For Immediate Release
A total of four horses who are graduates of Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company auctions were announced as finalists for the 2024 Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards, which honors excellence in Thoroughbred racing.
OBS graduates made up two of the three finalists in the category of Champion 2-Year-Old Male. Flanagan Racing’s Chancer McPatrick garnered support on the strength of a juvenile campaign that saw the son of McKinzie win three of four starts including the Hopeful (G1) and Champagne Stakes (G1). Chancer McPatrick was purchased for $725,000 at the 2024 OBS Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training by Kimmel & Sallusto, agent from the consignment of Caliente Thoroughbreds.
Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman’s Gaming was also announced as a finalist for Champion 2-Year-Old Male. The son of Game Winner won two of four starts last year including a victory in the Del Mar Futurity (G1), which preceded his runner-up finish in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). Gaming was purchased for $250,000 at the 2024 OBS March Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training by Three Amigos from the Pick View consignment.
Michael Lund Petersen’s multiple Grade 1 winner Adare Manor is a finalist for Champion Older Dirt Female following a campaign that saw the daughter of Uncle Mo win three of four starts in 2024 including graded stakes victories in the Apple Blossom Handicap (G1), Santa Margarita Stakes (G2), and Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1). Adare Manor was purchased for $375,000 by Donato Lanni at the 2021 OBS June Two-Year-Olds and Horses of Racing Age Sale from the consignment of Julie Davies. (Under Tack Video)
Clark Brewster and William and Corinne Heiligbrodt’s Cogburn is among the finalists for Champion Male Sprinter. The son of Not This Time won three of four starts in 2024 with the highlight being his record-setting triumph in the Jaipur Stakes (G1) last June. Cogburn was purchased for $150,000 by Brewster at the 2021 OBS Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training from the Pick View consignment. (Walk Video/ Under Tack Video)
The Eclipse Awards are voted upon by the NTRA, represented by member racetrack racing officials and Equibase field personnel, NTWAB, and Daily Racing Form, and are produced by the NTRA. 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.
Winners in each category will be announced at the 54th Annual Eclipse Awards ceremony to be held Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 at The Breakers Palm Beach in Florida.