By Bloodhorse.com
TORONTO, Canada (Apr. 24, 2026) — Al and Bill Ulwelling’s 2025 King’s Plate winner, Mansetti , was named Canadian Horse of the Year during the 51st Sovereign Awards hosted April 23 by The Jockey Club of Canada. The Kevin Attard trainee was also named champion 3-year-old male.
Last year, the Jungle Racing-bred son of Rancho San Miguel California stallion Collected out of the Sky Mesa mare Gidget Girl notched three wins and two seconds in eight starts, making CA$925,000. Besides the King’s Plate, he won the Woodstock Stakes and Marine Stakes (G3). His placings came when second in the Ontario Derby (G3) and on dirt at Fort Erie in the Prince of Wales Stakes, which follows the King’s Plate and is the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown. The King’s Plate, contested on Woodbine’s Tapeta surface, is often called the Canadian equivalent of the Kentucky Derby. He did not compete in the third and final race in the Canadian Triple Crown, the 1 1/2-mile Breeders Stakes on turf.
Mansetti secured 81 votes, outpacing fellow champions Caitlinhergrtness (74) and Corsia Veloce (35)
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Besides Horse of the Year, other Canadian championships were announced throughout the Thursday evening program, along with media award winners.