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100 The 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards, presented by FanDuel TV, John Deere, Keeneland, and The Jockey Club, and produced by the NTRA By David Grening In 2022, Cody’s Wish and his bond with a young man stricken with a rare genetic disorder gave racing its feel-good story of the year. Somewhat overlooked was the horse’s race record, which included four wins from five starts and a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile. While the bond between Cody’s Wish and Cody Dorman remained a major story in 2023, Cody’s Wish earned headlines for his supreme talent, which could very well carry him to an Eclipse Award as North America’s top older dirt male horse, leading male sprinter, and possibly Horse of the Year. In 2023, Cody’s Wish repeated as winner of the Grade 1 Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, narrowly fending off the late run of Preakness winner National Treasure and withstanding an inquiry into a bumping incident in the stretch to earn the victory. That was just one of three Grade 1 triumphs for Cody’s Wish and four victories overall in 2023. In May, he won the Churchill Downs Stakes by 4 3/4 lengths over Hoist the Gold, a horse would come back and win two graded stakes in the fall including the Grade 2 Cigar Mile. In June, Cody’s Wish was the dominant 3 1/4-length winner of the Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap versus arguably the deepest field in any race all year. The horses Cody’s Wish defeated in the Met Mile, won Grade 1 races in 2023 such as the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, Whitney, Awesome Again, and Carter; and Grade 2 stakes such as the Suburban, Cigar Mile, Woodward, Santa Anita Sprint Championship, and Phoenix. Cody’s Wish, a 5-year-old son of Curlin owned and bred by Godolphin Racing and trained by Bill Mott, proved to have limitations as he could only manage a third-place finish behind White Abarrio in the Whitney going 1 1/8 miles at Saratoga. But he bounced back with a workmanlike victory in the Grade 2 Vosburgh at Aqueduct and then his gutsy win in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile. “It’s the icing on the cake. You couldn’t imagine a better ending,” Mott said after the Dirt Mile. “You know, wow, he’s done everything we’ve asked him to do. We were a little skeptical about the mile and an eighth in the Whitney, but he’s done everything else. You look at his record, you can’t fault him.” Over the last two seasons, Cody’s Wish went 8 for 10 and finished his career with 11 wins from 16 starts. While the Cody’s Wish story had a happy ending on the track, there was a sad one away from it. Cody Dorman, just one month shy of his 18th birthday, died on the flight home to Kentucky the day after the Breeders’ Cup. The bond he had with the horse, who would put his head in his lap when he saw him, likely contributed to Cody Dorman living to almost 18. In a statement issued the day after Cody Dorman’s passing, his father, Kelly, said, “The joy that his interactions with Cody’s Wish have brought him the last five years is indescribable.” For the racing industry, they’ll be unforgettable. Cody's Wish Own: Godolphin LLC B. h. 5 (May) Sire: Curlin (Smart Strike) $225,000 Dam:Dance Card (Tapit) Br: Godolphin (Ky) Tr: Mott William I(54 10 2 7 .19) 2023:(649 103 .16) Life 16 11 1 4 $3,106,030 112 2023 5 4 0 1 $1,773,900 112 2022 5 4 1 0 $1,077,070 112 0 0 0 0 $0 - D.Fst 13 10 0 3 $2,965,230 112 Wet(434) 3 1 1 1 $140,800 104 Synth(350) $0 Turf(303) 0 0 0 0 $0 - Dst(0) 0 0 0 0 $0 - 4ä23= 3SA fst 1 22§ :46 1:09¨1:35© 3ÎBCDirtMi-G1 107 2 /7 6¤ô 6ª 3¨ 2ô 1ó Alvarado J 126 *.80 99= 06 CodysWishó NtionlTrsur¨ö Skippylongstocking«ô Bumped foe, all out 1å23= 3BAQ fst 7f S 23¦ :46 1:09¨1:21© 3ÎVosburgh-G2 100 6 /6 6 4¦ô 2ô 1Ç 1¦ô Alvarado J 126 *.15 97= 10 Cody's Wish¦ô Accretive¨õ Great Navigator§ Off slw,mvd up out,3p 5Ý23=10Sar fst 1° 48¦ 1:11©1:36¦1:48§ 4ÎWhitney-G1 95 6 /6 6© 6¨ô 4§ 4ªô 3¦¥ Alvarado J 124 *.45 86= 14 White Abarrio«õ Zandon¨ö Cody's WishÇ Leaned,lost footing st 10Þ23=10Bel fst 1 ý 22¨ :45©1:10 1:34¦ 3ÎMtropltH-G1 112 1 /9 8©õ 8¨ô 1ô 1© 1¨õ Alvarado J 126 *.65 91= 15 Cody's Wish¨õ ZandonÇ White Abarrio§õ 5w sweep 1/4, drew clr 6Ü23=10CD fst 7f 22¨ :45 1:09 1:21 4ÎCD-G1 105 5 /9 9 9«ö 7©ö 1ô 1©ö Alvarado J 123 *.72 98= 05 Cody's Wish©ö Hoist the Goldô Tejano Twistö Blew past,clrd in hand Barbara D. Livingston OLDER DIRT MALE FINALIST Cody’s Wish
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102 The 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards, presented by FanDuel TV, John Deere, Keeneland, and The Jockey Club, and produced by the NTRA By David Grening Elite Power flew under the radar in 2022 before victories in the Grade 2 Vosburgh and Breeders’ Cup Sprint carried him to an Eclipse Award as champion sprinter in 2022. Elite Power snuck up on nobody in 2023, raising his game to another level, running some of the fastest races of the year and capping off his campaign with a repeat victory in the Grade 1 Qatar Racing Breeders’ Cup Sprint. While his four sprint victories from five starts, including two Grade 1 successes, will most likely earn him a second straight Eclipse Award as champion sprinter, those powerful performances also were good enough to earn him a berth as a finalist in the older dirt male category. A 5-year-old son of Curlin owned by Juddmonte and trained by Bill Mott, Elite Power began his 2023 campaign in Saudi Arabia – home country to the principal interests of Juddmonte – where he beat fellow American speedster Gunite by 3 3/4 lengths in the Group 3 Riyadh Dirt Sprint in February. Upon Elite Power’s return from the Middle East, Mott gave him a break