Eclipse accolade for Cape Blanco

CAPE BLANCO was named America’s champion turf performer for the 2011 season at the prestigious Eclipse Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Monday night.

Eclipse accolade for Cape Blanco

Top filly Havre De Grace was named Horse of the Year, while other major award winners included Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, narrow victor in the champion three-year-old male category, and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winners Hansen and My Miss Aurelia, who were named leading two-year-old male and filly respectively.

Cape Blanco joins a select list of Ballydoyle-trained horses to have won Eclipse Awards following Johannesburg, champion two-year-old in 2001, and High Chaparral, top turf performer in 2002-03.

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