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{{Infobox award
| name           = Horse of the Year
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| caption        = [[Thoroughbred]] [[flat racing]]
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| date           = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| country        = United States
| website        = [http://www.tra-online.com/horse_year.html Eclipse Award]
}}
The '''American Award for Horse of the Year''', or simply '''Horse of the Year''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://breederscup.com/news/2024/breeders-cup-champion-cody-s-wish-takes-home-horse-of-the-year-honors-at-eclipse-awards|title= BC Champion Cody's Wish voted Horse of the Year at Eclipse Awards |publisher=[[Breeders' Cup]]|date=January 26, 2024|accessdate=August 21, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ehalt|first=Bob|url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/274527/codys-wish-earns-horse-of-the-year-honors|title=Cody's Wish Earns Horse of the Year Honors|work=[[The Blood-Horse]]|date=January 25, 2024|accessdate=August 21, 2024}}</ref> one of the [[Eclipse Award]]s, is the highest honor given in American [[thoroughbred horse racing]]. Because Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States has no [[Sport governing body|governing body]] to sanction the various awards, "Horse of the Year" is not an official national award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodhorse.com/talkinhorses/DM020708.asp |title=February 7, 2008 |work=BloodHorse.com |date=2008-02-07 |access-date=2012-02-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231153556/http://www.bloodhorse.com/talkinhorses/DM020708.asp |archive-date=2013-12-31 }}</ref>

The Champion award is a designation given to a horse, irrespective of age, whose performance during the racing year was deemed the most outstanding. The list below is a Champion's history  compilation beginning with the year 1887 published by the [[Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association]]'s ''[[The Blood-Horse]]'' magazine (founded 1961),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodhorse.com/eclipsewinners/pdf/History_Charts.pdf |title=''The Bloodhorse.com'' Champion's history charts |access-date=2012-02-26}}</ref> described by [[ESPN]] as "the Thoroughbred industry's most-respected trade publication".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/horse/columns/story?id=1589423  |publisher=ESPN Sports |date=August 5, 2003 |access-date=2012-02-26|title=Nack: The Final Furlong }}</ref>

In 1936 a Horse of the Year award was created by a poll of the staff of ''[[The Morning Telegraph|The New York Morning Telegraph]]'' and its sister newspaper, the ''[[Daily Racing Form]]'' (DRF), a [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] founded in 1894 that was focused on statistical information for [[Gambling|bettors]].<ref name="tbheritage1">{{cite web|url=http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Champs/AmHorseoftheYear.html |title=Thoroughbred Heritage – Horse of the Year |publisher=Tbheritage.com |access-date=2012-02-26}}</ref> At the same time a rival poll was organised by the [[Baltimore]]-based ''Turf and Sport Digest'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chapel |first=Jessica |url=http://helloracefans.com/horses/eclipse-awards/how-the-eclipse-awards-came-to-be/ |title=How the Eclipse Awards Came to Be |work=Hello Race Fans |access-date=2012-02-27 |archive-date=2021-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130193709/http://helloracefans.com/horses/eclipse-awards/how-the-eclipse-awards-came-to-be/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Formed in 1942 as an [[advocacy group]], the [[Thoroughbred Racing Associations]] (TRA) inaugurated a competing award in 1950, selecting its winners from votes by racing secretaries from member tracks across the United States. The three systems resulted in different opinions as to "Horse of the Year" Champions in 1949, 1952, 1957, 1965, and 1970.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tra-online.com/archoy.html |title=American Racing Champions 1936–1970: Horse of the Year |publisher=Tra-online.com |access-date=2012-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213042307/http://www.tra-online.com/archoy.html |archive-date=2013-12-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1971, the DRF and TRA made an agreement with the [[National Turf Writers Association]] to merge into one set of awards, called the [[Eclipse Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tra-online.com/horse_year.html |title=TRA Eclipse Awards: Horse of the Year |publisher=Tra-online.com |access-date=2012-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220015542/http://www.tra-online.com/horse_year.html |archive-date=2012-02-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Historical notes on winners==
In a rare occurrence, two two-year-olds topped the balloting for 1972 American Horse of the Year honors with [[Secretariat (horse)|Secretariat]] edging out the [[filly]], [[La Prevoyante]]. Secretariat received the votes of the Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America and the ''Daily Racing Form'', while La Prevoyante was chosen by the National Turf Writers Association.[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0811FF3B5C177B93C5AB1789D95F468785F9]

[[Kelso (horse)|Kelso]], who placed 4th in ''[[The Blood-Horse]]'' magazine ranking of the [[Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century|top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century]], won "Horse of the Year" honors five consecutive years. [[Omaha (horse)|Omaha]] is the only winner of the [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|U.S. Triple Crown]] that was not voted "Horse of the Year" honors.

