American Horse of the Year
Honorees -- Eclipse Awards
Table:
Year

Horse

Trainer

Owner

Age

Sex

2019

Bricks and Mortar

Chad C. Brown

Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence

5

C

2018

Justify

Bob Baffert

China H. C., Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing and WinStar Farm

3

C

2017

Gun Runner

Steve Asmussen

Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC & Three Chimneys Farm

4

C

2016

California Chrome

Art Sherman

California Chrome LLC

5

C

2015

American Pharoah

Bob Baffert

Ahmed Zayat

3

C

2014

California Chrome

Art Sherman

Steven Coburn, Perry Martin

3

C

2013

Wise Dan

Charles LoPresti

Morton Fink

6

G

2012

Wise Dan

Charles LoPresti

Morton Fink

5

G

2011

Havre de Grace

J. Larry Jones

Fox Hill Farms

4

F

2010

Zenyatta

John Shirreffs

Jerry & Ann Moss

6

F

2009

Rachel Alexandra

Steve Asmussen

Stonestreet Stables

3

F

2008

Curlin

Steve Asmussen

Stonestreet Farm et al.

4

C

2007

Curlin

Steve Asmussen

Stonestreet Farm et al.

3

C

2006

Invasor

Kiaran McLaughlin

Shadwell Racing

4

C

2005

Saint Liam

Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.

M/M William K. Warren, Jr.

5

C

2004

Ghostzapper

Robert J. Frankel

Frank Stronach

4

C

2003

Mineshaft

Neil J. Howard

Farish / Webber / Elkins

4

C

2002

Azeri

Laura de Seroux

Michael Paulson

4

F

2001

Point Given

Bob Baffert

The Thoroughbred Corp.

