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CHAMPIONS, DERBY WINNERS

Since 1971, Awards are bestowed upon the (1928) (1977) horses and individuals whose Co-2-year-old colt – 1927 (Dice) 2-year-old colt – 1976 outstanding achievements in North America have 3-year-old colt – 1928 3-year-old colt – 1977 earned them the title of Champion in their respective Horse of the Year – 1928 Older Horse – 1978 divisions. (1930) Horse of the Year – 1977 3-year-old colt – 1930 (1978) Those annual awards are voted by National Horse of the Year – 1930 2-year-old colt – 1977 Association (NTRA), Daily (1931) 3-year-old colt – 1978 Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and 3-year-old colt – 1931 Older Horse – 1979 Broadcasters (NTWAB). Horse of the Year – 1931 Horse of the Year – 1978 & 1979 (1932) (1979) The Eclipse Awards are named after the great 18th- Co-3-year-old colt – 1932 () 2-year-old colt – 1978 Century racehorse and foundation sire Eclipse, who (1934) 3-year-old colt – 1979 began racing at age five and was undefeated in 18 2-year-old colt – 1933 Older Horse – 1980 starts, including eight walkovers. Eclipse sired the 3-year-old colt – 1934 Horse of the Year – 1980 winners of 344 races, including three Epsom Derbies. Horse of the Year – 1934 Risk (1980) (1935) 3-year-old – 1980 For more than a century, annual Champions have 3-year-old colt – 1935 (1981) been chosen by various bodies and these have been (1937) 3-year-old colt – 1981 compiled and condensed with winners 3-year-old colt – 1937 (1984) by the widely respected The Blood-Horse magazine. Best 3-year-old – 1937 3-year-old colt – 1984 Horse of the Year – 1937 (1985) Most awards originated in 1936. A Horse of the Year (1941) 3-year-old colt – 1985 award was created by a poll of the staff of The New Co-2-year-old colt – 1940 () Horse of the Year – 1985 York Morning Telegraph and its sister newspaper, 3-year-old colt – 1941 (1986) Daily Racing Form . At the same time a rival poll was Best 3-year-old – 1941 Older Horse – 1987 organized by the Baltimore-based Turf and Sport Handicap Horse – 1942 Horse of the Year – 1987 Digest magazine. Starting in 1950, the Thoroughbred Horse of the Year – 1941 & 1942 (1987) Racing Associations (TRA) began naming its own (1943) 3-year-old colt – 1987 champion, selecting its winners from votes by racing 2-year-old colt – 1942 Older Horse – 1988 secretaries from member tracks across the United Best 2-year-old – 1942 Horse of the Year – 1988 States. In 1971, Daily Racing Form and TRA made 3-year-old colt – 1943 (1988) an agreement with the National Turf Writers Best 3-year-old – 1943 3-year-old filly – 1988 Association to merge into one set of awards, called Horse of the Year – 1943 (1989) the Eclipse Awards. (1946) 3-year-old colt – 1989 3-year-old colt – 1946 Horse of the Year – 1989 Champions prior to 1936 were selected Best 3-year-old – 1946 (1990) retrospectively by a panel of experts as published by Horse of the Year – 1946 3-year-old colt – 1990 The Blood-Horse magazine. (1948) Thunder (1995) 2-year-old colt – 1947 3-year-old colt – 1995 WINNERS Best 2-year-old – 1947 (1997) CROWNED CHAMPIONS (63) 3-year-old colt – 1948 3-year-old colt – 1997 Best 