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It's a Slam Dunk for Point Given in Eclipse Voting
Date Posted: 1/10/2002 3:37:45 PM
Last Updated: 1/11/2002 1:41:45 PM
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Point Given distances himself from the rest of the field in his Belmont Stakes romp.
Photo:
Mike Corrado
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In a year without a lot of clear-cut favorites, Point Given is the lone unanimous choice in 2001 Eclipse Award balloting. The dual classic winner received top honors as champion 3-year-old male and is a finalist, along with Tiznow and Johannesburg, for Horse of the Year honors. Finalists in each of the Eclipse categories were announced Thursday.Both Xtra Heat and Tranquility Lake are two category finalists. Xtra Heat is a finalist in both the 3-year-old filly category and the sprint category, while Tranquility Lake is a finalist for turf female honors as well as older filly or mare honors.The Eclipse Awards are voted upon and presented by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, the National Turf Writers Association, and the Daily Racing Form. Winners will be announced at the 31st annual Eclipse Awards dinner, to be held Monday, Feb. 18 at the Fontainebleau Hilton Resort in Miami Beach, Fla.Winners in the Special Award and Award of Merit categories, which are determined by a committee composed of representatives from the presenting organizations, will be announced early next week.Finalists in each category are:HORSE OF THE YEAR Johannesburg Point Given Tiznow2-YEAR-OLD FILLY Habibti Tempera You2-YEAR-OLD COLT OR GELDING Johannesburg Officer Siphonic3-YEAR-OLD FILLY Exogenous Flute Xtra Heat3-YEAR-OLD COLT OR GELDING Point Given (unanimous vote)3-YEAR-OLD & UP TURF MALE Fantastic Light Val Royal (FR) With Anticipation3-YEAR-OLD & UP TURF FEMALE Banks Hill (GB) Lailani (GB) Tranquility Lake4-YEAR-OLD & UP MALE Lido Palace (CHI) Sakhee Tiznow4-YEAR-OLD & UP FEMALE Gourmet Girl Spain Tranquility Lake3-YEAR-OLD & UP SPRINT Delaware Township Squirtle Squirt Xtra Heat4-YEAR-OLD & UP STEEPLECHASE Lord Zada Pompeyo (CHI) Praise the Prince (NZ)OUTSTANDING OWNER Richard A. Englander Juddmonte Farms The Thoroughbred Corp.OUTSTANDING BREEDER Juddmonte Farms Harry T. Mangurian Jr./Mockingbird Farm The Thoroughbred Corp.OUTSTANDING TRAINER Bob Baffert Robert J. Frankel Scott A. LakeOUTSTANDING JOCKEY Jerry Bailey Ramon Dominguez Laffit Pincay Jr. John VelazquezOUTSTANDING APPRENTICE JOCKEY Julian Pimentel Kris Prather Hector Rosario Jr. Jeremy Rose
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