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Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. set a single-season record for mount earnings in 2025 as part of a long list of accomplishments the rider amassed in pursuit of his sixth Eclipse Award as North America's outstanding jockey.
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With a win in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Del Mar, Gezora earned a nomination for the Eclipse Award as outstanding turf female of 2025. The BC Filly & Mare Turf was her only start of 2025 in the United States.
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Put to the test in a challenging 4-year-old campaign, Kopion still managed to flourish for trainer Richard Mandella. A fifth-place finish against male rivals in the Breeders' Cup Sprint does not define the talented filly, who only reached that lofty spot after lighting up the track earlier in the year.
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One month before the Breeders' Cup, trainer Bob Baffert knew that Splendora could handle the bright lights. With a Hall of Fame trainer in her corner, it was only so surprising when she hustled forward from fifth under jockey Flavien Prat and surged past stablemate Hope Road to win the $1 million race by 4 3/4 lengths.
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WinStar Farm, one of the most prolific breeding and stallion operations in Kentucky, was led on the track in 2025 by a multi-generation homebred who showed off the strength of the program's bloodlines and stallion roster. The outfit, which owns three prior Eclipse Awards – as outstanding owner in 2010 and outstanding breeder in 2016 and 2020 – is again a finalist for outstanding breeder for these accomplishments.
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Pietro Moran racked up enough wins and earnings in 2025 to get the nod as an Eclipse Award finalist for North America's outstanding apprentice jockey, but one victory stood out: the $1 million King's Plate.
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Yedsit Hazlewood continued Maryland's rich tradition of showcasing young riding talent, as the Laurel Park title winner has been voted an Eclipse Award finalist for outstanding apprentice jockey of 2025.
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Don Alberto Corp., which already had a good deal of success at its base in Chile, purchased its U.S. farm in 2013. In less than a dozen years, the international outfit, headed by principals Liliana Solari and her son Carlos Heller, has done what a number of solely U.S.-based operations have sought to do for generations. The farm bred its first American classic winner in 2023 and in 2025 struck with its second, Eclipse Award finalist Journalism.
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Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum's international Godolphin operation is yet again a finalist for both the Eclipse Award for outstanding owner and outstanding breeder, looking to sweep for the sixth consecutive year after breakthrough accomplishments.
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Christopher Elliott had a family reputation to uphold when he launched his riding career, as he is the son of a Kentucky Derby-winning jockey in Stewart Elliott. Safe to say, he has done the name proud.