and didn’t bring him back fully cranked for the Grade 2 True North at Belmont Park. Still, he was good enough to win it, beating California invader Anarchist by 1 3/4 lengths. In Saratoga, Elite Power might have run the best race any sprinter ran all year when he reeled in a seemingly home-free Gunite by a head in the Grade 1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap. It ran his overall winning streak to eight. “He got on his belly,” Mott said. “It was probably one of the most impressive performances I saw at Saratoga.” Gunite exacted a measure of revenge in the Grade 1 Forego, getting away with a relatively soft pace and defeating Elite Power by 1 1/4 lengths in the seven-furlong race. Elite Power and Gunite met for a fourth time in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, and Elite Power, taking advantage of a swift pace, rallied from next to last under Irad Ortiz Jr. to defeat Gunite by 1 1/2 lengths. “It’s a difficult job to keep a horse going year after year,” Mott said. “To come back and win two Breeders’ Cups in a row says a lot about the durability of the horse and the luck that I have. We were lucky enough to have him, and he’s had a great career.” Elite Power, who was bred by Alpha Delta Stables LLC and purchased for $900,000 at the 2019 Keeneland September yearling sale, finished his career with nine wins from 13 starts and $3,775,711 in purse earnings. In 2024, he will stand his first year at stud at Juddmonte in Lexington, Ky. “Really, I have to thank Bill and all his staff at doing an absolutely masterful job in managing the horse and keeping him [sharp] because when this horse came good, by golly, did he stay good,” Juddmonte’s manager Garrett O’Rourke said after the Breeders’ Cup. “He’s gone out good now.” Elite Power Own: Juddmonte Ch. h. 5 (Feb) Sire: Curlin (Smart Strike) $225,000 Dam:Broadway's Alibi (Vindication) Br: Alpha Delta Stables, LLC (Ky) Tr: Mott William I(54 10 2 7 .19) 2023:(649 103 .16) Life 13 9 1 1 $3,775,711 111 2023 5 4 1 0 $2,370,000 111 2022 6 5 0 1 $1,398,380 101 0 0 0 0 $0 - D.Fst 12 8 1 1 $3,583,211 111 Wet(426) 1 1 0 0 $192,500 108 Synth(335) $0 Turf(288) 0 0 0 0 $0 - Dst(0) 0 0 0 0 $0 - 4ä23=11SA fst 6f 21© :44¦ :56§1:08¦ 3ÎBCSprint-G1 111 7 /8 4 7¨õ 3¦ô 3¦ô 1¦ô Ortiz I Jr 126 *1.70 99= 04 Elite Power¦ô Guniteô Nakatomi¦ 4w, reeled in foes 26Ý23= 7Sar fst 7f 23 :46¦1:09¨1:21§ 4ÎForego-G1 98 3 /5 3 3§ 3¦ô 2¦ô 2¦ö Ortiz I Jr 124 *.75 95= 10 Gunite¦ö Elite Power© High Oak§õ Ins turn,ask1/4,chased 29Û23= 8Sar slyø 6f 22¨ :45§ :57¦1:09¦ 3ÎAGVndbtH-G1 108 4 /7 2 6§ô 4¨ 2¦ô 1Ç Ortiz I Jr 126 *1.10 96= 13 Elite PowerÇ Gunite«õ Dean Deliversª 2-4p trn,rally,bid1/16 10Þ23= 3Bel fst 6ôf 23¦ :46 1:09¦1:15¨ 4ÎTruNrth-G2 102 4 /6 3 4§ 4§ 1§ 1¦ö Ortiz I Jr 124 *.75 94= 09 Elite Power¦ö Anarchist¨ö Strobe§ô 3-4w,rallied,lead3/16 25á23 K. Abdulaziz(KSA) ft Í6f LH1:11 3Î Riyadh Dirt Sprint-G3 9 1¨õ Dettori L 126 - Elite Power¨õ Gunite§ Remake¦ Timeform Rating: 124 Stk 1500000 In command final furlong Barbara D. Livingston OLDER DIRT MALE FINALIST Elite P ower
RELIVE THEIR WINNING MOMENTS AT BREEDERSCUP.COM/2023 TO THE 2023 CONGR ATULATIONS E C L I P S E A W A R D S F I N A L I S T S Breeders’ Cup congratulates and commends the nominators and breeders whose hard work, dedication, and support produced Breeders’ Cup World Champions on November 3 & 4, 2023 at Santa Anita. Best of luck to all of the Breeders’ Cup winners and their connections who are Eclipse Award Finalists. FIERCENESS FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Nominated and bred in Kentucky by Repole Stable, Inc. HARD TO JUSTIFY Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Nominated and bred in Kentucky by Yeguada Centurion S.L. JUST F Y I NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Nominated and bred in Kentucky by George Krikorian MASTER OF THE SEAS (IRE) FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Bred in Ireland by Godolphin INSPIRAL (GB) Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf Bred in Great Britain by Cheveley Park Stud Limited GOODNIGHT OLIVE PNC Bank Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Nominated and bred in Kentucky by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings IDIOMATIC Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff Nominated and bred in Kentucky by Juddmonte Farms Inc. CODY’S WISH Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Nominated and bred in Kentucky by Godolphin ELITE POWER Qatar Racing Breeders’ Cup Sprint Nominated and bred in Kentucky by Alpha Delta Stables, LLC AUGUSTE RODIN (IRE) Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf Bred in Ireland by Coolmore WHITE ABARRIO Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Nominated and bred in Kentucky by Spendthrift Farm, LLC 24-280-001 Eclipse Awards Program Ad_8.375x10.75.indd 1 1/11/24 8:00 AM
104 The 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards, presented by FanDuel TV, John Deere, Keeneland, and The Jockey Club, and produced by the NTRA By David Grening White Abarrio and trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. traveled quite the circuitous route on their way to the winner’s circle in two of the biggest races for older dirt male horses in North America in 2023. But a victory in the Grade 1 Whitney followed three months later by a score in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic made White Abarrio a finalist for the Eclipse Award in the older dirt male division. When their trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. was prohibited from racing in New York in the spring following the sudden death of two horses trained by Joseph in Kentucky, owners Mark and Clint Cornett needed another trainer to whom they could send White Abarrio