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SOVEREIGNTY NAMED HORSE OF THE YEAR

23 Jan 2026 11:08

Sovereignty was crowned USA’s Horse Of The Year for 2025 at at the 55th Annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards ceremony, presented by John Deere, The Jockey Club, and the NTRA at The Breakers Palm Beach.

The Eclipse Award winners for 2025 are as follows.

• Two-Year-Old Male: Ted Noffey

• Two-Year-Old Filly: Super Corredora

• Three-Year-Old Male: Sovereignty

• Three-Year-Old Filly: Nitrogen

• Older Dirt Male: Forever Young (JPN) (4)

• Older Dirt Female: Thorpedo Anna (4)

• Male Sprinter: Book’em Danno (4)

• Female Sprinter: Shisospicy (3)

• Male Turf Horse: Notable Speech (GB) (4)

• Female Turf Horse: She Feels Pretty (4)

• Steeplechase Horse: Cool Jet (9)

• Owner: Godolphin LLC

• Breeder: Godolphin

• Jockey: Flavien Prat

• Apprentice Jockey: Pietro Moran

• Trainer: Bill Mott

• Horse of the Year: Sovereignty

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