Eclipse awards, and votes, sorry for the format
Jan 18, 2014 22:56:41 GMT -5
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Horse of the Year
Wise Dan
For Wise Dan, winning Eclipse Awards is as easy as one, two, three.
Wise Dan completed an unprecedented trifecta Saturday night, becoming the first horse to win three Eclipse Awards in consecutive years by making off with titles as 2013 Horse of the Year, champion older male, and champion male turf horse – the same categories he swept in 2012 – at the 43rd annual Eclipse Awards dinner at Gulfstream Park. Read full story
Voting: Wise Dan, 208, Mucho Macho Man, 21, Will Take Charge, 15; Others: Dank (GB), 1; Princess of Sylmar, 1; Royal Delta, 1, abstentions, 2.
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Jockey
Javier Castellano
Javier Castellano emerged as the dominant force among jockeys in 2013. He set an industry standard for mount earnings in North America and led all riders in wins by a clear margin, with 362. Along the way were 24 graded stakes victories, and for his unforgettable year Castellano is an Eclipse Award finalist for outstanding jockey for the third time.View Full Profile »
Voting: Javier Castellano 134, Gary Stevens 65, Joel Rosario 21, Others: Mike Smith 19, John Velazquez 8, Corey Nakatani 1, abstention 1
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Apprentice jockey
Victor Carrasco
Victor Carrasco established himself as one of racing’s most promising young riders in 2013, when he led all North American-based apprentice jockeys in both wins and mount earnings. Carrasco won 215 races from 1,066 starts in his rookie season and amassed an imposing $4,357,715 in earnings. For the accomplishments, he is a finalist for an Eclipse Award. View Full Profile »
Voting: Victor Carrasco 172, Edgard Zayas 18, Manuel Franco 13, Others: Emmanuel Esquivel 8, Jose Ortiz 4, Dylan Davis 3, Trevor McCarthy 2, Voter abstentions 29
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2-year-old female
She's a Tiger
She’s a Tiger holds the dubious distinction of being only the second horse ever to have her number taken down from first in a Breeders’ Cup race. That She’s a Tiger is still a finalist for the Eclipse Award for champion 2-year-old filly speaks well of what she accomplished before the Breeders’ Cup, and should be of at least some consolation to her people. View Full Profile »
Voting: She's a Tiger 212, Chriselliam 15, Ria Antonia 10, Others: Sweet Reason 3, Stopshoppingmaria 3, Streaming 3, My Conquestadory 2, Artemis Agrotera 1
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2-year-old male
Shared Belief
As he glanced at the board following the running of the fifth race at Golden Gate Fields on Oct. 19, track announcer Michael Wrona was taken aback by the fact that the debuting 2-year-old he had just called to victory had run six furlongs in 1:09.53. View Full Profile »
Voting: Shared Belief 115, New Year's Day 99, Havana 24, Others: Honor Code 5, Outstrip 4, Tamarando 1, No vote 1
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3-year-old female
Beholder
As 2013 began, the bar was already set high for Beholder. She had nailed down an Eclipse Award as champion 2-year-old filly with two memorable victories at Santa Anita – a preliminary allowance with a 108 Beyer Figure that was the season’s fastest juvenile performance of either sex (and second-fastest by a juvenile filly in 20 years), and a front-running triumph in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies over previously unbeaten Executiveprivilege.View Full Profile »
Voting: Beholder 207, Princess of Sylmar 42, Close Hatches 0
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3-year-old male
Will Take Charge
Will Take Charge was good in the spring, and very, very good in the fall, putting bookends on an ambitious 2013 campaign that has made him the favorite to be named champion 3-year-old male, despite a Triple Crown of discontent, when he was soundly beaten in all three legs. View Full Profile »
Voting: Will Take Charge 231, Orb 15, Palace Malice 1, Others: Goldencents 1, Verrazano 1
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Trainer
Todd Pletcher
Entering 2013 trainer Todd Pletcher led North American trainers in earnings seven times, including consecutively from 2010-2012. View Full Profile »
Voting: Todd Pletcher 183, Bill Mott 7, Bob Baffert 5, Others: D. Wayne Lukas 21, Jerry Hollendorfer 9, Charles LoPresto 6, Shug McGaughey 6, Steve Asmussen 3, Chad Brown 2, Kathy Ritvo 2, Ollie Figgins 1, David Jacobson 1, King Leatherbury 1, Dale Romans 1, abstention 1