==Records==
'''Most wins:'''
* 5 – [[Kelso (horse)|Kelso]] (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964)

'''Most wins by a [[Horse trainer|trainer]]:'''
* 8 – [[James G. Rowe Sr.]] (1896, 1900, 1901, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1913, 1915)

'''Most wins by an owner:'''
* 6 – [[Calumet Farm]] (1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1949)

==Honorees==

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|- style="background-color:#ff9;font-size:11pt" valign="bottom"
| height="15" | Elected to the [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|Thoroughbred Horse Racing Hall of Fame]]
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===Eclipse Awards===

The 2003 Eclipse Awards marked a significant change in the way that honors were decided.

Under this format, voting is conducted by selected members of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, the ''Daily Racing Form'', and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (formerly National Turf Writers Association). The winner of the Eclipse Award for American Horse of the Year is the horse who has received the most first-place votes.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/how-it-works-eclipse-award-voting/ | title=How It Works: A Detailed Look at How Eclipse Award Winners Are Chosen - Horse Racing News &#124; Paulick Report }}</ref>

{| class = "wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
|-
! scope="col" style="background:#dacaa4;" | Year
! scope="col" style="background:#dacaa4" | Horse
! scope="col" style="background:#dacaa4;" | Trainer
! scope="col" style="background:#dacaa4;" | Owner
! scope="col" style="background:#dacaa4;" | Age
! scope="col" style="background:#dacaa4;" | Sex
! scope="col" style="background:#dacaa4;" | Votes (Share)
! scope="col" style="background:#dacaa4;" | Runner-Up
! scope="col" style="background:#dacaa4;" | Votes (Share)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="background:#dacaa4;"| Ref
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 2024
| [[Thorpedo Anna]]
| [[Kenneth McPeek]]
| Nader Alaali, Mark Edwards, Judy Hicks, and Magdalena Racing
| 3
| Filly
| {{ntsh|61.19}} 193/240 ({{Percentage|193|240|2|pad=yes}})
| [[Sierra Leone (horse) | Sierra Leone ]]
| {{ntsh|16.89}} 37/219 ({{Percentage|10|240|2|pad=yes}})
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntra.com/2024-eclipse-award-winners-are-announced-thorpedo-anna-voted-2024-horse-of-the-year/ |title=2024 Eclipse Award Winners Are Announced, Thorpedo Anna Voted 2024 Horse of the Year |first=Bob |last=Ehalt |website=National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA)|date=January 23, 2025 |access-date=January 23, 2025}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 2023
| [[Cody's Wish]]
| [[William I. Mott]]
| [[Godolphin (racing)|Godolphin]]
| 5
| Horse
| {{ntsh|61.19}} 134/219 ({{Percentage|134|219|2|pad=yes}})
| [[White Abarrio]]
| {{ntsh|16.89}} 37/219 ({{Percentage|37|219|2|pad=yes}})
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/274527/codys-wish-earns-horse-of-the-year-honors |title=Cody's Wish Earns Horse of the Year Honors |first=Bob |last=Ehalt |website=BloodHorse |date=January 25, 2024 |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 2022
| [[Flightline (horse)|Flightline]]
| [[John W. Sadler|John Sadler]]
| Hronis Racing
| 4
| [[Colt (horse)|Colt]]
| {{ntsh|97.15}} 239/246 (97.15%)
| [[Malathaat]], [[Life Is Good (horse)|Life Is Good]], Country Grammer
