Ted Noffey, Sovereignty, Forever Young Among 2025 Eclipse Finalists

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Track stars such as Ted Noffey (Into Mischief), Sovereignty (Into Mischief) and Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) are among the finalists for the 2025 Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards, recognizing excellence through the past year in Thoroughbred racing, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) said via a Sunday press release.

Winners in 17 horse and human categories will be announced on FanDuel TV, and other outlets, during the 55th Annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards, presented by John Deere, The Jockey Club and the NTRA, on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The evening will culminate with the announcement of the 2025 Horse of the Year.

Of the 240 eligible voters represented by the NTRA, consisting of racetrack racing officials and Equibase field personnel, the National Turf Writers & Broadcasters and Daily Racing Form, 221 (92%) took part in the voting. Finalists were determined in each category by voters' top three selections, using a 10-5-1 point basis. Eclipse Award winners are determined solely by first-place votes.

The 2025 Eclipse Awards Finalists, with the exception of Horse of the Year, (in alphabetical order) are:

2-Year-Old Male: Brant (Gun Runner), Gstaad (GB) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Ted Noffey;

2-Year-Old Filly: Cy Fair (Not This Time), Explora (Blame), Super Corredora (Gun Runner);

3-Year-Old Male: Baeza (McKinzie), Journalism (Curlin), Sovereignty;

3-Year-Old Filly: Good Cheer (Medaglia d'Oro), Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro), Shisospicy (Mitole);

Older Dirt Male: Forever Young, Nysos (Nyquist), Sierra Leone (Gun Runner);

Older Dirt Female: Scylla (Tapit), Splendora (Audible), Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna);

Male Sprinter: Bentornato (Valiant Minister), Book'em Danno (Bucchero), Nysos;

Female Sprinter: Kopion (Omaha Beach), Shisospicy, Splendora;

Male Turf Horse: Deterministic (Liam's Map), Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire});

Female Turf Horse: Gezora (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}), She Feels Pretty (Karakontie {Jpn}), Shisospicy;

Steeplechase Horse: Cool Jet (Ire) (Jet Away {GB}), Swore (Broken Vow), Zanahiyr (Ire) (Nathaniel {Ire});

Owner: Godolphin LLC, Klaravich Stables, Inc., Spendthrift Farm LLC;

Breeder: Don Alberto Corporation, Godolphin LLC, WinStar Farm, LLC;

Trainer: Chad Brown, Brad Cox, Bill Mott;

Jockey: Irad Oritz Jr., Flavien Prat, John Velazquez;

Apprentice Jockey: Christopher Elliott, Yedsit Hazlewood, Pietro Moran.

Finalists for Horse of the Year will be revealed during the live show Jan. 22. In addition to honoring the 17 winners in the horse and human categories, Dan Piazza will receive the Eclipse Award as the 2025 Horseplayer of the Year. Members of the media will be honored for outstanding coverage in six categories.

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