What is the Eclipse Award in Horse Racing?
The Eclipse Award is an American Thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th-century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. An Eclipse Award Trophy is presented to the winner in each division that is made by a few small selected American foundries with expertise in studio bronze casting.
Who won the Eclipse Awards?
Jockey John Velazquez rides Authentic to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 7, 2020, at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky. Authentic, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic, won two Eclipse Awards on Thursday night, including Horse of the Year.
What time are the Eclipse Awards?
The dinner and awards, which begin at 5:00 p.m. (PT), will be followed by an After Party in The Chandelier Room, Santa Anita’s art deco masterpiece overlooking the racetrack and San Gabriel Mountains.
Who was Horse of the Year in 2009?
Rachel Alexandra
In 2009, Rachel Alexandra won the Preakness Stakes, Haskell Invitational Stakes, and Woodward Stakes, all against males, en route to being voted Horse of the Year, the first three-year-old filly in more than 50 years to win that honor. She earned $3,506,730.
How many Triple Crown horses are there?
13 Triple Crown
There have been 13 Triple Crown winners in history, with the only two immortalized horses of the last four decades guided by Baffert in the last six years.
Who won the Eclipse Awards 2020?
Cox, a Louisville native, won the Eclipse Award for 2020 Outstanding Trainer, beating out Hall of Famers Steve Asmussen and Bob Baffert. Cox is the first Louisville native to win the award since Dale Romans in 2012. Chad Brown had won four straight years from 2016-19.
Who won Horse of the Year?
Eclipse Awards
| Year | Horse | Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Bricks and Mortar | Chad C. Brown |
| 2018 | Justify | Bob Baffert |
| 2017 | Gun Runner | Steve Asmussen |
| 2016 | California Chrome | Art Sherman |
Who won Horse of the Year 2020?
Authentic
Eclipse Awards
| Year | Horse | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Authentic | Monomoy Girl |
| 2019 | Bricks and Mortar | Mitole |
| 2018 | Justify | Accelerate |
| 2017 | Gun Runner | Arrogate |
Who is the fastest horse in history?
Secretariat set speed records at multiple distances and on different racing surfaces. But the Guinness World Record recognizes Winning Brew as the fastest horse ever. Secretariat is the greatest racehorse of all time; he annihilated his opponents and shattered course records.
Has any female horse won the Triple Crown?
Jockey Julie Krone became the first (and currently only) woman to win a Triple Crown race when she won the 1993 Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair. Whirlaway, in addition to winning the 1941 Triple Crown, also won the Travers Stakes that year, the first and only horse to date to accomplish that feat.
Who is the richest jockey?
Meet Yutaka Take, the world’s richest jockey. A legend in Japan, Take, 52, enjoys ‘God’ status in his homeland and has a film star wife.
Who broke Secretariat’s record?
Frank Robinson, the clocker for the Daily Racing Form, had recorded a different time. And Robinson’s time wasn’t off from the track time by a fifth of a second, but a full one and three-fifths seconds. Robinson clocked Secretariat at 1:53 2/5.