Patience Earns Championship for Straight No Chaser
They say patience will be rewarded, but in the case of Straight No Chaser patience was awarded Jan. 23 when the son of Speightster was honored as 2024's Eclipse Award champion male sprinter....
Brown Wins Fifth Eclipse Award as Champion Trainer
Chad Brown was named the 2024 Eclipse Award winner for outstanding trainer Jan. 23, capping off what the trainer called his "best year since I started training."...
Record Year Earns Prat Eclipse for Outstanding Jockey
In his 10th year riding full time in America, Flavien Prat's ascension to the highest level of the sport was indisputably marked by the 32-year-old Frenchman setting records for stakes (82) and graded...
BC Juvenile Win Crowns Citizen Bull Champion 2YO Male
Citizen Bull cemented his title as the top 2-year-old male in the land with a dazzling gate-to-wire triumph in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) Nov. 1 at Del Mar....
Asmussen Named Outstanding Apprentice Jockey
Racing Hall of Fame member Steve Asmussen is North America's all-time winningest trainer, and in 2024 his youngest son Erik won more races than any other apprentice rider and was honored with the Ecli...
Thorpedo Anna Named Champion 3-Year-Old Filly
Thorpedo Anna's stellar season won't be remembered just for winning the Kentucky Oaks (G1), but also for being named champion 3-year-old filly....
Distance Key to Soul of an Angel's Championship Season
Soul of an Angel made only two of her 11 starts last year at seven furlongs, but she made those races count. She won both races, including the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1), to vault to cha...
Moira Saves Best for Last, Wins Champion Turf Female
Moira's connections were rewarded for their belief in the 6-year-old mare, when she finally got her well-deserved win in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T), and clinched the title for 2024 ch...