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Breeder
Ken and Sarah Ramsey
Owners and breeders Ken and Sarah Ramsey are no strangers to being recognized at the highest levels of the sport, having received the Eclipse Award as outstanding owner in both 2004 and 2011. The couple has never enjoyed a year like 2013, however. The Ramseys in 2013 amassed more than $12 million in earnings as owners, $5 million ahead of second-place Midwest Thoroughbreds. View Full Profile »
Voting: Ken and Sarah Ramsey 221, Adena Springs 17, Morton Fink 4, Others: Darley 1, WinStar Farm 1, abstentions 1
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Handicapper
Jim Benes
The winner of the $750,000 first-place prize and the title of 2013 DRF/NTRA Handicapper of the Year at the 14th annual Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship last January was Jim Benes, a 51-year-old professional horseplayer from Countryside, Ill. View Full Profile »
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Male sprinter
Points Offthebench
One of the best stories of the 2013 racing season turned into one of the saddest in the blink of an eye on the morning of Oct. 26. Points Offthebench, who rose from relative anonymity at the beginning of the year, suffered a catastrophic injury while nearing the completion of his final workout for the Breeders' Cup Sprint. View Full Profile »
Voting: Points Offthebench 125, Secret Circle 70, Sahara Sky 45, Others: Justin Phillip 4, Private Zone 2, Immortal Eyes 1, Strapping Groom 1, abstention 1
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Female sprinter
Groupie Doll
She wasn’t the overpowering force she was in 2012, but Groupie Doll still was able to repeat as winner of the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint and thereby make a very strong case to repeat as divisional champion in 2013. It was quite an emotional year for the connections of Groupie Doll, whose racing schedule did not begin until early August. View Full Profile »
Voting: Groupie Doll 192, Mizdirection 45, Dance to Bristol 5, Others: Cluster of Stars, 7
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Older male
Wise Dan
When a horse loses a race and the loss, which was only a plain, simple, happens-every-race kind of defeat, is news in itself, we are talking about a horse of real fame and accomplishment. We’re talking about a horse like Wise Dan. And yes, Wise Dan lost a race. On Oct. 5, he finished second in the Shadwell Turf Mile, a misnomer for a race that had been rained off grass. Wise Dan, wide on both turns, chased Silver Max all the way around Keeneland’s Polytrack and never caught him. For the first time since a narrow defeat June 16, 2012, in the Stephen Foster Handicap, Wise Dan returned to his stall after a race without first stopping to get his picture taken. It was news. And it opened a vein of skepticism that was mined for the three weeks between the Shadwell and the Breeders’ Cup Mile. View Full Profile »
Voting: Wise Dan 123, Mucho Macho Man 93, Game on Dude 31, Others: Flat Out 2
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Older female
Royal Delta
The bar was set high in 2013 for Royal Delta, the 2011 champion 3-year-old filly and 2012 champion older female with two Breeders’ Cup wins already on her résumé. At age 5, Royal Delta, owner Benjamin Leon, and trainer Bill Mott reached again for the stars. Her campaign began stylishly on Feb. 17 at Gulfstream Park. Making her first start since winning the BC Ladies’ Classic 3 1/2 months earlier at Santa Anita, Royal Delta was favored at odds-on in the Grade 3 Sabin. She did not disappoint. Royal Delta hopped at the start, jockey Mike Smith straightened her out, and the rest was history. Royal Delta crushed four rivals, winning by five lengths and setting her up for a second try at the $10 million Dubai World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. View Full Profile »
Voting: Royal Delta 234, Joyful Victory 3, Tiz Miz Sue 2, Others: Dank 5, Dance to Bristol 1, Laughing 1, Brandy's Secret 1, abstention 1, no vote 1
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Owner
Ken and Sarah Ramsey
Owners and breeders Ken and Sarah Ramsey are no strangers to being recognized at the highest levels of the sport, having received the Eclipse Award as outstanding owner in both 2004 and 2011. The couple has never enjoyed a year like 2013, however. The Ramseys in 2013 amassed more than $12 million in earnings as owners, $5 million ahead of second-place Midwest Thoroughbreds. View Full Profile »
