2012 Eclipse Awards finalists

Finalists for the 2012 Eclipse Awards, selected by voters from Daily Racing Form, the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. Click on a finalist to read DRF's profile. Winners will be announced Jan. 19 at the 42nd Annual Eclipse Awards dinner at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Fla.

Watch the Eclipse Awards live on DRF.com - Saturday, Jan. 19, 8 p.m. ET

Horse of the Year

Fort Larned I'll Have Another Wise Dan 2-year-old male 2-year-old female Shanghai Bobby Uncaptured Violence Beholder Dreaming of Julia Executiveprivilege 3-year-old male 3-year-old female Bodemeister I’ll Have Another Union Rags Believe You Can My Miss Aurelia Questing Older male Older female Fort Larned Little Mike Wise Dan Include Me Out Groupie Doll Royal Delta Male turf Female turf Little Mike Point of Entry Wise Dan Marketing Mix Tapitsfly Zagora Male sprinter Female sprinter The Lumber Guy Shackleford Trinniberg Contested Groupie Doll Mizdirection Steeplechase horse Trainer Demonstrative Divine Fortune Pierrot Lunaire Bob Baffert Todd Pletcher Dale Romans Owner Breeder Godolphin Racing LLC Midwest Thoroughbreds Reddam Racing Adena Springs Darley Brereton Jones Jockey Apprentice Javier Castellano Ramon Dominguez John Velazquez Jose Montano Irad Ortiz, Jr. Angel Suarez 2012 DRF/NTRA Handicapper of the Year Michael Beychok