Eclipse Award for Outstanding Male Turf Horse
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Eclipse Award for Outstanding Male Turf Horse is a American Thoroughbred horse racing honor. Created in 1971, it is part of the Eclipse Awards program and is awarded annually to a Colt or Gelding, regardless of age, for their performace on grass race courses.
The award originated in 1953 when the Daily Racing Form (DRF) began naming an annual champion. Starting in 1950, the Thoroughbred Racing Associations (TRA) began naming its own champion. The following list provides the name of the horses chosen by both of these organizations. Whenever there were different champions named, the horses are listed side-by-side with the one chosen as champion by the Daily Racing Form noted with the letter (D) and the one chosen by the Thoroughbred Racing Associations by the letter (T).
The Daily Racing Form, the Thoroughbred Racing Associations, and the National Turf Writers Association all joined forces in 1971 to create the Eclipse Award. From 1953 through 1978 it was awarded to male or female horse then in 1979 an individual category was created for each of the sexes.
Past winners:
- 2006 :
- 2005 : Leroidesanimaux
- 2004 : Kitten's Joy
- 2003 : High Chaparral
- 2002 : High Chaparral
- 2001 : Fantastic Light
- 2000 : Kalanisi
- 1999 : Daylami
- 1998 : Buck's Boy
- 1997 : Chief Bearhart
- 1996 : Singspiel
- 1995 : Northern Spur
- 1994 : Paradise Creek
- 1993 : Kotashaan
- 1992 : Sky Classic
- 1991 : Tight Spot
- 1990 : Itsallgreektome
- 1989 : Steinlen
- 1988 : Sunshine Forever
- 1987 : Theatrical
- 1986 : Manila
- 1985 : Cozzene
- 1984 : John Henry
- 1983 : John Henry
- 1982 : Perrault
- 1981 : John Henry
- 1980 : John Henry
- 1979 : Bowl Game
- 1978 : Mac Diarmida
- 1977 : Johnny D
- 1976 : Youth
- 1975 : Snow Knight
- 1974 : Dahlia (Filly)
- 1973 : Secretariat
- 1972 : Cougar II
- 1971 : Run the Gantlet
- 1970 : Fort Marcy
- 1969 : Hawaii
- 1968 : Dr. Fager (D) - Fort Marcy (T)
- 1967 : Fort Marcy
- 1966 : Assagai
- 1965 : Parka
- 1964 : Turbo Jet II
- 1963 : Mongo
- 1962 : No award
- 1961 : T. V. Lark
- 1960 : No award
- 1959 : Round Table
- 1958 : Round Table
- 1957 : Round Table
- 1956 : Career Boy
- 1955 : St. Vincent
- 1954 : Stan
- 1953 : Iceberg II
