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White Abarrio Tops North American Earnings List for 2023

With a pair of lucrative victories in his final two starts of the season, White Abarrio soared to the top of the North American racing earnings list for 2023.

Drum Roll Please, Brad Cox, Aqueduct, Jerome Stakes

Favored Drum Roll Please Wins Jerome Stakes, Banks Derby Points

Trainer Brad Cox made it 2-for-2 in the first two 3-year-old Kentucky Derby prep races of 2024 when Drum Roll Please took charge leaving the eighth pole and did not miss a beat in recording a 3 3/4-length victory in the $145,500 Jerome Stakes Jan. 6 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Eclipse Awards champions Horse of the Year Outstanding Owner Breeder Trainer Jockey Older Female 2-year-old 3-year-old filly male apprentice Mott Cox Ortiz Prat Cody’s Wish Arcangelo Idiomatic Elite Power Fiercness Just F Y I

Finalists for the 2023 Eclipse Awards Announced

Finalists for the 53rd annual Eclipse Awards, which honor the best achievements in North American Thoroughbred racing, were announced Jan. 6 on FanDuel TV. Named after the legendary 18th century English racehorse and sire, Eclipse, the Eclipse Awards began in 1971 following the consolidation of various championship honors bestowed to horses, owners, breeders, trainers, and jockeys.

Trainer Brad Cox, Fair Grounds, Eclipse Sportswire

Leading Trainers of 2023: Cox Tops Earnings List; Antonucci, Rice, Russell Reach Milestones

Behind a deep and balanced stable in 2023, trainer Brad Cox topped the list of leading trainers by North American earnings for the second time in three seasons.

In 2023 Cox, a two-time Eclipse Award winner as outstanding trainer, posted a record of 266-171-141 from 963 starts for earnings of $30,947,677 to nail down his second earnings title. He finished atop the list for the first time in 2021 when Horse of the Year Knicks Go secured more than $7.3 million to lead the way for the stable.

BloodHorse Year in Review Survey: Industry Panel Discusses Marketing the Sport

To discuss several of the important issues facing the sport as a new year approaches, BloodHorse has assembled a panel of about 30 industry participants to participate in the 2023 Year-End Survey where they can provide their thoughts on six key topics.

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