in order to run in the Grade 1 Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap in June at Belmont Park. They chose Dutrow, with Mark Cornett having had a previous working relationship with the trainer more than a decade earlier. Dutrow, a world-class trainer, had only three months earlier returned from a 10-year suspension handed him by racing regulators in New York for a checkered history that included several equine medication violations. White Abarrio, a 4-year-old son of Race Day bred by Spendthrift Farm and purchased for $40,000 at an Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. yearling sale in 2021, was coming off an allowance win going seven furlongs at Gulfstream in March and was seemingly going to remain in one-turn races. In the Met Mile, White Abarrio ran a morethan-respectable third behind Cody’s Wish. After that race, Dutrow said he was pointing White Abarrio to the Grade 1 Forego, a seven-furlong race at Saratoga in late August. But as entry day for the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney on Aug. 5 drew closer, that field was shrinking. Upon learning there may only be five horses in the race, Dutrow and the owners altered course and ran in the Whitney. With the heavily favored Cody’s Wish unable to see out the distance, White Abarrio, under Irad Ortiz Jr., won the Whitney by 6 1/4 lengths, giving Dutrow a fabulous gift on his 64th birthday. White Abarrio hadn’t yet cooled out when Dutrow said the colt’s next race would be the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 4 at Santa Anita, three months away. “I looked at his [past performances], when he had time between races, he was very live, he ran big,” Dutrow said. By the time the field entered the starting gate for the Classic – with talented 3-year-olds Arcangelo and Geaux Rocket Ride unable to make the race – White Abarrio was the favorite. Sitting an up-close third under Ortiz, White Abarrio rallied past Arabian Knight in upper stretch and held a late-rallying Derma Sotogake at bay to win the Classic by one length. On the morning after the Breeders’ Cup, Dutrow was asked about the apparent race for divisional honors coming down between White Abarrio and Cody’s Wish. Cody’s Wish, Dutrow said, “has been going all year long and winning Grade 1s everywhere. I’m not putting my vote in for him, but if they give it to him, I will be behind him a million percent. We can do it with him next year, as long as he stays the way he is right now. He can get Horse of the Year next year.” Following the Breeders’ Cup, White Abarrio remained in Southern California to prepare for his 5-year-old campaign, which is scheduled to begin in the $20 million Saudi Cup on Feb. 24 in Riyadh. Barbara D. Livingston OLDER DIRT MALE FINALIST White A barrio White Abarrio Own: C2 Racing Stable LLC and La Milagrosa Gr/ro. c. 4 (Mar) OBSMAR21 $40,000 Sire: Race Day (Tapit) $5,000 Dam:Catching Diamonds (Into Mischief) Br: Spendthrift Farm, LLC (Ky) Tr: Dutrow R E Jr(48 12 6 8 .25) 2023:(131 27 .21) Life 15 7 1 3 $4,946,350 110 2023 5 3 0 1 $3,883,800 110 2022 7 2 1 1 $970,500 99 0 0 0 0 $0 - D.Fst 14 7 1 2 $4,856,350 110 Wet(365) 1 0 0 1 $90,000 99 Synth(281) $0 Turf(257) 0 0 0 0 $0 - Dst(0) 0 0 0 0 $0 - 4ä23= 9SA fst 1² ý 45¨ 1:10¦1:35¦2:02© 3ÎBCClasic-G1 106 2 /12 3§ô 3§ 2ô 1¦ 1¦ Ortiz I Jr 126 *2.60 94= 06 White Abarrio¦ Derma Sotogake¦õ ProxyÉ Loomed 3w, cleared 5Ý23=10Sar fst 1° 48¦ 1:11©1:36¦1:48§ 4ÎWhitney-G1 110 5 /6 2¦ 2ô 2Ç 1ª 1«õ Ortiz I Jr 124 10.20 96= 14 White Abarrio«õ Zandon¨ö Cody's WishÇ Attended 3p, drew clr 10Þ23=10Bel fst 1 ý 22¨ :45©1:10 1:34¦ 3ÎMtropltH-G1 106 9 /9 5¦õ 6§ 8§ö 3ª 3¨õ Gaffalione T 120 20.20 88= 15 Cody's Wish¨õ ZandonÇ White Abarrio§õ Stumbled st, mild kick Previously trained by Joseph Saffie A Jr 2022: ( 823 174 135 105 0.21 ) 4à23= 7GP fst 7f 22¦ :44©1:09¨1:22 4ÎOC 62k/C -N 103 2 /10 6 4§ 3§ô 1§ 1©ô Gaffalione T L122 *1.20 95= 12 White Abarrio©ô WeyburnÉ Collaborateªö 4p,bid3p turn,drew clr 28â23=13GP fst 1° 47¨ 1:11©1:36¨1:49§ 4ÎPWCInvit-G1 87 4 /12 3¦ô 4¦ô 5§ 5ª 8¦¨ô Gaffalione T 123 6.30 78= 08 Art Collector©ô Defunded¦õ Stilleto Boy¦õ Chase inside, empty Own: C2 Racing Stable LLC and La Milagrosa Stable LLC
106 The 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards, presented by FanDuel TV, John Deere, Keeneland, and The Jockey Club, and produced by the NTRA OUTSTANDING OWNER/BREEDER 1973 Meadow Stable/ Meadow Stud 1972 Meadow Stable/ Meadow Stud 1971 Paul Mellon OUTSTANDING BREEDER 2022 Godolphin 2021 Godolphin 2020 WinStar Farm 2019 George Strawbridge Jr. 2018 John D. Gunther 2017 Clearsky Farm 2016 WinStar Farm 2015 Zayat Stables 2014 Ken and Sarah Ramsey 2013 Ken and Sarah Ramsey 2012 Darley Stable 2011 Adena Springs 2010 Adena Springs 2009 Juddmonte Farms 2008 Adena Springs 2007 Adena Springs 2006 Adena Springs 2005 Adena Springs 2004 Adena Springs 2003 Juddmonte Farms 2002 Juddmonte Farms 2001 Juddmonte Farms 2000 Frank Stronach 1999 William S. Farish 1998 Mr./Mrs. John C. Mabee 1997 Mr./Mrs. John C. Mabee 1996 Farnsworth Farms 1995 Juddmonte Farms 1994 William T. Young 1993 Allen Paulson 1992 William S. Farish 1991 Mr./Mrs. John C. Mabee 1990 Calumet Farm 1989 North Ridge Farm 1988 Ogden Phipps 1987 Nelson Bunker Hunt 1986 Paul Mellon 1985 Nelson Bunker Hunt 1984 Claiborne Farm 1983 E.P. Taylor 1982 Fred W. Hooper 1981 Golden Chance Farm 1980 Mrs. Henry D. Paxson 1979 Claiborne Farm 1978 Harbor View Farm 1977 E.P. Taylor 1976 Nelson Bunker Hunt 1975 Fred W. Hooper 1974 John W. Galbreath OUTSTANDING OWNER 2022 Godolphin 2021 Godolphin 2020 Godolphin 2019 Klaravich Stables/ William H. Lawrence 2018 Hronis Racing LLC 2017 Juddmonte Farms 2016 Juddmonte Farms 2015 Zayat Stables 2014 Ken and Sarah Ramsey 2013 Ken and Sarah Ramsey 2012 