Invasor Is 2006 Eclipse Horse of The Year

Eclipse Horse of the Year award2006 Breeders Cup Classic winner, Invasor, overwhelmingly defeated the injured Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro for the Eclipse Horse of the Year. Barbaro also lost 3-year-old male honors to Preakness Stakes winner Bernardini.

Invasor received 84 percent of the 271 votes cast for Horse of the Year. Barbaro, whose career-ending leg injury in the Preakness captured America’s heart, was only second with 21. Bernardini was third with 16.

Invasor will continue racing this year, with his debut set for Feb. 3 in the Donn Handicap at Gulfstream Park. He’s also being pointed toward the $6 million Dubai World Cup on March 31.

Invasor, bred in Argentina, also won for older male.

Here’s the complete list of winners at the Eclipse Awards:

Horse of the Year: Invasor (ARG)

Two-Year-Old Male: Street Sense

Two-Year-Old Filly: Dreaming of Anna

Three-Year-Old Male: Bernardini

Three-Year-Old Filly:  Wait a While

Older Male:  Invasor (ARG)

Older Female: Fleet Indian

Sprinter:  Thor’s Echo

Male Turf Horse: Miesque’s Approval

Female Turf Horse: Ouija Board (GB)

Steeplechase Horse: McDynamo

Owner: Darley Stable, Lael Stables (Tie vote, two winners)

Breeder:  Adena Springs

Jockey: Edgar Prado

Apprentice Jockey: Julien Leparoux

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

"Invasor Is 2006 Eclipse Horse of The Year" was posted on 23 January 2007 8:23 PM under Horse Racing News, Horses, Owners & Breeders, Trainers

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