Winners in 17 horse and human categories will be announced on FanDuel TV and other channels during the 55th annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards, presented by John Deer, The jockey cluband the INTRAon Thursday, January 22 at 7:30 PM ET. The evening ends with the announcement of the Horse of the Year 2025.
Of the 240 eligible voters represented by the NTRA, comprising racetrack officials and Equibase field staff, the NTWAB and Daily Racing Form, 221 (92%) took part in the vote. The finalists in each category were determined based on voters’ top three selections, based on 10-5-1 points. Eclipse Award winners are determined solely by first-place votes.
The 2025 Eclipse Awards finalists, excluding Horse of the Year, (in alphabetical order) are:
Two year old male: Brant, Gstaad, Ted Noffey
Two-year-old filly: Cy Fair, Discover, Super Runner
Three year old male: Baeza, journalism, sovereignty
Three-year-old filly: Good cheer, nitrogen, shisopicy
Older dirt man: Forever young, Nysos, Sierra Leone
Older dirty female: Scylla, Splendora, Thorpedo Anna
Male sprinter: Welcome back, book them Danno, Nysos
Female sprinter: Kopion, Shisospicy, Splendora
Male grass horse: Deterministic, Remarkable Speech, Rebel’s Romance
Female grass horse: Gezora, she feels beautiful, tasteless
Steepchase horse: Cool Jet, swore, Zanahiyr
Owner: Godolphin LLC, Klaravich Stables Inc., Spendthrift Farm LLC
Breeder: Don Alberto Corporation, Godolphin LLC, WinStar Farm LC
Trainer: Chad Brown, Brad Cox, Bill Mott
Jockey: Prat, John Velasque
Apprentice jockey: Christopher Elliott, Yedsit Hazlewood, Pietro Moran
The finalists for Horse of the Year will be announced during the live show on January 22. In addition to honoring the 17 winners in the equine and human categories, Dan Piazza will receive the Eclipse Award as 2025 Equestrian of the Year. Members of the media will be honored for outstanding reporting in six categories.
Eclipse Awards voting is conducted by the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB), the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) and Daily Racing Form. The Eclipse Awards ceremony is organized by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.
The Eclipse Awards are named after the great 18th century racehorse and progenitor Eclipse, who began racing at the age of 5 and was undefeated in 18 starts, including eight walkovers. Eclipse has produced the winners of 344 races, including three Epsom Derbys.
Information about the Eclipse Awards can be found at https://www.ntra.com/eclipse-awards/. If you have any questions, please contact Michele Ravencraft at mravencraft@ntra.com.
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