Godolphin Racing 2011 Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 2010 WinStar Farm 2009 Godolphin Racing 2008 Stronach Stables 2007 Shadwell Stable 2006 Darley Stable (tie) Lael Stables (tie) 2005 Michael Gill 2004 Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 2003 Juddmonte Farms 2002 Richard Englander 2001 Richard Englander 2000 Frank Stronach 1999 Frank Stronach 1998 Frank Stronach 1997 Carolyn Hine 1996 Allen Paulson 1995 Allen Paulson 1994 John Franks 1993 John Franks 1992 Juddmonte Farms 1991 Sam-Son Farms 1990 Frances Genter 1989 Ogden Phipps 1988 Ogden Phipps 1987 Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Klein 1986 Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Klein 1985 Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Klein 1984 John Franks 1983 John Franks 1982 Viola Sommer 1981 Dotsam Stable 1980 Mr./Mrs. Bertram Firestone 1979 Harbor View Farm 1978 Harbor View Farm 1977 Maxwell Gluck 1976 Dan Lasater 1975 Dan Lasater 1974 Dan Lasater 1971 Mr./Mrs. E.E. Fogelson OUTSTANDING TRAINER 2022 Todd Pletcher 2021 Brad Cox 2020 Brad Cox 2019 Chad Brown 2018 Chad Brown 2017 Chad Brown 2016 Chad Brown 2015 Bob Baffert 2014 Todd Pletcher 2013 Todd Pletcher 2012 Dale Romans 2011 William I. Mott 2010 Todd Pletcher 2009 Steve Asmussen 2008 Steve Asmussen 2007 Todd Pletcher 2006 Todd Pletcher 2005 Todd Pletcher 2004 Todd Pletcher 2003 Robert Frankel 2002 Robert Frankel 2001 Robert Frankel 2000 Robert Frankel 1999 Bob Baffert 1998 Bob Baffert 1997 Bob Baffert 1996 William I. Mott 1995 William I. Mott 1994 D. Wayne Lukas 1993 Robert Frankel 1992 Ron McAnally 1991 Ron McAnally 1990 Carl Nafzger 1989 Charles Whittingham 1988 Shug McGaughey 1987 D. Wayne Lukas 1986 D. Wayne Lukas 1985 D. Wayne Lukas 1984 Jack Van Berg 1983 Woody Stephens 1982 Charles Whittingham 1981 Ron McAnally 1980 Bud Delp 1979 Lazaro Barrera 1978 Lazaro Barrera 1977 Lazaro Barrera 1976 Lazaro Barrera 1975 Steve DiMauro 1974 Sherrill Ward 1973 H. Allen Jerkens 1972 Lucien Laurin 1971 Charles Whittingham OUTSTANDING JOCKEY 2022 Irad Ortiz Jr. 2021 Joel Rosario 2020 Irad Ortiz Jr. 2019 Irad Ortiz Jr. 2018 Irad Ortiz Jr. 2017 Jose Ortiz 2016 Javier Castellano 2015 Javier Castellano 2014 Javier Castellano 2013 Javier Castellano 2012 Ramon Dominguez 2011 Ramon Dominguez 2010 Ramon Dominguez 2009 Julien Leparoux 2008 Garrett Gomez 2007 Garrett Gomez 2006 Edgar Prado 2005 John Velazquez 2004 John Velazquez 2003 Jerry Bailey 2002 Jerry Bailey 2001 Jerry Bailey 2000 Jerry Bailey 1999 Jorge Chavez 1998 Gary Stevens 1997 Jerry Bailey 1996 Jerry Bailey 1995 Jerry Bailey 1994 Mike Smith 1993 Mike Smith 1992 Kent Desormeaux 1991 Pat Day 1990 Craig Perret 1989 Kent Desormeaux 1988 Jose Santos 1987 Pat Day 1986 Pat Day 1985 Laffit Pincay Jr. 1984 Pat Day 1983 Angel Cordero Jr. 1982 Angel Cordero Jr. 1981 William Shoemaker 1980 Chris McCarron 1979 Laffit Pincay Jr. 1978 Darrel McHargue 1977 Steve Cauthen 1976 Sandy Hawley 1975 Braulio Baeza 1974 Laffit Pincay Jr. 1973 Laffit Pincay Jr. 1972 Braulio Baeza 1971 Laffit Pincay Jr. OUTSTANDING APPRENTICE JOCKEY 2022 Jose Antonio Gomez 2021 Jessica Pyfer 2020 Alexander Crispin 2019 Kazushi Kimura 2018 Weston Hamilton 2017 Evin Roman 2016 Luis Ocasio 2015 Tyler Gaffalione 2014 Drayden Van Dyke 2013 Victor Carrasco 2012 Jose Montano 2011 Kyle Frey 2010 Omar Moreno 2009 Christian Santiago Reyes 2008 Pascacio Lopez 2007 Joe Talamo 2006 Julien Leparoux 2005 Emma-Jayne Wilson 2004 Brian Hernandez Jr. 2003 Eddie Castro 2002 Ryan Fogelsonger 2001 Jeremy Rose 2000 Tyler Baze 1999 Ariel Smith 1998 Shaun Bridgmohan 1997 Roberto Rosado (tie) Philip Teator (tie) 1996 Neil Poznansky 1995 Ramon Perez 1994 Dale Beckner 1993 Juan Umana 1992 Rosemary Homeister Jr. 1991 Mickey Walls 1990 Mark Johnston 1989 Michael Luzzi 1988 Steve Capanas 1987 Kent Desormeaux 1986 Allen Stacy 1985 Art Madrid Jr. 1984 Wesley Ward 1983 Declan Murphy 1982 Alberto Delgado 1981 Richard Migliore 1980 Frank Lovato Jr. 1979 Cash Asmussen P ast Winners 1971-2022
107 The 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards, presented by FanDuel TV, John Deere, Keeneland, and The Jockey Club, and produced by the NTRA 1978 Ron Franklin 1977 Steve Cauthen 1976 George Martens 1975 Jimmy Edwards 1974 Chris McCarron 1973 Steve Valdez 1972 Thomas Wallis 1971 Gene St. Leon HORSE OF THE YEAR 2022 Flightline (age 4) 2021 Knicks Go (5) 2020 Authentic (3) 2019 Bricks and Mortar (5) 2018 Justify (3) 2017 Gun Runner (4) 2016 California Chrome ( 5) 2015 American Pharoah (3) 2014 California Chrome (3) 2013 Wise Dan (6) 2012 Wise Dan (5) 2011 Havre de Grace (4) 2010 Zenyatta (6) 2009 Rachel Alexandra (3) 2008 Curlin (4) 2007 Curlin (3) 2006 Invasor (4) 2005 Saint Liam (5) 2004 Ghostzapper (4) 2003 Mineshaft (4) 2002 Azeri (4) 2001 Point Given (3) 2000 Tiznow (3) 1999 Charismatic (3) 1998 Skip Away (5) 1997 Favorite Trick (2) 1996 Cigar (6) 1995 Cigar (5) 1994 Holy Bull (3) 1993 Kotashaan (5) 1992 A.P. Indy (3) 1991 Black Tie Affair (5) 1990 Criminal Type (5) 1989 Sunday Silence (3) 1988 Alysheba (4) 1987 Ferdinand (4) 1986 Lady’s Secret (4) 1985 Spend a Buck (3) 1984 John Henry (9) 1983 All Along (4) 1982 Conquistador Cielo (3) 1981 John Henry (6) 1980 Spectacular Bid (4) 1979 Affirmed (4) 1978 Affirmed (3) 1977 Seattle Slew (3) 1976 Forego (6) 1975 Forego (5) 1974 Forego (4) 1973 Secretariat (3) 1972 Secretariat (2) 1971 Ack Ack (5) TWO-YEAR-OLD MALE 2022 Forte 2021 Corniche 2020 Essential Quality 2019 Storm the Court 2018 Game Winner 2017 Good Magic 2016 Classic Empire 2015 Nyquist 2014 American Pharoah 2013 Shared Belief 2012 Shanghai Bobby 2011 Hansen 2010 Uncle Mo 2009 Lookin At Lucky 2008 Midshipman 2007 War Pass 2006 Street Sense 2005 Stevie Wonderboy 2004 Declan’s Moon 2003 Action This