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The Envelope, Please...Eclipse Awards Announced Tonight
Date Posted: 2/18/2002 2:11:57 PM
Last Updated: 2/18/2002 9:10:28 PM
The wait is almost over and tonight we will find out if Tiznow successfully defended his Horse of the Year title when he won the Breeders' Cup Classic or if he will be dethroned by either Point Given or Johannesburg, the other two finalists as racing's best for 2001.The Eclipse Awards for equine and human achievement will be announced tonight at the annual dinner at the Fontainebleau Hilton Resort in Miami Beach, Fla. The names of the winners will be released publicly at 9:15 p.m. (EST). bloodhorse.com will publish the complete list of winners and related stories on this Web site at 9:15 p.m.Point Given, the Preakness and Belmont Stakes winner, was the sole unanimous winner as champion 3-year-old male when finalists in each category were announced earlier this year. 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. 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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