| {{ntsh|0.41}} 1/246 (0.41%)
| 
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 2021
| [[Knicks Go]]
| [[Brad H. Cox|Brad Cox]]
| Korea Racing Authority
| 5
| Horse
| {{ntsh|97.02}} 228/235 (97.02%)
| [[Letruska]], [[Loves Only You]]
| {{ntsh|0.85}} 2/235 (0.85%)
| <ref name="Knicks Go">{{cite press release |url=https://www.ntra.com/knicks-go-voted-horse-of-the-year/ |title=Knicks Go Voted Horse of the Year | publisher=National Thoroughbred Racing Association |date=February 10, 2022 |access-date=February 11, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2020
| [[Authentic (racehorse)|Authentic]]
| [[Bob Baffert]]
| Spendthrift Farm, MyRaceHorse Stable, Madaket Stables, and Starlight Racing
| 3
| [[Colt (horse)|Colt]]
| {{ntsh|94.12}} 224/238 (94.12%)
| [[Monomoy Girl]]
| {{ntsh|2.94}} 7/238 (2.94%)
| <ref name="Authentic">{{cite web|title=Authentic Voted 2020 Horse of the Year|date=29 January 2021|url=https://www.ntra.com/authentic-voted-2020-horse-of-the-year/|access-date=17 Sep 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2019
| [[Bricks and Mortar]]
| [[Chad C. Brown]]
| Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence
| 5
| Horse
| {{ntsh|84.65}} 204/241 (84.65%)
| [[Mitole]]
| {{ntsh|7.88}} 19/241 (7.88%)
| <ref name="BricksAndMortar">{{cite web|title=Bricks and Mortar Voted 2019 Runhappy Horse of the Year|date=24 January 2020|url=https://www.ntra.com/bricks-and-mortar-voted-2019-runhappy-horse-of-the-year/|access-date=17 Sep 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2018
| bgcolor=#ff9 | [[Justify (horse)|Justify]]
| [[Bob Baffert]]
| China H. C., Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing and [[WinStar Farm]]
| 3
| Colt
| {{ntsh|76.71}} 191/249 (76.71%)
| [[Accelerate (horse)|Accelerate]]
| {{ntsh|21.69}} 54/249 (21.69%)
| <ref name="Justify">{{cite web|title=Justify Voted 2018 Horse of the Year|date=25 January 2019|url=https://www.ntra.com/justify-voted-2018-horse-of-the-year/|access-date=17 Sep 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2017
| bgcolor=#ff9 | [[Gun Runner (horse)|Gun Runner]]
| [[Steve Asmussen]]
| Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC & [[Three Chimneys Farm]]
| 4
| Colt
| {{ntsh|99.2}} 248/250 (99.2%)
| bgcolor=#ff9 | [[Arrogate]]
| {{ntsh|0.8}} 2/250 (0.8%)
| <ref name="GunRunner">{{cite web|title=Gun Runner Voted 2017 Horse of the Year|date=26 January 2018|url=https://www.ntra.com/gun-runner-voted-2017-horse-of-the-year/|access-date=17 Sep 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2016
| bgcolor=#ff9 | [[California Chrome]]
| [[Art Sherman]]
| [[California Chrome LLC]]
| 5
| Horse
| {{ntsh|81.45}} 202/248 (81.45%)
| bgcolor=#ff9 | [[Arrogate]]
| {{ntsh|16.13}} 40/248 (16.13%)
| <ref name="CaliforniaChrome2">{{cite web|title=California Chrome Voted 2016 Horse of the Year|date=22 January 2017|url=https://www.ntra.com/california-chrome-voted-2016-horse-of-the-year/|access-date=17 Sep 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2015
| bgcolor=#ff9 | [[American Pharoah]]
| [[Bob Baffert]]
| [[Zayat Stables|Ahmed Zayat]]
| 3
| Colt
| {{ntsh|100}}261/261 (100.0%)
| N/A
| N/A
| <ref name="AmericanPharoah">{{cite web|title=American Pharoah is Unanimous 2015 Horse of the Year|date=16 January 2016|url=https://www.ntra.com/american-pharoah-is-unanimous-2015-horse-of-the-year/|access-date=17 Sep 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2014
| bgcolor=#ff9 | [[California Chrome]]
