American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly
The American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually to a female horse in Thoroughbred flat racing. It became part of the Eclipse Awards program in 1971.
The formal award originated in 1936 when the Daily Racing Form (DRF) began naming an annual champion. 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 with the one chosen as champion by the Daily Racing Form noted with the letter (D) and the one chosen by the Thoroughbred Racing Associations by the letter (T).
The Daily Racing Form, the Thoroughbred Racing Associations, and the National Turf Writers Association all joined forces in 1971 to create the Eclipse Award program.
Historical notes
In 1949, two Calumet Farm fillies, Wistful and Two Lea, shared the Champion's title.
Honorees
Year
|
Horse
|
Trainer
|
Owner
|
2010 |
Blind Luck |
Jerry Hollendorfer |
Dedomenico Mark, Carver, John, Abruzz |
2009 |
Rachel Alexandra |
Steve Asmussen |
Stonestreet Stables |
2008 |
Proud Spell |
J. Larry Jones |
Brereton C. Jones |
2007 |
Rags to Riches |
Todd A. Pletcher |
Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith |
2006 |
Wait A While |
Todd A. Pletcher |
Arindel Farm |
2005 |
Smuggler |
Claude R. McGaughey III |
Ogden Mills Phipps |
2004 |
Ashado |
Todd A. Pletcher |
Jonabell Farm |
2003 |
Bird Town |
Nick Zito |
Marylou Whitney Stables |
2002 |
Farda Amiga |
Paulo Lobo |
Escolastica Stable et al. |
2001 |
Xtra Heat |
John E. Salzman, Sr. |
J. E. Salzman, Sr./K. Taylor/H. Deitchman |
2000 |
Surfside |
D. Wayne Lukas |
Overbrook Farm |
1999 |
Silverbulletday |
Bob Baffert |
Michael E. Pegram |
1998 |
Banshee Breeze |
Carl Nafzger |
Jayeff B. Stables & James B. Tafel |
1997 |
Ajina |
William I. Mott |
Allen E. Paulson |
1996 |
Yanks Music |
Leo O'Brien |
Audrey H. Cooper & Michael Fennessy |
1995 |
Serena's Song |
D. Wayne Lukas |
Robert & Beverly Lewis |
1994 |
Heavenly Prize |
Claude R. McGaughey III |
Ogden Phipps |
1993 |
Hollywood Wildcat |
Neil D. Drysdale |
Irving & Marjorie Cowan |
1992 |
Saratoga Dew |
Gary Sciacca |
Charles F. Engel |
1991 |
Dance Smartly |
James E. Day |
Sam-Son Farm |
1990 |
Go For Wand |
William Badgett, Jr. |
Christiana Stable |
1989 |
Open Mind |
D. Wayne Lukas |
Eugene V. Klein |
1988 |
Winning Colors |
D. Wayne Lukas |
Eugene V. Klein |
1987 |
Sacahuista |
D. Wayne Lukas |
Barry A. Beal & Lloyd R. French, Jr. |
1986 |
Tiffany Lass |
Laz Barrera |
Aaron U. Jones |
1985 |
Mom's Command |
Edward T. Allard |
Peter Fuller |
1984 |
Life's Magic |
D. Wayne Lukas |
Eugene V. Klein & Mel Hatley |
1983 |
Heartlight No. One |
Pedro Marti |
Burt Bacharach |
1982 |
Christmas Past |
Angel Penna, Jr. |
Cynthia Phipps |
1981 |
Wayward Lass |
Jose A. Martin |
Lizza & Hochreiter |
1980 |
Genuine Risk |
LeRoy Jolley |
Diana M. Firestone |
1979 |
Davona Dale |
John M. Veitch |
Calumet Farm |
1978 |
Tempest Queen |
Lou Rondinello |
John W. Galbreath |
1977 |
Our Mims |
John M. Veitch |
Calumet Farm |
1976 |
Revidere |
David A. Whiteley |
William Haggin Perry |
1975 |
Ruffian |
Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr. |