3

C

2000

Tiznow

Jay M. Robbins

M. Cooper & Cecilia Straub-Rubens

3

C

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Bricks and Mortar ( foaled March 2 , 2014 ) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse . After winning four of six starts at age three , he missed most of his four-year-old campaign due to illness . At age five however , he established himself as the top-ranked turf horse in North America with wins in the Pegasus World Cup Turf , Muniz Memorial Handicap , Turf Classic Stakes , Manhattan Handicap and Arlington Million . He then won the Breeders ' Cup Turf to complete a perfect year .
Chad C. Brown ( born December 18 , 1978 ) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer known for his expertise with turf horses and with fillies and mares . He has trained several Eclipse Award winners including Stacelita , Big Blue Kitten , Lady Eli and Flintshire . After receiving the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer of 2016 , he won his first Triple Crown race with Cloud Computing in the 2017 Preakness Stakes . He also won the Eclipse Award in both 2017 and 2018 .
Justify ( foaled March 28 , 2015 ) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the thirteenth and most recent winner of the American Triple Crown , accomplishing the feat by winning the Kentucky Derby , Preakness Stakes , and Belmont Stakes in 2018 . He first attracted attention with a win in his first start on February 18 , 2018 , followed by two more victories , including the Grade I Santa Anita Derby , to qualify for the 2018 Kentucky Derby . Justify then won that race , the 2018 Preakness Stakes , and the 2018 Belmont Stakes to win the Triple Crown . He was retired undefeated several weeks after the Belmont , thereby becoming the only American Triple Crown winner who never lost a race in his career . Justify is only the second horse to win the American Triple Crown with an undefeated record , following Seattle Slew . Justify is descended from Seattle Slew , Secretariat , Count Fleet , War Admiral , Omaha , and Gallant Fox , all of whom also won the American Triple Crown . He is also a descendant of English Triple Crown winner Nijinsky . Of the 13 American Triple Crown winners , Justify is the first who did not race as a two-year-old . On September 11 , 2019 it was revealed via the New York Times that Justify tested positive for scopolamine , a banned substance that can be performance enhancing , in excess of what is normally found in tainted feed . The positive came just a few days after the Santa Anita Derby and would have normally resulted in a disqualification but the California Horse Racing Board ultimately dismissed the case .
Robert A. Baffert ( born January 13 , 1953 ) is an American racehorse trainer who trained the 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify . Baffert 's horses have won five Kentucky Derbies , seven Preakness Stakes , three Belmont Stakes and three Kentucky Oaks .
WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm near Versailles , Kentucky , owned by Kenny Troutt . It is the owner of Justify , winner of the 2018 Triple Crown , along with Super Saver , winner of the 2010 Kentucky Derby ; Drosselmeyer , winner of the 2010 Belmont Stakes ; and Creator , winner of the 2016 Belmont Stakes . It stands several notable stallions , including Tiznow , Distorted Humor and Pioneerof the Nile , sire of American Pharoah . WinStar Farm won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner in 2010 and also won the Outstanding Breeder award in 2016 .
Gun Runner ( foaled March 8 , 2013 ) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 2017 American Horse of the Year after winning four Grade I races at age four . He retired with earnings of nearly $ 16 million . As a three-year-old , he became one of the early favorites for the 2016 Kentucky Derby after winning both the Risen Star Stakes and Louisiana Derby . Following a third-place finish in the Kentucky Derby , he won the Matt Winn Stakes and Clark Handicap , and was second in the Breeders ' Cup Dirt Mile and Pennsylvania Derby . As a four-year-old in 2017 , he finished second in the Dubai World Cup , then went on to win the Stephen Foster Handicap , Whitney Stakes , Woodward Stakes , and Breeders ' Cup Classic . His performance in the Whitney earned him a rating of 127 in the August 2017 update of the World 's Best Racehorse Rankings , ranking him in third place worldwide . His Woodward win earned him a Timeform US rating of 142 , the highest ever achieved . Prior to retiring to stud as a five-year-old , he also won the 2018 Pegasus World Cup .
Steven Mark Asmussen ( born November 18 , 1965 ) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer . He is a two-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2016 . His horses have won the Breeders ' Cup Classic , Preakness Stakes , Belmont Stakes , Breeders ' Cup Distaff , Kentucky Oaks and Dubai World Cup .
