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Posted on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Winners of 2007 Eclipse Awards were announced Monday night, January 21, in the 37th Annual Eclipse Awards Ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
With an overwhelming vote of 249, Preakness Stakes and Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Curlin got the 2007 Horse of the Year honors outnumbering Rags to Riches (12 votes), 2006 Horse of the Year Invasor (2 votes), Corinthian, English Channel and Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense with 1 vote each.
The 2007 Eclipse Award winners are:
Two-Year-Old Male: War Pass, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and Champagne Stakes winner as well as one of the 2008 Kentucky Derby contenders.
Two-Year-Old Filly: Indian Blessing who won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Monmouth Park.
Three-Year-Old Male: Curlin whose 2007 campaign included winning the Arkansas Derby and the Jockey Club Gold Cup.
Three-Year-Old Filly: Rags to Riches who beat the boys in the Belmont Stakes.
Older Male: Lawyer Ron, Woodward and Whitney winner.
Older Female: Ginger Punch, Breeders’ Cup Distaff champion.
Male Sprinter: Midnight Lute, Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner.
Female Sprinter: Maryfield, Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint winner.
Male Turf Horse: English Channel.
Female Turf Horse: Lahudood.
Steeplechase Horse: Good Night Shirt
Owner: Shadwell Stable.
Breeder: Adena Springs.
Trainer: Todd Pletcher.
Jockey: Garrett Gomez, leader in earnings last year.
Apprentice Jockey: Joe Talamo
The 2007 Eclipse Award winners were voted upon by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form (DRF) and National Turf Writers Association.
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