Stuart & Barbara Janney |
1974 |
Chris Evert |
Joseph A. Trovato |
Carl Rosen |
1973 |
Desert Vixen |
Thomas F. Root, Sr. |
Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. |
1972 |
Susan's Girl |
John W. Russell |
Fred W. Hooper |
1971 |
Turkish Trousers |
Charles E. Whittingham |
Howard B. Keck |
1970 |
Office Queen (D) |
Budd Lepman |
Stephen A. Calder |
1970 |
Fanfreluche (T) |
Yonnie Starr |
J. Louis Lévesque |
1969 |
Gallant Bloom |
William J. Hirsch |
Robert J. Kelberg, Jr. |
1968 |
Dark Mirage |
Everett W. King |
Lloyd I. Miller |
1967 |
Furl Sail (D) |
John L. Winans |
Edwin K. Thomas |
1967 |
Gamely (T) |
James W. Maloney |
William Haggin Perry |
1966 |
Lady Pitt |
Stephen A. DiMauro |
Thomas A. Eazor |
1965 |
What a Treat |
Sylvester Veitch |
George D. Widener, Jr. |
1964 |
Tosmah |
Joe Mergler |
Briardale Farm |
1963 |
Lamb Chop |
James W. Maloney |
William Haggin Perry |
1962 |
Cicada |
Casey Hayes |
Meadow Stable |
1961 |
Bowl of Flowers |
J. Elliott Burch |
Brookmeade Stable |
1960 |
Berlo |
Richard E. Handlen |
William duPont, Jr. |
1959 |
Royal Native (D) |
Kenny Noe, Sr. |
Perne L. Grissom |
1959 |
Silver Spoon (T) |
Robert L. Wheeler |
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney |
1958 |
Idun |
Sherrill W. Ward |
Mrs. Charles U. Bay |
1957 |
Bayou |
Moody Jolley |
Claiborne Farm |
1956 |
Doubledogdare |
Moody Jolley |
Claiborne Farm |
1955 |
Misty Morn |
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons |
Wheatley Stable |
1954 |
Parlo |
Richard E. Handlen |
William duPont, Jr. |
1953 |
Grecian Queen |
James P. Conway |
Mrs. Ben F. Whitaker |
1952 |
Real Delight |
Ben A. Jones |
Calumet Farm |
1951 |
Kiss Me Kate |
Oscar White |
Walter M. Jeffords |
1950 |
Next Move |
William C. Winfrey |
Alfred G. Vanderbilt II |
1949 |
Two Lea |
Horace A. Jones |
Calumet Farm |
1949 |
Wistful |
Horace A. Jones |
Calumet Farm |
1948 |
Miss Request |
James P. Conway |
Mrs. Ben F. Whitaker |
1947 |
But Why Not |
Max Hirsch |
Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. |
1946 |
Bridal Flower |
James W. Smith |
Edward R. Bradley |
1945 |
Busher |
George M. Odom |
Louis B. Mayer |
1944 |
Twilight Tear |
Ben A. Jones |
Calumet Farm |
1943 |
Stefanita |
Bert Mulholland |
George D. Widener, Jr. |
1942 |
Vagrancy |
James E. Fitzsimmons |
Belair Stud |
1941 |
Painted Veil |
Graceton Philpot |
Louis B. Mayer |
1940 |
Fairy Chant |
Richard E. Handlen |
William duPont, Jr. |
1939 |
Unerring |
Ben A. Jones |
Woolford Farm |
1939 |
War Plumage |
Howard Oots |
James Cox Brady, Jr. |
1938 |
Handcuff |
Hugh L. Fontaine |
Isabel Dodge Sloane |
1937 |
Dawn Play |
Max Hirsch |
Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. |
1936 |
High Fleet |
Bert Mulholland |
George D. Widener, Jr. |
1935 |
Black Helen |
William J. Hurley |
Edward R. Bradley |
1934 |
Mata Hari |
Clyde Van Dusen |
Charles T. Fisher |
1934 |
Bazaar |
Henry J. Thompson |
Edward R. Bradley |
1933 |
Barn Swallow |
Henry J. Thompson |
Edward R. Bradley |
1932 |
Top Flight |
Thomas J. Healey |
C. V. Whitney |
1931 |
Tambour |
Preston M. Burch |
Preston M. Burch |
1930 |
Alcibiades |
Walter W. Taylor |
