Tuesday, 18 January 2011

Eclipse Awards

Hot on the heels of the WTR we have the Eclipse Awards in the USA with Zenyatta named US Horse of the Year at a ceremony in Miami on Monday night, the mare beating her Breeders Cup Classic conqueror Blame in the ballet by 26 votes. She had of course finished runner-up at the Awards in 2009 to Rachel Alexandra and Curlin in 2008.

ECLIPSE AWARD WINNERS 2010
Horse of the year: Zenyatta
Older male: Blame
Older female: Zenyatta
3-y-o male: Lookin At Lucky
3-y-o female: Blind Luck
2-y-o male: Uncle Mo
2-y-o female: Awesome Feather
Male turf: Gio Ponti
Female turf: Goldikova
Male sprinter: Big Drama
Female sprinter: Dubai Majesty
Steeplechase horse: Slip Away
Owner: WinStar Farm
Breeder: Adena Springs
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Ramon Dominguez
Apprentice: Omar Moreno

The Eclipse Awards are decided by votes cast from members of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, the National Turf Writers Association and the Daily Racing Form.

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