Three Chimneys Farm is an American Thoroughbred race horse breeding farm in Midway , Kentucky established in 1972 by Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Clay . Widely known as one of the world 's preeminent horse farms , Three Chimneys has been home to a number of famous horses including U.S . Triple Crown champion Seattle Slew , U.S. Filly Triple Crown champion Chris Evert , as well as Silver Charm , Chief 's Crown , Genuine Risk , Point Given , Slew o ' Gold , Capote , Smarty Jones , and Big Brown . In 2012 , the Three Chimneys stallion roster includes Rahy , Point Given , Yes It 's True , Flower Alley , Good Reward , Sky Mesa , War Chant , and Big Brown . Flower Alley sired the 2012 Kentucky Derby Winner and Preakness Stakes winner , I 'll Have Another . Three Chimneys was the first thoroughbred breeding farm to advertise on the Internet . It also launched a series of commercials in 2006 to be aired during the Triple Crown races . The first one was a CGI of swimming sperm patterned after the positions in the 2000 Breeders ' Cup Mile , won in dramatic fashion by Three Chimneys stallion War Chant , with the message , To make a champion , begin with the first race . The rest were in the form of dating personals from several of the farm 's stallions , seeking mares . Personalized letter commercials were made for Barbaro in 2006 and Big Brown in 2008 . In April 2008 , The Kentucky region of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Three Chimneys Farm teamed up to grant a young boy 's wish of meeting Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Smarty Jones . His experience was chronicled June 30 during SportsCenter 's My Wish series on ESPN .
California Chrome ( foaled February 18 , 2011 ) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse . He was named the 2014 and 2016 American Horse of the Year . He won the 2014 Kentucky Derby , the Preakness Stakes , and the 2016 Dubai World Cup . In 2016 , he surpassed Curlin as the all-time leading North American horse in earnings won . Bred in California , the chestnut-colored horse was named for his flashy white markings , called chrome by horse aficionados . He was bred and originally owned by Perry Martin from Yuba City , California , and Steve Coburn of Topaz Lake , Nevada , who named their partnership DAP Racing , standing for Dumb Ass Partners - a tongue-in-cheek response to a passerby who questioned their wisdom in purchasing California Chrome 's dam , Love the Chase . In 2015 , Coburn sold his minority share to Taylor Made Farm , and a new ownership group , California Chrome , LLC , was formed . The horse is trained by the father-son team of Art and Alan Sherman . Dedicated fans - called Chromies - actively supported California Chrome , who has been called the people 's horse . As a two-year-old , the horse ran inconsistently until teamed with jockey Victor Espinoza . The rapport that developed between the pair led to a six-win streak in 2013-2014 . After winning the San Felipe Stakes and Santa Anita Derby , California Chrome was the morning line favorite for the Kentucky Derby .
Art Sherman ( born February 17 , 1937 ) is an American horse trainer and former jockey . At the age of 77 he became the oldest trainer to win the Kentucky Derby . He began his career as a stable hand for Rex Ellsworth and Mesh Tenney . While working in Ellsworth 's barn , he was the exercise rider for the 1955 Kentucky Derby winner Swaps and 1956 Kentucky Derby entrant Terrang . In 1957 , Sherman became a licensed jockey , enjoying modest success , and began training horses in 1979 . Sherman had trained ten Graded stakes winners and is credited with over 2,100 wins prior to becoming the trainer of California Chrome . He was hired to train California Chrome in 2013 , due to his old school training techniques . Prior to the 2014 Kentucky Derby , he had conditioned the horse through four consecutive wins , and California Chrome entered the Derby as the favorite and won . Two weeks later , California Chrome also won the 2014 Preakness Stakes . Sherman is married and has two sons , Alan and Steve , both in the horse training business .
The ownership of California Chrome during his racing career was held by two entities . The first was DAP Racing , a horse racing partnership between Perry Martin from Yuba City , California , and Steve Coburn of Topaz Lake , Nevada , along with their spouses , Denise Martin and Carolyn Coburn . DAP stands for Dumb Ass Partners - a tongue-in-cheek response to a passerby who questioned their wisdom in purchasing the partnership 's first racehorse , the mare Love the Chase , who became the dam of 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner California Chrome , her first foal . Coburn owned a 30% interest in the horse and in July 2015 sold his share to Taylor Made Farm . Following the sale , Martins and Taylor Made each sold a few shares in the stallion to select breeders who would support the horse , forming the ownership syndicate California Chrome , LLC . The DAP partnership had jointly owned other horses , including California Chrome 's full siblings and his dam , Love the Chase .
