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2017 Eclipse Awards
Horse of the Year: Gun Runner Two-Year-Old Male: Good Magic Two-Year-Old Filly: Caledonia Road Three-Year-Old Male: West Coast Three-Year-Old Filly: Abel Tasman Older Dirt Male: Gun Runner Older Dirt Female: Forever Unbridled Male Sprinter: Roy H. Female Sprinter: Unique Bella Male Turf Horse: World Approval Female Turf Horse: Lady Eli Steeplechase Horse: Scorpiancer Owner: Juddmonte Breeder: Clearsky Farms Jockey: Jose Ortiz Apprentice Jockey: Evin Roman Trainer: Chad Brown
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ~ George Orwell, 1984. Last edited by Kasept : 01-26-2018 at 03:55 AM. |
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Just wanted say Steve , you deserve ☝️ of those, just got done watching tvg.
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Thank you. I appreciate the sentiment and should take the opportunity to say how kind it was of Ray Arsenault to include me in his speech.
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ~ George Orwell, 1984. |
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The tallies below represent only first-place votes from members of the consolidated voting entities, NTRA, Daily Racing Form and National Turf Writers and Broadcasters.
Voter participation rate: 250/269= 92.9% Two-Year-Old Male (Name, First-Place Votes) Good Magic, 131; Bolt d’Oro, 113; Catholic Boy, 3; Firenze Fire, 1; Mendelssohn, 1; Solomini, 1. Two-Year-Old Filly Caledonia, Road, 161; Rushing Fall, 68; Moonshine Memories, 17; Dream Tree, 2; Dream It Is, 1; Road to Victory, 1. Three-Year-Old Male West Coast, 229; Always Dreaming, 14; Battle of Midway, 5; Irap, 1; Mastery, 1. Three-Year-Old Filly Abel Tasman, 244; Unique Bella, 5; Elate, 1. Older Dirt Male Gun Runner, 247; Arrogate, 3. Older Dirt Female Forever Unbridled, 237; Songbird, 8; Stellar Wind, 4; Voter Abstentions, 1. Male Sprinter Roy H, 241; Imperial Hint, 5; Drefong, 1; Mind Your Biscuits, 1; Stormy Liberal, 1; Voter Abstentions, 1. Female Sprinter Unique Bella, 90, Paulassilverlining, 60; Ami’s Mesa, 41; Bar of Gold, 36; Lady Aurelia, 8; By the Moon, 5; American Gal, 3; Finley’sluckycharm, 1; Voter Abstentions, 6. Male Turf Horse World Approval, 211; Beach Patrol 20; Talismanic (GB), 11; Highland Reel (IRE), 8. Female Turf Horse Lady Eli, 203; Wuheida (GB), 33; Off Limits, 12; Cambodia, 1; La Coronel, 1. Steeplechase Horse Scorpiancer (IRE), 92; All the Way Jose, 70; Mr. Hot Stuff, 35; Modem (GB), 7; Diplomat, 4; Swansea Mile (IRE), 3; Voter Abstentions, 39. Owner Juddmonte Farms, 143; Winchell Thoroughbreds, 31; Godolphin Racing, 21; Sol Kumin, Head of Plains, Sheep Pond Partners, 19; Klaravich Stables, Inc., and William H. Lawrence, 11; Calumet Farm, 7; End Zone Athletics, 3; Charles Fipke, 2; Coolmore, 1; e Five Racing Thoroughbreds, 1; Fox Hill Farm, 1; Live Oak Plantation, 1; John Oxley, 1; Stonestreet Stables, 1; Voter Abstentions, 7. Breeder Clearsky Farms, 141; WinStar Farm, 72; Charles Fipke, 8; Belisu Stables, 7; Live Oak Stud, 6; Godolphin Racing/Darley, 4; Brereton C. Jones, 3; Adena Springs, 1; Calumet Farm, 1; Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey, 1; Voter Abstentions, 6. Trainer Chad Brown, 215; Bob Baffert, 16; Steve Asmussen, 13; Mark Casse, 2; Todd Pletcher, 2; Voter Abstentions, 2. Jockey Jose Ortiz, 189; Mike Smith, 45; Irad Ortiz, Jr.,10; Javier Castellano, 4; Voter Abstentions, 2. Apprentice Jockey Evin Roman, 232; Katie Clawson, 4; Jenn Miller, 1. Voter Abstentions, 13. Horse of the Year Gun Runner, 248; Arrogate, 2
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ~ George Orwell, 1984. |
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So who were the two jackals that voted arrogate horse of the year? Their voting privileges should be taken away
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