The Jockey Club of Canada has announced the outstanding worker awards and media finalists for the 2025 Sovereign Awards.   Rose Day has been tabbed as outstanding groom; Tove Morgan will get the the outstanding off-track worker award; and Jodie Hiesinger will receive the inaugural outstanding Western Canadian backstretch worker award. Part of the Woodbine community for nearly three decades, Day has been a groom for 22 years, 13 of them with trainers Sid and Larry Attard. Day has cared for some of the Sid Attard’s top runners, including Kingsport and One Bay Hemingway. A fixture with some of the most well-respected outfits in Canadian racing, Morgan has spent time with Roger Attfield, Kinghaven Farms, and Adena Springs. She is currently an integral member of the Hill ‘N’ Dale Canada team, helping to foal out dozens of mares each year. A graduate of the Olds College exercise rider program in 2012, Hiesinger has been an assistant trainer with Rod Cone since 2016. The finalists for the digital audio/visual and broadcast category are Fanduel TV, Horse Racing Alberta, and Woodbine Entertainment. The photography award finalists are Clive Cohen, Santino Di Paola, Jason Halsted, and Will Wong. The writing category finalists are Jamie Attard, Dave Briggs, Joe Nevills, Natalie Voss, and the partnership of Eric Mitchell and Molly Rollins. The winner of the three media Sovereign Award categories will be announced, along with the other Sovereign Award winners and Canada’s Horse of the Year, during the 51st annual Sovereign Awards ceremony on April 23 at Paramount Eventspace in Woodbridge, Ontario. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.