The Canadian Champion Older Male Horse is a

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honour. Created in 1975 by the

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, it is part of the

Sovereign Award {{refimprove, date=October 2021 The Sovereign Award is given annually since 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada to the outstanding horses and people in Canadian Thoroughbred racing. The most prestigious award for horses is Sovereign Horse of the Y ...

s program and is awarded annually to the top horse four years or older competing in Canada. The award was renamed to Champion Older Main Track Male before the 2019 Sovereign Awards.

Past winners

*2020 : Skywire *2019 :

Pink Lloyd Pink Lloyd (foaled February 23, 2012) is a retired Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse who won eight Sovereign Awards during his career, including the award for Canadian Horse of the Year in 2017. He was undefeated in eight starts that year, with hi ...

*2018 : Mr Havercamp *2017 :

*2016 : Are You Kidding Me *2015 : Are You Kidding Me *2014 : Lukes Alley *2013 : Alpha Bettor *2012 : Hunters Bay *2011 : Fifty Proof *2010 :

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*2009 : Marchfield *2008 : Marchfield *2007 : True Metropolitan *2006 : True Metropolitan *2005 : A Bit O'Gold *2004 :

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*2003 : Phantom Light *2002 :

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*2001 : A Fleets Dancer *2000 : One Way Love *1999 :

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*1998 :

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*1997 :

Chief Bearhart Chief Bearhart (February 1, 1993 – September 18, 2012) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. A turf specialist, he won six Sovereign Awards and was voted American Champion Male Turf Horse for 1997. Background Chief Bearheart was b ...

*1996 :

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*1995 :

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*1994 : King Ruckus *1993 : Cozzene's Prince *1992 : Rainbows For Life *1991 :

Sky Classic Sky Classic (March 17, 1987 – April 30, 2015) was a Canadian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. A son of U.K. Triple Crown champion Nijinsky, in 1989 Sky Classic won the Sovereign Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Male Horse in Canada but injur ...

*1990 :

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*1989 :

Steady Power {{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Steady Power , image = , caption = , sire = Steady Growth , grandsire = Briartic , dam = Pyramid Power , damsire = Upper Nile , sex = Gelding , foaled = 1984 , country = Canada , colour = Chestnut , ...

*1988 : Play the King *1987 : Play the King *1986 :

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*1985 :

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*1984 :

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*1983 :

Travelling Victor Travelling Victor (1979–1992) was a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion racehorse bred by Russell and Lois Bennett at their Flying Horse Farm in Westbank, British Columbia. In 1983, the horse made history when he became the first horse ever to be ...

*1982 :

Frost King Frost King (foaled 1978 in Ontario) is a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion and Hall of Fame racehorse. Bred by Ted Smith of Rockwood, Ontario, he was sired by Manhattan Handicap winner, Ruritania. His dam was Native Flower whose sire, Restless Nat ...

*1981 :

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*1980 :

Overskate {{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Overskate , image = , caption = , sire = Nodouble , grandsire = Noholme , dam = Overstate , damsire = Speak John , sex = Stallion , foaled = 1975 , country = Canada , colour = Chestnut , breed ...

*1979 :

*1978 : Giboulee *1977 :

Norcliffe Norcliffe (1973–1984) was a Canadian Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Thoroughbred Horse racing, racehorse. He was sired by National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, U.S. Hall of Fame Champion Buckpasser out of the mare Dram ...

*1976 :

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*1975 : Rash Move

References

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External links

The Sovereign Awards at the Jockey Club of Canada website
Sovereign Award winners Horse racing awards Horse racing in Canada