Gathering for the 41st Annual Eclipse Award at The Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, California.
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Master of Ceremonies Jeannine Edwards
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Two-Year-Old Male: Hansen; 2011 Record: 3 starts, 3 wins, $1,153,305. Won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I), Kentucky Cup Juvenile. Bred in Kentucky by Dr. Kendall Hansen
Two-Year-Old Filly: My Miss Aurelia; 2011 Record: 4 starts, 4 wins, $1,380,000. Won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I), Frizette (gr. I), Adirondack (gr. II). Bred in Kentucky by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC.
My Miss Aurelia co-owner Barbara Banke accepts the Eclipse Award.
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Daily Racing Form National Correspondent Jay Privman, left, and John Ortiz, of HBO series Luck, together present the awards for Turf Male and Turf Female.
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Male Turf Horse: Cape Blanco; 2011 Record: 6 starts, 3 wins, $1,766,897. Won the Man o' War (gr. I), Arlington Million (gr. I), Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Inviatational (gr. I). Bred in Ireland by Jack Ronan and des Vere Hunt Farm Co.
Dermot Ryan, General Manager Ashford Stud, accepts the award for Cape Blanco.
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Female Turf Horse: Stacelita; 2011 Record: 5 starts, 2 wins, 1 third, $819,718. Won the Beverly D (gr. ), Flower Bowl Invitational (gr. I). Bred in France by Jean Pierre Joseph Dubois.
Stacelita owners Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schwartz celebrate after receiving the Eclipse Award.
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Trainer of the Year award goes to Bill Mott.
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Steeplechase Horse: Black Jack Blues; 2011 Record: 8 starts, 5 wins, 1 second, $200,949. Won the Grand National Hurdle Stakes (gr. I), Dorothy Fred Smithwick Memorial Stakes. Bred in Ireland by B. J. Griffiths.
Black Jack Blues trainer J.W. Delozier accepts the Steeplechase award.
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Rapid Redux owner Robert L. Cole, Jr. makes his way to the stage to accept the Special Eclipse Award.
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Female Sprinter: Musical Romance; 2011 Record: 14 starts, 5 wins 3 seconds, 1 third, $1,040,734. Won the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (gr. I), Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (gr. II). Bred in Florida by Ocala Stud.
Musical Romance Trainer and Co-Owner Bill Kaplan accepts the award for Female Sprinter.
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Male Sprinter: Amazombie; 2011 Record: 9 starts, 5 wins, 1 second, 3 thirds, $1,327,000. Won Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), Ancient Title (gr. I), Bing Crosby (gr. I), Triple Bend (gr. I). Bred in California by Gregg Anderson.
Bills Spawr, co-owner and trainer for Amazombie raises the award for Male Sprinter.
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Older Male: Acclamation; 2011 Record: 7 starts, 5 wins, $1,126,000, Won Charles Whittingham Memorial (gr.I), Eddie Read (gr. I), Pacific Classic (gr.I), Jim Murray (gr. II), Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship (gr. II). Bred in California by Old English Rancho.
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Acclamation owner Bud Johnston accepts the award for Older Male.
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Older Female: Havre de Grace; 2011 Record: 7 starts, 5 wins, 1 second, $2,496,175. Won Woodward Stakes (gr. I), Beldame (gr. I), Apple Blossom (gr. I), Obeah Stakes (gr. III), Azeri Stakes (gr. III). Bred in Kentucky by Nancy S. Dillman.
Trainer Larry Jones talks about what a joy it is to train Havre de Grace.
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Jockey Mike Smith, left, and Bo Derek present the awards for 3-Year-Old Male and 3-Year-Old Filly.
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Three-Year-Old Male: Animal Kingdom; 2011 Record: 5 starts, 2 wins, 2 seconds, $1,904,900. Won the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes (gr. III). Bred by Team Valor in Kentucky.
Mark Polivka, right, accepts the award for Animal Kingdom.
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Three-Year-Old Female: Royal Delta; 2011 Record: 7 starts, 4 wins, 1 second, 1 third, $1,657,400. Won Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I), Alabama Stakes (gr. I), Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (gr. II). Bred in Kentucky by Palides Investments N.V., Inc.
