52nd Eclipse Award Picks

Ron Correll
Senior columnist
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TRINITY, Fla. – The 52nd Annual Eclipse Awards Dinner will be held Jan.26, 2023 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.

2-year-old males
Forte – Cave Rock – Instant Coffee

2-year-old fillies
Wonder Wheel – Hooiser Philly – Mediate

3-year-old males
Taiba – Epicenter – Cyberknife

3-year-old fillies
Nest – Spendarella – Midnight Memories

Older dirt males
Flightline – Elite Power – Olympiad

Older dirt females
Malathaat – Goodnight Olive – Clairiere

Male sprinters
Cody’s Wish – Elite Power – Golden Pal

Female Sprinters
Goodnight Olive – Matareya – Caravel

Male turf
Rebel’s Romance – Modern Games – Count Again

Female turf
Tuesday – War Like Goddess – In Italian

Horse of the year
Flightline – Cody’s Wish – Goodnight Olive

Steeplechase
Down Royal – Noah and The Ark – Hewick

Trainers
Chad Brown – Todd Pletcher – Steve Asmussen

Jockeys
Irad Ortiz Jr. – Flavian Prat – Joel Rosario

Apprentice jockeys
Jose Antonio Gomez – Jerion Barbosa – Vicente Del-Cid

Owners
Godolphin LLC – Peter M. Brant – Klaravich Stables Inc.

Breeders
Godolphin LLC – Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC – Summer Wind Equine