2023 Eclipse Awards Finalists
Finalists for 17 categories of horses and humans are shown below. The Horse of the Year will be announced during the Eclipse Awards live show on Jan. 25. In addition to those categories, Paul Calia will receive the Eclipse Award as the 2023 Horseplayer of the Year, and members of the media will be honored for outstanding coverage in six categories.The 2023 Eclipse Awards Finalists, with the exception of Horse of the Year, are in alphabetical order:
Two-Year-Old Male:
- Fierceness
- Locked
- Muth
Two-Year-Old Filly:
- Candied
- Hard to Justify
- Just FYI
Three-Year-Old Male:
- Arcangelo
- Auguste Rodin (IRE)
- Mage
Three-Year-Old Filly:
- Mawj (IRE)
- Pretty Mischievous
- Randomized
Older Dirt Male:
- Cody’s Wish
- Elite Power
- White Abarrio
Older Dirt Female:
- Clairiere
- Goodnight Olive
- Idiomatic
Male Sprinter:
- Cody’s Wish
- Elite Power
- Gunite
Female Sprinter:
- Echo Zulu
- Goodnight Olive
- Maple Leaf Mel
Male Turf Horse:
- Auguste Rodin (IRE)
- Master of the Seas (IRE)
- Up to the Mark
Female Turf Horse:
- In Italian (GB)
- Inspiral (GB)
- Mawj (IRE)
Steeplechase Horse:
- Awakened
- Merry Maker (IRE)
- Snap Decision
Owner:
- Godolphin, LLC
- Juddmonte
- Klaravich Stables, Inc.
Breeder:
- Calumet Farm
- Godolphin
- Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings, LLC
Trainer:
- Chad Brown
- Brad Cox
- William I. Mott
Jockey:
- Tyler Gaffalione
- Irad Ortiz, Jr.
- Flavien Prat
Apprentice Jockey:
- Axel Concepcion
- Jaime A. Torres
- Sofia Vives
Eclipse Awards voting is conducted by the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB), the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), and Daily Racing Form. The Eclipse Awards ceremony is produced by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.
The Eclipse Awards are named after the great 18th-century racehorse and foundation sire, Eclipse, who began racing at age five and was undefeated in 18 starts, including eight walkovers. Eclipse sired the winners of 344 races, including three Epsom Derbies.
Of the 250 eligible voters represented by the NTRA, consisting of member racetrack racing officials and Equibase field personnel, the NTWAB, and Daily Racing Form, 219 (88%) took part in the voting. Finalists were determined in each category by voters’ top three selections, using a 10-5-1 point basis. Eclipse Award winners are determined solely by first-place votes.
