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American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse

Award for American racehorses

Summary

Award for American racehorses

The American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually in Thoroughbred flat racing. It became part of the Eclipse Awards program in 1971.

The award originated in 1936 when Turf & Sports Digest (TSD) and Daily Racing Form (DRF) began naming an annual champion. Starting in 1950, the Thoroughbred Racing Associations (TRA) began naming its champion. The following list provides the name of the horses chosen by these organizations. The only disagreement came in 1968, when Turf & Sports Digest named Forward Pass as champion whereas the other two organizations voted for Stage Door Johnny.

Champions from 1871 through 1935 were selected retrospectively by a panel of experts as published by The Blood-Horse magazine.

There were co-champions chosen retrospectively for 1876, 1882, 1885, 1886, 1888, 1893, 1894, 1904, 1906, 1917, 1923, and 1932.

The Daily Racing Form, the Thoroughbred Racing Associations, and the National Turf Writers Association all joined forces in 1971 to create the Eclipse Award.

As of 2021, Bob Baffert won the award 10 times as a trainer. No other trainer won the award more than twice.

Honorees

Eclipse Awards

Year
Horse
Trainer
Owner

2025	Sovereignty	William I. Mott	Godolphin
2024	Sierra Leone	Chad Brown	Derrick Smith, Ms. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Westerburg, Brook T. Smith and Peter Brant
2023	Arcangelo	Jena Antonucci	Blue Rose Farm
2022	Epicenter	Steve Asmussen	Winchell Thoroughbreds
2021	Essential Quality	Brad H. Cox	Godolphin
2020	Authentic	Bob Baffert	Spendthrift Farm, MyRaceHorse Stable, Madaket Stables, and Starlight Racing
2019	Maximum Security	Jason Servis	Mary & Gary West
2018	Justify	Bob Baffert	China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing 7 WinStar Farm
2017	West Coast	Bob Baffert	Mary & Gary West
2016	Arrogate	Bob Baffert	Juddmonte Farms
2015	American Pharoah	Bob Baffert	Zayat Stables
2014	California Chrome	Art Sherman	Steven Coburn, Perry Martin
2013	Will Take Charge	D. Wayne Lukas	Willis D. Horton
2012	I'll Have Another	Doug F. O'Neill	J. Paul Reddam
2011	Animal Kingdom	H. Graham Motion	Team Valor
2010	Lookin At Lucky	Bob Baffert	Mike Pegram, Karl Watson & Paul Weitman
2009	Summer Bird	Tim Ice	Dr. K. K. & Dr. V. Devi Jayaraman
2008	Big Brown	Richard E. Dutrow Jr.	IEAH Stables & Paul Pompa Jr.
2007	Curlin	Steve Asmussen	Stonestreet Stables et al.
2006	Bernardini	Thomas Albertrani	Darley Stable
2005	Afleet Alex	Timothy F. Ritchey	Cash Is King Stable
2004	Smarty Jones	John Servis	Roy & Patricia Chapman
2003	Funny Cide	Barclay Tagg	Sackatoga Stable
2002	War Emblem	Bob Baffert	R. L. Reineman/The Thoroughbred Corp.
2001	Point Given	Bob Baffert	The Thoroughbred Corp.
2000	Tiznow	Jay M. Robbins	Michael Cooper & Cecilia Straub-Rubens
1999	Charismatic	D. Wayne Lukas	Bob & Beverly Lewis
1998	Real Quiet	Bob Baffert	Michael E. Pegram
1997	Silver Charm	Bob Baffert	Bob & Beverly Lewis
1996	Skip Away	Sonny Hine	Carolyn Hine
1995	Thunder Gulch	D. Wayne Lukas	Michael Tabor
1994	Holy Bull	Warren A. Croll Jr.	Warren A. Croll Jr.
1993	Prairie Bayou	Thomas Bohannan	Loblolly Stable
1992	A.P. Indy	Neil D. Drysdale	Tomonori Tsurumaki
1991	Hansel	Frank L. Brothers	Lazy Lane Farm
1990	Unbridled	Carl Nafzger	Frances A. Genter
1989	Sunday Silence	Charles E. Whittingham	H-G-W Partners
1988	Risen Star	Louie Roussel III	Ronnie Lamarque & Louie Roussel III
1987	Alysheba	Jack Van Berg	Dorothy & Pamela Scharbauer
1986	Snow Chief	Melvin F. Stute	Carl Grinstead & Ben Rochelle
1985	Spend A Buck	Cam Gambolati	Hunter Farm
1984	Swale	Woody Stephens	Claiborne Farm
1983	Slew o' Gold	Sidney Watters Jr.	Equusequity Stable
1982	Conquistador Cielo	Woody Stephens	Henryk de Kwiatkowski
1981	Pleasant Colony	John P. Campo	Buckland Farm
1980	Temperence Hill	Joseph B. Cantey	Loblolly Stable
1979	Spectacular Bid	Bud Delp	Hawksworth Farm
1978	Affirmed	Laz Barrera	Harbor View Farm
1977	Seattle Slew	William H. Turner Jr.	Karen & Mickey Taylor
1976	Bold Forbes	Laz Barrera	Estéban Rodriguez Tizol
1975	Wajima	Stephen A. DiMauro	East-West Stable
1974	Little Current	Lou Rondinello	Darby Dan Farm
1973	Secretariat	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stable
1972	Key to the Mint	J. Elliott Burch	Rokeby Stables
1971	Canonero II	Juan Arias	Pedro Baptista

