Eclipse Award finalists announced

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form and

the National Turf Writers And Broadcasters on Saturday announced the finalists

for 2012 Eclipse Awards, recognizing excellence in Thoroughbred racing. Winners

in all 17 horse and human categories will be announced at the 42nd annual

Eclipse Awards on January 19 at the Gulfstream Park in

Hallandale Beach, Florida.

Of the 272 eligible voters representing the NTRA, DRF, and the NTWAB,

254 individuals (93.38 percent) took part in this year's voting. Finalists were

determined in each category by voters' top three selections, using a 10-5-1

point system. Eclipse Award winners are determined solely by first place votes.

The Eclipse Awards finalists (in alphabetical order) are:

Horse of the Year		FORT LARNED, I'LL HAVE ANOTHER, WISE DAN
Two-Year-Old Male		SHANGHAI BOBBY, UNCAPTURED, VIOLENCE
Two-Year-Old Filly		BEHOLDER, DREAMING OF JULIA, EXECUTIVEPRIVILEGE
Three-Year-Old Male		BODEMEISTER, I'LL HAVE ANOTHER, UNION RAGS
Three-Year-Old Filly		BELIEVE YOU CAN, MY MISS AURELIA, QUESTING
Older Male		FORT LARNED, LITTLE MIKE, WISE DAN
Older Female		GROUPIE DOLL, INCLUDE ME OUT, ROYAL DELTA
Male Sprinter		THE LUMBER GUY, SHACKLEFORD, TRINNIBERG
Female Sprinter		CONTESTED, GROUPIE DOLL, MIZDIRECTION
Male Turf Horse		LITTLE MILE, POINT OF ENTRY, WISE DAN
Female Turf Horse		MARKETING MIX, TAPITSFLY, ZAGORA
Steeplechase Horse		DEMONSTRATIVE, DIVINE FORTUNE, PIERROT LUNAIRE
Owner		Godolphin Racing LLC, Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc., Reddam Racing LLC
Breeder		Adena Springs, Darley, Brereton C. Jones
Trainer		Bob Baffert, Todd Pletcher, Dale Romans
Jockey		Javier Castellano, Ramon Dominguez, John Velazquez
Apprentice Jockey		Jose Montano, Irad Ortiz Jr., Angel Suarez

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information, please contact Michele Ravencraft of the NTRA at

mravencraft@ntra.com.

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