| [[Art Sherman]]
| [[DAP Racing|Steven Coburn, Perry Martin]]
| 3
| Colt
| {{ntsh|53.96}} 143/265 (53.96%)
| [[Main Sequence (horse)|Main Sequence]]
| {{ntsh|20}} 53/265 (20.00%)
| <ref name="CaliforniaChrome1">{{cite web|title=California Chrome Voted 2014 Horse of the Year|date=17 January 2015|url=https://www.ntra.com/california-chrome-voted-2014-horse-of-the-year/|access-date=17 Sep 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2013
| bgcolor=#ff9 | [[Wise Dan]]
| [[Charles LoPresti]]
| Morton Fink
| 6
| [[Gelding]]
| {{ntsh|83.53}} 208/249 (83.53%)
| [[Mucho Macho Man]]
| {{ntsh|8.43}} 21/249 (8.43%)
| <ref name="WiseDan2">{{cite web|title=Wise Dan Voted 2013 Horse of the Year|date=18 January 2014|url=https://www.ntra.com/wise-dan-voted-2013-horse-of-the-year/|access-date=17 Sep 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2012
| bgcolor=#ff9 | [[Wise Dan]]
| [[Charles LoPresti]]
| Morton Fink
| 5
| Gelding
| {{ntsh|76.38}} 194/254 (76.38%)
| [[I'll Have Another]]
| {{ntsh|11.81}} 30/254 (11.81%)
| <ref name="WiseDan1">{{cite web|title=Wise Dan Steals Show at 2012 Eclipse Awards|date=19 January 2013|url=https://www.ntra.com/wise-dan-steals-show-at-2012-eclipse-awards/|access-date=17 Sep 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2011
| [[Havre de Grace (horse)|Havre de Grace]]
| [[J. Larry Jones]]
| Fox Hill Farms
| 4
| [[Filly]]
| {{ntsh|66.94}}166/248 (66.94%)
| [[Acclamation (horse)|Acclamation]]
| {{ntsh|10.48}}26/248 (10.48%)
| <ref name="HavreDeGrace">{{cite web|title=Havre de Grace voted 2011 Horse of the Year|date=16 January 2012|url=https://www.ntra.com/havre-de-grace-voted-2011-horse-of-the-year/|access-date=17 Sep 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2010
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Zenyatta]]
| [[John Shirreffs]]
| [[Jerry Moss|Jerry & Ann Moss]] 
| 6
| [[Mare]]
| {{ntsh|53.78}}128/238 (53.78%)
| [[Blame (horse)|Blame]]
| {{ntsh|42.86}}102/238 (42.86%)
| <ref name="Zenyatta">{{cite web|title=Zenyatta Crowned Horse of the Year|url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/138478/zenyatta-crowned-horse-of-the-year|access-date=17 Sep 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2009
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Rachel Alexandra]]
| [[Steve Asmussen]]
| [[Stonestreet Stables]] 
| 3
| Filly
| {{ntsh|56.77}}130/229 (56.77%)
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Zenyatta]]
| {{ntsh|43.23}}99/229 (43.23%)
| <ref name="RachelAlexandra">{{cite news|title=Rachel Alexandra Wins Horse of the Year|newspaper=The New York Times|date=19 January 2010|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/sports/19racing.html|access-date=17 Sep 2021|last1=Finley|first1=Bill}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2008
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Curlin]]
| [[Steve Asmussen]]
| [[Stonestreet Farm]] et al.
| 4
| Colt
| {{ntsh|63.22}}153/242 (63.22%)
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Zenyatta]]
| {{ntsh|28.51}}69/242 (28.51%)
| <ref name="Curlin2">{{cite news|title=Curlin Repeats as Horse of the Year|newspaper=The New York Times|date=27 January 2009|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/sports/othersports/27racing.html|access-date=17 Sep 2021|last1=Finley|first1=Bill}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2007
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Curlin]]
| [[Steve Asmussen]]
| [[Stonestreet Farm]] et al.
