Friday Trivia Challenge for 3/18/16

3/18/2016

Since Eclipse Award voting began in 1971, two horses have earned two American championships each by winning a single American race in their respective divisions in each year. Name them and the years and divisions in which they earned their honors.

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3/18/2016 09:42:41 pm

In 1999 Daylami was voted American Champion Male Grass Horse by winning the only race he ran in America, The BC Turf.
The following year (2,000) Kalanisi was voted American Champion Male Grass Horse by winning the same race in his only American start, the BC Turf.
Also of interest was that both these horses were bred in Ireland, sired by the same sire, Doyoun and bred by His Highness the Aga Khan's Studs S.C.

Avalyn

3/19/2016 11:08:27 am

Great answers, TJ, but I may not have been clear in my original question. The horses I am thinking of each won two American championships, each time based on a single race in North America. Keep digging!

3/19/2016 04:27:18 pm

Now that I re-read it you were very clear...wow who did it two times?

3/19/2016 04:37:36 pm

Miesque won Champion Grass Mare in 1987 and 1988 by taking only the BC Mile in both those years.
Goldikova won Champion Grass Mare in 2009 and 2010 by winning only the BC Mile in both those years

Avalyn

3/19/2016 08:14:42 pm

Great job, TJ...and I have a confession to make. I knew about Miesque, of course, but I missed the fact that Goldikova did it twice---can you name the other horse I had in mind?

3/19/2016 08:44:27 pm

That would be High Chaparral, Champion Grass Horse 2002 and 2003.
He won the BC Turf in both those years.

3/19/2016 08:49:15 pm

PS. In 2003 High Chaparral dead heated with Johar for the win in the BC Turf.

3/19/2016 08:57:27 pm

PPS....I think I found another one, Ouija Board, Champion Grass Mare in 2004 and 2006. She won the BC Filly and Mare turf in the corresponding years.

Avalyn

3/20/2016 08:59:05 am

Looks like I have some egg on my face this week, but thanks to TJ, we now have no less than four horses tracked down who between them won eight Eclipse Awards on a single race each---all in the turf divisions, and all based on Breeders' Cup wins. They are Miesque, High Chaparral, Goldikova and Ouija Board. Well done, TJ!

3/20/2016 12:23:14 pm

Hi Avalyn,
The only time you might have egg on your face is at breakfast:>) Otherwise your questions and answers are mind boggling. Do you know if anything like this was ever done (even once) on the dirt? TJ

Avalyn

3/20/2016 01:46:42 pm

So far as I know, the lowest number of starts a dirt champion has made since Eclipse Award voting began would be Seattle Slew's three as a 2-year-old, when he was crowned champion juvenile male. In 2004, Wilko (who made his only U.S. start of the year in winning the BC Juvenile) tied Declan's Moon atop the Experimental Free Handicap, but he didn't get an Eclipse Award out of it.

3/20/2016 02:26:47 pm

Thanks Avalyn. I thought it would be tough to do it on the dirt....only reason we had 4 that were able to do it on turf is because they had full seasons in their homeland. Still have to hand to the Euro trainers and horses that pulled it off, great horses and great horsemanship to accomplish that feat with a single opportunity to get it done. TJ

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