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Eclipse Award Finalists
Part 2

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), National Turf Writers Association (NTWA) and Daily Racing Form (DRF) today announced the finalists for the 2002 Eclipse Awards, voted on and presented by the three organizations in recognition of excellence in Thoroughbred racing. The Eclipse Awards are named after the great 18th-century racehorse and sire Eclipse, who began racing at age five and was undefeated in 18 starts, including eight walkovers. Eclipse sired the winners of 344 races, including three Epsom Derbies. Winners in all categories will be announced at the 32nd annual Eclipse Awards ceremony, to be held Monday, Jan. 27, 2003 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Below are the human finalists in alphabetical order with some stats and a poll for you to cast your vote for who should win. To view the equine finalists, check here.

Owner
Name	Starts/Placings/Earnings	Owner Who should win top owner? Richard Englander Juddmonte Farms Thoroughbred Corp.	Prince Ahmed bin Salman of Thoroughbred Corp.
Richard Englander	1599   279 - 259 - 220   $7,523,827
Juddmonte Farms	153   41 - 29 - 23   $5,172,287
Thoroughbred Corp.	313   69 - 52 - 43   $7,887,915
Breeder
Name	Starters/Starts Placings/Earnings	Owner Who should win top breeder? Edward Evans Juddmonte Farms Harry Mangurian Allen Paulson	Allen E. Paulson
Edward Evans	119   738   119 - 110 - 91   $5,903,257
Juddmonte Farms	59   270   49 - 43 - 32   $5,245,041
Harry T. Mangurian	498   4,240   671 - 542 - 572   $14,185,870
Allen E. Paulson	123   740   125 - 87 - 83   $6,351,538
Jockey
Name	Starts/Placings/Earnings	Owner Who should win top jockey? Jerry Bailey Edgar Prado Mike Smith John Velazquez	Jerry Bailey
Jerry Bailey	833   214 - 139 - 118   $22,871,814
Edgar Prado	1527   289 - 246 - 218   $18,024,429
Mike Smith	741   112 - 89 - 87   $10,807,977
John R. Velazquez	1394   289 - 221 - 185   $16,361,445
Edgar Prado                       Mike Smith                       John Velazquez
Apprentice Jockey
Name	Starts/Placings/Earnings	Owner Who should win top apprentice jockey? Francisco Duran Ryan Fogelsonger John McKee	Ryan Fogelsonger
Francisco Duran	1295   202 - 211 - 195   $3,167,771
Ryan Fogelsonger	1374   270 - 240 - 198   $10,181,703
John McKee	1006   182 - 175 - 112   $2,373,638
Trainer
Name	Starts/Placings/Earnings		Owner Who should win top trainer? Steve Asmussen Laura De Seroux Robert Frankel
Steve Asmussen	1810   407 - 319 - 282   $10,246,910
Laura De Seroux	106  26 - 13 - 6   $3,894,906
Robert Frankel	480   117 - 82 - 74   $17,748,340
Steve Asmussen                   Laura De Seroux                   Bobby Frankel

Ogden Phipps

The late Ogden Phipps, who bred and raced generations of champion Thoroughbred racehorses, and longtime racing secretary and handicapper Howard Battle, who died of cancer this summer, have been named co-recipients of the Eclipse Award of Merit. The award is given annually in recognition of an individual's lifetime achievements in Thoroughbred racing. Phipps, a former chairman of The Jockey Club whose homebred champions included Hall of Fame members Buckpasser, Easy Goer and Personal Ensign, died April 22, 2002 at age 93. Battle, who died in July 2002, was one of the world's most respected racing officials. He had written the race conditions for Keeneland Race Course since 1973 and as a handicapper was instrumental in establishing a world-class ranking system for horses used by the Breeders' Cup Racing Secretaries and Directors Panel, Experimental Free Handicap Committee and the Graded Stakes Committee.

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