The Jockey Club of Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the Media Sovereign Award categories for 2016. The winner in each of the three media categories will be announced at the 42
nd Annual Sovereign Awards on April 13, 2017 at Palais Royale in Toronto.
Judging for the 2016 Media Sovereign Award categories was performed by Professors of the Journalism Program at the School of Media Studies & Information Technology, Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, THE FINALISTS ARE:
Writing Category:
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Steve Buffery – Trainer Marc-Andre Blouin and his horse don’t know the meaning of quit – Published Toronto Sun
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Joe Nevills – Giant Gizmo rocketing up the charts – Published Daily Racing Form
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Beverley Smith – Laurie Silvera’s Woodbine Paradise – Published
www.woodbineentertainment.com
Digital Audio/Visual and Broadcast Category:
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Horse Racing Radio Network – 157
th Queen’s Plate – Broadcast Woodbine Racetrack
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Talkin’ Horses – TH S3 EP13 – Broadcast on CTV
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Woodbine Entertainment Group – The Ricoh Woodbine Mile – Broadcast on TSN2
Photograph Category:
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Cody Gregory – Morning Workout – Published
www.kingsvictorymedia.com
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Ericka Rusnak – Dashing Through the Snow – Published Ontario Horse Racing
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William Wong – Wednesday Night Lights – Published Ontario Horse Racing
You don’t need to be a finalist to attend the 42nd Annual Sovereign Awards on Thursday, April 13, 2017. Everyone is invited to purchase tickets and help celebrate the 2016 Champions of Thoroughbred racing in Canada.
Tickets are currently being offered at an Early Bird discount of $200 each and tables of 10 are $2000. Prices will go up on March 15, 2017 to $250 each and tables of 10 are slightly discounted at $2400.
All tickets are plus applicable taxes and must be reserved in advance by contacting The Jockey Club of Canada at
416-675-7756 or email:
jockeyclub@bellnet.ca
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Press Release information contact:
The Jockey Club of Canada
Melanie O’Sullivan, Sovereign Award Committee Chair
416-801-1640;
email
melosullivan82@gmail.com
jockeyclubcanada.com
P.O. Box 66, Stn. B
Toronto, ON M9W 5K9
About The Jockey Club of Canada:
The Jockey Club of Canada was founded in 1973 by E.P. Taylor to serve as the international representative of the Canadian Thoroughbred industry. The mission of The Jockey Club of Canada is to promote and maintain a high standard for Thoroughbred racing and breeding in Canada at a level which is recognized internationally for the benefit of all those interested in the sport including the general public by operations and services such as, but not limited to: evaluating all Graded, Listed and Black-type races in Canada annually; conducting the annual Sovereign Awards for outstanding achievement in Thoroughbred racing and breeding in Canada; maintaining a field office in Canada for the Jockey Club of the United States and the Jockey Club Registry Service; and by representing Canada as a Member of the IFHA.
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