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Godolphin homebred 3-year-old Sovereignty (Into Mischief) has been named the 2025 Horse of the Year.

In the final award of the evening, the Champion 3-Year-Old Colt added the ultimate prize to a 2025 campaign which saw him win five of six starts including three Grade I's.

Beginning the year with a win in the GII Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream, he was defeated just once when second in the GI Curlin Florida Derby. He would go undefeated from there, piling up wins in the GI Kentucky Derby, the GI Belmont Stakes, the GII Jim Dandy Stakes and the GI DraftKings Travers Stakes.

From six starts, he earned $5,692,020.

Sovereignty is Godolphin's second Horse of the Year in the last three years, joining Cody's Wish in 2023.

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GI FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile winner Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and GI Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf runner-up She Feels Pretty (Karakontie {Jpn}) have been named Best Turf Male and Female.

'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Notable Speech, owned and bred by fellow Eclipse winner Godolphin, also won the GI Rogers Woodbine Mile Stakes, finishing his year with back to back wins on North American shores.

She Feels Pretty won three of five starts for trainer Cherie DeVaux in 2025 including the GIII Modesty Stakes, the GI New York Stakes and the GI E. P. Taylor Stakes. She finished runner up in her other two starts for owner Lael Stables.

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The Eclipse Award for Older Dirt Male and Female have gone to Japan's Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) and last year's Horse of the Year, Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna).

Forever Young, who returned to Del Mar in 2025 to win the GI Breeders' Cup Classic after coming up just short in 2024, also won this year's G1 Saudi Cup and ran third in the G1 Dubai World Cup, his only non-winning effort across his four starts for trainer Yoshito Yahagi and owner Susumu Fujita.

The 2024 Horse of the Year, Thorpedo Anna ran six times in 2025 for trainer Ken McPeek and an ownership group that includes Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc. (J. G. Sikura), Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek), Mark Edwards and Judy Hicks. She won the GI Apple Blossom Stakes and the GI Personal Ensign Stakes, earning $1,597,250 across her six starts.

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Bill Mott, who brought along Champion 3-Year-Old Male Sovereignty (Into Mischief) to wins in the Kentucky Derby, Belmont, and Travers, has been been given the Eclipse Award for Best Trainer.

In addition to Sovereignty, Mott also trainer 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Scylla (Tapit) to a win in the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff.

From 662 starts, Mott finished out 2025 with a record of 106-85-97 and earnings of $17,165,020.

This is Mott's fifth Eclipse Award; he was previously honored in 2024, 2011, 1996 and 1995, 1996.

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Also honored in these same categories for 2024, Godolphin has been given the Eclipse Award for Best Owner and Best Breeder during Thursday night's ceremony.

Godolphin both bred and raised 2025's GI Kentucky Derby winner and Champion 3-Year-Old Male Sovereignty (Into Mischief) along with GI Breeders' Cup Mile winner Notable Speech (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and GI Longines Kentucky Oaks winner Good Cheer (Medaglia d'Oro).

They also picked up top-level wins with homebred Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and El Cordobes (Ire) (Frankel {GB}).

As owners, Godophin earned more than $22,395,556, the best year to date for the royal blue silks.

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The 9-year-old Cool Jet (Ire) (Jet Away {GB}) has been named the Eclipse Award Steeplechase Horse.

Trained by Jack Fisher and owned by Riverdee Stable, Cool Jet won three of six starts in his sixth year of racing, picking up victories in the GI Commonwealth Cup Stakes, the GIII Mariann de Tejeda Memorial Stakes and the GIII Noel Laing Stakes.

He also hit the board at both Blue Ridge and during the Foxfield Spring Meet in the Good Night Shirt Hurdle Stakes.

He finished the year with earnings of $190,500 across those six starts.

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New Jersey-bred Book'em Danno (Bucchero) and Breeders' Cup winner Shisospicy (Mitole) won top Male and Female Sprinter at the Eclipse Awards.

A winner in four of his five starts in 2025, Book'em Danno finished his year with three straight wins all at Saratoga in the GIII True North Stakes, the GII Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes and the GI Forego Stakes for trainer Derek Ryan and owner Atlantic Six Racing.

'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Shisospicy went undefeated on American shores after February for trainer Jose D'Angelo, winning the GIII Mamzelle Stakes, the GII AGS Music City Stakes at Kentucky Downs and beating the boys in the GI Prevagen Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint .

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Already an Eclipse Award winner from last year, Flavien Prat has gone back to back and has once again been named Best Jockey.

His 2025 campaign of 1,256 starts earned a record of 309-234-188 with earnings of over $40,460,428.

His picked up wins aboard Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) in the GI Whitney Stakes and was named the Leading Rider for Keeneland's Spring meet. He also set a new NYRA record for wins on a single card, earning seven wins on the final day of the Belmont the Big A meet on Nov. 2.

