Cody's Wish, White Abarrio Lead Eclipse Award Finalists

Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner Cody's Wish, Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) winner Idiomatic, and Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner White Abarrio lead a list of Eclipse Award finalists announced Jan. 6. Winners in 17 horse and human categories will be announced on FanDuel TV and other outlets during the 53rd annual Eclipse Awards, presented by FanDuel TV, John Deere, Keeneland, and The Jockey Club, in a Jan. 25 ceremony at The Breakers Palm Beach in South Florida that begins at 7:30 p.m. ET. The evening will culminate with the announcement of the 2023 Horse of the Year. The Eclipse Awards recognize excellence through the past year in Thoroughbred racing, with championships determined by votes issued by National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters. Of the 250 eligible voters, 219 (88%) took part in the voting. The NTRA's block of voters consists of racetrack racing officials and Equibase field personnel. 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 2023 Eclipse Awards finalists, except those for Horse of the Year (which will be announced on the night of the ceremony), are: Two-Year-Old Male: Fierceness Locked Muth Two-Year-Old Filly: Candied Hard to Justify Just F Y I Three-Year-Old Male: Arcangelo Auguste Rodin (IRE) Mage Three-Year-Old Filly: Mawj (IRE) Pretty Mischievous Randomized Older Dirt Male: Cody's Wish Elite Power White Abarrio Older Dirt Female: Clairiere Goodnight Olive Idiomatic Male Sprinter: Cody's Wish Elite Power Gunite Female Sprinter: Echo Zulu Goodnight Olive Maple Leaf Mel Male Turf Horse: Auguste Rodin Master of The Seas (IRE) Up to the Mark Female Turf Horse: In Italian (GB) Inspiral (GB) Mawj Steeplechase Horse: Awakened Merry Maker (IRE) Snap Decision Owner: Godolphin Juddmonte Klaravich Stables Breeder: Calumet Farm Godolphin Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings Trainer: Chad Brown Brad Cox Bill Mott Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione Irad Ortiz Jr. Flavien Prat Apprentice Jockey: Axel Concepcion Jaime Torres Sofia Vives In addition to honoring the 17 winners in the horse and human categories, Paul Calia will receive the Eclipse Award as the 2023 Horseplayer of the Year. Members of the media will be honored for outstanding coverage in six categories.