American Pharoah ( foaled February 2 , 2012 ) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the American Triple Crown and the Breeders ' Cup Classic in 2015 . He was the 12th Triple Crown winner in history , and in winning all four races , became the first horse to win the Grand Slam of Thoroughbred racing . [ a ] He won the 2015 Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year and 2015 Champion three-year-old . He was bred and owned throughout his racing career by Ahmed Zayat of Zayat Stables , trained by Bob Baffert , and ridden in most of his races by Victor Espinoza . He now stands at stud at Ashford Stud in Kentucky . After finishing fifth in his track debut as a two-year-old , American Pharoah won his next two races , the Grade I Del Mar Futurity and FrontRunner Stakes , each by several lengths . An injury kept him out of the Breeders ' Cup Juvenile , but the strength of his two wins nonetheless resulted in his being voted American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse at the 2014 Eclipse Awards . Before the 2015 season began , Zayat had sold breeding rights to the colt to the Ashford Stud , a division of Ireland 's Coolmore Stud . He retained control over the colt and his racing career , as well as an undisclosed dividend on stud fees . American Pharoah began his 2015 campaign with wins in the Rebel Stakes and Arkansas Derby and went on to win the 2015 Kentucky Derby and 2015 Preakness Stakes . He won the Triple Crown in a wire-to-wire victory at the 2015 Belmont Stakes , becoming the first American Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978 and the 12th in history . His winning time was the second-fastest for a Triple Crown winner , and his closing quarter-mile time of 24.32 was faster than Secretariat 's .
Ahmed Zayat ( /zəˈjɑːt/ ; Arabic : أحمد الزيات ) , also known as Ephraim David Zayat ( Hebrew : אפרים דוד זיאת ) , ( born August 31 , 1962 ) is an Egyptian American businessman and owner of Thoroughbred race horses . He is the CEO of Zayat Stables , LLC , a Thoroughbred horse racing business which bred and owns the 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah . Joe Drape of The New York Times described Zayat as controversial and one of the most successful and flamboyant owners in thoroughbred racing . Zayat was born in Cairo , Egypt to a wealthy family , and grew up in an ethnically-diverse neighborhood where he learned to ride horses . At age 18 , he moved to the United States where he attended college and ultimately obtained a master 's degree in business and public health from Boston University . After a brief career in commercial real estate in New York City , he returned to Egypt , and for about a decade ran the Al-Ahram Beverages Company , which he owned as part of an investment group . After the company was purchased by Heineken in 2002 , Zayat stayed on a few more years but also began investing in racehorses and established Zayat Stables in 2005 . Upon returning to the United States for good in 2007 , he made his racing stables his full-time occupation , working with his son , Justin , to build the business . While generally successful with his race horses , Zayat 's goal of winning the Kentucky Derby eluded him several times , including three second-place finishes , until his win with American Pharoah . He also filed bankruptcy proceedings in 2010 when a bank called a note due and tried to foreclose on his horses . Zayat Stables successfully completed its Chapter 11 reorganization , but Zayat was next plagued by legal issues related to his penchant for betting large sums of money on horse racing . Nonetheless , Zayat generated considerable positive publicity on social media for his efforts to save his racehorse Paynter from life-threatening health problems , a successful struggle that earned the colt the 2012 NTRA Moment of the Year Award and Secretariat Vox Populi Award .
The ownership of California Chrome during his racing career was held by two entities . The first was DAP Racing , a horse racing partnership between Perry Martin from Yuba City , California , and Steve Coburn of Topaz Lake , Nevada , along with their spouses , Denise Martin and Carolyn Coburn . DAP stands for Dumb Ass Partners - a tongue-in-cheek response to a passerby who questioned their wisdom in purchasing the partnership 's first racehorse , the mare Love the Chase , who became the dam of 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner California Chrome , her first foal . Coburn owned a 30% interest in the horse and in July 2015 sold his share to Taylor Made Farm . Following the sale , Martins and Taylor Made each sold a few shares in the stallion to select breeders who would support the horse , forming the ownership syndicate California Chrome , LLC . The DAP partnership had jointly owned other horses , including California Chrome 's full siblings and his dam , Love the Chase .
