54th Eclipse Awards: Sierra Leone goes to top

Ron Correll
Senior columnist
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Sierra Leone; Hodges Photo

TRINITY, Fla. – The 54th Annual Eclipse Awards Dinner will be held Jan. 23, 2024, at The Breakers in Palm Beach. Fla. As a member of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, one of the three voting organizations, my picks are listed below.

Two-Year-Old Male:
1st – Citizen Bull, 2nd – East Avenue, 3rd – First Resort

Two-Year-Old Filly:
1st – Immersive, 2nd – Good Cheer, 3rd – Lake Victoria

Three-Year-Old Male:
1st – Sierra Leone, 2nd – Fierceness, 3rd – Locked

Three-Year-Old Filly:
1st – Thorpedo Anna, 2nd – Hope Road, 3rd – She Feels Pretty

Older Dirt Male:
1st – Straight No Chaser, 2nd – Mullikin, 3rd – Full Serrano

Older Dirt Female:
1st – Adare Manor, 2nd – Soul of an Angel, 3rd – Raging Sea

Male Sprinter:
1st – Straight No Chaser, 2nd – Mullikin, 3rd – Book ’em Dano

Female Sprinter:
1st – Soul of an Angel, 2nd – Society, 3rd – Pleasant

Male Turf Horse:
1st – Rebel’s Romance, 2nd – More Than Looks, 3rd – Johannes

Female Turf Horse:
1st – Moira, 2nd – Cinderella’s Dream, 3rd – Beaute Cachee

Steeplechase Horse:
1st – Snap Decision, 2nd – Carloun, 3rd – Ziggle Pops

Owner:
1st – Godolphin LLC, 2nd – Klaravich Stables, 3rd – Juddmonte

Breeder:
1st – Godolphin, 2nd – Judy Hicks, 3rd – Calumet Farms

Jockey:
1st – Flavien Prat, 2nd – Irad Ortiz Jr., 3rd – Tyler Gaffalione

Apprentice Jockey:
1st – Erik Asmussen, 2nd – J.G. Torrealba, 3rd – Gabriel Malonado

Trainer:
1st – Chad Brown, 2nd – Brad Cox, 3rd – Bob Baffert

Horse of the Year:
1st – Sierra Leone, 2nd – Thorpedo Anna, 3rd – Rebel’s Romance