California Chrome Honored With Second Horse Of The Year Award

Mark Smith - Sunday January 22

North America's all-time leading money earner, California Chrome, was honoured for the second time as North America's Horse Of The Year when voting was announced at the 46th Annual Eclipse Awards.

The winner in 2014, California Chrome added the Dubai World Cup and Pacific Classic in 2016 in a season where he won 7 of 8 starts to take his earnings to $14,502,650.

All the categories saw clear cut winners. The closest result came in the Champion Male Turf Horse where Flintshire polled 137 votes to Highland Reel's 76.

Four former shuttle stallions, Unbridled's Song, Medaglia d'Oro, Henny Hughes and Gio Ponti featured among the winners.

Horse Of The Year: California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit x Love the Chase, by Not For Love)

Two-Year-Old Male: Classic Empire (Pioneer of the Nile x Sambuca Classica, by Cat Thief)

Two-Year-Old Filly: Champagne Room (Broken Vow x Lucky to Be Me, by Bernstein)

Three-Year-Old Male : Arrogate (Unbridled's Song x Bubbler, by Distorted Humor)

Three-Year-Old Filly: Songbird (Medaglia d'Oro x Ivanavinalot, by West Acre)

Older Dirt Male: California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit x Love the Chase, by Not For Love)

Older Dirt Female : Beholder (Henny Hughes x Leslie's Lady, Tricky Creek)

Male Sprinter: Drefong (Gio Ponti x Eltimaas, by Ghostzapper)

Female Sprinter : Finest City (City Zip x Be Envied, by Lemon Drop Kid)

Male Turf Horse: Flintshire (GB) (Dansili x Dance Routine, by Sadler's Wells)

Female Turf Horse: Tepin (Bernstein x Life Happened, by Stravinsky)

Steeplechase Horse : Rawnaq (IRE) Azamour x Sharemata, by Doyoun)

Owner: Juddmonte Farms

Breeder: WinStar Farm

Jockey : Javier Castellano

Apprentice Jockey : Luis Ocasio

Trainer: Chad Brown

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