American Champion Older Male Horse
The title of American Champion Older Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually to a stallion or gelding, four years old and up. Prior to 1971, this award was referred to as "Champion Handicap Male Horse", and was open to any horse, three years old and up. This award was given to some great Hall of Fame Champions at the age of three, such as Citation, Buckpasser, Damascus and Arts and Letters. In 1971, it became part of the Eclipse Awards program.
There were no annual champions selected in any official manner until 1936 when the Daily Racing Form (DRF) began naming the practise. Starting in 1950, the Thoroughbred Racing Associations (TRA) began naming its own champion. The following list provides the name of the horses chosen by both of these organizations. Whenever there were different champions named, the horses are listed side-by-side with the one chosen as champion by the Daily Racing Form listed first and the one chosen by the Thoroughbred Racing Associations listed after.
The Daily Racing Form, the Thoroughbred Racing Associations, and the National Turf Writers Association all joined forces in 1971 to create the Eclipse Award.
Honorees
Year
|
Horse
|
Age |
Trainer
|
Owner
|
2010 |
Blame |
4 |
Albert M. Stall, Jr. |
Claiborne Farm |
2009 |
Gio Ponti |
4 |
Christophe Clement |
Castleton Lyons |
2008 |
Curlin |
4 |
Steve Asmussen |
Stonestreet Stables/Midnight Cry Stables |
2007 |
Lawyer Ron |
4 |
Todd A. Pletcher |
Stonewall Farm |
2006 |
Invasor |
4 |
Kiaran McLaughlin |
Shadwell Stable |
2005 |
Saint Liam |
5 |
Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
M/M William K. Warren, Jr. |
2004 |
Ghostzapper |
4 |
Robert J. Frankel |
Frank Stronach |
2003 |
Mineshaft |
4 |
Neil J. Howard |
W. S. Farish/W. T. Webber/J. Elkins |
2002 |
Left Bank |
5 |
Todd A. Pletcher |
Michael B. Tabor |
2001 |
Tiznow |
4 |
Jay M. Robbins |
Cee's Stable |
2000 |
Lemon Drop Kid |
4 |
Scotty Schulhofer |
Jeanne G. Vance |
1999 |
Victory Gallop |
4 |
W. Elliott Walden |
Prestonwood Farm |
1998 |
Skip Away |
5 |
Sonny Hine |
Carolyn Hine |
1997 |
Skip Away |
4 |
Sonny Hine |
Carolyn Hine |
1996 |
Cigar |
6 |
William I. Mott |
Allen E. Paulson |
1995 |
Cigar |
5 |
William I. Mott |
Allen E. Paulson |
1994 |
The Wicked North |
5 |
David Bernstein |
Philip & Sophie Hersh Trust |
1993 |
Bertrando |
4 |
Robert J. Frankel |
Ed Nahem & Marshall Naify |
1992 |
Pleasant Tap |
5 |
Christopher Speckert |
Buckland Farm |
1991 |
Black Tie Affair |
5 |
Ernie T. Poulos |
Jeffrey Sullivan |
1990 |
Criminal Type |
5 |
D. Wayne Lukas |
Calumet & Jurgen K. Arnemann |
1989 |
Blushing John |
4 |
Richard J. Lundy |
Allen E. Paulson |
1988 |
Alysheba |
4 |
Jack Van Berg |
Dorothy & Pamela Scharbauer |
1987 |
Ferdinand |
4 |
Charlie Whittingham |
Elizabeth A. Keck |
1986 |
Turkoman |
4 |
Gary F. Jones |
Corbin J. Robinson |
