AUTHENTIC NAMED HORSE OF THE YEAR 29 Jan 2021 07:40
Victories in North
America’s most prestigious race and the continent’s most lucrative race proved
plenty for Authentic to nail down North American racing’s top honor.
In a season that saw
unprecedented calendar changes, Authentic delivered memorable front-end
victories in both the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) and
against older horses in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) to secure Horse
of the Year honors as well as the champion 3-year-old male title for 2020.
Horse of the Year
Vote Totals
Authentic, 224;
Monomoy Girl, 7; Swiss Skydiver, 6; Vekoma, 1
Champion 3-Year-Old
Male Vote Totals
Authentic, 236; Tiz
the Law, 2.
The tallies above
represent first-place votes cast by members of the consolidated Eclipse Awards
voting entities: NTRA, Daily Racing Form, and National Turf Writers And
Broadcasters. Voter participation rate: 238/249 (95.58%)
Now standing at
Spendthrift Farm, Authentic (by Into Mischief) won six of his eight starts, and
was also runner up in both the G1 Preakness Stakes and G1 Santa Anita Derby.
