LOS ANGELES — Flightline, whose brief two-year, six-race career drew comparisons to Secretariat, was given horse racing's highest annual honor on Thursday when he was given the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year. Flightline was the only representative of Southern California racing to win an award, a steep decline from recent years. The closest race for an Eclipse Award was for trainer, where Todd Pletcher beat Chad Brown in first-place ballots, 108-95. Brown had slightly more earnings, wins and graded stakes victories than Pletcher but Pletcher trained three Eclipse Award winners in Forte, Malathaat and Nest. A special Eclipse Award was presented to Jay Privman, who recently retired from the Daily Racing Form.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 27, 2023 16:37 UTC