The Sovereign Award for Outstanding Breeder is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honor created in 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada. It is part of the Sovereign Awards program and is awarded annually to the top breeder whose horse(s) have competed in Thoroughbred races in Canada during the year.
The award's counterpart in the United States is the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder.
Past winners:
1975 : Bory Margolus 1976 : E. P. Taylor 1977 : Conn Smythe 1978 : J. Louis Levesque 1979 : Kinghaven Farms 1980 : Marvin W. Hamilton 1981 : Tom Webb 1982 : Kinghaven Farms 1983 : Russell Bennett 1984 : Frank Stronach 1985 : E. P. Taylor 1986 : Kinghaven Farms 1987 : Kinghaven Farms 1988 : Ernie Samuel 1989 : Kinghaven Farms 1990 : Kinghaven Farms 1991 : Ernie Samuel 1992 : Steve Stavro 1993 : Kinghaven Farms 1994 : Kinghaven Farms 1995 : Kinghaven Farms 1996 : Minshall Farms 1997 : Frank Stronach 1998 : Frank Stronach 1999 : Frank Stronach 2000 : Sam-Son Farm 2001 : Sam-Son Farm 2002 : Sam-Son Farm 2003 : Sam-Son Farm 2004 : Sam-Son Farm 2005 : Adena Springs 2006 : Adena Springs 2007 : Adena Springs 2008 : Adena Springs 2009 : Eugene Melnyk 2010 : Adena Springs 2011 : Gardiner Farms Limited 2012 : William D Graham 2013 : Sam-Son Farm 2014 : Sam-Son Farm 2015 : Adena Springs 2016 : Adena Springs 2017 : Adena Springs 2018 : Tall Oaks Farm 2019 : Sam-Son Farm 2020 : Tall Oaks Farm 2021 : Sam-Son Farm 2022 : Adena Springs 2023 : Adena Springs 2024 : Adena Springs 2025 : Chiefswood Stables Limited
References The Sovereign Awards at the Jockey Club of Canada website