  Chris Lomon, The Coldwater Kid’s Kind Deed, The Game, March 2008

•  Peter Gross, How Many Horses Can One Man Save, Down The Stretch, August 8, 2008

•  Perry Lefko, Remembering The King of Handicapping, Canadian Thoroughbred Magazine, June 2008

OUTSTANDING PHOTOGRAPH

•  Matt Waples, Not Bourbon Gets Kissed, Canadian Thoroughbred Magazine, August/September 2008

•  Michael Burns, Sr., Morning Mist, The Blood-Horse, April 12, 2008

•  Michael Burns, Jr., DaSilva Rides Into Spotlight, The Toronto Star, April 6, 2008

OUTSTANDING FILM/VIDEO/BROADCAST

•  Horse Racing Alberta, Ky Alta Stakes, CTV Alberta Network, July 12, 2008

•  Sport of Kings Communications, The Luckiest Man In The World, City TV British Columbia, August 8, 2008

•  Woodbine Entertainment Broadcast Department, 2008 Woodbine Mile, The Score, September 7, 2008