Day 2002 Vindication 2001 Johannesburg 2000 Macho Uno 1999 Anees 1998 Answer Lively 1997 Favorite Trick 1996 Boston Harbor 1995 Maria’s Mon 1994 Timber Country 1993 Dehere 1992 Gilded Time 1991 Arazi 1990 Fly So Free 1989 Rhythm 1988 Easy Goer 1987 Forty Niner 1986 Capote 1985 Tasso 1984 Chief’s Crown 1983 Devil’s Bag 1982 Roving Boy 1981 Deputy Minister 1980 Lord Avie 1979 Rockhill Native 1978 Spectacular Bid 1977 Affirmed 1976 Seattle Slew 1975 Honest Pleasure 1974 Foolish Pleasure 1973 Protagonist 1972 Secretariat 1971 Riva Ridge TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLY 2022 Wonder Wheel 2021 Echo Zulu 2020 Vequist 2019 British Idiom 2018 Jaywalk 2017 Caledonia Road 2016 Champagne Room 2015 Songbird 2014 Take Charge Brandi 2013 She’s a Tiger 2012 Beholder 2011 My Miss Aurelia 2010 Awesome Feather 2009 She Be Wild 2008 Stardom Bound 2007 Indian Blessing 2006 Dreaming of Anna 2005 Folklore 2004 Sweet Catomine 2003 Halfbridled 2002 Storm Flag Flying 2001 Tempera 2000 Caressing 1999 Chilukki 1998 Silverbulletday 1997 Countess Diana 1996 Storm Song 1995 Golden Attraction 1994 Flanders 1993 Phone Chatter 1992 Eliza 1991 Pleasant Stage 1990 Meadow Star 1989 Go for Wand 1988 Open Mind 1987 Epitome 1986 Brave Raj 1985 Family Style 1984 Outstandingly 1983 Althea 1982 Landaluce 1981 Before Dawn 1980 Heavenly Cause 1979 Smart Angle 1978 Candy Eclair (tie) It’s in the Air (tie) 1977 Lakeville Miss 1976 Sensational 1975 Dearly Precious 1974 Ruffian 1973 Talking Picture 1972 La Prevoyante 1971 Numbered Account THREE-YEAR-OLD MALE 2022 Epicenter 2021 Essential Quality 2020 Authentic 2019 Maximum Security 2018 Justify 2017 West Coast 2016 Arrogate 2015 American Pharoah 2014 California Chrome 2013 Will Take Charge 2012 I’ll Have Another 2011 Animal Kingdom 2010 Lookin At Lucky 2009 Summer Bird 2008 Big Brown 2007 Curlin 2006 Bernardini 2005 Afleet Alex 2004 Smarty Jones 2003 Funny Cide 2002 War Emblem 2001 Point Given 2000 Tiznow 1999 Charismatic 1998 Real Quiet 1997 Silver Charm 1996 Skip Away 1995 Thunder Gulch 1994 Holy Bull 1993 Prairie Bayou 1992 A.P. Indy 1991 Hansel 1990 Unbridled 1989 Sunday Silence 1988 Risen Star 1987 Alysheba 1986 Snow Chief 1985 Spend a Buck 1984 Swale 1983 Slew o’ Gold 1982 Conquistador Cielo 1981 Pleasant Colony 1980 Temperence Hill 1979 Spectacular Bid 1978 Affirmed 1977 Seattle Slew 1976 Bold Forbes 1975 Wajima 1974 Little Current 1973 Secretariat 1972 Key to the Mint 1971 Canonero II THREE-YEAR-OLD FILLY 2022 Nest 2021 Malathaat 2020 Swiss Skydiver 2019 Covfefe 2018 Monomoy Girl 2017 Abel Tasman 2016 Songbird 2015 Stellar Wind 2014 Untapable 2013 Beholder 2012 Questing 2011 Royal Delta 2010 Blind Luck 2009 Rachel Alexandra 2008 Proud Spell 2007 Rags to Riches 2006 Wait a While 2005 Smuggler 2004 Ashado 2003 Bird Town 2002 Farda Amiga 2001 Xtra Heat 2000 Surfside 1999 Silverbulletday 1998 Banshee Breeze 1997 Ajina 1996 Yanks Music 1995 Serena’s Song 1994 Heavenly Prize 1993 Hollywood Wildcat 1992 Saratoga Dew 1991 Dance Smartly 1990 Go for Wand 1989 Open Mind 1988 Winning Colors 1987 Sacahuista 1986 Tiffany Lass 1985 Mom’s Command 1984 Life’s Magic 1983 Heartlight No. One 1982 Christmas Past 1981 Wayward Lass 1980 Genuine Risk 1979 Davona Dale 1978 Tempest Queen 1977 Our Mims 1976 Revidere 1975 Ruffian 1974 Chris Evert 1973 Desert Vixen 1972 Susan’s Girl 1971 Turkish Trousers OLDER DIRT MALE 2022 Flightline (age 4) 2021 Knicks Go (5) 2020 Improbable (4)
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(3) 1976 Youth (3) 1975 Snow Knight (4) 1974 Dahlia (4,f) 1973 Secretariat (3) 1972 Cougar II (6) 1971 Run the Gantlet (3) FEMALE TURF 2022 Regal Glory (age 6) 2021 Loves Only You (5) 2020 Rushing Fall (5) 2019 Uni (5) 2018 Sistercharlie (4) 2017 Lady Eli (5) 2016 Tepin (5) 2015 Tepin (4) 2014 Dayatthespa (5) 2013 Dank (4) 2012 Zagora (5) 2011 Stacelita (5) 2010 Goldikova (5) 2009 Goldikova (4) 2008 Forever Together (4) 2007 Lahudood (4) 2006 Ouija Board (5) 2005 Intercontinental (5) 2004 Ouija Board (3) 2003 Islington (4) 2002 Golden Apples (4) 2001 Banks Hill (3) 2000 Perfect Sting (4) 1999 Soaring Softly (4) 1998 Fiji (4) 1997 Ryafan (3) 1996 Wandesta (5) 1995 Possibly Perfect (5) 1994 Hatoof (5) 1993 Flawlessly (5) 1992 Flawlessly (4) 1991 Miss Alleged (4) 1990 Laugh and Be Merry (5) 1989 Brown Bess (7) 1988 Miesque (4) 1987 Miesque (3) 1986 Estrapade (6) 1985 Pebbles (4) 1984 Royal Heroine (4) 1983 All Along (4) 1982 April Run (4) 1981 De La Rose (3) 1980 Just a Game II (4) 1979 Trillion (5) SPRINTER/SPRINTER MALE 2022 Elite Power (age 4) 2021 Jackie’s Warrior (3) 2020 Whitmore (7) 2019 Mitole (4) 2018 Roy H (6) 2017 Roy H (5) 2016 Drefong (3) 2015 Runhappy (3) 2014 Work All Week (5) 2013 Points Offthebench (4) 2012 Trinniberg (3) 2011 Amazombie (5) 2010 Big Drama (4) 2009 Kodiak Kowboy (4) 2008 Benny the Bull (5) 2007 Midnight Lute (4) 2006 Thor’s Echo (4) 2005 Lost in the Fog (3) 2004 Speightstown (6) 2003 Aldebaran (5) 2002 Orientate (4) 2001 Squirtle Squirt (3) 2000 Kona Gold (6) 1999 Artax (4) 1998 Reraise (3) 1997 Smoke Glacken (3) 1996 Lit de Justice (6) 1995 Not Surprising (5) 1994 Cherokee Run (4) 1993 Cardmania (7) 1992 Rubiano (5) 1991 Housebuster (4) 1990 Housebuster (3) 1989 Safely Kept (3,f) 1988 Gulch (4) 1987 Groovy (4) 1986 Smile (4) 1985 Precisionist (4) 1984 Eillo (4) 1983 Chinook Pass (4) 1982 Gold Beauty (3,f) 1981 Guilty Conscience (5) 1980 Plugged Nickle (3) 1979 Star de Naskra (4) 1978 Dr. Patches (4) (tie) J.O. 