A total of 21 Kentucky-breds comprise 23 of the 33 Eclipse Award finalists that were announced on Jan. 5, by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA). The Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards recognize excellence over the past year in Thoroughbred racing. Winners in 17 horse and human categories will be announced on FanDuel TV and other outlets during the 53rd annual event on Thursday, Jan. 23. The evening will culminate with the announcement of the 2024 Horse of the Year.
The 2024 Kentucky-bred Eclipse Award finalists, with the exception of Horse of the Year, are:
Two-Year-Old Male: Chancer McPatrick, Citizen Bull, Gaming
Two-Year-Old Filly: Good Cheer, Immersive
Three-Year-Old Male: Dornoch, Fierceness, Sierra Leone
Three-Year-Old Filly: She Feels Pretty, Thorpedo Anna
Older Dirt Male: National Treasure, Straight No Chaser
Older Dirt Female: Adare Manor, Idiomatic, Raging Sea
Male Sprinter: Cogburn, Straight No Chaser
Female Sprinter: Society, Soul of an Angel, Ways and Means
Male Turf Horse: Johannes
Female Turf Horse: She Feels Pretty
Steeplechase Horse: Snap Decision
Finalists for Horse of the Year will be announced during the live show on Jan. 23. Eclipse Awards voting is conducted by the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, the NTRA, and Daily Racing Form. The Eclipse Awards are named after the great 18th-century racehorse and foundation sire, Eclipse, who began racing at age five and was undefeated in 18 starts. Eclipse sired the winners of 344 races, including three Epsom Derbies.