Daily Racing Form, Turf & Sport Digest and Thoroughbred Racing Association Awards

Year
Horse
Trainer
Owner

1970	Personality	John W. Jacobs	Ethel D. Jacobs
1969	Arts and Letters	J. Elliott Burch	Rokeby Stables
1968	Stage Door Johnny (TRA) (DRF)	John M. Gaver Sr.	Greentree Stable
1968	Forward Pass (TSD)	Henry Forrest	Calumet Farm
1967	Damascus	Frank Y. Whiteley Jr.	Edith W. Bancroft
1966	Buckpasser	Edward A. Neloy	Ogden Phipps
1965	Tom Rolfe	Frank Y. Whiteley Jr.	Powhatan Stable
1964	Northern Dancer	Horatio Luro	Windfields Farm
1963	Chateaugay	James P. Conway	Darby Dan Farm
1962	Jaipur	Winbert F. Mulholland	George D. Widener Jr.
1961	Carry Back	Jack A. Price	Katherine Price
1960	Kelso	Carl Hanford	Bohemia Stable
1959	Sword Dancer	J. Elliott Burch	Brookmeade Stable
1958	Tim Tam	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm
1957	Bold Ruler	James E. Fitzsimmons	Wheatley Stable
1956	Needles	Hugh L. Fontaine	D & H Stable
1955	Nashua	James E. Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud
1954	High Gun	Max Hirsch	King Ranch
1953	Native Dancer	William C. Winfrey	Alfred G. Vanderbilt II
1952	One Count	Oscar White	Sarah F. Jeffords
1951	Counterpoint	Sylvester Veitch	Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
1950	Hill Prince	Casey Hayes	Meadow Stud, Inc.

Daily Racing Form and Turf & Sport Digest Awards

Year
Horse
Trainer
Owner

1949	Capot	John M. Gaver Sr.	Greentree Stable
1948	Citation	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm
1947	Phalanx	Sylvester Veitch	Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
1946	Assault	Max Hirsch	King Ranch
1945	Fighting Step	Charles C. Norman	Murlogg Farm
1944	By Jimminy	James W. Smith	Alfred P. Parker
1943	Count Fleet	Don Cameron	Fannie Hertz
1942	Alsab	Sarge Swenke	Albert Sabath
1941	Whirlaway	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm
1940	Bimelech	William A. Hurley	Idle Hour Stock Farm
1939	Challedon	Louis J. Schaefer	Branncastle Farm
1938	Stagehand	Earl Sande	Col. Maxwell Howard
1937	War Admiral	George Conway	Glen Riddle Farm
1936	Granville	James E. Fitzsimmons	William Woodward Sr.