Voting: Ken and Sarah Ramsey 235, Midwest Throughbreds 4, Juddmonte 0, Others: Morton Fink 3, Gary and Mary West 2, Jungle Racing 1, Maggi Moss 1, abstentions 3
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Steeplechase horse
Divine Fortune
Imagine riding a horse who finished second in five Grade 1 stakes without winning one. Then imagine winning one. “Finishing second in five Grade 1’s, it’s an unbelievable achievement, but after the fourth, the fifth, it sickens you,” said steeplechase jockey Darren Nagle, who rode Divine Fortune to runner-up efforts in the 2011 Colonial Cup, the 2012 Iroquois, the 2012 Grand National, the 2012 Colonial Cup, and the 2013 Iroquois. View Full Profile »
Voting: Divine Fortune 112, Italian Wedding 27, Gustavian 25, Others: Alajmal 21, Mr. Hot Stuff 12, Abstentions 52
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Male turf
Wise Dan
When a horse loses a race and the loss, which was only a plain, simple, happens-every-race kind of defeat, is news in itself, we are talking about a horse of real fame and accomplishment. We’re talking about a horse like Wise Dan. And yes, Wise Dan lost a race. On Oct. 5, he finished second in the Shadwell Turf Mile, a misnomer for a race that had been rained off grass. Wise Dan, wide on both turns, chased Silver Max all the way around Keeneland’s Polytrack and never caught him. For the first time since a narrow defeat June 16, 2012, in the Stephen Foster Handicap, Wise Dan returned to his stall after a race without first stopping to get his picture taken. It was news. And it opened a vein of skepticism that was mined for the three weeks between the Shadwell and the Breeders’ Cup Mile. View Full Profile »
Voting: Wise Dan 243, Magician 4, Point of Entry 1, Others: Obviously 1
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Female turf
Dank
Dank arrived from England for the Grade 1 Beverly D. Stakes at Arlington Park in August as a filly with a growing reputation among turf females in Europe. She won the Beverly D. by 4 1/4 lengths, her first win at the highest level. When she returned to the United States for the $1.84 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita in November, American fans were ready. View Full Profile »
Voting: Dank 229, Laughing 8, Mizdirection 8
Horse of the Year
Wise Dan
For Wise Dan, winning Eclipse Awards is as easy as one, two, three.
Wise Dan completed an unprecedented trifecta Saturday night, becoming the first horse to win three Eclipse Awards in consecutive years by making off with titles as 2013 Horse of the Year, champion older male, and champion male turf horse – the same categories he swept in 2012 – at the 43rd annual Eclipse Awards dinner at Gulfstream Park. Read full story
Voting: Wise Dan, 208, Mucho Macho Man, 21, Will Take Charge, 15; Others: Dank (GB), 1; Princess of Sylmar, 1; Royal Delta, 1, abstentions, 2.
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Jockey
Javier Castellano
Javier Castellano emerged as the dominant force among jockeys in 2013. He set an industry standard for mount earnings in North America and led all riders in wins by a clear margin, with 362. Along the way were 24 graded stakes victories, and for his unforgettable year Castellano is an Eclipse Award finalist for outstanding jockey for the third time.View Full Profile »
Voting: Javier Castellano 134, Gary Stevens 65, Joel Rosario 21, Others: Mike Smith 19, John Velazquez 8, Corey Nakatani 1, abstention 1
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Apprentice jockey
Victor Carrasco
Victor Carrasco established himself as one of racing’s most promising young riders in 2013, when he led all North American-based apprentice jockeys in both wins and mount earnings. Carrasco won 215 races from 1,066 starts in his rookie season and amassed an imposing $4,357,715 in earnings. For the accomplishments, he is a finalist for an Eclipse Award. View Full Profile »
Voting: Victor Carrasco 172, Edgard Zayas 18, Manuel Franco 13, Others: Emmanuel Esquivel 8, Jose Ortiz 4, Dylan Davis 3, Trevor McCarthy 2, Voter abstentions 29
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2-year-old female
She's a Tiger
She’s a Tiger holds the dubious distinction of being only the second horse ever to have her number taken down from first in a Breeders’ Cup race. That She’s a Tiger is still a finalist for the Eclipse Award for champion 2-year-old filly speaks well of what she accomplished before the Breeders’ Cup, and should be of at least some consolation to her people. View Full Profile »