Wise Dan ( foaled February 20 , 2007 ) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse . He is the first horse to win the same three Eclipse Awards in consecutive years , having been named American Horse of the Year , Champion Older Male and Champion Male Turf Horse in 2012 and 2013 . In a racing career which began in 2010 , he has won nineteen Graded stakes races , including victories on turf , dirt , and two types of synthetic surface . Unraced as a two-year-old , Wise Dan won the Phoenix Stakes in 2010 but was well beaten when taking on top-class opposition in the Breeders ' Cup Sprint . In the latter half of 2011 , he won twice at Grade II level before winning the Grade I Clark Handicap in November . In 2012 , Wise Dan won five more races , including Woodbine Mile , Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes , and Breeders ' Cup Mile . By autumn , he was the most highly rated active racehorse in North America . In 2013 , Wise Dan won six of his seven races , repeating his wins in the Woodbine Mile and the Breeders ' Cup Mile as well as taking the Maker 's Mark Mile Stakes and the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic . After two wins in early 2014 , he underwent surgery for colic in mid-May and was out for over two months for recovery . Returning to racing with a victory in the Grade II Bernard Baruch Handicap , he also won the Shadwell Turf Mile for a second time , after which he developed an ankle injury that sidelined him until the following year . Although he went back into training and was preparing for another run in the 2015 Woodbine Mile , he developed a tendon injury unrelated to the fracture suffered in 2014 and was retired on September 7 , 2015 .
Charles LoPresti ( born September 21 , 1957 ) is an American race horse trainer best known as trainer of two-time Breeders ' Cup Mile winner and Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year champion Wise Dan , who was also American Champion Older Male Horse and American Champion Male Turf Horse . Unusual for modern American horse trainers , he is based year-round at Keeneland Race Course and does not move his training stable from track to track throughout the year . He chooses to give his horses time off in the winter and does not race-year-round .
Havre de Grace ( foaled on May 12 , 2007 , in Kentucky ) is an American Thoroughbred Racehorse who was 2011 American Horse of the Year . During her racing career , she was owned by Fox Hill Farms and trained by J. Larry Jones . Her sire is the 2005 American Horse of the Year , Saint Liam . Her dam is the mare Easter Bunnette , a daughter of Carson City . Her name derives from the city and racetrack of Havre de Grace , Maryland .
J. Larry Jones ( born September 2 , 1956 in Hopkinsville , Kentucky ) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer . He has trained over one thousand winners , including three winners of the Kentucky Oaks : Proud Spell in 2008 , Believe You Can in 2012 , and Lovely Maria in 2015 . He has trained two horses who have finished second in the Kentucky Derby ; Hard Spun , and the filly Eight Belles .
Zenyatta ( foaled April 1 , 2004 , at Winter Quarter Farm in Kentucky ) is a retired American champion Thoroughbred racehorse , winner of 19 consecutive races in a 20-race career . Owned by Jerry and Ann Moss , Zenyatta was trained by John Shirreffs and guided by jockey Mike Smith for 17 of 20 starts . David Flores rode Zenyatta in her first three starts . Zenyatta was sired by Street Cry , who also sired 2007 Kentucky Derby-winner Street Sense , Australian Horse of the Year Winx , multiple Group 1 Australian Weight for Age champion Whobegotyou , and 2009 Melbourne Cup winner Shocking . Zenyatta is out of Vertigineux , and thus is a half-sister to multiple Grade I winner Balance . Her damsire is the stallion Kris S. She was named after the album Zenyatta Mondatta , by The Police , who were signed to A & M Records by her owner , Jerry Moss . Zenyatta was known for her closing finishes , often spotting early front runners large leads , then overtaking her opponents down the final stretch . During her racing career , she stood 17.2 hands ( 70 inches , 178 cm ) at the withers and weighed 1,217 lb ( 552 kg ) . On April 25 , 2016 , Zenyatta 's induction into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was announced .
