Sierra Leone, winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic in November, won 3-year-old male honors at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night. Horse of the Year was to be announced later in the evening. Trained by Ken McPeek,

In his 10th year riding full time in America, Flavien Prat's ascension to the highest level of the sport was indisputably marked by the 32-year-old Frenchman setting records for stakes (82) and graded stakes victories (56) in a single season.

After threatening a breakthrough for the past several seasons, jockey Flavien Prat finally reached the summit of his profession Thursday when he was recognized with the Eclipse Award for outstanding jockey for the first time in his career.

Sierra Leone has won 3-year-old male honors at the Eclipse Awards, given to the best horse and human performances over the past year. Sierra Leone won the Breeders' Cup Classic and lost a three-way photo finish at last year's Kentucky Derby.

McPeek, who completed rare double of winning Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks in same year, was not named top trainer during 54th annual Eclipse Awards ceremony.

HORSE RACING. Filly wins Horse of the Year honors. PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Thorpedo Anna won Horse of the Year honors at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night, becoming only the second

The 3-year-old filly is crowned Horse of the Year while National Treasure (older male on dirt), Straight No Chaser (male sprinter) and Citizen Bull (2-year-old male) bring home championships.

During an evening celebrating excellence in North American Thoroughbred racing, a star filly, as expected, was the culminating focus of attention at the 54th annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards ceremony Jan.

Thorpedo Anna won Horse of the Year honors at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night, becoming only the second 3-year-old filly to beat male competition for the top trophy.

Thorpedo Anna joins Rachel Alexandra as the only 3-year-old fillies to win the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year

Trained by Kenny McPeek, the Distaff heroine became only the second three-year-old filly after Rachel Alexandra in 2006 to defeat male opposition for top honours at the ceremony, which was held at the Breakers Palm Beach in Florida.

Only a courageous runner-up effort behind 'TDN Rising Star' and 3-year-old male Eclipse finalist Fierceness (City of Light) in the GI Travers Stakes this past August stood between Brookdale Racing Inc,