3-year-old – 1948 (1998) (1876) Handicap Horse – 1948 3-year-old colt – 1998 Co-3-year-old colt – 1876 (Vigil) Horse of the Year – 1948 (1999) Baden-Baden (1877) (1955) 3-year-old colt – 1999 3-year-old colt – 1877 Handicap Horse – 1956 Horse of the Year – 1999 (1881) Horse of the Year – 1956 (2002) 3-year-old colt – 1881 (1956) 3-year-old colt – 2002 (1883) 2-year-old colt – 1955 (2003) 3-year-old colt – 1883 Best 2-year-old – 1955 3-year-old colt/gelding – 2003 (1885) 3-year-old colt – 1956 (2004) Co-3-year-old colt – 1885 (Bersan) Best 3-year-old – 1956 3-year-old colt – 2004 (1896) (1958) (2007) Co-2-year-old colt – 1895 (Requital) 3-year-old colt – 1958 2-year-old colt – 2007 (1911) Best 3-year-old – 1958 (2008) 3-year-old colt – 1911 (1961) 3-year-old colt – 2008 Horse of the Year – 1911 3-year-old colt – 1961 (2011) (1912) Best 3-year-old – 1961 3-year-old colt – 2011 Co-2-year-old colt – 1911 (Helios) (1963) I’ll Have Another (2012) (1914) 3-year old colt – 1963 3-year-old colt – 2012 2-year-old colt – 1913 Best 3-year-old – 1963 (2014) Horse of the Year – 1917 (1964) 3-year-old colt – 2014 (1915) 3-year-old colt – 1964 Horse of the Year – 2014 2-year-old filly – 1914 Best 3-year-old – 1964 (2015) 3-year-old filly – 1915 Canonero II (1971) 2-year-old colt – 2014 Horse of the Year – 1915 3-year-old colt – 1971 3-year-old colt – 2015 -GB (1917) (1972) Horse of the Year – 2015 Co-3-year-old colt – 1917 () 2-year-old colt – 1971 – 1918 Older Horse – 1973 Horse of the Year – 1922 (1973) (1919) 2-year-old colt – 1972 3-year-old colt – 1919 3-year-old colt – 1973 Horse of the Year – 1919 Grass Horse – 1973 (1922) Horse of the Year – 1972 & 1973 2-year-old colt – 1921 (1975) (1923) 2-year-old colt – 1974 2-year-old colt – 1922 Forbes (1976) Co-3-year-old colt – 1923 (In Memoriam) 3-year-old colt – 1976 Horse of the Year – 1923 (1927) 3-year-old colt – 1927

2-YEAR-OLD CHAMPIONS HORSE OF THE YEAR WINNERS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES IN THE KENTUCKY DERBY (74) IN THE KENTUCKY DERBY (50) IN THE KENTUCKY DERBY (68)

Kentucky Derby Record: 74-20-14-5 Note: 26 Kentucky Derby Winners were named Note: 36 Kentucky Derby winners have been Kentucky Derby Record Since 1980: 18-2-2-2 Horse of the Year at some point in their career. enshrined in the Racing and Hall of Fame.

Proctor Knott 2nd 1889 Ornament 2nd 1897 5th 1875 Ben Brush 1st 1896 Meridian 1st 1911 4th 1876 st Worth 1st 1912 Old Rosebud (g) 1st 1914 Hindoo 1 1881 st Gowell (f) 3rd 1913 Regret (f) 1st 1915 Ben Brush 1 1896 st st Old Rosebud (g) 1 1914 Exterminator (g) 1st 1918 Old Rosebud (g) 1 1914 st st Regret (f) 1 1915 Sir Barton 1st 1919 Regret (f) 1 1915 nd st Pebbles 2 1915 st Exterminator (g) 1 1918 th Zev 1 1923 Dominant 7 1916 st st nd Reigh Count 1 1928 Sir Barton 1 1919 Billy Kelly (g) 2 1919 nd th Billy Kelly (g) 2 1919 Eternal 10 th 1919 4 1929 st Prudery (f) 3rd 1921 Gallant Fox 1st 1930 Zev 1 1923 th st Tryster 4 1921 st 1 1924 th Twenty Grand 1 1931 Careful (f) 5 1921 Reigh Count 1st 1928 st Cavalcade 1st 1934 Morvich 1 1922 th 2nd 1934 11 1928 Startle (f) 8th 1922 th DNF 1936 Blue Larkspur 4 1929 Zev 1st 1923 st War Admiral 1st 1937 Gallant Fox 1 1930 th 5 1926 st 