ARO - SOVEREIGNTY NAMED HORSE OF THE YEAR

Recent Meetings

VAAL - 23 Jul 2026
Races at VAAL - 23 Jul 2026
- WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE over 1300m, RAN 68,281 GLASTONBURY FIRE (SAF) 2022, wins by 4.4 length(s) in 77.54 secs...
- WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) over 1300m, RAN 65,312 MISS RIVER DANCER (SAF) 2022, wins by 1.1 length(s) in 77.77 secs...
- WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE over 1500m, RAN 68,281 SILVER COMET (SAF) 2023, wins by 2.1 length(s) in 91.13 secs...
- WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) over 1500m, RAN 65,312 BRIGHT COMET (SAF) 2023, wins by 2.5 length(s) in 91.24 secs...
- WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE over 2000m, RAN 68,281 HEROIC ACT (SAF) 2021, wins by 2.25 length(s) in 127.13 secs...
- WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE over 1000m, RAN 68,281 ECHOES OF WAR (SAF) 2022, wins by 1 length(s) in 58.2 secs...
- WORK RIDERS MAIDEN PLATE (F & M) over 1000m, RAN 65,312 CALADRIUS (SAF) 2023, wins by 0.7 length(s) in 59.64 secs...
SCOTTSVILLE - STANDSIDE - 22 Jul 2026
Races at SCOTTSVILLE - STANDSIDE - 22 Jul 2026
- CLASS 5 (F & M) over 1200m, RAN 47,500 AMAFORT (SAF) 2021, wins by 1.9 length(s) in 69.07 secs...

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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