2022 Eclipse Awards: Peter Brant

Peter Brant was a prominent owner and breeder through the 1970s and 1980s before backing away from the sport in the 1990s, focusing on the White Birch Paper Company he runs and also pursuing his other equestrian passion, polo. A few years ago, he decided to dive back in to Thoroughbred racing, breeding, and sales, and quickly made headlines as a finalist for the Eclipse Award for outstanding owner multiple times.

Since his return, Brant has campaigned Eclipse Award champions Sistercharlie and Uni, as well as top runners including Grade 1 winners Blowout, Dunbar Road, Fog of War, and Raging Bull.

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He added to that haul in 2022, with his stable campaigning runners such as Regal Glory, who rewarded his decision to keep her in training one more season with three Grade 1 wins, and In Italian, a two-time Grade 1 winner who was second in the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf. He also raced Grade 1 winners Bleecker Street, Gina Romantica, and Rougir as he dominated the female turf division, and owned a piece of multiple Grade 1 winner Jack Christopher.

Brant finished third on the continent by earnings in 2022. He also finished second to the Godolphin operation by both North American graded stakes wins, 23 to 18, and Grade 1 wins, 13 to 7.

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