Winners of the 2010 Eclipse Awards, selected by voters from Daily Racing Form, the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. Vote totals are given for the top three earners of first-place votes in each category. Full voting breakdown >>
The wildly popular mare Zenyatta won the final race of her career, outpolling Blame when named Monday night as the 2010 Horse of the Year after finishing second for Horse of the Year the two previous years. Full Eclipse recap »
Pletcher in 2010 led the nation in purse earnings, got his first victory in the Kentucky Derby, and won three Breeders’ Cup races, all of which propelled him to an easy victory as champion trainer, his fifth. View profile »
Votes: Todd Pletcher, 168; John Shirreffs, 28; Jerry Hollendorfer, 17
Stronach’s Adena Springs won the breeding title for the eighth time. It had more starters, more winners, and more earnings than any other breeder in North America in 2010. View profile »
Votes: Adena Springs, 69; Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider, 55; Brereton C. Jones, 43
After unveiling one good-looking 2-year-old after another during the Saratoga meet, trainer Todd Pletcher went into the Travers Day card knowing he had yet to take the wrapper off his top model. By the middle of the Aug. 28 Saratoga card, there was no mistaking which colt was best in class. View profile »
Votes: Uncle Mo, 236; Boys at Tosconova, 1; Pluck, 1
ROCKABYEBABY shook loose on the lead before getting nailed on the wire in her April 22 return from a hiatus, from which victorious Blues Music exited to double up going long in NW3 company (61 Beyer). In a field with little other obvious speed, she should take some catching with Kabel back in the saddle. SWIMSWIMSWIM was along for second in her season debut, which was won by a rival who ran second as the heavy favorite in a subsequent $5K NW3 tilt at Fort Erie. MARIANNA, who toppled $16K maidens after coming wide from mid-pack May 9, is a good fit Beyer-wise.
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