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My 2015 Eclipse Ballot..
It's that time of year again.. Here's my Eclipse submissions..
[Bracketed] are finalists v. my [Italicized] selections.. Red the winner. Horse of the Year: 1st - American Pharoah, 2nd - Beholder, 3rd - Honor Code [Runhappy] Two-Year-Old Male: 1st - Nyquist, 2nd - Airoforce, 3rd - Swipe [Mohaymen] Two-Year-Old Filly: 1st - Songbird, 2nd - Catch a Glimpse, 3rd - Rachel's Valentina Three-Year-Old Male: : 1st - American Pharoah, 2nd - Runhappy, 3rd - Dortmund Three-Year-Old Filly: 1st - Lady Eli, 2nd - I'm a Chatterbox, 3rd - Stellar Wind [Found] Older Dirt Male: 1st - Honor Code, 2nd - Liam's Map, 3rd - Tonalist Older Dirt Female: 1st - Beholder, 2nd - Stopchargingmaria, 3rd - Sheer Drama Male Sprinter: 1st - Runhappy, 2nd - Rock Fall, 3rd - Private Zone Female Sprinter: 1st - Lady Shipman, 2nd - Wavell Avenue, 3rd - La Verdad Male Turf Horse: 1st - Big Blue Kitten, 2nd - Mondialiste, 3rd - The Pizza Man [Golden Horn] Female Turf Horse: 1st - Tepin , 2nd - Stephanie's Kitten, 3rd - Lady Eli [Found] Steeplechase Horse: 1st - Dawalan, 2nd - Bob Le Beau, 3rd - African Oil [Demonstrative] Owner: 1st - Zayat Stables, 2nd - Stonestreet Stables, 3rd - Gary Barber [Midwest Thoroughbreds; Ramseys] Breeder: 1st - Zayat Stables, 2nd - Ken & Sarah Ramsey, 3rd - Machmer Hall [Darley] Trainer: 1st - Bob Baffert, 2nd - Chad Brown, 3rd - Mark Casse [Todd Pletcher] Jockey: 1st - Javier Castellano, 2nd - Victor Espinoza, 3rd - Joe Bravo [I. Ortiz Jr.] Apprentice Jockey: 1st - Tyler Gaffalione, 2nd - Eric Cancel, 3rd - Ashley Broussard [Angel Cruz] |
Here is link to PP's and stats: www.drf.com/eclipsemedia.
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Great choices Steve. The only one where I'd differ is flipping Honor Code and Liam's Map for Older Dirt Male.
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At the end of the day, one heck of a year of horse racing.
What a treat it was! Thanks for posting Steve. Spyder from SC |
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Both won 2 gr 1s, but honor code also won the gr 2 gulfstream h'cap. |
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I can't be the only one disappointed Freddy doesn't have a vote. I mean, someone has to vote for Shug, and every horse he trains, every year. It seems only fair:)
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I guess this isn't the Heisman vote where your not allowed to divulge your selections/votes eh???
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Lady Shipmen never won a Graded stakes. Wavell Avenue won G2 and the G1 Championship. Isn't the Eclispe awards about champions not almost champions.
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YEAH AND .................HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!
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I would vote for Chad Brown and Javier for depth of work this year over Baffert and Espinoza.
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11a release on Eclipse finalists..
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The 2015 Eclipse Awards finalists (in alphabetical order) are:
Horse of the Year: American Pharoah, Beholder, Runhappy Two-Year-Old Male: Airoforce, Mohaymen, Nyquist Two-Year-Old Filly: Catch a Glimpse, Rachel's Valentina, Songbird Three-Year-Old Male: American Pharoah, Dortmund, Runhappy Three-Year-Old Filly: Found (IRE), I'm a Chatterbox, Stellar Wind Older Dirt Male: Honor Code, Liam's Map, Tonalist Older Dirt Female: Beholder, Sheer Drama, Stopchargingmaria Male Sprinter: Private Zone, Rock Fall, Runhappy Female Sprinter: La Verdad, Lady Shipman, Wavell Avenue Male Turf Horse: Big Blue Kitten, Golden Horn (GB), The Pizza Man Female Turf Horse: Found (IRE), Stephanie's Kitten, Tepin Steeplechase Horse: Bob Le Beau (IRE), Dawalan (FR), Demonstrative Owner: Midwest TB's, Inc., Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey, Zayat Stables Breeder: Darley, Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey, Zayat Stables Trainer: Bob Baffert, Chad Brown, Todd Pletcher Jockey: Javier Castellano, Victor Espinoza, Irad Ortiz, Jr. Apprentice Jockey: Eric Cancel, Angel Cruz, Tyler Gaffalione |
Surprised Lady Eli is missing from the three-year-old filly finalists.
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