The winners of the Eclipse Awards will be announced Jan. 16 at the 41st Annual Eclipse Awards dinner in Beverly Hills, Calif.In addition, the three finalists and the winner for Horse of the Year will be announced at the awards dinner.eclipseaward.gif

Here is a list of all the finalists, with links to the past performances below:

2-year-old male

Creative Cause

Hansen

Union Rags

2-year-old female

Grace Hall

My Miss Aurelia

Stephanie’s Kitten

3-year-old male

Animal Kingdom

Caleb’s Posse

Shackleford

3-year-old female

It’s Tricky

Plum Pretty

Royal Delta

Older male

Acclamation

Game On Dude

Tizway

Older female

Awesome Maria

Blind Luck

Havre de Grace

Male sprinter

Amazombie

Caleb’s Posse

Regally Ready

Female sprinter

Hilda’s Passion

Musical Romance

Sassy Image

Male turf

Acclamation

Cape Blanco

St Nicholas Abbey

Female turf

Dubawi Heights

Perfect Shirl

Stacelita

Steeplechase

Black Jack Blues

Decoy Daddy

Tax Ruling

Owner

Midwest Thoroughbreds

Ken and Sarah Ramsey

Team Valor

Breeders

Adena Springs

Brereton Jones

Ken and Sarah Ramsey

Trainer

Bob Baffert

Bill Mott

Todd Pletcher

Jockey

Javier Castellano

Ramon Dominguez

John Velazquez

Apprentice jockey

Ryan Curatolo

Kyle Frey

Rosario Montanez

Contenders PPs [pdf] and stats:

Trainer
Jockey
Owner
Horse of the Year
Older Male
Older Female
3YO Colt/Gelding
3YO Filly
2YO Colt/Gelding
2YO Filly
Male Turf
Female Turf
Male Sprinter
Female Sprinter
Steeplechase