Voting: She's a Tiger 212, Chriselliam 15, Ria Antonia 10, Others: Sweet Reason 3, Stopshoppingmaria 3, Streaming 3, My Conquestadory 2, Artemis Agrotera 1
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2-year-old male
Shared Belief
As he glanced at the board following the running of the fifth race at Golden Gate Fields on Oct. 19, track announcer Michael Wrona was taken aback by the fact that the debuting 2-year-old he had just called to victory had run six furlongs in 1:09.53. View Full Profile »
Voting: Shared Belief 115, New Year's Day 99, Havana 24, Others: Honor Code 5, Outstrip 4, Tamarando 1, No vote 1
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3-year-old female
Beholder
As 2013 began, the bar was already set high for Beholder. She had nailed down an Eclipse Award as champion 2-year-old filly with two memorable victories at Santa Anita – a preliminary allowance with a 108 Beyer Figure that was the season’s fastest juvenile performance of either sex (and second-fastest by a juvenile filly in 20 years), and a front-running triumph in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies over previously unbeaten Executiveprivilege.View Full Profile »
Voting: Beholder 207, Princess of Sylmar 42, Close Hatches 0
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3-year-old male
Will Take Charge
Will Take Charge was good in the spring, and very, very good in the fall, putting bookends on an ambitious 2013 campaign that has made him the favorite to be named champion 3-year-old male, despite a Triple Crown of discontent, when he was soundly beaten in all three legs. View Full Profile »
Voting: Will Take Charge 231, Orb 15, Palace Malice 1, Others: Goldencents 1, Verrazano 1
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Trainer
Todd Pletcher
Entering 2013 trainer Todd Pletcher led North American trainers in earnings seven times, including consecutively from 2010-2012. View Full Profile »
Voting: Todd Pletcher 183, Bill Mott 7, Bob Baffert 5, Others: D. Wayne Lukas 21, Jerry Hollendorfer 9, Charles LoPresto 6, Shug McGaughey 6, Steve Asmussen 3, Chad Brown 2, Kathy Ritvo 2, Ollie Figgins 1, David Jacobson 1, King Leatherbury 1, Dale Romans 1, abstention 1
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Breeder
Ken and Sarah Ramsey
Owners and breeders Ken and Sarah Ramsey are no strangers to being recognized at the highest levels of the sport, having received the Eclipse Award as outstanding owner in both 2004 and 2011. The couple has never enjoyed a year like 2013, however. The Ramseys in 2013 amassed more than $12 million in earnings as owners, $5 million ahead of second-place Midwest Thoroughbreds. View Full Profile »
Voting: Ken and Sarah Ramsey 221, Adena Springs 17, Morton Fink 4, Others: Darley 1, WinStar Farm 1, abstentions 1
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Handicapper
Jim Benes
The winner of the $750,000 first-place prize and the title of 2013 DRF/NTRA Handicapper of the Year at the 14th annual Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship last January was Jim Benes, a 51-year-old professional horseplayer from Countryside, Ill. View Full Profile »
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Male sprinter
Points Offthebench
One of the best stories of the 2013 racing season turned into one of the saddest in the blink of an eye on the morning of Oct. 26. Points Offthebench, who rose from relative anonymity at the beginning of the year, suffered a catastrophic injury while nearing the completion of his final workout for the Breeders' Cup Sprint. View Full Profile »
Voting: Points Offthebench 125, Secret Circle 70, Sahara Sky 45, Others: Justin Phillip 4, Private Zone 2, Immortal Eyes 1, Strapping Groom 1, abstention 1
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Female sprinter
Groupie Doll
She wasn’t the overpowering force she was in 2012, but Groupie Doll still was able to repeat as winner of the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint and thereby make a very strong case to repeat as divisional champion in 2013. It was quite an emotional year for the connections of Groupie Doll, whose racing schedule did not begin until early August. View Full Profile »
Voting: Groupie Doll 192, Mizdirection 45, Dance to Bristol 5, Others: Cluster of Stars, 7
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Older male
Wise Dan