Hal Price Headley |
1930 |
Snowflake |
Jack R. Pryce |
Walter J. Salmon |
1929 |
Rose of Sharon |
Dan E. Stewart |
Johnson N. Camden, Jr. |
1928 |
Bateau |
Scott P. Harlan |
Walter M. Jeffords |
1928 |
Easter Stockings |
Kay Spence |
Audley Farm Stable |
1927 |
Nimba |
George M. Odom |
Marshall Field III |
1926 |
Edith Cavell |
Scott P. Harlan |
Walter M. Jeffords |
1926 |
Black Maria |
William H. Karrick |
William R. Coe |
1925 |
Florence Nightingale |
Robert A. Smith |
Walter M. Jeffords |
1925 |
Maid at Arms |
Gwyn R. Tompkins |
Samuel D. Riddle |
1924 |
Nellie Morse |
Albert B. Gordon |
Bud Fisher |
1924 |
Princess Doreen |
Kay Spence |
Audley Farm Stable |
1923 |
Untidy |
Scott P. Harlan |
Helen Hay Whitney |
1922 |
Emotion |
George M. Odom |
Robert L. Gerry, Sr. |
1921 |
Prudery |
James G. Rowe, Sr. |
Harry Payne Whitney |
1920 |
Cleopatra |
William H. Karrick |
William R. Coe |
1919 |
Milkmaid |
H. Guy Bedwell |
J. K. L. Ross |
1919 |
Vexatious |
James G. Rowe, Sr. |
Harry Payne Whitney |
1918 |
Enfilade |
John Hastings |
Morton L. Schwartz |
1918 |
Eyelid |
not found |
A. L. Aste |
1917 |
Sunbonnet |
Walter B. Jennings |
A. Kingsley Macomber |
1916 |
Kathleen |
Pete Coyne |
George J. Long |
1915 |
Regret |
James G. Rowe, Sr. |
Harry Payne Whitney |
1914 |
Addie M. |
not found |
J. W. Messervy |
1913 |
Flying Fairy |
J. Simon Healy |
Edward B. Cassatt |
1912 |
none selected |
n/a |
n/a |
|
1911 |
none selected |
n/a |
n/a |
|
1910 |
Ocean Bound |
French Brooks |
Woodford Clay |
1909 |
Maskette |
James G. Rowe, Sr. |
James R. Keene |
1908 |
Stamina |
John W. Rogers |
Harry Payne Whitney |
1907 |
Court Dress |
James G. Rowe, Sr. |
James R. Keene |
1907 |
Kennyetto |
William Hayward, Jr. |
John Sanford |
1906 |
Tangle |
John E. Madden |
Francis R. Hitchcock |
1906 |
Running Water |
Thomas Welsh |
Newcastle Stable |
1905 |
Artful |
John W. Rogers |
Harry Payne Whitney |
1905 |
Tanya |
John W. Rogers |
Harry Payne Whitney |
1904 |
Beldame |
Fred Burlew |
Newton Bennington |
1903 |
Eugenia Burch |
Jim McLaughlin |
Mrs. L. Curtis |
1902 |
Blue Girl |
John W. Rogers |
William C. Whitney |
1901 |
Trigger |
Charles F. Hill |
Clarence H. Mackay |
1900 |
Killashandra |
Sam Hildreth |
William C. Whitney |
1899 |
Admiration |
Sam Hildreth |
William C. Whitney |
1898 |
Briar Sweet |
Walter B. Jennings |
Walter B. Jennings |
1897 |
Cleophus |
Hardy Campbell, Jr. |
Michael F. Dwyer |
1896 |
Souffle |
James M. Murphy |
James M. Murphy |
1895 |
The Butterflies |
John J. Hyland |
David Gideon |
1894 |
Beldemere |
not found |
Preakness Stables |
1893 |
none selected |
n/a |
n/a |
|
1892 |
Yo Tambien |
John Huffman |
Kendall Stable |
1892 |
Yorkville Belle |
Matthew M. Allen |
Frank A. Ehret |
1891 |
La Tosca |
John Huggins |
Pierre Lorillard IV |
1890 |
Sinaloa II |
Robert E. Campbell |
E. J. "Lucky" Baldwin |
1889 |
Fides |
James G. Rowe, Sr. |
August Belmont |
1888 |
Los Angeles |
Robert E. Campbell |
E. J. "Lucky" Baldwin |
1888 |
Bella B. |
Frank McCabe |
Dwyer Brothers Stable |
1887 |
Firenze |
Matthew Byrnes |
James B. A. Haggin |
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