Sat, 01/19/2013 - 21:41

Eclipse Award winner Questing: Champion filly a blend of English and American influences

Hard Spun conformation photocourtesy DarleyHard Spun

Sat, 01/19/2013 - 21:32

Eclipse Award winner Groupie Doll: Standout sprinter arises from modest beginnings

Bowman's Band conformationcourtesy Lane's EndBowman's Band

Sat, 01/19/2013 - 21:25

Eclipse Award winner Trinniberg: Breeders’ Cup victor carries sire and dam’s speed to championship

courtesy of McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, Louise Reinagel photoTeuflesberg

Trinniberg, the successful result of a speed-on-speed mating, got his young sire Teuflesberg off to a good start and transformed his dam from an obscurely bred runner to a $460,000 broodmare.

Sat, 01/19/2013 - 21:01

Eclipse Award winner Wise Dan: Morton Fink’s insight reaps championship dividends

Wiseman's Ferry conformationcourtesy Dana Point FarmWiseman's Ferry

Sat, 01/19/2013 - 20:58

Eclipse Award winner Zagora: Champion turf female enhances profile of late sire

Heading into autumn 2012, it appeared that the final chapters on Green Tune’s legacy as a sire were close to completion, as far as the accomplishments of his leading runners are concerned. The late son of Green Dancer, a classic winner in France and one of that country’s leading sires, still had numerous horses racing across Europe, but no standouts. His best performer in training was a competitive 5-year-old mare who had annexed two Group 3 races in France before shipping to the U.S. and winning the Grade 1 Diana Stakes in 2011.

Sat, 01/19/2013 - 20:34

Eclipse Award winner Pierrot Lunaire: Steeplechase champion newest star in accomplished family

courtesy Three Chimneys FarmWar Chant
The top side of multiple Grade 1 winner Pierrot Lunaire's pedigree is littered with Grade 1 performers on both turf and dirt, while the 9-year-old gelding hails from a female family that has produced stakes horses on both sides of the Atlantic. This versatile family now welcomes a steeplechase champion.

Sat, 01/19/2013 - 20:20

Eclipse Award winner Shanghai Bobby: Talented colt helps make his pedigree

courtesy WinStar FarmHarlan's Holiday

Sat, 01/19/2013 - 20:19

Eclipse Award winner Beholder: Top sprinter Henny Hughes comes up with a two-turn champion

Henny Hughes conformation photocourtesy Walmac Farm; Joy Gilbert photoHenny Hughes

Sat, 01/19/2013 - 00:36

2012 Eclipse Award winners

2012 Eclipse Awards

Winners of the 2012 Eclipse Awards, selected by voters from Daily Racing Form, the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.

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Thu, 01/17/2013 - 16:03

Gulfstream Park notes: Groupie Doll back on the track

Barbara D. Livingston
Groupie Doll shipped in to trainer Buff Bradley’s barn at Gulfstream Park on Dec. 29 from the family farm in Kentucky.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Groupie Doll, the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint winner and the odds-on favorite to walk away with an Eclipse Award as champion female sprinter here Saturday night, went to the track Wednesday for the first time since arriving more than two weeks ago.