1985 |
Vanlandingham |
4 |
Claude R. McGaughey III |
Loblolly Stable |
1984 |
Slew o' Gold |
4 |
John O. Hertler |
Equusequity Stable |
1983 |
Bates Motel |
4 |
John H. M. Gosden |
Jacqueline Phillips & Michael Riordan |
1982 |
Lemhi Gold |
4 |
Laz Barrera |
Aaron U. Jones |
1981 |
John Henry |
6 |
Ron McAnally |
Dotsam Stable |
1980 |
Spectacular Bid |
4 |
Bud Delp |
Hawksworth Farm |
1979 |
Affirmed |
4 |
Laz Barrera |
Harbor View Farm |
1978 |
Seattle Slew |
4 |
Douglas R. Peterson |
K. & M. Taylor/J. & S. Hill |
1977 |
Forego |
7 |
Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr. |
Lazy F Ranch |
1976 |
Forego |
6 |
Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr. |
Lazy F Ranch |
1975 |
Forego |
5 |
Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr. |
Lazy F Ranch |
1974 |
Forego |
4 |
Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr. |
Lazy F Ranch |
1973 |
Riva Ridge |
4 |
Lucien Laurin |
Estate of C. T. Chenery |
1972 |
Autobiography |
4 |
Pancho Martin |
Sigmund Sommer |
1971 |
Ack Ack |
5 |
Charlie Whittingham |
Buddy Fogelson |
1970 |
Fort Marcy |
6 |
J. Elliott Burch |
Rokeby Stables |
1970 |
Nodouble |
5 |
J. Bert Sonnier |
Gene Goff |
1969 |
Arts and Letters |
3 |
J. Elliott Burch |
Rokeby Stables |
1969 |
Nodouble |
4 |
J. Bert Sonnier |
Gene Goff |
1968 |
Dr. Fager |
4 |
John A. Nerud |
William L. McKnight |
1967 |
Damascus |
3 |
Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr. |
Edith W. Bancroft |
1967 |
Buckpasser |
4 |
Edward A. Neloy |
Ogden Phipps |
1966 |
Buckpasser |
3 |
Edward A. Neloy |
Ogden Phipps |
1966 |
Bold Bidder |
4 |
Woody Stephens |
John R. Gaines |
1965 |
Roman Brother |
4 |
Burley Parke |
Harbor View Farm |
1964 |
Kelso |
7 |
Carl Hanford |
Bohemia Stable |
1963 |
Kelso |
6 |
Carl Hanford |
Bohemia Stable |
1962 |
Kelso |
5 |
Carl Hanford |
Bohemia Stable |
1961 |
Kelso |
4 |
Carl Hanford |
Bohemia Stable |
1960 |
Bald Eagle |
5 |
Woody Stephens |
Cain Hoy Stable |
1959 |
Sword Dancer |
3 |
J. Elliott Burch |
Brookmeade Stable |
1959 |
Round Table |
5 |
William Molter |
Kerr Stable |
1958 |
Round Table |
4 |
William Molter |
Kerr Stable |
1957 |
Dedicate |
5 |
G. Carey Winfrey |
Jan Winfrey Burke |
1956 |
Swaps |
4 |
Mesh Tenney |
Rex C. Ellsworth |
1955 |
High Gun |
4 |
Max Hirsch |
King Ranch |
1954 |
Native Dancer |
4 |
William C. Winfrey |
Alfred G. Vanderbilt II |
1953 |
Tom Fool |
4 |
Duval A. Headley |
Greentree Stables |
1952 |
Crafty Admiral |
4 |
Robert T. Odom |
Charfran Stable |
1951 |
Hill Prince |
4 |
Casey Hayes |
Christopher Chenery |
1951 |
Citation |
6 |
Ben A. Jones |
Calumet Farm |
1950 |
Noor |
5 |
Burley Parke |
Charles S. Howard |
1949 |
Coaltown |
4 |
Ben A. Jones |
Calumet Farm |
1948 |
Citation |
3 |
Ben A. Jones |
Calumet Farm |
1948 |
Shannon II |
7 |
William Molter |
Neil S. McCarthy |
1947 |
Armed |
6 |
Ben A. Jones |
Calumet Farm |