''The Blood-Horse'' retrospective champions

Year
Horse
Trainer
Owner

1935	Omaha	James E. Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud
1934	Cavalcade	Robert Augustus Smith	Brookmeade Stable
1933	Head Play	Willie Crump	Suzanne Mason
1932	Burgoo King ‡	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley
1932	Faireno ‡	James E. Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud
1931	Twenty Grand	James G. Rowe Jr.	Greentree Stable
1930	Gallant Fox	James E. Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud
1929	Blue Larkspur	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley
1928	Reigh Count	Bert S. Michell	Fannie Hertz
1927	Whiskery	Fred Hopkins	Harry Payne Whitney
1926	Crusader	George Conway	Glen Riddle Farm
1925	American Flag	Gwyn R. Tompkins	Glen Riddle Farm
1924	Sarazen	Max Hirsch	Virginia Fair Vanderbilt
1923	Zev ‡	David J. Leary	Rancocas Stable
1923	In Memoriam ‡	George Land	Carl Weidemann
1922	Whiskaway	James G. Rowe Sr.	Harry Payne Whitney
1921	Grey Lag	Sam Hildreth	Rancocas Stable
1920	Man o' War	Louis Feustel	Samuel D. Riddle
1919	Sir Barton	H. Guy Bedwell	J. K. L. Ross
1918	Johren	James G. Rowe Sr.	Harry Payne Whitney
1917	Hourless ‡	Sam Hildreth	August Belmont Jr.
1917	Omar Khayyam ‡	Richard F. Carmen	Wilfrid Viau
1916	Friar Rock	Sam Hildreth	August Belmont Jr.
1915	The Finn	Edward W. Heffner	Harry C. Hallenbeck
1914	Roamer	A. J. Goldsborough	Andrew Miller
1913	Rock View	Louis Feustel	August Belmont Jr.
1912	The Manager	Thomas Clay McDowell	Thomas Clay McDowell
1911	Meridian	Albert Ewing	Richard F. Carman
1910	Sweep ‡	James G. Rowe Sr.	James R. Keene
1910	Dalmatian ‡	Sam Hildreth	Sam Hildreth
1909	Fitz Herbert	Sam Hildreth	Sam Hildreth
1908	Colin	James G. Rowe Sr.	James R. Keene
1907	Peter Pan	James G. Rowe Sr.	James R. Keene
1906	Burgomaster ‡	John W. Rogers	Harry Payne Whitney
1906	Accountant ‡	Matthew M. Allen	James B. Brady
1905	Sysonby	James G. Rowe Sr.	James R. Keene
1904	Delhi ‡	James G. Rowe Sr.	James R. Keene
1904	Ort Wells ‡	Enoch Wishard	John A. Drake
1903	Africander	Richard O. Miller	Hampton Stable
1902	Hermis	John H. McCormack	Louis V. Bell
1901	Commando	James G. Rowe Sr.	James R. Keene
1900	Kilmarnock	John E. Madden	William Collins Whitney
1899	Ethelbert	A. Jack Joyner	Perry Belmont
1898	Hamburg	William Lakeland	Marcus Daly
1897	Ornament	Charles T. Patterson	Charles T. Patterson
1896	Requital	James G. Rowe Sr.	William P. Thompson
1895	Keenan	John J. Hyland	David Gideon & John Daly
1894	Domino ‡	William Lakeland	James R. Keene
1894	Henry of Navarre ‡	Byron McClelland	Byron McClelland
1893	Clifford ‡	H. Eugene Leigh	H. Eugene Leigh & Robert L. Rose
1893	Morello ‡	Frank Van Ness	Elkton Stable
1892	Tammany	Matthew Byrnes	Marcus Daly
1891	Potomac	Hardy Campbell Jr.	Michael F. Dwyer
1890	Tournament	Matthew M. Allen	George Hearst
1889	Salvator	Matthew Byrnes	James B. A. Haggin
1888	Emperor of Norfolk ‡	Robert W. Thomas	E. J. "Lucky" Baldwin
1888	Sir Dixon ‡	Frank McCabe	Dwyer Brothers Stable
1887	Hanover	Frank McCabe	Dwyer Brothers Stable
1886	Inspector B. ‡	Frank McCabe	Dwyer Brothers Stable
1886	The Bard ‡	John Huggins	Alexander J. Cassatt
1885	Joe Cotton ‡	Alex Perry	James T. Williams
1885	Bersan ‡	Green B. Morris	Green B. Morris
1884	St. Saviour	Evert V. Snedecker	Frederick Gebhard
1883	Leonatus	Rolla Colston	George Morgan & Jack P. Chinn
1882	Runnymede ‡	James G. Rowe Sr.	Dwyer Brothers Stable
1882	Forester ‡	Lewis Stuart	Appleby & Johnson
1881	Hindoo	Edward D. Brown	Dwyer Brothers Stable
1880	Grenada	R. Wyndham Walden	George L. Lorillard
1879	Falsetto	Eli Jordan	J. W. Hunt Reynolds
1878	Duke of Magenta	R. Wyndham Walden	George L. Lorillard
1877	Baden-Baden	James Williams	William B. Astor Jr.
1876	Vigil ‡	Evert V. Snedecker	Dwyer Brothers Stable
1876	Vagrant ‡	A. Davis Pryor	William B. Astor Jr.
1875	Tom Ochiltree	R. Wyndham Walden	John F. Chamberlain
1874	Acrobat	Charles S. Lloyd	K. W. Sears
1872	Joe Daniels	David McDaniel	David McDaniel
1871	Harry Bassett	David McDaniel	David McDaniel

A ‡ designates co champion three-year-olds.

References

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White, Jon. (January 30, 2019). "An Extraordinary Feat Largely Unnoticed". Xpressbet.
(December 4, 1968). "Dark Mirage wins honor". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
(November 28, 1968). "Unprecedented turf sweep by Dr Fager". Press-Courier.
(November 13, 1968). "Dr Fager Named top horse". Montreal Gazette.

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