The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) today announced the finalists for the 2025 Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards, recognizing excellence through the past year in Thoroughbred racing.

Winners in 17 horse and human categories will be announced on FanDuel TV, and other outlets, during the 55th Annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards, presented by John Deere, The Jockey Club, and the NTRA, on Thursday, January 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The evening will culminate with the announcement of the 2025 Horse of the Year.

Of the 240 eligible voters represented by the NTRA, consisting of racetrack racing officials and Equibase field personnel, the NTWAB, and Daily Racing Form, 221 (92%) took part in the voting. Finalists were determined in each category by voters’ top three selections, using a 10-5-1 point basis. Eclipse Award winners are determined solely by first-place votes.

The 2025 Eclipse Awards Finalists, with the exception of Horse of the Year, (in alphabetical order) are:

Two-Year-Old Male: Brant, Gstaad, Ted Noffey

Two-Year-Old Filly:  Cy Fair, Explora, Super Corredora

Three-Year-Old Male: Baeza, Journalism, Sovereignty

Three-Year-Old Filly: Good Cheer, Nitrogen, Shisospicy

Older Dirt Male: Forever Young, Nysos, Sierra Leone

Older Dirt Female: Scylla, Splendora, Thorpedo Anna

Male Sprinter: Bentornato, Book’em Danno, Nysos

Female Sprinter: Kopion, Shisospicy, Splendora

Male Turf Horse: Deterministic, Notable Speech, Rebel’s Romance

Female Turf Horse: Gezora, She Feels Pretty, Shisospicy

Steeplechase Horse: Cool Jet, Swore, Zanahiyr

Owner: Godolphin LLC, Klaravich Stables Inc., Spendthrift Farm LLC

Breeder: Don Alberto Corporation, Godolphin LLC, WinStar Farm LC

Trainer: Chad Brown, Brad Cox, Bill Mott

Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr., Flavien Prat, John Velazquez

Apprentice Jockey: Christopher Elliott, Yedsit Hazlewood, Pietro Moran

Finalists for Horse of the Year will be announced during the live show on Jan. 22. In addition to honoring the 17 winners in the horse and human categories, Dan Piazza will receive the Eclipse Award as the 2025 Horseplayer of the Year. Members of the media will be honored for outstanding coverage in six categories.

Eclipse Awards voting is conducted by the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB), the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), and Daily Racing Form. The Eclipse Awards ceremony is produced by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.

The Eclipse Awards are named after the great 18th-century racehorse and foundation sire, Eclipse, who began racing at age 5 and was undefeated in 18 starts, including eight walkovers. Eclipse sired the winners of 344 races, including three Epsom Derbys.

Information about the Eclipse Awards can be found at https://www.ntra.com/eclipse-awards/. Should you have any questions please reach out to Michele Ravencraft at mravencraft@ntra.com.