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Eclipse Award PollsIt's almost the end of the year now and time to start thinking about who deserves the Eclipse Awards in each category. Some are pretty obvious but others are still wide open as no single horse dominated that division. Here are some of the top horses in each division for you to start thinking about who would be your choice for annual champion. You can view past annual champions here. The Eclipse Award ceremony will be held January 27, 2003, at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA.
Older Male | |||||
| Horse | 2002 Record |
|  Street Cry did well early in the year, but will that count now when votes are placed? Really a wide open division since nobody dominated all year. | ||
| Evening Attire | 9 5-1-0 | ||||
| Milwaukee Brew | 7 2-0-3 | ||||
| Street Cry | 4 3-1-0 | ||||
| Volponi | 8 3-3-1 | ||||
Older Female | |||||
| Horse | 2002 Record |
|  Azeri dominated her division all year and deserved to be champion. | ||
| Azeri | 9 8-1-0 | ||||
| Mandy's Gold | 12 5-3-3 | ||||
| Summer Colony | 8 4-2-1 | ||||
3-year-old Male | |||||
| Horse | 2002 Record |
|  War Emblem won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Haskell but is that enough to keep the 3-year-old championship? | ||
| Came Home | 8 6-0-0 | ||||
| Medaglia D'Oro | 9 4-2-0 | ||||
| War Emblem | 10 5-0-0 | ||||
3-year-old Female | |||||
| Horse | 2002 Record |
|  Farda Amiga won the Kentucky Oaks, the Alabama, and was second in the Distaff which should be enough to make her champion filly. | ||
| Farda Amiga | 6 3-1-0 | ||||
| Imperial Gesture | 7 5-0-1 | ||||
| Take Charge Lady | 8 5-2-0 | ||||
2-year-old Male | |||||
| Horse | 2002 Record |
|  Vindication went undefeated and dominated all his competition. | ||
| Kafwain | 7 3-2-1 | ||||
| Sky Mesa | 3 3-0-0 | ||||
| Vindication | 4 4-0-0 | ||||
| Whywhywhy | 5 3-1-0 | ||||
2-year-old Female | |||||
| Horse | 2002 Record |
|  Storm Flag Flying also dominated her division and showed real grit coming back to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. | ||
| Composure | 5 2-2-0 | ||||
| Santa Catarina | 5 1-2-1 | ||||
| Storm Flag Flying | 4 4-0-0 | ||||
Turf Male | |||||
| Horse | 2002 Record |
|  With Anticipation deserves this championship in my opinion. He won several major races and was second in the Breeders' Cup Turf, while several of these only made one start in the US. | ||
| Beat Hollow | 8 4-2-1 | ||||
| Domedriver | 6 3-2-0 | ||||
| High Chaparral | 6 5-0-1 | ||||
| Rock of Gibraltar | 6 5-1-0 | ||||
| With Anticipation | 8 3-3-0 | ||||
Turf Female | |||||
| Horse | 2002 Record |
|  Although Golden Apples didn't fire at the Breeders' Cup, she was great the rest of the year and still deserves to be champion. | ||
| Banks Hill | 6 1-2-3 | ||||
| Golden Apples | 6 3-2-0 | ||||
| Starine | 4 1-2-0 | ||||
| Voodoo Dancer | 6 3-2-1 | ||||
Sprinter | |||||
| Horse | 2002 Record |
|  Orientate did what it takes to be the champion sprinter. | ||
| Bonapaw | 8 5-0-0 | ||||
| Kalookan Queen | 8 4-2-1 | ||||
| Orientate | 10 6-1-0 | ||||
| Xtra Heat | 10 7-1-1 | ||||
Steeplechase | |||||
| Horse | 2002 Record |
| Unfortunately I don't have a photo for here, but Flat Top won the Breeders's Cup Steeplechase and the Colonial Cup and looks solid to win this Eclipse again. | ||
| All Gong | 5 1-0-3 | Flat Top | 5 2-0-3 | ||
Horse of the Year | |||||
| Horse | 2002 Record |
|  Some may say she doesn't deserve to win HOY because she never took on the males, but no other horse dominated their division all year like Azeri and I think she deserves to win. | ||
| Azeri | 9 8-1-0 | ||||
| Medaglia D'Oro | 9 4-2-0 | ||||
| Storm Flag Flying | 4 4-0-0 | ||||
| Vindication | 4 4-0-0 | ||||
| War Emblem | 10 5-0-0 | ||||
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