Complex sentence: Following the creation of the Eclipse Awards in 1971, Mrs. Scott's horse Soothsayer was voted the 1972 American Champion Steeplechase Horse and in 1976 Proud Delta was voted American Champion Older Female Horse.
Split into simpler sentences: Following the creation of the Eclipse Awards in 1971, her horse Soothsayer was voted the 1972 American Champion Steeplechase Horse. In 1976 Proud Delta was voted American Champion Older Female Horse.