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110 The 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards, presented by FanDuel TV, John Deere, Keeneland, and The Jockey Club, and produced by the NTRA 2020 Moscato (9) 2019 Winston C (5) 2018 Zanjabeel (5) 2017 Scorpiancer (8) 2016 Rawnaq (9) 2015 Dawalan (5) 2014 Demonstrative (7) 2013 Divine Fortune (10) 2012 Pierrot Lunaire (8) 2011 Black Jack Blues (8) 2010 Slip Away (7) 2009 Mixed Up (10) 2008 Good Night Shirt (7) 2007 Good Night Shirt (6) 2006 McDynamo (9) 2005 McDynamo (8) 2004 Hirapour (8) 2003 McDynamo (6) 2002 Flat Top (9) 2001 Pompeyo (7) 2000 All Gong (6) 1999 Lonesome Glory (11) 1998 Flat Top (5) 1997 Lonesome Glory (9) 1996 Coreggio (5) 1995 Lonesome Glory (7) 1994 Warm Spell (6) 1993 Lonesome Glory (5) 1992 Lonesome Glory (4) 1991 Morley Street (7) 1990 Morley Street (6) 1989 Highland Bud (4) 1988 Jimmy Lorenzo (6) 1987 Inlander (6) 1986 Flatterer (7) 1985 Flatterer (6) 1984 Flatterer (5) 1983 Flatterer (4) 1982 Zaccio (6) 1981 Zaccio (5) 1980 Zaccio (4) 1979 Martie’s Anger (4) 1978 Cafe Prince (8) 1977 Cafe Prince (7) 1976 Straight and True (6) 1975 Life’s Illusion (4) 1974 Gran Kan (8) 1973 Athenian Idol (5) 1972 Soothsayer (5) 1971 Shadow Brook (7) OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 1972 Arthur B. Hancock Jr. (posthumously) 1971 Charles Engelhard (posthumously) MAN OF THE YEAR 1975 John A. Morris 1974 William L. McKnight 1973 Edward P. Taylor 1972 John W. Galbreath SPECIAL AWARD 2017 San Luis Rey Downs Camarero Racetrack Rescue and Response NTRA 2014 Old Friends Equine Retirement 2013 Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance 2011 Rapid Redux 2010 Team Zenyatta 2009 Monique Koehler 2008 On Call Spokesperson Program of the AAEP 2007 Kentucky Horse Park 2006 Roy & Gretchen Jackson University of Pennsylvania New Bolton Center 2005 Cash Is King Racing Stable 2004 Dale Baird 2002 Keeneland Library 2001 Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum 2000 John Hettinger 1999 Laffit Pincay Jr. 1998 Oak Tree Racing Associaion 1995 Russell Baze 1994 Edward Arcaro John Longden 1989 Richard L. Duchossois 1988 Edward DeBartolo Sr. 1987 Anheuser-Busch 1985 Arlington Park 1984 C.V. Whitney 1980 John T. Landry Pierre E. Bellocq 1976 William Shoemaker 1974 Charles Hatton 1971 Robert J. Kleberg SPECIAL AWARD FOR CAREER EXECELLENCE 2022 Jay Privman AWARD OF MERIT 2021 Earle I. Mack 2018 Joe Harper 2017 Frank Stronach 2016 Andrew Beyer Steven Crist 2015 Leonard Lavin 2014 Tom Durkin 2013 D. Wayne Lukas 2012 Nick Nicholson 2011 Cot Campbell 2010 Claiborne Farm Marylou Whitney 2009 William S. Farish 2008 Alice Chandler 2006 John Nerud 2005 Penny Chenery 2004 Oaklawn Park & Cella Family 2003 Richard Duchossois 2002 Ogden Phipps Howard Battle 2001 Pete Pedersen Harry T. Mangurian Jr. 2000 Jim McKay 1998 D. G. Van Clief Jr. 1997 Bob and Beverly Lewis 1996 Allen Paulson 1995 James E. “Ted” Bassett III 1994 Alfred G. Vanderbilt 1993 Paul Mellon 1992 Joe Hirsch Robert P. Strub 1991 Fred W. Hooper 1990 Warner L. Jones 1989 Michael Sandler 1988 John Forsythe 1987 J.B. Faulconer 1986 Herman Cohen 1985 Keene Daingerfield 1984 John Gaines 1981 William Shoemaker 1980 John D. Schapiro 1979 Frank E. Kilroe 1978 Ogden Mills Phipps 1977 Steve Cauthen 1976 Jack Dreyfus OUTSTANDING NEWSPAPER WRITING 1999 Maryjean Wall, Lexington Herald-Leader 1998 Tom Keyser, Baltimore Sun 1997 Maryjean Wall, Lexington Herald-Leader 1996 Tom Keyser, Baltimore Sun 1995 Stephanie Diaz, Riverside Press-Enterprise 1994 Mike Downey, Los Angeles Times 1993 Jennie Rees, Louisville Courier-Journal 1992 James Wallace, Seattle Post Intelligencer 1990 Paul Moran, Newsday 1989 Ronnie Virgets, Gambit 1988 Billy Reed, Lexington Herald-Leader 1987 Tim Layden, Capital Newspapers 1986 Edwin Pope, Miami Herald 1985 Paul Moran, Newsday 1984 Bill Christine, Los Angeles Times Eddie Donnally, Dallas Morning News 1983 Dave Koerner, Louisville Times 1982 Edwin Pope, Miami Herald 1981 Dave Kindred, Washington Post 1980 Maryjean Wall, Lexington Herald-Leader 1979 Billy Reed, Louisville Courier-Journal 1978 Joe Hirsch, Daily Racing Form 1977 Skip Bayless, Los Angeles Times 1976 Edwin Pope, Miami Herald 1975 Bob Harding, Newark Star-Ledger 1974 William H. Rudy, New York Post 1973 Red Smith, New York Times 1972 Phil Ranallo, Buffalo Courier Express 1971 Scott Young, Toronto Telegram OUTSTANDING MAGAZINE WRITING 1999 Tom Keyser, Breeders’ Cup Magazine 1998 Laura Hillenbrand, American Heritage 1997 Bill Heller, Backstretch 1996 Don Clippinger, Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred 1995 Award vacated 1994 Jay Hovdey, The Blood-Horse 1993 Stephanie Diaz, Backstretch 1992 Joseph P. Pons Jr., The Blood-Horse 1990 Bill Nack, Sports Illustrated 1989 Bill Nack, Sports Illustrated 1988 Jennie Rees, Louisville Courier-Journal 1987 Jack Mann, Spur 1986 Bill Nack, Sports Illustrated 1985 Bill Mooney, Thoroughbred Record 1984 Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated 1983 Arnold Kirkpatrick, Keeneland 1982 Jay Hovdey, Horsemen’s Journal 1981 Joseph P. Pons Jr., The Blood-Horse 1980 Clive Gammon, Sports Illustrated 1979 William Leggett, Sports Illustrated 1978 Bill Nack, Sports Illustrated 1977 Whitney Tower, Classic 1976 Whitney Tower, Classic 1975 Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated 1974 Chet Hagen, Spur 1973 Pete Axthelm, Newsweek 1972 Edward L. Bowen, The Blood-Horse 1971 Bill Surface, Reader’s Digest OUTSTANDING NEWS/ COMMENTARY WRITING 2009 Sean Clancy, The Blood-Horse 2008 Billy Reed, Thoroughbred Times 2007 Bill Mooney, Post Time USA 2006 Dick Jerardi, Philadelphia Daily News 2005 Bob Ford, Philadelphia Inquirer
