Champions, Kentucky Derby Winners
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CHAMPIONS, KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS Since 1971, Eclipse Awards are bestowed upon the Reigh Count (1928) Seattle Slew (1977) Thoroughbred 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. Gallant Fox (1930) Horse of the Year – 1977 3-year-old colt – 1930 Affirmed (1978) Those annual awards are voted by National Horse of the Year – 1930 2-year-old colt – 1977 Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Twenty Grand (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 Burgoo King (1932) Spectacular Bid (1979) The Eclipse Awards are named after the great 18th- Co-3-year-old colt – 1932 (Faireno) 2-year-old colt – 1978 Century racehorse and foundation sire Eclipse, who Cavalcade (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 Genuine Risk (1980) Omaha (1935) 3-year-old filly – 1980 For more than a century, annual Champions have 3-year-old colt – 1935 Pleasant Colony (1981) been chosen by various bodies and these have been War Admiral (1937) 3-year-old colt – 1981 compiled and condensed with Eclipse Award winners 3-year-old colt – 1937 Swale (1984) by the widely respected The Blood-Horse magazine. Best 3-year-old – 1937 3-year-old colt – 1984 Horse of the Year – 1937 Spend a Buck (1985) Most awards originated in 1936. A Horse of the Year Whirlaway (1941) 3-year-old colt – 1985 award was created by a poll of the staff of The New Co-2-year-old colt – 1940 (Our Boots) Horse of the Year – 1985 York Morning Telegraph and its sister newspaper, 3-year-old colt – 1941 Ferdinand (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 Alysheba (1987) Racing Associations (TRA) began naming its own Count Fleet (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 Winning Colors (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 Sunday Silence (1989) the Eclipse Awards. Assault (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 Unbridled (1990) retrospectively by a panel of experts as published by Horse of the Year – 1946 3-year-old colt – 1990 The Blood-Horse magazine. Citation (1948) Thunder Gulch (1995) 2-year-old colt – 1947 3-year-old colt – 1995 KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS Best 2-year-old – 1947 Silver Charm (1997) CROWNED CHAMPIONS (64) 3-year-old colt – 1948 3-year-old colt – 1997 Best 3-year-old – 1948 Real Quiet (1998) Vagrant (1876) Handicap Horse – 1948 3-year-old colt – 1998 Co-3-year-old colt – 1876 (Vigil) Horse of the Year – 1948 Charismatic (1999) Baden-Baden (1877) Swaps (1955) 3-year-old colt – 1999 3-year-old colt – 1877 Handicap Horse – 1956 Horse of the Year – 1999 Hindoo (1881) Horse of the Year – 1956 War Emblem (2002) 3-year-old colt – 1881 Needles (1956) 3-year-old colt – 2002 Leonatus (1883) 2-year-old colt – 1955 Funny Cide (2003) 3-year-old colt – 1883 Best 2-year-old – 1955 3-year-old colt/gelding – 2003 Joe Cotton (1885) 3-year-old colt – 1956 Smarty Jones (2004) Co-3-year-old colt – 1885 (Bersan) Best 3-year-old – 1956 3-year-old colt – 2004 Ben Brush (1896) Tim Tam (1958) Street Sense (2007) Co-2-year-old colt – 1895 (Requital) 3-year-old colt – 1958 2-year-old colt – 2007 Meridian (1911) Best 3-year-old – 1958 Big Brown (2008) 3-year-old colt – 1911 Carry Back (1961) 3-year-old colt – 2008 Horse of the Year – 1911 3-year-old colt – 1961 Animal Kingdom (2011) Worth (1912) Best 3-year-old – 1961 3-year-old colt – 2011 Co-2-year-old colt – 1911 (Helios) Chateaugay (1963) I’ll Have Another (2012) Old Rosebud (1914) 3-year old colt – 1963 3-year-old colt – 2012 2-year-old colt – 1913 Best 3-year-old – 1963 California Chrome (2014) Horse of the Year – 1917 Northern Dancer (1964) 3-year-old colt – 2014 Regret (1915) 3-year-old colt – 1964 Horse of the Year – 2014 2-year-old filly – 1914 Best 3-year-old – 1964 American Pharoah (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 Omar Khayyam-GB (1917) Riva Ridge (1972) Horse of the Year – 2015 Co-3-year-old colt – 1917 (Hourless) 2-year-old colt – 1971 Justify (2018) Exterminator – 1918 Older Horse – 1973 3-year-old colt – 2018 Horse of the Year – 1922 Secretariat (1973) Horse of the Year – 2018 Sir Barton (1919) 2-year-old colt – 1972 3-year-old colt – 1919 3-year-old colt – 1973 Horse of the Year – 1919 Grass Horse – 1973 Morvich (1922) Horse of the Year – 1972 & 1973 2-year-old colt – 1921 Foolish Pleasure (1975) Zev (1923) 2-year-old colt – 1974 2-year-old colt – 1922 Bold Forbes (1976) Co-3-year-old colt – 1923 (In Memoriam) 3-year-old colt – 1976 Horse of the Year – 1923 Whiskery (1927) 3-year-old colt – 1927 2-YEAR-OLD CHAMPIONS Classic Empire 4th 2017 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES IN THE KENTUCKY DERBY (78) Good Magic 2nd 2018 IN THE KENTUCKY DERBY (68) th Kentucky Derby Record: 78-21-15-5 Game Winner 5 2019 Note: 36 Kentucky Derby winners have been nd enshrined in the Racing and Hall of Fame. Proctor Knott 2 1889 HORSE OF THE YEAR WINNERS th Ben Brush 1st 1896 IN THE KENTUCKY DERBY (51) Ten Broeck 5 1875 Parole 4th 1876 Worth 1st 1912 Note: 26 Kentucky Derby Winners were named Hindoo 1st 1881 Gowell (f) 3rd 1913 Horse of the Year at some point in their career. Ben Brush 1st 1896 Old Rosebud (g) 1st 1914 Ornament 2nd 1897 st st Old Rosebud (g) 1 1914 Regret (f) 1st 1915 Meridian 1 1911 st Pebbles 2nd 1915 Old Rosebud (g) 1st 1914 Regret (f) 1 1915 th st Dominant 7 1916 Regret (f) 1st 1915 Exterminator (g) 1 1918 nd st Billy Kelly (g) 2 1919 st Sir Barton 1 1919 th Exterminator (g) 1 1918 Eternal 10 1919 Billy Kelly (g) 2nd 1919 rd Sir Barton 1st 1919 Prudery (f) 3 1921 st th Zev 1 1923 Tryster 4 1921 Zev 1st 1923 Careful (f) 5th 1921 Black Gold 1st 1924 Reigh Count 1st 1928 Morvich 1st 1922 Reigh Count 1st 1928 Blue Larkspur 4th 1929 Startle (f) 8th 1922 Sun Beau 11th 1928 Gallant Fox 1st 1930 Zev 1st 1923 Blue Larkspur 4th 1929 st Twenty Grand 1 1931 st Pompey 5th 1926 Gallant Fox 1 1930 Scapa Flow 9th 1927 Cavalcade 1st 1934 Twenty Grand 1st 1931 st Discovery 2nd 1934 Reigh Count 1 1928 Cavalcade 1st 1934 th Granville DNF 1936 Alcibiades (f) 10 1930 Discovery 2nd 1934 th War Admiral 1st 1937 Ladysman 4 1933 st nd Omaha 1 1935 Cavalcade 1st 1934 Challedon 2 1939 Granville DNF 1936 Mata Hari (f) 4th 1934 Whirlaway 1st 1941 War Admiral 1st 1937 Bazaar (f) 9th 1934 Count Fleet 1st 1943 th Johnstown 1st 1939 Nellie Flag (f) 4 1935 Assault 1st 1946 Pompoon 2nd 1937 Challedon 2nd 1939 st Menow 4th 1938 Citation 1 1948 Bimelech 2nd 1940 nd El Chico 6th 1939 Coaltown 2 1948 Whirlaway 1st 1941 nd nd Bimelech 2 1940 Capot 2 1949 nd nd Alsab 2 1942 Whirlaway 1st 1941 Hill Prince 2 1950 th th Devil Diver 6 1942 th Counterpoint 11 1951 st Our Boots 8 1941 nd Count Fleet 1 1943 nd Native Dancer 2 1953 Alsab 2 1942 st Swaps 1st 1955 Assault 1 1946 Count Fleet 1st 1943 Nashua 2nd 1955 Citation 1st 1948 Double Jay 12th 1947 Round Table 3rd 1957 nd st Coaltown 2 1948 Citation 1 1948 Bold Ruler 4th 1957 Hill Prince 2nd 1950 nd Hill Prince 2 1950 Sword Dancer 2nd 1959 Native Dancer 2nd 1953 th th Oil Capitol DH-5 1950 Roman Brother (g) 4 1964 Swaps 1st 1955 Native Dancer 2nd 1953 rd Damascus 3 1967 Nashua 2nd 1955 Hasty Road 2nd 1954 nd Arts and Letters 2 1969 st Nashua 2nd 1955 Personality 8th 1970 Needles 1 1956 nd Needles 1st 1956 st Gallant Man-GB 2 1957 Secretariat 1 1973 rd th th Round Table 3 1957 Jewel’s Reward 4 1958 Forego (g) 4 1973 th rd Bold Ruler 4 1957 First Landing 3 1959 Seattle Slew 1st 1977 Crimson Satan 6th 1962 Tim Tam 1st 1958 st Never Bend 2nd 1963 Affirmed 1 1978 Sword Dancer 2nd 1959 Bold Lad 10th 1965 Spend a Buck 1st 1985 Silver Spoon (f) 5th 1959 th Successor 6 1967 Ferdinand 1st 1986 Carry Back 1st 1961 th Top Knight 5 1969 st st th Alysheba 1 1987 Northern Dancer 1 1964 Silent Screen 5 1970 rd st Damascus 3 1967 Riva Ridge 1st 1972 Sunday Silence 1 1989 th Majestic Prince 1st 1969 Secretariat 1st 1973 Holy Bull 12 1994 Skip Away 12th 1996 Arts and Letters 2nd 1969 st Foolish Pleasure 1 1975 Favorite Trick 8th 1998 Riva Ridge 1st 1972 nd Honest Pleasure 2 1976 st Charismatic 1 1999 Secretariat 1st 1973 Seattle Slew 1st 1977 th Point Given 5 2001 Forego (g) 4th 1973 st Curlin 3rd 2007 Affirmed 1 1978 Foolish Pleasure 1st 1975 st California Chrome 1st 2014 Spectacular Bid 1 1979 Seattle Slew 1st 1977 th st Rockhill Native (g) 5 1980 American Pharoah 1 2015 st th Affirmed 1 1978 Althea (f) 19 1984 st Justify 1 2018 nd Chief’s Crown 3rd 1985 Alydar 2 1978 Capote DNF 1987 Spectacular Bid 1st 1979 Did you know? Forty Niner 2nd 1988 st The only horse not crowned Horse of the Year Genuine Risk (f) 1 1980 Easy Goer 2nd 1989 the year he swept the Triple Crown was Omaha in Slew O’ Gold 4th 1983 Fly So Free 5th 1991 1935.