The late mare Crowned, dam of 2025 Horse of the Year Sovereignty, was honored as Kentucky's Broodmare of the Year as the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders (KTOB) presented their annual awards Friday night in Lexington, Ky. The Broodmare of the Year award, first presented in 1946, is the oldest of the KTOB awards, and considered one of the most prestigious accomplishments in Thoroughbred bloodstock. Crowned, by Bernardini, was bred by Brushwood Stable, and was purchased for $1.2 million at the 2014 Keeneland September yearling sale on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation. Crowned was unraced, and produced four foals prior to her death in 2024 - the winning filly Jane Grey in 2018 and the placed filly Misintention in 2020; Sovereignty in 2022; and the colt Royal Conquest, her final foal, in 2024. Sovereignty raised the family's profile by winning five graded stakes last year, highlighted by the Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, and Travers Stakes. :: Access the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances and Picks are available now. Sovereignty was also honored as the KTOB's Kentucky-bred horse of the year and outstanding 3-year-old male, while Godolphin was honored with the P.A.B. Widener Trophy for KTOB breeder of the year. Other Kentucky-bred champions honored Friday night were Ted Noffey (2-year-old male), Super Corredora (2-year-old female), Nitrogen (3-year-old female), Sierra Leone (older dirt male), Thorpedo Anna (older dirt female), Deterministic (male turf horse), She Feels Pretty (female turf horse), Nysos (male sprinter), Shisospicy (female sprinter), Hit Show (racing abroad), and Swore (steeplechase horse). Judy Hicks, the breeder and co-owner of 2024 Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna, was recognized with the Hardboot Breeders’ Award, designed to pay "tribute to distinctive but unsung breeders that help make up the backbone of [the] industry." Another breeder and owner, the late B. Wayne Hughes of Spendthrift Farm, was recognized with the William T. Young Humanitarian Award, presented to recognize a person or organization in the Thoroughbred industry "who recognizes and promotes the human endeavor." The Charles W. Engelhard Award for media coverage was presented to America's Day at the Races. As part of the KTOB awards program, the top Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund (KTDF) money earners in 2025 in various categories were also recognized. Godolphin was the leading owner and breeder by KDTF earnings, while also recognized were Brad Cox as trainer of the year, Troubleshooting as top-earning horse of the year, and Taylor Made Farm stallion Not This Time as leading sire. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.