My Eclipse Award Selections
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Below are the finalists for the 2011 Eclipse Awards. My humble opinion as to who should win can be found in bold. I welcome comments that show me where I went wrong.
Two-Year-Old Male:
Creative Cause, Hansen, Union Rags
Two-Year-Old Filly:
Grace Hall, My Miss Aurelia, Stephanie's Kitten
Three-Year-Old Male:
Animal Kingdom, Caleb's Posse, Shackleford
Three-Year-Old Filly:
It's Tricky, Plum Pretty, Royal Delta
Older Male:
Acclamation, Game on Dude, Tizway
Older Female:
Awesome Maria, Blind Luck, Havre de Grace
Male Sprinter:
Amazombie, Caleb's Posse, Regally Ready
Female Sprinter:
Hilda's Passion, Musical Romance, Sassy Image
Male Turf Horse:
Acclamation, Cape Blanco (Ire), St Nicholas Abbey (Ire)
Female Turf Horse:
Dubawi Heights (GB), Perfect Shirl, Stacelita (Fr)
Steeplechase Horse:
Black Jack Blues (Ire), Decoy Daddy (Ire), Tax Ruling (Ire)
Owner:
Midwest Thoroughbreds, Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey, Team Valor
Breeder:
Adena Springs, Brereton C. Jones, Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey
Trainer:
Bob Baffert, Bill Mott, Todd Pletcher
Jockey:
Javier Castellano, Ramon Dominguez, John Velazquez
Apprentice Jockey:
Ryan Curatolo, Kyle Frey, Rosario Montanez
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