End of the year awards & winners.

[mommy_peanut]

Figured it’d be nice to post all the 2016 end of the year awards & winners in one place.
Feel free to add to the list as awards are handed out.

Big CONGRATS to Art Sherman! He’s such a classy, down to earth type of gentleman. He always has a moment to share with the press & the fans.
2016 Big Sport of Turfdom award

Cartier Racing Awards
Cartier HOY & 3 Y/O Filly award, Minding
Cartier Older Horse award, Found
Cartier Stayer award, Order of St George
Cartier 2 Y/O Colt award, Churchill
Cartier 3Y/O Colt award, Almanzor
Cartier Sprinter award, Quiet Reflection
Cartier 2 Y/O Filly award, Lady Aurelia
Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit, Aiden O’Brien

[Zevida]

How awesome that three of the four open awards went to fillies - HOY, older horse, and sprinter.

[mommy_peanut]

CALIFORNIA CHROME WINS 2016 SECRETARIAT ‘VOX POPULI’ AWARD

CALIFORNIA CHROME WINS 2016 SECRETARIAT ‘VOX POPULI’ AWARD
[I]Voters From More Than 40 Countries Bestow Honor on ‘Chrome’ for a Second Time

http://www.secretariat.com/fan-club/vox-populi-award/
[/I]

[gotpaints]

Minding is something else, I really hope they do decide to race her at four (though I’m doubtful). Lady Aurelia is the first U.S.-trained Cartier winner, I’m hoping she gets a chance to shine next year as well.

[mommy_peanut]

2016 Eclipse Awards

The 2016 Eclipse Awards finalists (in alphabetical order) are:

Horse of the Year: Arrogate, California Chrome, Songbird
Two-Year-Old Male: Classic Empire, Not This Time , Practical Joke
Two-Year-Old Filly: Champagne Room, Lady Aurelia, New Money Honey
Three-Year-Old Male: Arrogate, Exaggerator , Nyquist
Three-Year-Old Filly: Cathryn Sophia, Queen’s Trust, Songbird
Older Dirt Male: California Chrome, Frosted , Lord Nelson
Older Dirt Female: Beholder, Cavorting, Stellar Wind
Male Sprinter: A.P. Indian, Drefong, Lord Nelson
Female Sprinter: Finest City, Haveyougoneaway, Paulassilverlining
Male Turf Horse: Flintshire (GB), Highland Reel, Tourist
Female Turf Horse: Lady Eli, Miss Temple City, Tepin
Steeplechase Horse: Rawnaq (IRE), Scorpiancer (IRE), Top Striker
Owner: Juddmonte Farms, Ken and Sarah Ramsey, Spendthrift Farm
Breeder: Clearsky Farms, Darley, WinStar Farm
Trainer: Bob Baffert, Chad Brown, Mark Casse
Jockey: Javier Castellano, Jose Ortiz, Mike Smith
Apprentice Jockey: Kevin Gomez, Lane Luzzi, Luis Ocasio

[Shammy_Davis]

Here is a broader picture of the human side of the game. I am always skeptical when a jockey or trainer says I just stay out of the way or I am just along for the ride. If that were the case we would have smaller fields, more injuries, and less races, because I know of nothing more useless than a badly trained or ridden horse. All horses positively respond to good human care and attention.

https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/articles/graded-racing-america-who-are-human-champions-2016/

[Shammy_Davis]

Hodvey chimes in to suggest that the PWC, not the Eclipse, might settle the discussion on what horse is the best of the best.

http://www.espn.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/18468035/pegasus-provides-awards-postmortem

[mommy_peanut]

2016 Moment of the year

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/219235/california-chromes-dubai-win-voted-moment-of-the-year

Chromes Dubai win is the fans pick for moment of the year

[danceronice]

Since the Pegasus is 2017 it’s irrelevant to the awards discussion for 2016. HOTY for last year should be a lock for Chrome. The 3yos and Older Dirt Male should also be locks (Arrogate-I can’t see how EITHER of the other nominees are anything but “we have to nominate someone” as for the first time in years a crop DESERVES the label "weak—and Songbird, obviously.)

[mommy_peanut]

Dancer,

That was my thought as well. There’s no need to bring any discussion on the PWC into this thread. It has nothing to do with 2016.

