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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.
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It was no surprise to see She Feels Pretty among the nation's leading turf females in 2025. She has been at the top of her class since her 2-year-old season in 2023.
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Journalism had a robust eight-race, well-traveled, and very successful campaign, winning three Grade 1 stakes – highlighted by a dramatic Preakness victory – and finishing second in both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. His accomplishments earned him a spot as a finalist for the Eclipse Award in the 3-year-old male division.
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Shisospicy was red-hot in 2025. The front-running gray won four stakes and made history by becoming the first 3-year-old filly to win the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. Her gate-to-wire win produced the biggest margin in the 18-year history of the race.
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A Godolphin homebred son of Into Mischief trained by Bill Mott, Sovereignty won five graded stakes in 2025, including the Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, and Travers – all Grade 1 races run at 1 1/4 miles. Those wins, coupled with victories in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth and Grade 2 Jim Dandy, not only make him the favorite to be voted champion 3-year-old male but make him a top contender for Horse of the Year.
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From the time the Breeders' Cup was first run in 1984 to the 2024 Eclipse Awards being presented, the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner has earned her divisional title 37 times. Super Corredora, who went from a maiden to the 2025 NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner in less than a month, is now a candidate to join that list as an Eclipse finalist.
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After a solid 2-year-old season, Good Cheer rose to the head of the class for trainer Brad Cox and owner-breeder Godolphin. Following a 2025 campaign highlighted by a decisive victory in the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks, Good Cheer is an Eclipse finalist again, this time for champion 3-year-old filly.
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Brant, named by owner Amr Zedan for Peter Brant, a publisher, art collector, and owner of high-class racehorses, went 2 for 3 with a victory in the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity. His two wins, plus a game third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile behind Ted Noffey, were enough to make Brant a finalist for the Eclipse Award in the 2-year-old male division.
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Ted Noffey was faster than every other horse who lined up against him in the starting gate. He went 4 for 4 with three Grade 1 stakes wins capped by a one-length victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. That résumé figures to earn Ted Noffey an Eclipse Award as North America's champion 2-year-old male.
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A promising maiden filly at the start of the season, Nitrogen rose to the head of her class in 2025 by building an exceptional multi-surface résumé worthy of Eclipse Award consideration as the nation's outstanding 3-year-old filly.