1946 |
Armed |
5 |
Ben A. Jones |
Calumet Farm |
1945 |
Stymie |
4 |
Hirsch Jacobs |
Ethel D. Jacobs |
1944 |
Devil Diver |
5 |
John M. Gaver, Sr. |
Helen Hay Whitney |
1943 |
Market Wise |
5 |
George W. Carroll |
Louis Tufano |
1943 |
Devil Diver |
4 |
John M. Gaver, Sr. |
Helen Hay Whitney |
1942 |
Whirlaway |
4 |
Ben A. Jones |
Calumet Farm |
1941 |
Mioland |
4 |
Tom Smith |
Charles S. Howard |
1941 |
Big Pebble |
5 |
William B. Finnegan |
Edward S. Moore |
1940 |
Challedon |
4 |
Louis J. Schaefer |
William L. Brann |
1939 |
Kayak II |
4 |
Horatio Luro |
Charles S. Howard |
1938 |
Seabiscuit |
5 |
Tom Smith |
Charles S. Howard |
1937 |
Seabiscuit |
4 |
Tom Smith |
Charles S. Howard |
1936 |
Discovery |
5 |
Bud Stotler |
Alfred G. Vanderbilt II |
1935 |
Discovery |
4 |
Bud Stotler |
Alfred G. Vanderbilt II |
1934 |
Equipose |
6 |
Thomas J. Healey |
C. V. Whitney |
1933 |
Equipose |
5 |
Thomas J. Healey |
C. V. Whitney |
1932 |
Equipose |
4 |
Thomas J. Healey |
C. V. Whitney |
1931 |
Sun Beau |
6 |
Andy Schuttinger |
Willis Sharpe Kilmer |
1930 |
Sun Beau |
5 |
W. S. Crawford |
Willis Sharpe Kilmer |
1930 |
Blue Larkspur |
4 |
Henry J. Thompson |
Edward R. Bradley |
1929 |
Sun Beau |
|
Andrew G. Blakely |
Willis Sharpe Kilmer |
1929 |
Diavolo |
4 |
James E. Fitzsimmons |
Wheatley Stable |
1928 |
Mike Hall |
4 |
Walter W. Taylor |
Hal Price Headley |
1927 |
Chance Play |
4 |
John I. Smith |
Log Cabin Stable |
1926 |
Sarazen |
5 |
Max Hirsch |
Virginia Fair Vanderbilt |
1925 |
Sarazen |
4 |
Max Hirsch |
Virginia Fair Vanderbilt |
1924 |
Epinard |
4 |
H. Eugene Leigh |
Pierre Wertheimer |
1923 |
Grey Lag |
5 |
Sam Hildreth |
Harry F. Sinclair |
1922 |
Exterminator |
7 |
Eugene Wayland |
Willis Sharpe Kilmer |
1922 |
Grey Lag |
4 |
Sam Hildreth |
Harry F. Sinclair |
1921 |
Exterminator |
6 |
Willie Knapp |
Willis Sharpe Kilmer |
1921 |
Mad Hatter |
5 |
Sam Hildreth |
Harry F. Sinclair |
1920 |
Exterminator |
5 |
Henry McDaniel |
Willis Sharpe Kilmer |
1919 |
Cudgel |
5 |
H. Guy Bedwell |
J. K. L. Ross |
1919 |
Sun Briar |
4 |
Henry McDaniel |
Willis Sharpe Kilmer |
1918 |
Cudgel |
4 |
H. Guy Bedwell |
J. K. L. Ross |
1917 |
Old Rosebud |
6 |
Frank D. Weir |
F. D. Weir & Hamilton Applegate |
1916 |
Roamer |
5 |
A. Jack Goldsborough |
Andrew Miller |
1916 |
Short Grass |
8 |
not found |
Emil Herz |
1915 |
Roamer |
4 |
A. Jack Goldsborough |
Andrew Miller |
1914 |
Great Britain |
4 |
J. Walters |
George M. Hendrie |
1914 |
Borrow |
6 |
James G. Rowe, Sr. |
Harry Payne Whitney |
1913 |
Whisk Broom II |
6 |
James G. Rowe, Sr. |
Harry Payne Whitney |
1912 |
Star Charter |
4 |
John F. Schorr |
John W. Schorr |
1911 |
Plate Glass |
5 |
Jake Byer |
Philip S. P. Randolph |
1910 |
Fitz Herbert |
4 |
Sam Hildreth |
Charles Kohler |
1910 |
Ballot |
6 |
James G. Rowe, Sr. |
James R. Keene |
1909 |
King James |
4 |
Sam Hildreth |
Sam Hildreth |
1908 |