| 3
| Colt
| {{ntsh|94.68}}249/263 (94.68%)
| [[Rags to Riches (horse)|Rags to Riches]]
| {{ntsh|4.56}}12/263 (4.56%)
| <ref name="Curlin1">{{cite web|title=Curlin named Horse of the Year|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2008-01-22-0801220262-story.html|access-date=17 Sep 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2006
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Invasor (horse)|Invasor]]
| [[Kiaran McLaughlin]]
| [[Shadwell Racing]]
| 4
| Colt
| {{ntsh|84.13}}228/271 (84.13%)
| [[Barbaro (horse)|Barbaro]]
| {{ntsh|7.75}}21/271 (7.75%)
| <ref name="Invasor">{{cite web|title=Eclipse Awards - Invasor is Horse of the Year|date=23 January 2007|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/eclipse-awards-invasor-is-horse-of-the-year/|access-date=17 Sep 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2005
| [[Saint Liam]]
| [[Richard E. Dutrow Jr.]]
| M/M William K. Warren Jr.
| 5
| Horse
| {{ntsh|76.88}}194/253 (76.68%)
| [[Afleet Alex]]
| {{ntsh|22.13}}56/253 (22.13%)
| <ref name="SaintLiam">{{cite web|title=Saint Liam Voted Horse of the Year Honors; Also Top Older Male|url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/166920/saint-liam-voted-horse-of-the-year-honors-also-top-older-male|access-date=17 Sep 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2004
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Ghostzapper]]
| [[Robert J. Frankel]]
| [[Frank Stronach]]
| 4
| Colt
| {{ntsh|64.21}}174/271 (64.21%)
| [[Smarty Jones]]
| {{ntsh|35.06}}95/271 (35.06%)
| <ref name="Ghostzapper">{{cite web|title=Ghostzapper Ends Up the Smartest Money|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=25 January 2005|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jan-25-sp-eclipse25-story.html|access-date=17 Sep 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |2003
| [[Mineshaft (horse)|Mineshaft]]
| [[Neil J. Howard]]
| [[William S. Farish III|Farish]] / Webber / Elkins
| 4
| Colt
| {{ntsh|84.27}}209/248 (84.27%)
| [[Congaree (horse)|Congaree]]
| {{ntsh|4.44}}11/248 (4.44%)
| <ref name="Mineshaft">{{cite web|title=Mineshaft strikes gold in Eclipses|url=https://archive.boston.com/sports/other_sports/articles/2004/01/27/mineshaft_strikes_gold_in_eclipses/?page=2|access-date=17 Sep 2021}}</ref>
|}

The 2002 Eclipse Awards were the last conducted under a voting bloc system, in which each of the three voting groups could only cast a single collective vote based on the polling of that group's members.  In the event of an overall split vote, the award would go to the horse who had received the most points - each group's vote awarded ten points for first place, five points for second place, and one point for third place.  In the event that there was a tie on points, the award would go to the horse who had received the most individual first-place votes.

{| class = "wikitable sortable" | border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%"
|-  style="background:#987654; text-align:center;"
! style="width:42px;"| Year<br>
! style="width:120px;"| Horse<br>
! style="width:140px;"| Trainer<br>
! style="width:310px;"| Owner<br>
! style="width:42px;"| Age
! style="width:42px;"| Sex
|-
| align=center|2002
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Azeri (horse)|Azeri]]
| [[Laura de Seroux]]
| [[Allen E. Paulson|Michael Paulson]]
| align=center|4
| align=center|F
|-
| align=center|2001
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Point Given]]
| [[Bob Baffert]]
| [[The Thoroughbred Corp.]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|2000
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Tiznow]]
| [[Jay M. Robbins]]
| [[Michael L. Cooper|M. Cooper]] & Cecilia Straub-Rubens
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1999
| [[Charismatic (horse)|Charismatic]]
| [[D. Wayne Lukas]]
| [[Robert B. Lewis|Bob and Beverly Lewis]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1998
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Skip Away]]
| [[Sonny Hine]]
| [[Sonny Hine|Carolyn Hine]]
| align=center|5
| align=center|H
|-
| align=center|1997
| [[Favorite Trick]]
| [[Patrick B. Byrne]]
| [[Joseph LaCombe]]
| align=center|2
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1996
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Cigar (horse)|Cigar]]
| [[William I. Mott]]
| [[Allen E. Paulson]]
| align=center|6
| align=center|H
|-
| align=center|1995
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Cigar (horse)|Cigar]]
| [[William I. Mott]]
| [[Allen E. Paulson]]
| align=center|5
| align=center|H
|-
| align=center|1994
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Holy Bull]]
| [[Warren A. Croll Jr.]]