[Vivace1]

Finest City is champion Female Sprinter
Drefong is champion Male Sprinter

[Where_sMyWhite]

Happy to see Finest City take Female Sprinter esp as she won the Santa Monica today at SA in nice fashion

[Where_sMyWhite]

Whoot-whoot… Female Turf is Tepin

[Vivace1]

Classic Empire, 2yo Colt
Champagne Room, 2yo Filly
Arrogate, 3yo Colt
Songbird, 3yo Filly
California Chrome, Older Dirt Male
Beholder, Older Dirt Female
Flintshire, Male Turf Horse
Tepin, Female Turf Horse
Rawnaq, Steeplechaser

[Vivace1]

California Chrome, Horse of the Year!!!

[mommy_peanut]

2016 Eclipse Awards

Horse of the Year: California Chrome
(California Chrome 202, Arrogate 40, Songbird 5, Highland Reel 1.)
Two-Year-Old Male: Classic Empire
(Classic Empire, 248.)
Two-Year-Old Filly: Champagne Room
(Champagne Room, 202; New Money Honey, 21; Lady Aurelia, 11; Pretty City Dancer, 5; Shane’s Girlfriend, 3; Abel Tasman, 2; Miss Sky Warrior, 2; Victory to Victory, 1; Voter abstentions, 1).
Three-Year-Old Male: Arrogate
(Arrogate, 243; Exaggerator, 2; Nyquist, 2; Gun Runner, 1.)
Three-Year-Old Filly: Songbird
(Songbird, 248.)
Older Dirt Male: California Chrome
(California Chrome, 248)
Older Dirt Female: Beholder
(Beholder, 246; Stellar Wind, 2.)
Male Sprinter: Drefong
(Drefong, 199; Lord Nelson, 29; A.P. Indian, 20)
Female Sprinter: Finest City
(Finest City, 185; Haveyougoneaway, 20; Paulassilverlining, 13; Taris, 12; Carina Mia, 11; Constellation, 2; Lightstream, 1; Songbird, 1. Voter abstentions, 3.)
Male Turf Horse: Flintshire (GB)
(Flintshire, 137; Highland Reel, 76; Tourist, 32; Da Big Hoss, 1. Voter abstentions, 2.)
Female Turf Horse: Tepin
(Tepin, 225; Found, 11; Queen’s Trust, 7; Lady Eli, 2; Miss Temple City, 2; Catch a Glimpse, 1.)
Steeplechase Horse: Rawnaq (IRE)
(Rawnaq, 171; Top Striker, 31; Special Skills, 2; Bob Le Beau, 1; Portrade, 1. Voter abstentions, 42.)
Owner: Juddmonte Farms
(Juddmonte Farms, 134; Ken and Sarah Ramsey, 45; Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence, 17; Spendthrift Farm, 17; California Chrome, LLC, 16; Reddam Racing, 4; Fox Hill Farms, 3; John Oxley, 3; WinStar Farm, 2; End Zone Athletics, 1; Midwest Thoroughbreds, 1. Voter abstentions, 5.)
Breeder: WinStar Farm
(WinStar Farm, 164; Clearsky Farms, 62; Juddmonte Farms, 4; Darley, 3; Perry Martin and Steve Coburn, 3; Adena Springs, 2; Ken and Sarah Ramsey, 1; Machmer Hall, 1. Voter abstentions, 8.)
Trainer: Bob Baffert, Chad Brown, Mark Casse NOT SURE WHO WON?
Jockey: Javier Castellano
(Javier Castellano, 146; Mike Smith, 44; Jose Ortiz, 41; Florent Geroux, 12; Irad Ortiz Jr., 2; Julien Leparoux, 1. Voter abstentions, 2.)
Apprentice Jockey: Luis Ocasio
(Luis Ocasio, 182; Lane Luzzi, 34; Eric Cancel, 1; Ashley Castrenze, 1. Voter abstentions, 30.)

[Vivace1]

Chad Brown won trainer.

[mht]

The Perry Martin speech…OMG!

[Where_sMyWhite]

Don’t think I would disagree with any of the winners and most appeared to be decisive in terms of numbers of first place votes.

Definitely some class horses in the runner’s up as well.

[Glimmerglass]

[QUOTE=mht;9018845]
The Perry Martin speech…OMG![/QUOTE]

I think the guy is an idiot. Unfortunate for the horse that he’s seemingly owned by “characters” who really aren’t deserving of his talents.

Link to the video of a not funny, rambling speech (which never thanked the horse, jockey or trainer) by Perry:

http://deadspin.com/california-chrome-owner-thanks-no-one-in-bizarre-nine-m-1791488405