Ron Correll’s 48th Eclipse Award Selections

Posted On 01 Jan 2019

Ron Correll
Senior columnist
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These are my top picks in each category for the 2018 Eclipse Awards. The finalist will be announced on Jan. 5 and the winners in all categories will be announced at the 48th annual Eclipse Awards on Jan. 24 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

Horse of the Year
Enable, Justify, Accelerate

2 Year Old Male
Game Winner, Improbable, Maximus Mischief

Two-Year-Old Filly
Newspaperofrecord, Jaywalk, Chasing Yesterday

3 Year Old Male
Justify, Catholic Boy, Audible

3 Year Old Filly
Monomoy Girl, Rushing Fall, Midnight Bisou

Older Dirt Male
Accelerate, Patternrecognition, City of Light

Older Dirt Female
Marley’s Freedom, Wow Cat, Unique Bella

Male Sprinter
Roy H, Stormy Liberal, Imperial Hint

Female Sprinter
Shamrock Rose, Marley’s Freedom, Selcourt

Male Turf Horse
Expert Eye, Catholic Boy, Robert Bruce

Female Turf Horse
Enable, Rushing Fall, Sistercharlie

Steeplechase Horse
Optimus Prime, Zanjabeel, Iranistan