Correll’s Corner: 53rd Eclipse Award Picks

Ron Correll
Senior columnist
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TRINITY, Fla. – The 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards Dinner will be held Jan. 25, 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.

2-year-old males
Fierceness – Dornach – Muth

2-year-old fillies
Just FYI – Judy’s Pride – Hard to Justify

3-year-old males
Arcangelo – Auguste Rodin – Arabian Knight

3-year-old fillies
Randomized – Xigera – Mawj

Older dirt males
Cody’s Wish – Elite Power – White Abarrio

Older dirt females
Idiomatic – Echo Zulu – Adare Manor

Male sprinters
Cody’s Wish – Elite Power – Nobals

Female Sprinters
Maple Leaf Mel – Echo Zulu – Goodnight Olive

Male turf
Auguste Rodin – Up to the Mark – Master of the Seas

Female turf
Mawj – Inspiral – In Italian

Horse of the year
Cody’s Wish – Elite Power – Idiomatic

Steeplechase
Snap Decision – Awakened – Merry Maker

Trainers
Brad Cox – Chad Brown – Todd Pletcher

Jockeys
Irad Ortiz Jr. – Flavian Prat – Tyler Gaffalione

Apprentice jockeys
Axel Concepion – Sofia Vives – Luis R. Rivera Jr.

Owners
Godolphin LLC – Klaravich Stables Inc. – Juddmonte

Breeders
Godolphin LLC – Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC – Breneton C. Jones