Updated August 28, 2020 |
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Champion Horses
Annual horse of the year since 1956 based on vote of the National Turf Writers Association and other selected media.
Multiple winners: Lonesome Glory (5); Flatterer (4); Bon Nouvel and Zaccio (3); Café Prince, Morley Street and Neji (2).
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Shipboard |
| 1957 | Neji |
| 1958 | Neji |
| 1959 | Ancestor |
| 1960 | Benguala |
| 1961 | Peal |
| 1962 | Barnaby's Bluff |
| 1963 | Amber Diver |
| 1964 | Bon Nouvel |
| 1965 | Bon Nouvel |
| 1966 | Tuscalee & Mako |
| 1967 | Quick Pitch |
| 1968 | Bon Nouvel |
| 1969 | L'Escargot |
| 1970 | Top Bid |
| 1971 | Shadow Brok |
| 1972 | Soothsayer |
| 1973 | Athenian Idol |
| 1974 | Gran Kan |
| 1975 | Life's Illusion |
| 1976 | Fire Control & Straight and True |
| 1977 | Café Prince |
| 1978 | Café Prince |
| 1979 | Martie's Anger |
| 1980 | Zaccio |
| 1981 | Zaccio |
| 1982 | Zaccio |
| 1983 | Flatterer |
| 1984 | Flatterer |
| 1985 | Flatterer |
| 1986 | Flatterer |
| 1987 | Inlander |
| 1988 | Jimmy Lorenzo |
| 1989 | Highland Bud |
| 1990 | Morley Street |
| 1991 | Morley Street |
| 1992 | Lonesome Glory |
| 1993 | Lonesome Glory |
| 1994 | Warm Spell |
| 1995 | Lonesome Glory |
| 1996 | Correggio |
| 1997 | Lonesome Glory |
| 1998 | Flat Top |
| 1999 | Lonesome Glory |
| 2000 | All Gong |
| 2001 | Pompeyo |
Champion Jockeys
Annual leading jockeys by races won since 1956, according to the National Steeplechase Association.
Multiple winners: Joe Aitcheson Jr. (7); Jerry Fishback (5); John Cushman and Alfred P. Smithwick (4); Tom Skiffington and Jeff Teter (3); Gus Brown, Ricky Hendriks, Jonathan Kiser, James Lawrence, Blythe Miller, Chip Miller and Thomas Walsh (2).
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Alfred P. Smithwick |
| 1957 | Alfred P. Smithwick |
| 1958 | Alfred P. Smithwick |
| 1959 | James Murphy |
| 1960 | Thomas Walsh |
| 1961 | Joe Aitcheson Jr. |
| 1962 | Alfred P. Smithwick |
| 1963 | Joe Aitcheson Jr. |
| 1964 | Joe Aitcheson Jr. |
| 1965 | Doug Small Jr. |
| 1966 | Thomas Walsh |
| 1967 | Joe Aitcheson Jr. |
| 1968 | Joe Aitcheson Jr. |
| 1969 | Joe Aitcheson Jr. |
| 1970 | Joe Aitcheson Jr. |
| 1971 | Jerry Fishback |
| 1972 | Michael O'Brien |
| 1973 | Jerry Fishback |
| 1974 | Jerry Fishback |
| 1975 | Jerry Fishback |
| 1976 | Tom Skiffington |
| 1977 | Jerry Fishback |
| 1978 | Tom Skiffington |
| 1979 | Tom Skiffington |
| 1980 | John Cushman |
| 1981 | John Cushman |
| 1982 | John Cushman |
| 1983 | John Cushman |
| 1984 | Jeff Teter |
| 1985 | Bernie Houghton |
| 1986 | Ricky Hendriks |
| 1987 | Ricky Hendriks |
| 1988 | Jonathan Smart |
| 1989 | James Lawrence |
| 1990 | Jeff Teter |
| 1991 | Jeff Teter |
| 1992 | Craig Thornton |
| 1993 | James Lawrence |
| 1994 | Blythe Miller |
| 1995 | Blythe Miller |
| 1996 | Chip Miller |
| 1997 | Arch Kingsley Jr. |
| & Jonathan Kiser | |
| 1998 | Chip Miller |
| & Sean Clancy | |
| 1999 | Jonathan Kiser |
| 2000 | Gus Brown |
| 2001 | Gus Brown |
| Thoroughbred Racing | Through The Years |
