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John Gunther – 2018 Outstanding Breeder

January 24, 2019 0

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 […]

Zanjabeel – 2018 Champion Steeplechaser

January 24, 2019 0

Being the only two-time Grade 1 winner in the division and his general consistency propelled Zanjabeel to champion steeplechaser honors in 2018 for owners Rosbrian Farm and Meadow Run Farm. Zanjabeel’s lifetime record courtesy of […]

Roy H – 2018 Champion Male Sprinter

January 24, 2019 0

Roy H in 2018 became the first male horse to earn back-to-back sprint champion titles since Housebuster (1989-90), thus joining an illustrious group of two-time sprint champions that also includes Dr. Fager, Ta Wee, Decathlon, […]

Shamrock Rose – 2018 Champion Female Sprinter

January 24, 2019 0

Shamrock Rose made her presence felt during the second-half of 2018, offering a bold turn of foot to rally last-to-first in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1), and the three-year-old filly parlayed her […]

Jaywalk – 2018 Champion Two-Year-Old Filly

January 24, 2019 0

Jaywalk capped a near perfect juvenile season under the Twin Spires at Churchill Downs when romping home a 5 1/2-length winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) on November 2. In the process, the […]

Game Winner – 2018 Champion Two-Year-Old Male

January 24, 2019 0

Game Winner went through his juvenile campaign undefeated in four starts and is the fifth titlest of this division trained by Bob Baffert, who previously conditioned champion colts Vindication (2002), Midshipman (2008), Lookin at Lucky […]

Some Eclipse Award divisions offer few likable choices

December 21, 2018 0

Eclipse Award voters are encountering a bit of everything in this year’s equine divisional races. There are, of course, the slam dunk choices: Game Winner (juvenile colt), Justify (three-year-old colt), Monomoy Girl (three-year-old filly), Accelerate […]

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