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CHAMPIONS, DERBY WINNERS

Since 1971, Eclipse 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 Thoroughbred Racing 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 (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 (Our Boots) 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) (1995) 2-year-old colt – 1947 3-year-old colt – 1995 WINNERS Best 2-year-old – 1947 (1997) CROWNED CHAMPIONS (64) 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 (2018) – 1918 Older Horse – 1973 3-year-old colt – 2018 Horse of the Year – 1922 (1973) Horse of the Year – 2018 (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 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 1st 1924 Reigh Count 1st 1928 Morvich 1st 1922 Reigh Count 1st 1928 4th 1929 Startle (f) 8th 1922 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 2nd 1934 Reigh Count 1 1928 Cavalcade 1st 1934 th DNF 1936 Alcibiades (f) 10 1930 Discovery 2nd 1934 th War Admiral 1st 1937 4 1933 st nd Omaha 1 1935 Cavalcade 1st 1934 2 1939 Granville DNF 1936 (f) 4th 1934 Whirlaway 1st 1941 War Admiral 1st 1937 Bazaar (f) 9th 1934 Count Fleet 1st 1943 th 1st 1939 Nellie Flag (f) 4 1935 Assault 1st 1946 2nd 1937 Challedon 2nd 1939 st 4th 1938 Citation 1 1948 2nd 1940 nd El Chico 6th 1939 Coaltown 2 1948 Whirlaway 1st 1941 nd nd Bimelech 2 1940 2 1949 nd nd 2 1942 Whirlaway 1st 1941 2 1950 th th 6 1942 th 11 1951 st Our Boots 8 1941 nd Count Fleet 1 1943 nd 2 1953 Alsab 2 1942 st Swaps 1st 1955 Assault 1 1946 Count Fleet 1st 1943 2nd 1955 Citation 1st 1948 Double Jay 12th 1947 3rd 1957 nd st Coaltown 2 1948 Citation 1 1948 4th 1957 Hill Prince 2nd 1950 nd Hill Prince 2 1950 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 3 1967 Nashua 2nd 1955 2nd 1954 nd 2 1969 st Nashua 2nd 1955 8th 1970 Needles 1 1956 nd Needles 1st 1956 st -GB 2 1957 Secretariat 1 1973 rd th th Round Table 3 1957 Jewel’s Reward 4 1958 (g) 4 1973 th rd Bold Ruler 4 1957 3 1959 Seattle Slew 1st 1977 Crimson Satan 6th 1962 Tim Tam 1st 1958 st 2nd 1963 Affirmed 1 1978 Sword Dancer 2nd 1959 10th 1965 Spend a Buck 1st 1985 Silver Spoon (f) 5th 1959 th 6 1967 Ferdinand 1st 1986 Carry Back 1st 1961 th Top Knight 5 1969 st st th Alysheba 1 1987 Northern Dancer 1 1964 5 1970 rd st Damascus 3 1967 Riva Ridge 1st 1972 Sunday Silence 1 1989 th 1st 1969 Secretariat 1st 1973 Holy Bull 12 1994 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 5 2001 Forego (g) 4th 1973 st 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 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 2nd 1989 the year he swept the Triple Crown was Omaha in Slew O’ Gold 4th 1983 5th 1991 1935. Discovery, a 4-year-old, won 11 of 19 starts st Arazi 8th 1992 Alysheba 1 1987 that year, and beat Omaha (third) by 12 lengths in 3rd 1995 Winning Colors (f) 1st 1988 th that year’s Brooklyn Handicap on June 22 – the first Favorite Trick 8 1998 Sunday Silence 1st 1989 th of eight straight stakes triumphs. Answer Lively 10 1999 nd th Four Kentucky Derby winners are two-time Easy Goer 2 1989 Anees 13 2000 nd th Horse of the Year winners: Whirlaway (1941-42), Best Pal (g) 2 1991 8 2002 th Secretariat (1972-73), Affirmed (1978-79) and Holy Bull 12 1994 Action This Day 6th 2004 California Chrome (2014, ’16). Serena’s Song (f) 16th 1995 st Street Sense 1 2007 A Kentucky Derby winner has been crowned Skip Away 12th 1996 th 6 2010 Horse of the Year after its 3-year-old season on nine Silver Charm 1st 1997 th Hansen 9 2012 occasions: Old Rosebud (1917), Exterminator (1922), Point Given 5th 2001 American Pharoah 1st 2015 Whirlaway (1942), Swaps (1956), Affirmed (1979), Curlin 3rd 2007 * 1st 2016 Spectacular Bid (1980), Ferdinand (1987), Alysheba (1988) and California Chrome (2016).