The Eclipse Awards are voted on and presented by the NTRA National Thoroughbred Racing Association), Daily Racing Form (DRF) and National Turf Writers And Broadcasters (NTWAB). Winners in all categories (horse ages in parenthesis where applicable) were announced at the 40th annual Eclipse Awards ceremony at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach in Miami Beach, Fla. The winners, in each category, were:
— 2-Year-Old Male: Uncle Mo
— 2-Year-Old Filly: Awesome Feather
— 3-Year-Old Male: Lookin At Lucky
— 3-Year-Old Filly: Blind Luck
— Older Male: Blame (4)
— Older Female: Zenyatta (6)
— Female Sprinter: Dubai Majesty (5)
— Male Sprinter: Big Drama (4)
— Male Turf Horse: Gio Ponti (5)
— Female Turf Horse: Goldikova (5)
— Steeplechase Horse: Slip Away (7)
— Owner: WinStar Farm
— Breeder: Adena Springs
— Jockey: Ramon Dominguez
— Apprenctice jockey: Omar Moreno
—Trainer: Todd Pletcher
In voting that concluded Jan. 4, 2011, Eclipse Awards voters cast their ballots to rank the top three horses and individuals in each championship division on a 10-5-1 point system basis. This voting established the top three finalists in each division, the names of which were released on Jan. 6, 2011. Eclipse Award winners; however, were determined by first-place votes only.
The Horse of the Year Award was given to Zenyatta, with 128 first place votes. Blame received 102 first place votes, while Goldikova received 5. Zenyatta finished her racing career in the 2010 Breeder's Cup Classic, placing second to Blame by a nose. That race was her only loss in 10 career starts; she won the 2009 Breeder's Cup Classic, defeating the boys.
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