2024 Eclipse Award Ballot & Discussion
 

MY 2024 ECLIPSE AWARD BALLOT

Two-Year-Old Male: 1st - Citizen Bull, 2nd - Chancer McPatrick, 3rd - East Avenue [Gaming]
Two-Year-Old Filly: 1st - Immersive, 2nd - Lake Victoria, 3rd - May Day Ready [Good Cheer]

Three-Year-Old Male: : 1st - Sierra Leone, 2nd - Fierceness, 3rd - Dornoch
Three-Year-Old Filly: 1st - Thorpedo Anna, 2nd - She Feels Pretty, 3rd - Ways and Means [Cinderella's Dream]

Older Dirt Male: 1st - National Treasure, 2nd - Post Time, 3rd - Next [Full Serrano, Straight No Chaser]
Older Dirt Female: 1st - Raging Sea, 2nd - Idiomatic, 3rd - Adare Manor

Male Sprinter: 1st - Straight No Chaser, 2nd - Raging Torrent, 3rd - The Chosen Vron [Cogburn]
Female Sprinter: 1st - Soul of an Angel, 2nd - Sweet Azteca, 3rd - Future Is Now [ Society, Ways and Means]

Male Turf Horse: 1st - Johannes, 2nd - Carl Spackler, 3rd - Cogburn [Rebel's Romance]
Female Turf Horse: 1st - Moira, 2nd - She Feels Pretty, 3rd - Chili Flag [Cinderella's Dream]
Steeplechase Horse: 1st - Snap Decision, 2nd - L'Imperator, 3rd - Freddy Flintshire [Carloun]

Jockey: 1st - Flavien Prat, 2nd - Irad Ortiz Jr., 3rd - Brian Hernandez Jr. [Tyler Gaffalione]
Apprentice Jockey: 1st - Erik Asmussen, 2nd - Elio Barrera, 3rd - J. G. Torrealba [Gabriel Maldonado]

Owner: 1st - Godolphin, 2nd - Klaravich Stables, 3rd - Juddmonte
Breeder: 1st - Godolphin, 2nd - Judy Hicks , 3rd - Repole Stable [Calumet]
Trainer: 1st - Chad Brown, 2nd - Ken McPeek, 3rd - Cherie DeVaux [Brad Cox]

Horse of the Year: 1st - Thorpedo Anna, 2nd - Sierra Leone, 3rd - Fierceness

Thanks for sharing your ballot.
Definitely a few close decisions, but I agree with all of your first place votes, especially in the Sprint division. I am somewhat biased!

FINALISTS

Two-Year-Old Male: Chancer McPatrick, Citizen Bull, Gaming
Two-Year-Old Filly: Good Cheer, Immersive, Lake Victoria (IRE)

Three-Year-Old Male: Dornoch, Fierceness, Sierra Leone
Three-Year-Old Filly: Cinderella’s Dream (GB), She Feels Pretty, Thorpedo Anna

Older Dirt Male: Full Serrano (ARG), National Treasure, Straight No Chaser
Older Dirt Female: Adare Manor, Idiomatic, Raging Sea

Male Sprinter: Cogburn, Straight No Chaser, The Chosen Vron
Female Sprinter: Society, Soul of an Angel, Ways and Means

Male Turf Horse: Carl Spackler (IRE), Johannes, Rebel’s Romance (IRE)
Female Turf Horse: Cinderella’s Dream (GB), Moira, She Feels Pretty
Steeplechase Horse: Carloun (IRE), L’Imperator (FR), Snap Decision

Owner: Godolphin LLC, Juddmonte, Klaravich Stables, Inc.
Breeder: Calumet Farm, Godolphin, Judy Hicks

Trainer: Chad Brown, Brad Cox, Kenny McPeek
Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione, Irad Ortiz Jr., Flavien Prat
Apprentice Jockey: Erik Asmussen, Gabriel Maldonado, J.G. Torrealba