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2020 Sovereign Awards: Pink Lloyd, Silent Poet, Artie's Princess top finalists

Ron Gierkink|Feb 05, 2021

Pink Lloyd wins the 2020 Vigil Stakes at Woodbine

Michael Burns Pink Lloyd is a finalist for 2020 Canadian champion male sprinter and champion older male on the main track, two Sovereign Award categories he won in 2019.

Pink Lloyd, Silent Poet, and Artie’s Princess are all finalists in two categories in the 2020 Sovereign Award voting for Canadian champions, which is tabulated by The Jockey Club of Canada.

The venerable sprinter Pink Lloyd is a finalist for champion male sprinter and champion older male on the main track, categories that he swept last year. Turf-sprint specialist Silent Poet joins Pink Lloyd in the male sprinter category and also is up for champion male turf honors. Artie’s Princess is a finalist for champion 3-year-old filly and champion female sprinter.

Sam-Son Farm, currently in the midst of a dispersal, is a finalist for outstanding owner and outstanding breeder.

For the second year in a row, the Sovereign Awards ceremony will be done virtually in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As usual, the Horse of the Year finalists and Horse of the Year will be announced at the end of the ceremony.

The 2020 media award finalists, the winner of the outstanding groom award, and the Special Sovereign Award winner will be announced by Feb. 15.

2020 Sovereign Award Finalists
2-year-old female
Alda
Dreaming of Drew
Lady Speightspeare

2-year-old male
Gretzky the Great
Master Spy
Ready to Repeat
Stephen

3-year-old female
Artie's Princess
Curlin's Voyage
Merveilleux

3-year-old male
Belichick
Mighty Heart
Shirl's Speight

Older main-track female
Painting
Souper Escape
Summer Sunday

Older main-track male
Mr. Ritz
Pink Lloyd
Skywire

Female turf horse
Elizabeth Way
Rideforthecause
Theodora B.

Male turf horse
Count Again
Say the Word
Silent Poet

Female sprinter
Artie's Princess
Boardroom
Lady Grace

Male sprinter
Not So Quiet
Pink Lloyd
Silent Poet

Broodmare
Count to Three
Danceforthecause
Include Katherine

Breeder
Anderson Farms Ont. Inc
Sam-Son Farm
Tall Oaks Farm

Owner
Gary Barber
Live Oak Plantation
Sam-Son Farm

Trainer
Kevin Attard
Josie Carroll
Mark Casse

Apprentice jockey
Nikki Alderson
Maurcio Malvaez
Edgar Zenteno

Jockey
Rafael Hernandez
Patrick Husbands
Justin Stein

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