He also won a pair of Breeders' Cup races with Nysos (Nyquist) in the Dirt Mile and Splendora (Audible) in the Filly and Mare Sprint.

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GI Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty (Into Mischief) has been named the top 3-Year-Old Male and GI Alabama Stakes winner Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) as top 3-Year-Old Filly in their respective categories at the Eclipse Awards.

Beaten just once in 2025 when second in the GI Curlin Florida Derby, Sovereignty wrapped up his year with wins in the Derby, the GI Belmont Stakes, the GII Jim Dandy Stakes and the GI DraftKings Travers Stakes, earning more than $5,600,000 in six starts for owner/breeder Godolphin and trainer Bill Mott.

Nitrogen began her year on the turf but easily found her footing on the dirt as well, racking up five graded stakes wins over both surfaces culminating in her victory in the GI Alabama Stakes at Saratoga for trainer Mark Casse and D.J. Stable. She finished her season second behind older fillies in both the GI Juddmonte Spinster Stakes and the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff.

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Pietro Moran has been named the Eclipse Award winner for best Apprentice Jockey.

After launching his career in Canada in 2023, the 20-year old was named a Sovereign Award finalist for Apprentice Jockey in 2024.

His 2025 campaign included wins aboard Mansetti (Collected) in the King's Plate, becoming the third youngest jockey in history to win the race. He finished the year with a record of 863-140-117-139 and earnings of $6,083,835 and a winning percentage of 16%.

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Breeders' Cup winners Ted Noffey (Into Mischief) and Super Corredora (Gun Runner) were honored as Eclipse Award Champion 2-Year-Old Male and 2-Year-Old Female respectively Thursday night to open the 55th Annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards.

Trained by Todd Pletcher, 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' Ted Noffey put together an undefeated juvenile campaign for owner Spendthrift Farm, winning the GI Spendthrift Farm Hopeful Stakes and the GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity before defeating Mr A.P. (Honor A.P) in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Del Mar.

Having just broken her maiden less than three weeks prior when she entered the gate for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, Super Corredora took the field gate to wire in an 8-1 upset for trainer John Sadler and owners Spartan Equine Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds, Robert Gardiner and Michael Olszewski.

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Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's OBSOnline January 2026 Sale, which will overlap the in-person OBS Winter Mixed Sale, has 16 horses catalogued. The online auction is scheduled for Jan. 26-30, while the Winter Mixed Sale will take place Jan. 27.

Among the horses catalogued for the digital auction is a 2-year-old Collected filly out of MGISW Tough Tiz's Sis (Tiznow). The half-sister to GSW Tiz Midnight (Midnight Lute) is consigned by McKathan Bros. and will be hip 403.

Seven of the offerings breezed or galloped during the optional under-tack show held at OBS Jan. 22, including an unnamed 3-year-old Good Magic colt out of Mrs. Appeal (Successful Appeal), who is a full-sister to GSW Closing Argument. Consigned by Champions of the Future, the colt breezed three-eighths in :35 2/5 and will appear as hip 406 when the catalogue is released Friday, Jan. 23.

The OBSOnline sale will feature 2-year-olds and horses of racing age, with bidding kicking off Jan. 26 at noon ET and closing Jan. 30 at noon ET.  Visit obsonline.com for more information.

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Hong Kong's trio of superstars - Romantic Warrior, Voyage Bubble, and Ka Ying Rising, all winners on December's Internationals Day - return to action Jan. 25 at Sha Tin Racecourse.

The $1.25 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) has joined the roster of prestigious North American races for the 2026 Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In, Breeders' Cup Limited and Oaklawn Park announced Jan. 22.

HISA is seeking public comment on proposed modifications to the Rule Series 5000 (Equine Testing and Investigation Standards) and 7000 (Arbitration Procedures) of its Anti-Doping and Medication Control Program.

Trainer James Cassidy died Jan. 21 at his home in Monrovia, Calif., after suffering from heart disease. He was 80.

Thanks to a partnership with Britbet, 1/ST CONTENT's North American racing is available for pool betting by UK bettors across UK racetracks, in time for the Triple Crown contests, Travers Stakes at Saratoga, and Breeders' Cup World Championships.

The International Conference for the Health, Safety, and Welfare of Jockeys was hosted in Hong Kong Dec. 11-12. The conference featured presentations and panel discussions with leading experts in the field. A replay is now available.

Winx's second foal will no doubt grab the main headline, but the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale is also shaping as a showcase for another superstar of the Australian Thoroughbred scene—sire sensation Extreme Choice.

Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen intends to run Soldier N Diplomat in the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) Jan. 31 at Oaklawn, with stablemate Obliteration headed to the $1.5 million Saudi Derby (G3) Feb. 14 in Saudi Arabia.