2nd 1939 Twenty Grand 1 1931 Scapa Flow 9th 1927 Whirlaway 1st 1941 Cavalcade 1st 1934 Reigh Count 1st 1928 st nd th Count Fleet 1 1943 Discovery 2 1934 (f) 10 1930 st 4th 1933 Assault 1st 1946 Omaha 1 1935 Granville DNF 1936 Cavalcade 1st 1934 Citation 1st 1948 st (f) 4th 1934 2nd 1948 War Admiral 1 1937 Bazaar (f) 9th 1934 2nd 1949 1st 1939 (f) 4th 1935 2nd 1950 Challedon 2nd 1939 2nd 1937 11 th 1951 2nd 1940 th nd 4 1938 2 1953 Whirlaway 1st 1941 El Chico 6th 1939 st Swaps 1 1955 2nd 1942 Bimelech 2nd 1940 2nd 1955 6th 1942 Whirlaway 1st 1941 rd 3 1957 Count Fleet 1st 1943 th th Our Boots 8 1941 4 1957 st Alsab 2nd 1942 2nd 1959 Assault 1 1946 st Count Fleet 1st 1943 Roman Brother (g) 4th 1964 Citation 1 1948 rd nd 12 th 1947 3 1967 Coaltown 2 1948 2nd 1969 Hill Prince 2nd 1950 Citation 1st 1948 8th 1970 Native Dancer 2nd 1953 Hill Prince 2nd 1950 Secretariat 1st 1973 Swaps 1st 1955 DH-5th 1950 th nd Native Dancer 2nd 1953 (g) 4 1973 Nashua 2 1955 2nd 1954 Seattle Slew 1st 1977 Needles 1st 1956 Nashua 2nd 1955 Affirmed 1st 1978 -GB 2nd 1957 st rd Needles 1 1956 Spend a Buck 1st 1985 Round Table 3 1957 th Bold Ruler 4th 1957 Jewel’s Reward 4 1958 Ferdinand 1st 1986 3rd 1959 Tim Tam 1st 1958 st Crimson Satan 6th 1962 Alysheba 1 1987 Sword Dancer 2nd 1959 2nd 1963 Sunday Silence 1st 1989 Silver Spoon (f) 5th 1959 th 10 1965 12 th 1994 Carry Back 1st 1961 th th 6 1967 12 1996 st th Northern Dancer 1 1964 Top Knight 5 1969 8th 1998 th Damascus 3rd 1967 5 1970 Charismatic 1st 1999 st st Riva Ridge 1 1972 th 1 1969 5 2001 nd Secretariat 1st 1973 3rd 2007 Arts and Letters 2 1969 Riva Ridge 1st 1972 Foolish Pleasure 1st 1975 California Chrome 1st 2014 st 2nd 1976 American Pharoah 1st 2015 Secretariat 1 1973 th st Forego (g) 4 1973 Seattle Slew 1 1977 Foolish Pleasure 1st 1975 Affirmed 1st 1978 Did you know? Seattle Slew 1st 1977 Spectacular Bid 1st 1979 The only horse not crowned Horse of the Year st th Affirmed 1 1978 Rockhill Native (g) 5 1980 the year he swept the Triple Crown was Omaha in th 2nd 1978 Althea (f) 19 1984 1935. Discovery, a 4-year-old, won 11 of 19 starts rd st Chief’s Crown 3 1985 that year, and beat Omaha (third) by 12 lengths in Spectacular Bid 1 1979 DNF 1987 that year’s Brooklyn Handicap on June 22 – the first st nd (f) 1 1980 Forty Niner 2 1988 of eight straight stakes triumphs. th nd Slew O’ Gold 4 1983 2 1989 th Alysheba 1st 1987 5 1991 Three Kentucky Derby winners are two-time th st 8 1992 Horse of the Year winners: Whirlaway (1941-42), Winning Colors (f) 1 1988 rd 3 1995 Secretariat (1972-73) and Affirmed (1978-79). Sunday Silence 1st 1989 Favorite Trick 8th 1998 Easy Goer 2nd 1989 Answer Lively 10 th 1999 A Kentucky Derby winner has been crowned (g) 2nd 1991 Anees 13 th 2000 Horse of the Year after its 3-year-old season on eight Holy Bull 12 th 1994 Johannesburg 8th 2002 occasions: Old Rosebud (1917), Exterminator (1922), Serena’s Song (f) 16 th 1995 Action This Day 6th 2004 Whirlaway (1942), Swaps (1956), Affirmed (1979), Skip Away 12 th 1996 Street Sense 1st 2007 Spectacular Bid (1980), Ferdinand (1987) and Silver Charm 1st 1997 6th 2010 Alysheba (1988). Point Given 5th 2001 Hansen 9th 2012 Curlin 3rd 2007 American Pharoah 1st 2015