Hronis Racing – 2018 Outstanding Owner
Kosta and Pete Hronis got into the game in 2010 and the brothers received the Eclipse Award for leading owners after a terrific 2018 season. Accelerate proved to be the stable star, stepping forward in […]
January 2019
Irad Ortiz Jr. – 2018 Outstanding Jockey
Irad Ortiz Jr. led all jockeys by wins (396) and earnings ($27,727,039) in 2018 and Eclipse Award voters took notice, awarding the 26-year-old native of Puerto Rico leading jockey. Based in New York, Ortiz Jr. […]
Weston Hamilton – 2018 Outstanding Apprentice Jockey
Weston Hamilton has garnered the Eclipse Award after leading all apprentice jockeys with 118 wins and earnings of $3.4 million in 2018. The 20-year-old son of journeyman rider Steve Hamilton became the 11th Maryland-based apprentice […]
Accelerate – 2018 Champion Older Dirt Male
One week after racing bid farewell to reigning champion older dirt male and Horse of the Year Gun Runner last winter, Accelerate made his 2018 debut in the San Pasqual (G2) at Santa Anita. A […]
Unique Bella – 2018 Champion Older Dirt Female
In 2017, Unique Bella was honored as the champion female sprinter. On Thursday evening, the gray daughter of Tapit added another Eclipse Award to her trophy case, this time as the 2018 champion older dirt […]
Stormy Liberal – 2018 Champion Turf Male
If a time traveler were whisked from the past to the presentation of the Eclipse Award for champion turf male of 2018, and saw that a sprinter took top honors, the reaction would probably run […]
Sistercharlie – 2018 Champion Turf Female
By completing a unique grand slam of four majors in the division, Peter M. Brant’s Sistercharlie was voted champion turf female over European star Enable. She becomes the fifth Eclipse Award winner in this category […]
Justify – 2018 Champion Three-Year-Old Male
Justify spectacularly dominated his division, becoming the 13th American Triple Crown winner, and the impressive colt ran away with the 2018 Eclipse Award for champion three-year-old male. Justify’s lifetime record courtesy of Brisnet! By Scat […]
Monomoy Girl – 2018 Champion Three-Year-Old Filly
Monomoy Girl was honored as the 2018 champion three-year-old filly on Thursday evening during the Eclipse Award ceremony at Gulfstream Park. Monomoy Girl’s lifetime record courtesy of Brisnet! The chestnut daughter of Tapizar recorded a […]
John Gunther – 2018 Outstanding Breeder
John Gunther’s Glennwood Farm enjoyed a banner year, highlighted by Triple Crown winner Justify, and Gunther has been recognized with the Eclipse Award for outstanding breeder. Glennwood doesn’t produce the numbers of big breeding operations […]