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112 The 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards, presented by FanDuel TV, John Deere, Keeneland, and The Jockey Club, and produced by the NTRA 2004 Bill Christine, Los Angeles Times 2003 Jay Hovdey, Daily Racing Form 2002 Joe Drape, New York Times 2001 Janet Patton, Lexington Herald-Leader 2000 Jay Hovdey, Daily Racing Form 1991 Bill Nack, Sports Illustrated OUTSTANDING FEATURE WRITING 2009 Joe Drape, New York Times 2008 Vinnie Perrone, Mid Atlantic Thoroughbred 2007 Brian Hiro, North County Times 2006 Mike Jensen, Philadelphia Inquirer 2005 Janet Patton Lexington Herald-Leader 2004 Mike Jensen, Philadelphia Inquirer 2003 William Nack, Gentlemen’s Quarterly 2002 John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harper’s 2001 Laura Hillenbrand, Equus 2000 Mary Simon, Thoroughbred Times 1991 Bill Nack, Sports Illustrated NEWS/ENTERPRISE 2022 Tom Law Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred 2021 Eric Mitchell BloodHorse.com 2020 Natalie Voss, Paulick Report 2019 Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune 2018 Jeremy Balan, BloodHorse.com 2017 Denise Steffanus, Trainer magazine 2016 Natalie Voss, Paulick Report 2015 Tim Sullivan, Louisville Courier-Journal 2014 Joe Clancy, Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred 2013 Marcus Hersh, Daily Racing Form 2012 Mary Simon, Thoroughbred Times 2011 Jennie Rees, Louisville Courier-Journal 2010 Bill Finley, Thoroughbred Daily News FEATURE/COMMENTARY 2022 Tim Layden NBCSports.com 2021 Sandra McKee Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred 2020 Natalie Voss, Paulick Report 2019 Joe Nevills, Paulick Report 2018 Tim Layden, SI.com 2017 Jason Frakes, Louisville Courier-Journal 2016 John Scheinman, Paulick Report 2015 Jennie Rees, Louisville Courier-Journal 2014 John Scheinman, The Blood-Horse 2013 Marty McGee, Daily Racing Form 2012 Ryan Goldberg, Daily Racing Form 2011 Claire Novak, ESPN.com 2010 Wright Thompson, ESPN.com LOCAL TELEVISION ACHIEVEMENT 2009 WLKY 32, Louisville 2008 WAVE 3, Louisville 2007 Horse Racing Alberta 2006 WLKY 32, Louisville 2005 WAVE 3, Louisville 2004 WAVE 3, Louisville 2003 G.D. Hieronymus, WKYT-27, Lexington 2002 Fox SportsNet Southwest 2001 Steve Crump, WTVI-TV, Charlotte, NC 2000 Maryland Jockey Club, WMAR, Baltimore 1999 to Fox Sports West 2/ Santa Anita Park 1998 Jeff Lifson, WHAS-TV, Louisville 1997 Brian Blessing, Ontario Jockey Club 1996 Kenny Rice, WTVQ-TV, Lexington 1995 JCM Productions, New York 1994 Ronnie Virgets, WNXO, New Orleans 1993 Stephen Sadis, KBTC, Tacoma 1992 Rick Cushing, WKPC-TV, Louisville 1991 WABC-TV, New York 1990 Philip von Borries, WKPC-TV, Louisville 1989 Chris Thomas, WFLA-TV, Tampa 1988 Joseph Kwong, KCET-TV, Los Angeles 1987 Arlington Park 1986 Louisiana Downs 1985 Oak Tree Racing Association 1984 NYRA/Cinema Mistral 1983 Cawood Ledford Productions 1982 ON-TV, Los Angeles 1981 WHAS, Louisville 1980 WCAU, Philadelphia 1979 Dave Johnson, ON-TV 1978 Cawood Ledford, WHAS, Louisville 1977 Jane Chastain, KABC, Los Angeles 1976 NYRA-OTB Race of the Week 1975 Cawood Ledford, WHAS, Louisville TELEVISION ACHIEVEMENT 2022 NBC Sports (Live) NBC Sports (Feature) 2021 NBC Sports (Live) NBC Sports (Feature) 2020 NBC Sports (Live) NBC Sports / Hennegan Brothers (Feature) 2019 TVG (Live) Fox Sports 2 (Feature) 2018 NBC Sports (Live) NBC Sports (Feature) 2017 NBC Sports (Live) NBCSN (Feature) 2016 NBC Sports (Live) E:60 (Feature) 2015 NBC Sports (Live) Digital– AT&T U-verse (Feature) 2014 NBC Sports (Live) NBC (Feature) 2013 NBC (Live) HRTV (Feature) 2012 NBC (Live) ESPN (Feature) 2011 ESPN (Live) HRTV (Feature) 2010 ESPN (Live) HRTV (Feature) 2009 ESPN (Live) NBC Sports (Feature) 2008 NBC Sports (Live) HRTV (Feature) 2007 NBC Sports (Live) HBO Sports (Feature) 2006 NBC Sports (Live) Pony Highway Productions, HRTV (Feature) 2005 NBC Sports (Feature) NBC Sports (Live) 2004 ESPN (Feature) NBC Sports (Live) 2003 MSNBC/ESPN Classic (Feature) NBC Sports (Live) 2002 NBC Sports (Feature) NBC Sports (Live) 2001 ESPN Classic (Feature) NBC Sports (Live) 2000 ABC Sports, (Feature) ABC Sports, (Live) 1999 Live Racing – ABC Sports, Belmont coverage Feature – ESPN, Sports Century’s 50 Greatest Athletes 1998 E.S. Lamoreaux III, CBS News, “Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt” 1997 E.S. Lamoreaux III, CBS News, “Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt” 1996 NBC Sports 1995 ABC’s Wide World of Sports 1994 ABC’s Wide World of Sports 1993 E.S. Lamoreaux III, CBS News, “Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt” 1992 ABC Sports 1991 CBS News, “Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt” 1990 ABC Sports 1989 ABC Sports 1988 Thoroughbred Sports, Racing Across America 1987 ABC 1986 ABC 1985 CBS 1984 NBC 1983 CBS 1982 ESPN 1981 Canadian Broadcasting Corp. 1980 ABC 1979 Don Ohlmeyer, NBC 1978 Roger Murphy, Public Broadcasting Service 1977 Jack Whitaker, CBS 1976 CBS 1975 CBS 1974 Pen Densham, John Watson, Insight Productions 1973 Chuck Milton, Tony Verna, CBS 1972 Chuck Milton, Tony Verna, CBS 1971 Burt Bacharach, CBS AUDIO/MULTI-MEDIA 2022 Horse Racing Radio Network 2021 Attheraces.com 2020 Thoroughbred Daily News/ Joe Bianca 2019 Horse Racing Radio Network HRRN 2018 Christie DiBernardis and Patty Wolfe, TDN Weekend 2017 Barbara Livingston Daily Racing Form 2016 Jay Hovdey Daily Racing Form 2015 Mary Simon, Daily Racing Form 2014 Frank Angst, The Blood-Horse 2013 New York Times 2012 Glenye Cain Oakford, DRF.com 2011 Thoroughbredtimes.com 2010 Horse Racing Radio Network 2009 ESPN Radio 2008 Courier-journal.com 2007 Lexington Herald-Leader 2006 WBAL, Baltimore 2005 Sirius Satelite Radio 2004 Premiere Radio Networks 2003 KSPN/ESPN Radio 710, WBAL, Baltimore 2002 Premier Radio, Shelby Whitefield 2001 Mark Miller, WBAL, Baltimore 2000 Premiere Radio 1999 Tom Leach, WVLK, Lexington 1998 No award presented 1997 John Patti, WBAL, Baltimore
