Crowned Named KTOB Broodmare Of The Year
Crowned, dam of 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont (G1) winner Sovereignty, was named the 2025 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year at the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders awards presentations on Friday in Lexington.
Sovereignty, the Eclipse Award winner as 2025 Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old mare, was named the 2025 Champion Kentucky-Bred Horse of the Year in addition to Champion Kentucky-Bred Three-Year-Old Male for his campaign that also included victories in the Travers (G1) and Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga and Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park prior to his classic wins at Churchill Downs and Belmont Park. The colt's owner-breeder, Godolphin, was crowned KTDF Owner and Breeder of the Year, with the former being the fifth consecutive year of being awarded the title. In addition, Godolphin was presented with the P.A.B. Widener Award for the sixth consecutive year.
Following are the 2025 honorees:
Broodmare of the Year: CROWNED (Owner: Godolphin)
Horse of the Year, Three-Year-Old Male: SOVEREIGNTY (Godolphin)
Two-Year-Old Male: TED NOFFEY (Aaron & Marie Jones LLC)|
Two-Year-Old Filly: SUPER CORREDORA (Woodford Thoroughbreds LLC)
Three-Year-Old Male: NITROGEN (D. J. Stable, LLC)
Older Dirt Male: SIERRA LEONE (Debby M. Oxley)
Older Dirt Female: THORPEDO ANNA (Judy Hicks)
Male Turf Horse: DETERMINISTIC (Hinkle Farms)
Female Turf Horse: SHE FEELS PRETTY (Payson Stud, Inc.)
Male Sprinter: NYSOS (Susie Atkins)
Female Sprinter: SHISOSPICY (Bill Heiligbrodt and Corinne Heiligbrodt)
Racing Abroad: HIT SHOW (Gary and Mary West Stables Inc.)
Steeplechase Horse: SWORE (Stone Farm LLC)
Three merit awards will be presented to individuals for their contributions to the Kentucky Thoroughbred Industry.
2025 Merit awards presented at the KTOB Awards Dinner Presented by Hallway Feeds:
--P.A.B. Widener Trophy for KTOB Breeder of the Year: GODOLPHIN
--Hardboot Breeders’ Award pays tribute to distinctive but unsung breeders that help make up the backbone of our industry: JUDY HICKS
--Charles W. Engelhard Award acknowledges a member of the media for outstanding coverage of the Thoroughbred industry: AMERICA’S DAY AT THE RACES|
-- William T. Young Humanitarian Award distinguishes a person or organization in the thoroughbred industry “who recognizes and promotes the human endeavor:” B. WAYNE HUGHES
Also to receive awards are the top Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund (KTDF) money earners in 2025 in five separate categories.
2025 Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund (KTDF) Leaders:
KTDF Sire of the Year: NOT THIS TIME (Taylor Made Farm)
KTDF Earner of the Year: TROUBLESHOOTING (Donamire Farm)
KTDF Owner of the Year: GODOLPHIN
KTDF Trainer of the Year: BRAD COX
KTDF Breeder of the Year: GODOLPHIN
Recipients of the 2025 KTOB Kentucky-Bred Champion awards were voted on by the full membership of KTA/KTOB while the KTDF category leaders were tabulated using purse money won at KY racetracks in 2025. KTOB merit award recipients were voted on by the KTA/KTOB Board of Directors.
In existence since 1967 and 1983, respectively, the KTOB and KTA direct their efforts toward promoting and protecting the Thoroughbred industry by maintaining the highest levels of racing, breeding and training standards in the Commonwealth.
This story was originally published by Paulick Report on Apr 11, 2026, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Paulick Report as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