John A. Shirreffs ( born June 1 , 1945 in Fort Leavenworth , Kansas ) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer . Based in California , Vietnam War veteran John Shirreffs began training Thoroughbreds in 1978 . He has won a number of stakes races with his most important coming in the 2005 Kentucky Derby when Giacomo scored a major upset . In 2007 , another Shirreffs-trained horse scored a major upset when Tiago , a half-brother to Giacomo ( both out of the mare Set Them Free ) won the Santa Anita Derby . He is also the trainer of champion Zenyatta , beaten only once in twenty career starts , and winner of the Breeders ' Cup Ladies ' Classic in 2008 and Breeders ' Cup Classic in 2009 . In November 2009 , Shirreffs became the first trainer to conquer both the Ladies ' Classic and Classic in the same year , as Life Is Sweet romped home in the former and Zenyatta defeated males in the latter . Shirreffs grew up around horses at his family 's farm . He served in the Marine Corps in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.Later he broke yearlings for Ed Nahem at Lakeview thoroughbred farm . After that Shirreffs got his training license in 1978 and operated a small stable in Northern California . He is married to Dottie Ingordo .
Jerome S. Moss ( born May 8 , 1935 ) is an American recording executive , best known for being the co-founder of A & M Records , along with trumpeter and bandleader Herb Alpert . After graduating with a degree in English from Brooklyn College and a stint in the Army , Moss began his music career by promoting 16 Candles , a hit for the Crests on Coed Records . In 1960 he moved to California where he teamed up with Alpert , forming Carnival Records in 1962 and running the company from an office in Alpert 's garage . Discovering that the name was already taken , they dubbed their new-found company A & M Records . After the A & M label was purchased by PolyGram , the two men went on to form Almo Sounds in 1994 , a new record label which continues to operate . Moss and Herb Alpert were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 as nonperformers .
Rachel Alexandra ( foaled January 29 , 2006 in Kentucky ) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse and the 2009 Horse of the Year . When she won the 2009 Preakness Stakes , the second leg of the Triple Crown , she became the first filly to win the race in 85 years ( the last filly to win was Nellie Morse , in 1924 ) . She also won races in six states ( KY , LA , AR , MD , NY , NJ ) , on eight different tracks , against fillies and Grade 1 colts and older horses , achieving a long string of consecutive wins including numerous Grade 1 stakes . Rachel Alexandra neared or broke multiple stakes records , track records and winning margin records throughout her career . On September 28 , 2010 , owner Jess Jackson announced Rachel Alexandra 's retirement . She was bred to 2007/2008 Horse of the Year Curlin and delivered a colt on January 22 , 2012 . Rachel Alexandra is a bay mare with a distinctive upside-down exclamation-point-shaped white blaze . She stands an estimated 16 hands at the withers . Her preferred style of running is generally that of a front runner ( running on the lead ) or a stalker ( running close to and just behind the lead ) , though she occasionally competed from off of the pace ( Mother Goose Stakes ) . Rachel Alexandra was bred and originally owned by Dolphus Morrison , who named her after his granddaughter . Before she became successful as a racehorse , Morrison sold part interest in her to Michael Lauffer . Her initial trainer was Hal Wiggins , Morrison 's regular trainer , who trained her until the Kentucky Oaks 2009 .
Jess Stonestreet Jackson Jr. ( February 18 , 1930 - April 21 , 2011 ) was an American wine entrepreneur , lawyer and self-made businessman . He started the Kendall-Jackson wine business with the family 's 1974 purchase of an 80-acre ( 32 ha ) pear and walnut orchard in Lakeport , California that was converted to a vineyard . The first release of Vintner 's Reserve Chardonnay in 1982 closed the gap between the super premium and cheap wine market . As of 2010 , Vintner 's Reserve Chardonnay was one of the most popular wines on the market . His style as a vintner was focused upon single-vineyard , mountain grown wines .
Curlin ( foaled March 25 , 2004 , in Kentucky ) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and from 2008 until 2016 was the highest North American money earner with over US $ 10.5 million accumulated . His major racing wins include the 2007 Preakness Stakes , 2007 Breeders ' Cup Classic , and 2008 Dubai World Cup . Curlin was sired by Smart Strike , a former star from the Sam-Son Farm racing team in Ontario , Canada . Smart Strike is a half-brother of 1991 Canadian Triple Crown winner Dance Smartly . He is out of the mare Sherriff 's Deputy , a daughter of Canadian Horse of the Year and two-time North American Champion sire Deputy Minister . The colt was named for Charles Curlin , an African American slave from western Kentucky who fought for the Union Army in the American Civil War . One of his original owners , Shirley Cunningham , Jr. through his interest in Midnight Cry Stables , is Charles Curlin 's great-grandson . In August 2008 , Timeform assigned a 134 rating for Curlin , calling him the best horse in the world on dirt . Curlin was elected to the National Museum of Racing 's Hall of Fame in 2014 .