| [[Warren A. Croll Jr.]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1993
| [[Kotashaan]]
| [[Richard Mandella]]
| [[La Presle Farm]]
| align=center|5
| align=center|H
|-
| align=center|1992
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[A.P. Indy]]
| [[Neil D. Drysdale]]
| Tomonori Tsurumaki
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1991
| [[Black Tie Affair]]
| [[Ernie T. Poulos]]
| [[Jeffrey Sullivan (racehorse owner)|Jeffrey Sullivan]]
| align=center|5
| align=center|H
|-
| align=center|1990
| [[Criminal Type]]
| [[D. Wayne Lukas]]
| [[Calumet Farm|Calumet]] & Jurgen K. Arnemann
| align=center|5
| align=center|H
|-
| align=center|1989
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Sunday Silence]]
| [[Charles E. Whittingham|Charlie Whittingham]]
| [[H-G-W Partners]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1988
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Alysheba]]
| [[Jack Van Berg]]
| [[Dorothy & Pamela Scharbauer]]
| align=center|4
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1987
| [[Ferdinand (horse)|Ferdinand]]
| [[Charles E. Whittingham|Charlie Whittingham]]
| [[Howard B. Keck|Elizabeth A. Keck]]
| align=center|4
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1986
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Lady's Secret]]
| [[D. Wayne Lukas]]
| [[Eugene V. Klein]]
| align=center|4
| align=center|F
|-
| align=center|1985
| [[Spend A Buck]]
| [[Cam Gambolati]]
| [[Dennis Diaz|Hunter Farm]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1984
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[John Henry (horse)|John Henry]]
| [[Ron McAnally]]
| [[Dotsam Stable]]
| align=center|9
| align=center|G
|-
| align=center|1983
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[All Along]]
| [[Patrick Biancone]]
| [[Daniel Wildenstein]]
| align=center|4
| align=center|F
|-
| align=center|1982
| [[Conquistador Cielo]]
| [[Woody Stephens]]
| [[Henryk de Kwiatkowski]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1981
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[John Henry (horse)|John Henry]]
| [[Ron McAnally]]
| [[Dotsam Stable]]
| align=center|6
| align=center|G
|-
| align=center|1980
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Spectacular Bid]]
| [[Bud Delp]]
| [[Hawksworth Farm]]
| align=center|4
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1979
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Affirmed]]
| [[Laz Barrera]]
| [[Harbor View Farm]]
| align=center|4
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1978
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Affirmed]]
| [[Laz Barrera]]
| [[Harbor View Farm]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1977
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Seattle Slew]]
| [[William H. Turner Jr.]]
| [[Karen & Mickey Taylor]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1976
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Forego]]
| [[Frank Y. Whiteley Jr.]]
