2008 Eclipse Awards finalists - Thoroughbred Times

Posted: Thursday, January 08, 2009 2:42 PM

Listed below are the finalists for the 2008 Eclipse Award animal categories. Horse of the Year finalists will be announced on January 26 at the Eclipse Awards ceremony. Click on a race to view a replay, provided by NTRA.com. Replays are for North American stakes races only.

Two-Year-Old Male
Horse	Major races won in 2008
Midshipman	Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) Del Mar Futurity (G1)
Old Fashioned	Remsen Stakes (G2)
Vineyard Haven	Champagne Stakes (G1) Hopeful Stakes (G1)

Two-Year-Old Female
Horse	Major races won in 2008
Dream Empress	Alcibiades Stakes (G1)
Maram	Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Miss Grillo Stakes (G3)
Stardom Bound	Breeders' Cup Juvenile Filles (G1) Del Mar Debutante (G1) Oak Leaf Stakes (G1)

Three-Year-Old Male
Horse	Major races won in 2008
Big Brown	Kentucky Derby (G1) Preakness Stakes (G1) Florida Derby (G1) Haskell Invitational Stakes (G1) Monmouth Stakes
Colonel John	Travers Stakes (G1) Santa Anita Derby (G1) Sham Stakes (G3)
Raven's Pass	Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Eng-G1) Celebration Mile (Eng-G2)

Three-Year-Old Female
Horse	Major races won in 2008
Eight Belles	Fantasy Stakes (G2) Honeybee Stakes (G3)
Music Note	CCA Oaks (G1) Mother Goose Stakes (G1) Gazelle Stakes (G1)
Proud Spell	Kentucky Oaks (G1) Alabama Stakes (G1) Delaware Oaks (G2) Fair Grounds Oaks (G2)

Older Male
Horse	Major races won in 2008
Commentator	Whitney Handicap (G1) Richter Scale Sprint Handicap (G2) Massachusetts Handicap
Curlin	Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1) Stephen Foster Handicap (G1) Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) Woodward Handicap (G1)
Einstein (Brz)	Woodford Turf Classic (G1) Gulfstream Park Turf Stakes (G1) Clark Handicap (G2)

Older Female
Horse	Major races won in 2008
Cocoa Beach (Chi)	Beldame Stakes (G1) Matriarch Stakes (G1)
Ginger Punch	Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) Ogden Phipps Handicap (G1) Go For Wand Handicap (G1) Louisville Stakes (G2) Sunshine Millions Distaff Stakes
Zenyatta	Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (G1) Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) Vanity Handicap (G1) Lady's Secret Stakes (G1) Clement L. Hirsch Handicap (G2) Milady Handicap (G2) El Encino Stakes (G2)

Male Sprinter
Horse	Major races won in 2008
Benny the Bull	Dubai Golden Shaheen (UAE-G1) Smile Sprint Handicap (G2) True North Handicap (G2) Sunshine Millions Sprint Stakes
Midnight Lute	Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1)
Street Boss	Triple Bend Handicap (G1) Bing Crosby Handicap (G1) Los Angeles Handicap (G3)

Female Sprinter
Horse	Major races won in 2008
Indian Blessing	Test Stakes (G1) La Brea Stakes (G1) Prioress Stakes (G1) Santa Ynez Stakes (G2) Gallant Bloom Handicap (G2) Silverbulletday Stakes (G3)
Intangaroo	Humana Distaff (G1) Santa Monica Handicap (G1) Ballerina Stakes (G1)
Ventura	Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Just A Game Stakes (G1) Vinery Madison Stakes (G2)

Male Turf Horse
Horse	Major races won in 2008
Conduit (Ire)	Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) St. Leger Stakes (Eng-G1) Gordon Stakes (Eng-G3)
Einstein (Brz)	Woodford Turf Classic (G1) Gulfstream Park Turf Stakes (G1) Clark Handicap (G2)
Grand Couturier (GB)	Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes (G1) Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes (G1)

Female Turf Horse
Horse	Major races won in 2008
Cocoa Beach (Chi)	Beldame Stakes (G1) Matriarch Stakes (G1)
Forever Together	Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) Diana Stakes (G1) First Lady Stakes (G1)
Goldikova (Ire)	Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (Fr-G1) Prix Rothschild (Fr-G1) Prix Chloe (Fr-G2)

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