Invasor ( foaled August 3 , 2002 ) is a Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Argentina by Haras Clausan ( Haras Santa Ines ) . The winner of the 2005 Triple Crown in Uruguay , he was later purchased by Sheik Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum , who paid approximately US $ 1.4 million for the horse . His two biggest wins were the 2006 Breeders ' Cup Classic , in which he defeated heavily favored Bernardini and highly fancied Lava Man , and the 2007 Dubai World Cup , the world 's richest horse race . He finished racing with a record of eleven wins in twelve starts and career earnings of $ 7,804,070 . He was voted the Eclipse Award for American Horse of the Year and led the year-end World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings in 2006 . In 2013 he was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs , New York .
Kiaran P. McLaughlin ( born November 15 , 1960 in Lexington , Kentucky ) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer best known for training 2006 Horse of the Year Invasor .
Shadwell Racing is the Thoroughbred horse racing operations of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Deputy Ruler of Dubai , United Arab Emirates . Introduced to Thoroughbred flat racing while a student in the United Kingdom , Sheikh Hamdan established his first racing stable there in 1981 . Over the years he has invested heavily in both racing and breeding and has acquired major operations in England , Ireland and the United States . He owns eight stud farms worldwide containing over 200 regally bred mares and many top stallions . Six of these are in the county of Suffolk , England , three near Thetford - Nunnery , Melton and Snarehill Studs - plus the Salsabil Stud near Bury St. Edmunds , Elmswell Park Stud and Beech House Stud just outside Newmarket . The other two are Derrinstown Stud in Maynooth , County Kildare , Ireland and the 3200 acre Shadwell Farm near Lexington , Kentucky . The Nunnery Stud is where the whole British breeding operation is controlled and currently standing there are Aqlaam , Nayef , Mawatheeq and Sakhee , as well as Green Desert , now pensioned . In the past Nashwan , Unfuwain and Haafhd also stood there . Beech House Stud is used as a base for Shadwell 's private mares , both Thoroughbred and Arabian . The paddocks are also used to winter the private Arabian young stock before they are broken in at Snarehill . Elmswell Park Stud and Salsabil Stud are located deep in the Suffolk countryside . These operations together look after Sheikh Hamdan 's private mares .
Saint Liam ( April 13 , 2000 - August 22 , 2006 ) was an American thoroughbred racehorse who was voted 2005 Eclipse Award Horse of the Year honors after winning the Donn Handicap , Stephen Foster , Woodward Stakes and Breeders ' Cup Classic . He died in 2006 due to a freak accident , leaving behind a single crop of foals that included Horse of the Year Havre de Grace .
Richard E. Rick Dutrow Jr. ( born August 5 , 1959 in Hagerstown , Maryland ) is an American thoroughbred racehorse trainer . He is currently serving a ten-year suspension administered by the racing commission in New York .
Ghostzapper ( foaled April 6 , 2000 ) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Breeders ' Cup Classic in 2004 , outdistancing Roses in May by three lengths in a track record time of 1:59.02 . His gate-to-wire Classic victory completed a 4-for-4 season , which earned him the 2004 Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year . He was also ranked World 's Top Ranked Horse for 2004 as compiled by the World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings . Although he only raced eleven times in his career , his performances earned him the highest accolades from horse racing publications . Ghostzapper was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2012 .
Robert Julian Frankel ( July 9 , 1941 - November 16 , 2009 ) was an American thoroughbred race horse trainer whom ESPN called one of the most successful and respected trainers in the history of thoroughbred racing . He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1995 , and was a five-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer . Often referred to as Bobby by others , he preferred and always used Robert . Frankel set the single-season world record for most Grade/Group I victories in 2003 with 25 Grade I wins , a record that stood until it was beaten by Aidan O'Brien in 2017 .