113 The 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards, presented by FanDuel TV, John Deere, Keeneland, and The Jockey Club, and produced by the NTRA 1996 Robin Dawson, CJCL, Toronto 1995 Vic Stauffer, KKAR, Omaha 1994 John Asher, WHAS, Louisville 1993 Tom Leach, WVLK, Lexington 1992 John Asher, WHAS, Louisville 1991 Julia McEvoy, National Public Radio 1990 John Asher, WHAS, Louisville 1989 John Asher, WAVG, Louisville 1988 John Asher, WAVG, Louisville 1987 Bob Lauder, WHAS, Louisville 1986 ABC Radio Network 1985 Bob Lauder, WHAS, Louisville 1984 WBAL, Baltimore 1983 Tom Davis, WCBM, Baltimore 1982 ABC Radio Network 1981 WBAL, Baltimore 1979 Dick Woolley, WITH, Baltimore 1978 Ted Patterson, WBAL, Baltimore 1976 Win Elliot 1971 Win Elliot FILM ACHIEVEMENT 1972 Joseph Burnham PHOTOGRAPHY ACHIEVEMENT 2022 Wendy Wooley The Paulick Report 2021 Jeff Faughender courier-journal.com 2020 Alex Evers, Paulick Report 2019 Jim Leuenberger, DRF.com 2018 Barbara Livingston, DRF.com 2017 Nancy Rokos, Burlington (N.J.) County Times 2016 Tod Marks, The Chronicle of the Horse Untacked 2015 Scott Serio, Cecil Guardian, Michael Clevenger, Louisville Courier-Journal 2014 Barbara Livingston, Daily Racing Form 2013 Jamie Radosevich-Hernandez, Louisville Courier-Journal 2012 Tom Keyser, Daily Racing Form 2011 Bob Mayberger, Eclipse Sportswire 2010 Michael Clevenger, Louisville Courier-Journal 2009 Jeff Taylor, Winchester Star 2008 Matt Goins, Al Adiyat 2007 Douglas Lees, Fauquier Democrat 2006 Matt Goins, Lexington Herald-Leader 2005 Lynn Roberts, Fair Grounds 2004 Cindy Pierson Dulay, Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred 2003 Frank Anderson, Thoroughbred Times 2002 Michael Clevenger, Louisville Courier-Journal 2001 Barbara Livingston, The Blood-Horse 2000 Dave Landry, Canadian Thoroughbred 1999 Michael J. Marten, Daily Racing Form 1998 Ryan Haynes, Northlands Park 1997 Jean Raftery Russell, The Blood-Horse 1996 Skip Dickstein, The Blood-Horse 1995 Michael J. Marten, Daily Racing Form 1994 Tony Leonard, Thoroughbred Times 1993 Michael Burns, Ontario Jockey Club 1992 Barbara Livingston, The Blood-Horse 1991 Rayetta Burr, Benoit and Associates 1990 Michael Cartee, California Thoroughbred 1989 Ron Cortes, Philadelphia Inquirer 1988 Ben Van Hook, Louisville Courier-Journal 1987 Dan Farrell, New York Daily News 1986 Janice Wilkman, Los Angeles Times 1985 Kim Pratt, Garden State Park 1984 Bill Straus, Breeders’ Cup Ltd. 1983 Rayetta Burr, Paddock 1982 Kay Coyte, Horsemen’s Journal 1981 Tony Baker, River Downs 1980 Bob Coglianese, New York Racing Assn. 1979 Skip Ball, Maryland Horse 1978 Douglas Lees, Fauquier Democrat 1977 John Walther, Miami Herald 1976 John J. Vasile, Covina (Cal.) Sentinel 1975 John Pineda, Miami Herald 1974 Michael Burns, Ontario Jockey Club 1973 Harry Leder, United Press International 1972 Bob Coglianese, New York Racing Times 1971 Art Rogers, Los Angeles Times GET ALL ACCESS PPs Visit DRF.com/FreePPs FREE
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116 The 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards, presented by FanDuel TV, John Deere, Keeneland, and The Jockey Club, and produced by the NTRA PRESENTING SPONSORS: FanDuel TV John Deere Keeneland Association The Jockey Club HOSTS Acacia Courtney Clement Britney Eurton Nick Luck ANNOUNCER Caton Bredar SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT ECLIPSE AWARDS Michele Ravencraft SENIOR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Keith Chamblin EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Jim Gluckson BROADCAST PRODUCERS G.D. Hieronymus Amy Zimmerman EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EVENT OPERATIONS Julie Klier ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Meghan Rodgers ARTICLES AND DINNER JOURNAL PUBLISHED BY Daily Racing Form COVER ART Designed by CT Marketing Images Breeders’ Cup/Eclipse Sportswire ECLIPSE AWARDS TROPHY DESIGNER/DIRECTOR Adalin Wichman/Julie Rinaldini ECLIPSE AWARDS VOTING AUDITOR LBMC VOTING ORGANIZATIONS Daily Racing Form National Thoroughbred Racing Association National Turf Writers And Broadcasters Past Performances reprinted with permission of Daily Racing Form and Equibase Company OFFICIAL PARTNERS 1/ST Breeders’ Cup Churchill Downs Incorporated Daily Racing Form Dean Dorton Equine Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Florida Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association Hallway Feeds Monmouth Park New York Racing Association Oaklawn Park Palm Beach Kennel Club and Poker Room Racetrack Television Network Roberts Communications Rood and Riddle Spendthrift Farm Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association Thoroughbred Owners of California ECLIPSE AWARDS CHARITY Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance ECLIPSE VIDEO SCRIPTS Edward L. Bowen VIDEO COURTESY OF 1/ST Racing Breeders’ Cup Churchill Downs FanDuel TV Keeneland Association NBC Sports National Steeplechase Association NTRA Productions New York Racing Association Oaklawn Park TJC Media Ventures Woodbine PHOTOGRAPHER Sara Kauss Photography ASSISTANCE FROM Joe Bacigalupo Jordan Bonfitto David Fite Danae Fryman Casey Hamilton Brandy Harmon Sara Hartmann Olivia Hills Georganna Lilly Erin McLaughlin Maggie O’Farrell Tannis Primm Seamus Rooney Morgan Whitney Richardson Holly Short Fritz Widaman SPECIAL THANKS TO Acknowledgements Landon Antonetti – Darley Forrest Begley – The BloodHorse Nick Carter – FanDuel TV Greg Charkoudian – ABR Bob Curran Anne Eberhardt Keogh – The BloodHorse Grand Slam Social Hammond Communications Group Nathan Horrocks – Jockey Cam Anna James – FanDuel TV Barbara Livingston – Daily Racing Form Keeneland Library/ Keeneland Broadcast Services Amy Petit Don Simandl – High Road Productions Studio46 Media Jerry Pelletier – Video Narrator The entire team at The Breakers
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