Ballot |
4 |
James G. Rowe, Sr. |
James R. Keene |
1907 |
Nealon |
4 |
Frank M. Taylor |
Charles E. Durnell |
1906 |
Go Between |
5 |
William Shields |
Edward R. Thomas |
1905 |
Ort Wells |
4 |
Enoch Wishard |
John A. Drake |
1905 |
Delhi |
4 |
James G. Rowe, Sr. |
James R. Keene |
1904 |
Hermis |
5 |
William Shields |
Edward R. Thomas |
1903 |
Hermis |
4 |
William Shields |
Edward R. Thomas |
1903 |
Waterboy |
4 |
A. Jack Joyner |
James Ben Ali Haggin |
1902 |
Gold Heels |
4 |
Matthew M. Allen |
F. C. McLewee & Diamond Jim Brady |
1901 |
Banastar |
6 |
Charles F. Hill |
Clarence H. Mackay |
1900 |
Kinley Mack |
4 |
Peter Wimmer |
Eastin & Larabie |
1899 |
Voter |
5 |
James G. Rowe, Sr. |
James R. Keene |
1898 |
Ornament |
4 |
Charles E. Patterson |
H. P. Headley & W. P. Norton |
1897 |
Ben Brush |
4 |
Hardy Campbell, Jr. |
Michael F. Dwyer |
1896 |
Henry of Navarre |
5 |
John J. Hyland |
August Belmont, Jr. |
1895 |
Henry of Navarre |
4 |
John J. Hyland |
August Belmont, Jr. |
1894 |
Clifford |
4 |
H. Eugene Leigh |
H. Eugene Leigh & Robert L. Rose |
1894 |
Ramapo |
4 |
John J. Hyland |
David Gideon & John Daly |
1893 |
Lamplighter |
4 |
John Huggins |
Pierre Lorillard IV |
1893 |
Tammany |
4 |
Matthew Byrnes |
Marcus Daly |
1892 |
Longstreet |
6 |
Hardy Campbell, Jr. |
Michael F. Dwyer |
1891 |
Longstreet |
5 |
Hardy Campbell, Jr. |
Michael F. Dwyer |
1890 |
Salvator |
4 |
Matthew Byrnes |
James Ben Ali Haggin |
1890 |
Kingston |
6 |
Hardy Campbell, Jr. |
Michael F. Dwyer |
1889 |
The Bard |
6 |
John Huggins |
Alexander J. Cassatt |
1889 |
Kingston |
5 |
Frank McCabe |
Dwyer Brothers Stable |
1888 |
none selected |
n/a |
n/a |
|
1887 |
Troubadour |
5 |
John W. Rogers |
Samuel S. Brown |
1886 |
Troubadour |
4 |
John W. Rogers |
Samuel S. Brown |
1885 |
Freeland |
6 |
John W. Rogers |
Edward Corrigan |
1884 |
General Monroe |
6 |
Walter C. Rollins |
E. J. McElmeel |
1884 |
Drake Carter |
4 |
Green B. Morris |
Morris & Patton |
1883 |
Eole |
5 |
Evert V. Snedecker |
Frederic Gebhard |
1882 |
Hindoo |
4 |
James G. Rowe, Sr. |
Dwyer Brothers Stable |
1881 |
Glenmore |
6 |
William Jennings |
William Jennings |
1881 |
Checkmate |
6 |
not found |
James T. Williams |
1880 |
Monitor |
4 |
R. Wyndham Walden |
George L. Lorillard |
1879 |
Bramble |
4 |
James G. Rowe, Sr. |
Dwyer Brothers Stable |
1878 |
Parole |
5 |
William Brown |
Pierre Lorillard IV |
1877 |
Ten Broeck |
5 |
Harry Colston |
Frank B. Harper |
1877 |
Parole |
4 |
William Brown |
Pierre Lorillard IV |
1876 |
Tom Ochiltree |
4 |
R. Wyndham Walden |
George L. Lorillard |
1876 |
Ten Broeck |
4 |
Harry Colston |
Frank B. Harper |
1875 |
Preakness |
5 |
Charles S.Littlefield, Sr. |
Milton H. Sanford |
1875 |
Springbok |
5 |
Col. David McDaniel |
Col. David McDaniel |
1874 |
Springbok |
4 |
Col. David McDaniel |
Col. David McDaniel |
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