US EditionSovereignty’s Horse of the Year title isn’t an end result
- On Thursday, Sovereignty was named North American Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old male at the Eclipse Awards in Palm Beach, Fla., where Bill Mott was named trainer of the year.
- Sovereignty's 2025 résumé included five Grade I and II victories under Junior Alvarado, jockey, despite missing the Breeders' Cup Classic after running a temperature.
- Connections plan Forever Young to begin the season in the Middle East on February 14, 2026, and Ted Noffey, unbeaten at 4-for-4, is an early favorite for May 2, 2026.
- Godolphin LLC captured outstanding owner and breeder honors, Flavien Prat won jockey of the year, and Book'em Danno took male sprinter with 115 votes to Bentornato's 82.
- This year, an unusually large group of Eclipse champions are expected to keep racing, with Sovereignty's first start of this year to be determined.
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Sovereignty wins Horse of the Year at Eclipse Awards, Bill Mott named top trainer
Sovereignty has won Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards, also taking 3-year-old male honors. Bill Mott, who guided Sovereignty to wins in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont, was named trainer of the year.
2026 Eclipse Award Picks: Sovereignty, Ted Noffey, Godolphin Sure Winners
I’ve been voting for the Eclipse Awards since the Nineties, and I always look forward to exercising that privilege. It’s fun to participate in horse racing history as a member of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB). Every December, the Daily Racing Form sends voters a booklet containing past performances and statistics about all the contenders. The deadline is in early January, and the judgments of NTWAB, Daily Racing Form and Na…
Sovereignty, Nitrogen Named Best 3-Year-Olds
GI Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty (Into Mischief) has been named the top 3-Year-Old Male and GI Alabama Stakes winner Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) as top 3-Year-Old Filly in their respective categories at the Eclipse Awards. Beaten just once in 2025 when second in the GI Curlin Florida Derby, Sovereignty wrapped up his year with wins in the Derby, the GI Belmont Stakes, the GII Jim Dandy Stakes and the GI DraftKings Travers Stakes, earning more …
Sovereignty Crowned Horse of the Year to Headline 2025 Resolute
After a campaign highlighted by wins in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, and DraftKings Travers Stakes, Sovereignty was honored as 2025’s Horse of the Year Jan. 22 at the 55th annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards ceremonies at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Fla. Read More...
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