LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 5, 2025) – The Nationwide Thoroughbred Racing Affiliation (NTRA), Day by day Racing Kind, and the Nationwide Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) in the present day introduced the finalists for the 2024 Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards, recognizing excellence by means of the previous 12 months in Thoroughbred racing.
Winners in 17 horse and human classes will probably be introduced on FanDuel TV, and different retailers, throughout the 54th Annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards, introduced by John Deere, Keeneland, and The Jockey Membership, on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The night will culminate with the announcement of the 2024 Horse of the Yr.
Of the 240 eligible voters represented by the NTRA, consisting of racetrack racing officers and Equibase discipline personnel, the NTWAB, and Day by day Racing Kind, 208 (87%) took half within the voting. Finalists have been decided in every class by voters’ prime three choices, utilizing a 10-5-1 level foundation. Eclipse Award winners are decided solely by first-place votes.
The 2024 Eclipse Awards Finalists, apart from Horse of the Yr, (in alphabetical order) are:
Two-Yr-Previous Male: Chancer McPatrick, Citizen Bull, Gaming
Two-Yr-Previous Filly: Good Cheer, Immersive, Lake Victoria
Three-Yr-Previous Male: Dornoch, Fierceness, Sierra Leone
Three-Yr-Previous Filly: Cinderella’s Dream, She Feels Fairly, Thorpedo Anna
Older Dust Male: Full Serrano, Nationwide Treasure, Straight No Chaser
Older Dust Feminine: Adare Manor, Idiomatic, Raging Sea
Male Sprinter: Cogburn, Straight No Chaser, The Chosen Vron
Feminine Sprinter: Society, Soul of an Angel, Methods and Means
Male Turf Horse: Carl Spackler, Johannes, Insurgent’s Romance
Feminine Turf Horse: Cinderella’s Dream, Moira, She Feels Fairly
Steeplechase Horse: Carloun, L’Imperator, Snap Choice
Proprietor: Godolphin LLC, Juddmonte, Klaravich Stables Inc.
Breeder: Calumet Farm, Godolphin, Judy Hicks
Coach: Chad Brown, Brad Cox, Kenny McPeek
Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione, Irad Ortiz Jr., Flavien Prat
Apprentice Jockey: Erik Asmussen, Gabriel Maldonado, J.G. Torrealba
Every finalist will obtain two complimentary tickets to the Eclipse Awards, courtesy of The Jockey Membership.
Finalists for Horse of the Yr will probably be introduced throughout the dwell present on January 23. Along with honoring the 17 winners within the horse and human classes, Mike Gillum will obtain the Eclipse Award because the 2024 Horseplayer of the Yr. Members of the media will probably be honored for excellent protection in six classes.
Eclipse Awards voting is performed by the Nationwide Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB), the Nationwide Thoroughbred Racing Affiliation (NTRA), and Day by day Racing Kind. The Eclipse Awards ceremony is produced by the Nationwide Thoroughbred Racing Affiliation.
The Eclipse Awards are named after the good 18th-century racehorse and basis sire, Eclipse, who started racing at age 5 and was undefeated in 18 begins, together with eight walkovers. Eclipse sired the winners of 344 races, together with three Epsom Derbies.
Details about the Eclipse Awards might be discovered at https://www.ntra.com/eclipse-awards/. Ought to you’ve gotten any questions please attain out to Michele Ravencraft at mravencraft@ntra.com.
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Concerning the Eclipse Awards
Produced by the NTRA, The Eclipse Awards are named after the good 18th-century racehorse and basis sire Eclipse, who started racing at age 5 and was undefeated in 18 begins, together with eight walkovers. Eclipse sired the winners of 344 races, together with three Epsom Derbies. Eclipse Awards voting is performed by the Nationwide Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB), Day by day Racing Kind, Nationwide Thoroughbred Racing Affiliation (NTRA) member racing officers and Equibase discipline personnel.
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