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Ranking the Top Ten Eclipse Award-Winning Apprentice Jockeys

The 54th annual Eclipse Awards will be presented on Jan. 23, 2025, at The Breakers Palm Beach, a resort in Florida. There are 17 categories, for both humans and horses, to determine the best in Thoroughbred racing each year.

‘Eclipses’ an Important Part of Racing History

More than 260 years ago, a total solar eclipse swept across Great Britain. It was on that day — April 1, 1764 — and during the eclipse itself that a horse was born at Cranbourne Lodge. Arriving as he did during such a rare, celestial event, the horse was named Eclipse, and through his achievements on the track and at stud, he would ensure that the name Eclipse would never be forgotten.

Buckpasser: The Hall of Fame Racehorse With a Nonchalant Attitude

Buckpasser was a real personality – that’s a nice way of putting it. It’s a testament to his talent, if not his tenacity, that the blueblood colt compiled a Hall of Fame career despite his nonchalant and often frustrating attitude toward racing.

Rachel Alexandra, Preakness Stakes, Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, Horse of the Year, Eclipse Sportswire

The Sensational Six Female Horses of the Year: Will Thorpedo Anna Join Exclusive Club?

“The Horse of the Year has to do something extraordinary.”

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Charles H. Strub: The Man Called ‘Mr. Santa Anita’

Dr. Charles Henry Strub was one of those entrepreneurial businessmen seemingly capable of succeeding in any imaginable enterprise. He started out small as a baseball player of modest ability and as a dentist keen to embrace innovation. By the time of his death, he had kickstarted the career of baseball legend Joe DiMaggio, amassed a multimillion-dollar fortune, and transformed Santa Anita Park into one of horse racing’s greatest stages.

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