When a horse loses a race and the loss, which was only a plain, simple, happens-every-race kind of defeat, is news in itself, we are talking about a horse of real fame and accomplishment. We’re talking about a horse like Wise Dan. And yes, Wise Dan lost a race. On Oct. 5, he finished second in the Shadwell Turf Mile, a misnomer for a race that had been rained off grass. Wise Dan, wide on both turns, chased Silver Max all the way around Keeneland’s Polytrack and never caught him. For the first time since a narrow defeat June 16, 2012, in the Stephen Foster Handicap, Wise Dan returned to his stall after a race without first stopping to get his picture taken. It was news. And it opened a vein of skepticism that was mined for the three weeks between the Shadwell and the Breeders’ Cup Mile. View Full Profile »
Voting: Wise Dan 123, Mucho Macho Man 93, Game on Dude 31, Others: Flat Out 2
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Older female
Royal Delta
The bar was set high in 2013 for Royal Delta, the 2011 champion 3-year-old filly and 2012 champion older female with two Breeders’ Cup wins already on her résumé. At age 5, Royal Delta, owner Benjamin Leon, and trainer Bill Mott reached again for the stars. Her campaign began stylishly on Feb. 17 at Gulfstream Park. Making her first start since winning the BC Ladies’ Classic 3 1/2 months earlier at Santa Anita, Royal Delta was favored at odds-on in the Grade 3 Sabin. She did not disappoint. Royal Delta hopped at the start, jockey Mike Smith straightened her out, and the rest was history. Royal Delta crushed four rivals, winning by five lengths and setting her up for a second try at the $10 million Dubai World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. View Full Profile »
Voting: Royal Delta 234, Joyful Victory 3, Tiz Miz Sue 2, Others: Dank 5, Dance to Bristol 1, Laughing 1, Brandy's Secret 1, abstention 1, no vote 1
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Owner
Ken and Sarah Ramsey
Owners and breeders Ken and Sarah Ramsey are no strangers to being recognized at the highest levels of the sport, having received the Eclipse Award as outstanding owner in both 2004 and 2011. The couple has never enjoyed a year like 2013, however. The Ramseys in 2013 amassed more than $12 million in earnings as owners, $5 million ahead of second-place Midwest Thoroughbreds. View Full Profile »
Voting: Ken and Sarah Ramsey 235, Midwest Throughbreds 4, Juddmonte 0, Others: Morton Fink 3, Gary and Mary West 2, Jungle Racing 1, Maggi Moss 1, abstentions 3
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Steeplechase horse
Divine Fortune
Imagine riding a horse who finished second in five Grade 1 stakes without winning one. Then imagine winning one. “Finishing second in five Grade 1’s, it’s an unbelievable achievement, but after the fourth, the fifth, it sickens you,” said steeplechase jockey Darren Nagle, who rode Divine Fortune to runner-up efforts in the 2011 Colonial Cup, the 2012 Iroquois, the 2012 Grand National, the 2012 Colonial Cup, and the 2013 Iroquois. View Full Profile »
Voting: Divine Fortune 112, Italian Wedding 27, Gustavian 25, Others: Alajmal 21, Mr. Hot Stuff 12, Abstentions 52
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Male turf
Wise Dan
When a horse loses a race and the loss, which was only a plain, simple, happens-every-race kind of defeat, is news in itself, we are talking about a horse of real fame and accomplishment. We’re talking about a horse like Wise Dan. And yes, Wise Dan lost a race. On Oct. 5, he finished second in the Shadwell Turf Mile, a misnomer for a race that had been rained off grass. Wise Dan, wide on both turns, chased Silver Max all the way around Keeneland’s Polytrack and never caught him. For the first time since a narrow defeat June 16, 2012, in the Stephen Foster Handicap, Wise Dan returned to his stall after a race without first stopping to get his picture taken. It was news. And it opened a vein of skepticism that was mined for the three weeks between the Shadwell and the Breeders’ Cup Mile. View Full Profile »
Voting: Wise Dan 243, Magician 4, Point of Entry 1, Others: Obviously 1
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Female turf
Dank
Dank arrived from England for the Grade 1 Beverly D. Stakes at Arlington Park in August as a filly with a growing reputation among turf females in Europe. She won the Beverly D. by 4 1/4 lengths, her first win at the highest level. When she returned to the United States for the $1.84 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita in November, American fans were ready. View Full Profile »
Voting: Dank 229, Laughing 8, Mizdirection 8
