Uni – 2019 Champion Turf Female
A Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) victory propelled Uni to the champion turf female title, giving trainer Chad Brown a sweep of the turf awards led by Horse of the Year Bricks and Mortar. Uni’s lifetime […]
Eclipse Awards
Storm the Court – 2019 Champion 2-Year-Old Male
In a year which resembled 2003 in that no male juvenile truly separated himself from the rest, Storm the Court emerged as a default choice by many for winning the division’s signature event, the Breeders’ […]
British Idiom – 2019 Champion 2-Year-Old Filly
Continuing the vice-like grip of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) winners in the Eclipse Awards balloting, unbeaten British Idiom was honored as divisional champion in a landslide vote. British Idiom’s lifetime past performances courtesy of […]
Winston C – 2019 Champion Steeplechaser
Although not often replicable elsewhere and vice versa, the Saratoga form last summer of Winston C was enough to propel the 5-year-old gelding to champion steeplechaser honors for owner Hudson River Farm and Hall of […]
Chad Brown – 2019 Outstanding Trainer
After another banner season in 2019, Chad Brown received his fourth consecutive Eclipse Award for outstanding trainer. He established a new North American earnings record of $31,112,144, and trained 20 Grade 1 winners. Brown won […]
Irad Ortiz Jr. – 2019 Outstanding Jockey; Kazushi Kimura – 2019 Outstanding Apprentice Jockey
Irad Ortiz Jr. established a new single-season earnings record ($34,109,019) for North American jockeys in 2019, smashing the previous mark by becoming the first to exceed $30 million, and the 27-year-old native of Puerto Rico […]
Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence – 2019 Outstanding Owner
The silks of Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence are easily recognizable for any North American racing fan, and the powerhouse partnership netted its first Eclipse Award for outstanding owner in 2019. Seth Klarman formed […]
George Strawbridge Jr. – 2019 Outstanding Breeder
A great supporter of the industry for decades, George Strawbridge Jr. has received the Eclipse Award for leading breeder. He bred Horse of the Year Bricks and Mortar. Bricks and Mortar went 6-for-6, including major […]
Another look at Eclipse Awards by way of Japan’s divisional champions
As we look ahead to the Jan. 23 Eclipse Awards gala that will reveal the U.S. champions of 2019, it’s worth observing that we’re not the only major racing jurisdiction with a couple of hotly […]
Four quibbles with Eclipse Award finalists
My Eclipse Award ballot largely comports with the finalists announced on Saturday, and only a few of the discrepancies raised an eyebrow. Turf male Mo Forza came as a bit of a curveball as a […]