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graphic

1974 - Present
A separate division since 1979
There were no championships awarded in any official manner until 1936, when Triangle Publications (publishers of Daily Racing Form and Morning Telegraph) conducted a poll of its staff, and Turf and Sports Digest conducted a poll from selected sports journalists. In 1950, these were joined by the votes of racing secretaries across the country, from tracks that were members of the Thoroughbred Racing Association. In 1954, the Thoroughbred Record instituted a scoring system based on points for stakes wins. In 1971, the Eclipse Awards were introduced, voted on by members of the National Turf Writers Association, as well as racing secretaries and some Daily Racing Form and Equibase staff.

Twentieth Century
Year Horse Statistics Sire - Dam - Dam's Sire Family No.
1974 Dahlia (4) ch.f. 1970 *Vaguely Noble (GB) - Charming Alibi by Honeys Alibi 13-c
1975        
1976        
1977        
1978        
1979 Trillion (5) b.f. 1974 Hail to Reason - Margarethen by *Tulyar (GB) 4-n
1980 Just a Game (IRE) (4) b.f. 1976 Tarboosh - Hobby (IRE) by Falcon (GB) 2-e
1981 De La Rose (3) b.f. 1978 Nijinsky II - Rosetta Stone by Round Table 26
1982 April Run (IRE) (4) b.f. 1978 Run the Gantlet - April Fancy (IRE) by No Argument (GB) 42
1983 All Along (FR) (4) b.f. 1979 Targowice - Agujita (FR) by Vieux Manoir (FR) 1-d
1984 Royal Heroine (IRE) (4) dkb/br.f. 1980 Lypheor (GB) - My Sierra Leone (IRE) by Relko (GB) 1-w
1985 Pebbles (GB) (4) ch.f. 1981 Sharpen Up (GB) - La Dolce (GB) by Connaught (GB) 2-f
1986 Estrapade (6) ch.f. 1980 *Vaguely Noble (GB) - Klepto by No Robbery 23-b
1987 Miesque (3) b.f. 1984 Nureyev - Pasodoble by Prove Out 20
1988 Miesque (4) b.f. 1984 Nureyev - Pasodoble by Prove Out 20
1989 Brown Bess (3) dkb/br.f. 1982 *Petrone (FR) - Chickadee by Windy Sands 9-g
1990 Laugh and Be Merry (5) dkb/br.f. 1985 Erins Isle (IRE) - Imaflash by Reviewer 4-r
1991 Miss Alleged (4) b.f. 1987 Alleged - Miss Tusculum by Boldnesian 5-i
1992 Flawlessly (4) b.f. 1988 Affirmed - La Confidence by Nijinsky II 2-d
1993 Flawlessly (5) b.f. 1988 Affirmed - La Confidence by Nijinsky II 2-d
1994 Hatoof (5) ch.f. 1989 Irish River (FR) - Cadeaux d'Amie by Lyphard 25
1995 Possibly Perfect (5) b.f. 1990 Northern Baby - Avasand by Avatar 3-n
1996 Wandesta (GB) (5) ch.f. 1991 Nashwan (GB) - De Stael by Nijinsky II 1-p
1997 Ryafan (3) b.f. 1994 Lear Fan - Carya by Northern Dancer 4-r
1998 Fiji (GB) (4) b.f. 1994 Rainbow Quest - Island Jamboree by Explodent 2-e
1999 Soaring Softly (4) ch.f. 1995 Kris S. - Wings of Grace by Key to the Mint 12-c

Twenty-first Century
Year Horse Statistics Sire - Dam - Dam's Sire Family No.
2000 Perfect Sting (4) b.f. 1996 Red Ransom - Valid Victress by Valid Appeal 20-a
2001 Banks Hill (GB) (3) b.f. 1998 Danehill - Hasili (IRE) by Kahyasi (IRE) 11
2002 Golden Apples (IRE) (4) b.f. 1998 Pivotal (GB) - Loon (FR) by Kaldoun (FR) 14 - 3
2003 Islington (IRE) (4) b.f. 1999 Sadler's Wells - Hellenic (IRE) by Darshaan (GB) 5 - h
2004 Ouiji Board (GB) (3) b.f. 2001 Cape Cross (IRE) - Selection Board (GB) by Welsh Pageant (FR) 12 - b
2005 Intercontinental b.f. 2000 Danehill - Hasili (IRE) by Kahyasi (IRE) 11
2006 Ouiji Board (GB) (5) b.f. 2001 Cape Cross (IRE) - Selection Board (GB) by Welsh Pageant (FR) 12 - b
2007 Lahudood (GB) (5) b.f. 2003 Singspiel (IRE) - Raheyeb (GB) by Arazi (USA) 2 - f
2008 Forever Together (USA) (4) gr.f. 2004 Belong to Me (USA) - Constant Companion (USA) by Relaunch (USA) A - 29




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