Frank Stronach , CM ( born 6 September 1932 ) is an Austrian and Canadian businessman and politician . He is the founder of Magna International , an international automotive parts company based in Aurora , Ontario , Canada , Granite Real Estate , and Stronach Group , which specializes in horse-racing . With an estimated net worth of $ CAD 3.12 billion ( as of November 2013 ) , Stronach was ranked by Canadian Business as the 19th wealthiest Canadian . In 2011 , he entered Austrian politics : founding the Stronach Institute to campaign for classical liberalism [ citation needed ] and against the euro . In 2012 , he founded the political party Team Stronach for Austria .
Mineshaft ( foaled May 17 , 1999 , in Kentucky ) was a multi-millionaire American thoroughbred racehorse and successful stallion . He was sired by 1992 U.S . Horse of the Year and U.S . Racing Hall of Fame inductee A.P . Indy , who in turn was a son of 1977 U.S . Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew . His dam , Prospectors Delite , is by leading North American sire Mr. Prospector . Bred and owned by the partnership of William S. Farish III , W. Temple Webber , Jr. and James Elkins , Mineshaft is a product of Lane 's End Farm . He finished racing with a record of 10-3-1 in 18 starts and career earnings of $ 2,283,402 .
Neil J. Howard ( February 23 , 1949 in Riverdale , Bronx , New York ) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer . Howard began working for a racing stable in 1969 and went on to spend seven years as an assistant and stable foreman to future Hall of Fame trainer MacKenzie Miller before going out on his own in 1979 . With Summer Squall , in 1990 Neil Howard won the second leg of the U.S . Triple Crown series , the Preakness Stakes and in 2003 trained Mineshaft to American Horse of the Year honors .
William Stamps Farish III ( born March 17 , 1939 , in Houston , Texas ) is an American businessman and a former US ambassador to the UK from 2001 until 2004 .
Azeri ( foaled May 6 , 1998 in Versailles , Kentucky ) is an American Hall of Fame champion thoroughbred racehorse who was 2002 US Horse of the Year and Champion Older Female from 2002 to 2004 .
Laura M. de Seroux ( born February 9 , 1952 in Los Angeles , California ) is a retired trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses . In 2002 she became the second female to win a Breeders ' Cup race and the only female to train an American Horse of the Year .
Allen Eugene Paulson ( April 22 , 1922 - July 19 , 2000 ) was an American businessman .
Point Given ( foaled March 27 , 1998 ) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 2001 American Horse of the Year . That year , he won the Preakness Stakes , Belmont Stakes , Haskell Invitational , and Travers Stakes , becoming the first horse to ever win four $ 1 million races in a row . The only time he finished out of the money was in the 2001 Kentucky Derby , where he ran 5th . Point Given was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2010 .
The Thoroughbred Corporation is a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding operation established in 1994 by principal partner Prince Ahmed bin Salman of the Saudi Arabian royal family . It was based at an 18-acre ( 73,000 m2 ) facility at Bradbury Estates , in Bradbury , California . Educated at the University of California , Irvine , Prince Ahmed and college friend Richard Mulhall teamed up to go into Thoroughbred flat racing . Initially , Mulhall served as horse trainer but eventually became manager of racing operations . The Prince invested millions of dollars and succeeded in building a quality stable that was an important part of American and European racing . The Thoroughbred Corp. won four American Classic Races , four Breeders ' Cups , and is one of only four owners to have ever raced both a Kentucky Derby winner and an Epsom Derby winner . The others are John W. Galbreath , Michael Tabor , and Paul Mellon . Some of the notable horses raced by The Thoroughbred Corp. include : Based in the United States :
Tiznow ( foaled March 12 , 1997 in California ) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his wins in the Breeders ' Cup Classic in 2000 and 2001 , becoming the only horse to win this race twice . He was the 2000 American Horse of the Year and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2009 .
Jay M. Robbins ( born December 2 , 1945 , in Pasadena , California ) is an American trainer in thoroughbred horse racing based in California . He is the son of veterinarian Dr. Jack Robbins , President and founding Director of Oak Tree Racing Association . Jay Robbins trained Tiznow , who won the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year in 2000 and who is the only horse to win two Breeders ' Cup Classic .