DRF Breeding sales editor Joe Nevills makes his selections for the 2015 Eclipse Awards in the form of haiku; a Japanese poem of 17 syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five. Ballots for the Eclipse Awards are due Saturday, Jan. 2, with the finalists being announced shortly thereafter. The awards will be presented on Saturday, Jan. 16 at Gulfstream Park. 2-Year-Old Male No assists needed Nyquist takes his division On a breakaway 2-Year-Old Female Never a bad step And just kept getting better Can’t deny Songbird 3-Year-Old Male Pharoah locked it down Coming down the Belmont stretch And widened his lead 3-Year-Old Female Logjam division Stellar Wind by a whisker Tops Curalina Older Dirt Male A cherry on top For his sire’s farewell tour Honor Code’s the pick Older Dirt Female The only question Is who to write in behind First-place Beholder Male Sprinter Focus on the horse Ignore the soap opera Just pick Runhappy Female Sprinter La Verdad’s the best But popped for clenbuterol Cavorting, I guess Male Turf Horse Tough year for locals Big Blue Kitten ran honest In the highest ranks Female Turf Horse A nose and a head From a perfect résumé Well-earned by Tepin Steeplechase Horse Leaving this segment To the folks who watched them run I’ll be abstaining Owner Zayat won the Crown Everyone else on the list Is fighting uphill Trainer Baffert won the Crown Everyone else on the list Is fighting uphill Breeder Zayat won the Crown Better body of work, though From the Ramsey clan Jockey Tops in wins, earnings Clinches a third straight Eclipse For Castellano Apprentice Jockey No one matched her feat Broussard had a boy in March Now Delta’s top jock Horse of the Year Something’s very wrong If American Pharoah Doesn’t sweep the vote