Juddmonte Farms – 2017 Outstanding Owner
Juddmonte Farms earned its fourth Eclipse Award Thursday night as the 2017 outstanding owner and second straight after being honored in 2016 in the same category. OWNER FIRST-PLACE VOTES JUDDMONTE FARMS […]
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Jose Ortiz – 2017 Outstanding Jockey; Evin Roman – 2017 Outstanding Apprentice Jockey
After leading all North American riders by earnings for the second consecutive year in 2017, Jose Ortiz earned his first Eclipse Award for top jockey. JOCKEY FIRST-PLACE VOTES JOSE ORTIZ […]
Clearsky Farm – 2017 Outstanding Breeders
Clearsky Farms was honored as the outstanding breeder of 2017 at the Eclipse Awards ceremony on Thursday night. Established in 2009 by Eamon Cleary, it is run today by the founder’s sons, Bernard and Eamonn. […]
Final thoughts on the 2017 Eclipse Award races
Eclipse Award voting on the 2017 racing season commences soon, and is generally the case most of the equine divisions are pretty straight forward. I first addressed the topic the evening of Breeders’ Cup Saturday, […]
Forever Unbridled, Abel Tasman clinch Eclipse Awards with one-two Breeders’ Cup Distaff finish
Saturday’s $1.84 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) answered the questions of who’s the best older mare and who’s the top three-year-old filly in divisions that have seen multiple standouts this season. It all came down […]
Eclipse Awards on the line in Breeders’ Cup Distaff
Two Eclipse Award winners will likely be decided on Friday when a field of eight goes in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) at Del Mar to cap off the first day of the World Championships. […]
Always Dreaming Is Still the Leader of the Three-Year-Old Male Division
Always Dreaming’s lack of support as the top-three-year-old male is a sad commentary from a fan base that laments horses not running enough each year and/or beyond a certain age while damning potential superstar horses […]
Will Test of the Champion Help Define Eclipse Award Picture?
This year’s Test of a Champion is unlikely to crown one for the first half of the year, but a win in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park could help tip the scales […]
2016 Eclipse Awards: A vintage year for future Hall of Famers
It certainly didn’t require waiting for Saturday night’s Eclipse Award announcements to make plain what many of us already knew: 2016 was a vintage year for Thoroughbreds on the American turf. But now that the […]
California Chrome – 2016 Horse of the Year and Champion Older Dirt Male
California Chrome culminated a fantastic 5-year-old campaign with his second Horse of the Year title in three years, being honored as Thoroughbred racing’s leading performer during Saturday’s Eclipse Award ceremonies at Gulfstream Park. With a […]