The 44th Annual Eclipse Awards will be presented at Gulfstream Park on January 17.
The finalists announced on January 7 are:-
Horse of the Year: Bayern (Offlee Wild), California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit), Main Sequence (Aldebaran)
Older Male: Main Sequence, Palace Malice (Curlin), Wise Dan (Wiseman’s Ferry)
Older Female: Close Hatches (First Defence), Dayatthespa (City Zip), Don’t Tell Sophia (Congaree)
2YO Male: American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile), Hootenanny (Quality Road), Texas Red (Afleet Alex)
2YO Filly: Condo Commando (Tiz Wonderful), Lady Eli (Divine Park), Take Charge Brandi (Giant’s Causeway)
3YO Male: Bayern, California Chrome, Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg})
3YO Filly: Stopchargingmaria (Tale of the Cat), Sweet Reason (Street Season), Untapable (Tapit)
Male Sprinter: Goldencents (Into Mischief), Private Zone (Macho Uno), Work All Week (City Zip)
Female Sprinter: Artemis Agrotera (Roman Ruler), Judy the Beauty (Ghostzapper), Sweet Reason
Turf Male: Karakontie (Jpn) (Bernstein), Main Sequence, Wise Dan
Turf Female: Crown Queen (Smart Strike), Dayatthespa, Stephanie’s Kitten (Kitten’s Joy)
Owner: Kaleem Shah Inc., Midwest Thoroughbreds, Ken & Sarah Ramsey
Breeder: Adena Springs, Ken & Sarah Ramsey, Winchell Thoroughbreds
Trainer: Bob Baffert, Chad Brown, Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Javier Castellano, Joel Rosario, John Velazquez
Apprentice: Angel Cruz, Taylor Rice, Drayden Van Dyke
Steeplechase Horse: Demonstrative (Elusive Quality), Divine Fortune (Royal Anthem), Makari (GB) (Makbul {Ire})
Eclipse Award of Merit: Tom Durkin
Special Eclipse: Old Friends Farm
