The finalists for the 2012 Eclipse Awards to honor the top horses and human performers in thoroughbred racing, as voted on by members of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form and National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, were announced Saturday.
They are, in alphabetical order:
Horse of the Year
Fort Larned
I’ll Have Another
Wise Dan
2-year-old colt or gelding
Shanghai Bobby
Uncaptured
Violence
2-year-old filly
Beholder
Dreaming of Julia
Executiveprivilege
3-year-old colt or gelding
Bodemeister
I’ll Have Another
Union Rags
3-year-old filly
Believe You Can
My Miss Aurelia
Questing
Older male
Fort Larned
Little Mike
Wise Dan
Older female
Groupie Doll
Include Me Out
Royal Delta
Male sprinter
The Lumber Guy
Shackleford
Trinniberg
Female sprinter
Contested
Groupie Doll
Mizdirection
Male turf horse
Little Mike
Point of Entry
Wise Dan
Female turf horse
Marketing Mix
Tapitsfly
Zagora
Steeplechase horse
Demonstrative
Divine Fortune
Pierrot Lunaire
Trainer
Bob Baffert
Todd Pletcher
Dale Romans
Jockey
Javier Castellano
Ramon Dominguez
John Velazquez
Apprentice
Jose Montano
Irad Ortiz Jr.
Angel Suarez
Owner
Godolphin
Midwest Thoroughbreds
Reddam Racing
Breeder
Adena Springs
Darley
Brereton Jones