| [[Martha F. Gerry|Lazy F. Ranch]]
| align=center|6
| align=center|G
|-
| align=center|1975
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Forego]]
| [[Sherrill W. Ward]]
| [[Martha F. Gerry|Lazy F. Ranch]]
| align=center|5
| align=center|G
|-
| align=center|1974
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Forego]]
| [[Sherrill W. Ward]]
| [[Martha F. Gerry|Lazy F. Ranch]]
| align=center|4
| align=center|G
|-
| align=center|1973
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Secretariat (horse)|Secretariat]]
| [[Lucien Laurin]]
| [[Penny Chenery|Meadow Stable]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1972
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Secretariat (horse)|Secretariat]]
| [[Lucien Laurin]]
| [[Penny Chenery|Meadow Stable]]
| align=center|2
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1971
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Ack Ack (horse)|Ack Ack]]
| [[Charles E. Whittingham|Charlie Whittingham]]
| [[Buddy Fogelson]]
| align=center|5
| align=center|H
|}

===''Daily Racing Form'', ''Turf & Sport Digest'' and Thoroughbred Racing Association Awards===
{| class = "wikitable sortable" | border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%"
|-  style="background:#987654; text-align:center;"
! style="width:42px;"| Year<br>
! style="width:170px;"| Horse<br>
! style="width:190px;"| Trainer<br>
! style="width:210px;"| Owner<br>
! style="width:42px;"| Age
! style="width:42px;"| Gender
|-
| align=center rowspan="2"|1970
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Fort Marcy (horse)|Fort Marcy]] (DRF)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fJxjAAAAIBAJ&pg=1383,132838&dq=fort-marcy+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title= Fort Marcy Top Horse|work=Ottawa Citizen |date=1970-12-01 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[J. Elliott Burch]]
| [[Rokeby Stables]]
| align=center|6
| align=center|G
|-
| [[Personality (horse)|Personality]] (TRA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drf.com/news/how-horse-year-voters-play-game |title=How Horse of the Year voters play the game|work=Daily Racing Form |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[John W. Jacobs]]
| [[Ethel D. Jacobs]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1969
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Arts and Letters]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=860&dat=19691202&id=575RAAAAIBAJ&pg=5938,4499821 |title=Arts and Letters named 1969 Horse of the Year |work=Ellensburg Daily Record |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[J. Elliott Burch]]
| [[Rokeby Stables]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1968
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Dr. Fager]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i1pGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2480,842961&dq=fager+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Dr Fager named Horse Of the Year |work=Evening News |date=1968-12-05 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BL9eAAAAIBAJ&pg=6157,5103804&dq=fager+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=D. Fager Named Horse of the Year |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |date=1968-11-27 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UthaAAAAIBAJ&pg=3319,2050106&dq=fager+digest+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Dr Fager Top Horse |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=1968-11-13 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[John A. Nerud]]
| [[William L. McKnight|Tartan Stable]]
| align=center|4
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1967
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Damascus (horse)|Damascus]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XsAbAAAAIBAJ&pg=3758,2888626&dq=damascus+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Damascus Chosen Horse of Year |work=Pittsburgh Press |date=1967-11-24 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V2EtAAAAIBAJ&pg=857,6099547&dq=damascus+horse+of+the+year&hl=en |title=Damascus Only Pick for Horse of Year |work=Schenectady Gazette |date=1967-11-28 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[Frank Y. Whiteley Jr.]]
| [[Edith W. Bancroft]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1966
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Buckpasser]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/11/23/archives/horseofyear-honors-gained-by-buckpasser.html |title=Horse-of-Year Honors Gained by Buckpasser |work=New York Times |date=1966-11-23 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/12/06/archives/racing-magazine-names-buckpasser-horse-of-year.html |title=Racing Magazine Names Buckpasser Horse of Year |work=New York Times |date=1966-12-06 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[Edward A. Neloy]]
| [[Ogden Phipps]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center rowspan="2"|1965
|[[Roman Brother]] (DRF)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ws1NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3700,2712842&dq=roman-brother+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Roman Brother:Horse of the Year |work=Ocala Star-Banner |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[Burley Parke]]
| [[Harbor View Farm]]
| align=center|4
| align=center|G
|-
| [[Moccasin (horse)|Moccasin]] (TRA)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_vZbAAAAIBAJ&pg=2712,902052&dq=moccasin+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Filly Takes Horse of the Year |work=Youngstown Vindicator |date=1965-12-03 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref> (TSD)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8GAyAAAAIBAJ&pg=4246,1405708&dq=roman-brother+moccasin&hl=en |title=Moccasin choice as top horse |work=Beaver County Times |date=December 7, 1965 |access-date=2012-04-30}}</ref>
