American Champion Turf Female

Turf Hallmarks

Important Races

Champions of the Turf

U.S. Champion Juvenile Fillies

U.S. Champion Juvenile Colts

U.S. Champion 3 y.o. Fillies

U.S. Champion 3 y.o. Colts

U.S. Champion Older Females

U.S. Champion Older Males

U.S. Champion Sprinter

U.S. Champion Turf Fillies and Mares

U.S. Champion Turf Colts, Geldings and Stallions

U.S. Champion Steeplechasers

U.S. Champion Horse of the Year

Trainers

Les Anglais in France

Gone Abroad

American Champion Turf Female

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