photo by: Adam Coglianese/NYRA

Manuel Franco proved to be among the top apprentices in New York in 2013, and for a rookie year in which he compiled more than $4 million in mount earnings, he is an Eclipse Award finalist for North America’s champion apprentice.

photo by: Keeneland/Coady Photography

Morton Fink’s nomination for an Eclipse Award as outstanding breeder is based primarily on the accomplishments of Wise Dan during 2013, but in a larger sense is a credit to one of the most successful series of breeding decisions executed in the past decade.

photo by: Tod Marks

Imagine riding a horse who finished second in five Grade 1 stakes without winning one. Then imagine winning one.

photo by: Barbara D. Livingston

Khalid Abdullah’s international powerhouse Juddmonte Farms gained an Eclipse Award nomination on the basis of outstanding performances by several of the stable’s racehorses at the highest level of competition in North America.

photo by: Barbara D. Livingston

It has become a rite of summer for trainer Todd Pletcher to showcase the cream of his talented 2-year-old crop at Saratoga. In recent years, subsequent Grade 1 winners Uncle Mo, Palace Malice, and Violence all won maiden races at Saratoga.