The Nationwide Thoroughbred Racing Affiliation (NTRA), Each day Racing Kind, and Nationwide Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) at this time introduced the finalists for the 2025 Resolute Racing Eclipse Award, which acknowledges excellence in Thoroughbred racing over the previous 12 months.
Winners in 17 horse and human classes might be introduced on FanDuel TV and different broadcast stations on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET throughout the fifty fifth annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards, introduced by John Deere, The Jockey Membership and NTRA. The night concludes with the announcement of the 2025 Horse of the 12 months.
Of the 240 voters represented by NTRA, NTWAB and Each day Racing Kind, which is made up of racetrack racing officers and Equibase subject workers, 221 (92%) voted. Finalists in every class had been decided by voters’ prime three selections utilizing a 10-5-1 level standards. Eclipse Award winners are decided solely by first place voting.
The 2025 Eclipse Award finalists, excluding Horse of the 12 months, are as follows (in alphabetical order):
2 12 months outdated male: Brandt, Gstaad, Ted Nophy
2 12 months outdated filly: Cyfair, Discover, Tremendous Runner
3 12 months outdated boy: baeza, journalism, sovereignty
3 12 months outdated filly: Cheer up, nitrogen, shiso spicy
Older filth males: Ceaselessly Younger, Nisos, Sierra Leone
Older dart feminine: Scylla, Splendora, Torpedo Anna
Male sprinter: Welcome again, Buddem Danno, Nisos
Feminine sprinter: Copion, Shiso Spicy, Splendora
Male grass horse: Deterministic, Outstanding Speech, Insurgent Romance
Grass mare: Gezora, Sea Fields Fairly, Shiso Spicy
Steeplechase horse: Cool Jet, Swar, Zanahir
Proprietor: Godolphin LLC, Klaravich Stables Inc., Spendthrift Farm LLC
Breeder: Don Alberto Company, Godolphin LLC, Winstar Farms LC
coach: Chad Brown, Brad Cox, Invoice Mott
Jockey: Pratt, John Velask
Apprentice jockey: Christopher Elliott, Yedsit Hazlewood, Pietro Moran
The finalists for Horse of the 12 months might be introduced at a dwell present on January twenty second. Along with recognizing 17 winners within the equine and human classes, Dan Piazza will obtain the Eclipse Award because the 2025 Horse of the 12 months. Media professionals might be acknowledged for excellence in reporting in six classes.
Voting for the Eclipse Award is carried out by the Nationwide Turf Writers and Broadcasters Affiliation (NTWAB), the Nationwide Thoroughbred Racing Affiliation (NTRA) and Each day Racing Kind. The Eclipse Awards Ceremony is sponsored by the Nationwide Thoroughbred Racing Affiliation.
The Eclipse Award is called after Eclipse, the nice 18th century racehorse and basis sire. Eclipse started racing on the age of 5 and was undefeated in 18 begins, together with eight byes. Eclipse has produced 344 race winners, together with three Epsom Derbys.
Details about the Eclipse Awards may be discovered at https://www.ntra.com/eclipse-awards/. In case you have any questions, please contact Michele Ravencraft at mravencraft@ntra.com.
