Finalists for the 2005 Eclipse Award championships were announced yesterday, as voted upon by members of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, National Turf Writers and Daily Racing Form. Winners will be announced at the annual Eclipse dinner Jan. 23 in Beverly Hills.
Here are the nominees, with the likely winner in caps:
2-year-old colt or gelding: First Samurai, Henny Hughes, STEVIE WONDERBOY
2-year-old filly: Adieu, FOLKLORE, Wild Fit
3-year-old colt or gelding: AFLEET ALEX, Flower Alley, Giacomo
3-year-old filly: Round Pond, SMUGGLER, Summerly
Older male: Borrego, Rock Hard Ten, SAINT LIAM
Older female: ASHADO, Pleasant Home, Stellar Jayne
Sprinter: LOST IN THE FOG, Saratoga County, Silver Train
Male turf horse: Artie Schiller, LEROIDESANIMAUX, Shirocco
Female turf horse: Cesario, INTERCONTINENTAL, Megahertz
Steeplechaser: Hirapour, MCDYNAMO, Sur La Tete
Trainer: Steve Asmussen, Bobby Frankel, TODD PLETCHER
Jockey: Jerry Bailey, Edgar Prado, JOHN VELAZQUEZ
Apprentice: Channing Hill, Justin Stein, EMMA-JAYNE WILSON