| [[Harry Trotsek]]
| [[Claiborne Farm]]
| align=center|2
| align=center|F
|-
| align=center|1964
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Kelso (horse)|Kelso]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OuojAAAAIBAJ&pg=7329,3232882&dq=kelso+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Kelso Makes Sweep of Racing Honors |work=Pittsburgh Press |date=1964-12-08 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[Carl Hanford]]
| [[Allaire du Pont|Bohemia Stable]]
| align=center|7
| align=center|G
|-
| align=center|1963
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Kelso (horse)|Kelso]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xc5WAAAAIBAJ&pg=3535,3772377&dq=kelso+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Kelso "Horse of the Year" |work=News-Dispatch |date=1963-11-26 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dDFgAAAAIBAJ&pg=3068,777635&dq=kelso+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Kelso Named Again as Horse-of-Year |work=Saskatoon Star-Phoenix |date=1963-12-06 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[Carl Hanford]] 
| [[Allaire du Pont|Bohemia Stable]]
| align=center|6
| align=center|G
|-
| align=center|1962
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Kelso (horse)|Kelso]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GDhWAAAAIBAJ&pg=1661,2857646&dq=kelso+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Kelso Horse of the Year |work=Spokesman-Review |date=1962-11-24 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[Carl Hanford]] 
| [[Allaire du Pont|Bohemia Stable]]
| align=center|5
| align=center|G
|-
| align=center|1961
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Kelso (horse)|Kelso]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j80fAAAAIBAJ&pg=1718,3642104&dq=kelso+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Experts Name Kelso Horse of the Year |work=Fort Scott Tribune |date=1961-11-29 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[Carl Hanford]] 
| [[Allaire du Pont|Bohemia Stable]]
| align=center|4
| align=center|G
|-
| align=center|1960
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Kelso (horse)|Kelso]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EhxPAAAAIBAJ&pg=5031,1363110&dq=kelso+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Kelso Picked Horse of the Year |work=Prescott Evening Courier |date=1960-11-30 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[Carl Hanford]] 
| [[Allaire du Pont|Bohemia Stable]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|G
|-
| align=center|1959
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Sword Dancer]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-4ktAAAAIBAJ&pg=6975,4128305&dq=sword-dancer+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Sword Dancer Picked as Horse of the Year |work=Montreal Gazette |date=1959-12-20|access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[J. Elliott Burch]]
| [[Brookmeade Stable]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1958
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Round Table (horse)|Round Table]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cctdAAAAIBAJ&pg=1630,2662871&dq=round-table+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Round Table is Selected Horse of the Year |work=Washington Observer |date=1958-11-26 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[William Molter]]
| [[Travis M. Kerr|Kerr Stable]]
| align=center|4
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center rowspan="2"|1957
| [[Dedicate (horse)|Dedicate]] (TRA)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=stVkAAAAIBAJ&pg=2771,3715315&dq=dedicate+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Horsemen Argue Top Selection |work=Washington Reporter |date=1957-12-06 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[G. Carey Winfrey]]
| [[G. Carey Winfrey|Jan Winfrey Burke]]
| align=center|5
| align=center|H
|-
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Bold Ruler]] (DRF)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WJlSAAAAIBAJ&pg=7407,5539876&dq=bold-ruler+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Bold Ruler Captures Horse of the Year Honors |work=St. Petersburg Times |date=1957-11-26 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref> (TSD)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2nU_AAAAIBAJ&pg=2125,1846790&dq=dedicate+digest+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Bold Ruler Horse of the Year in Consensus of Turf Polls |work=Youngstown Vindicator |date=1957-12-21 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[James E. Fitzsimmons|Jim Fitzsimmons]]
| [[Wheatley Stable]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1956
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Swaps (horse)|Swaps]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7alkAAAAIBAJ&pg=4973,2736084&dq=swaps+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Swaps Top Horse |work=Saskatoon Star-Phoenix |date=1956-12-19 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/436919212.html?dids=436919212:436919212&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+28%2C+1956&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=SWAPS+TOP+HORSE+OF+YEAR+IN+POLL&pqatl=google |title=Swaps Top Horse Of Year In Poll |work=Los Angeles Times |date=1956-11-28 |access-date=2012-02-27 |archive-date=2012-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107013926/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/436919212.html?dids=436919212:436919212&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+28%2C+1956&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=SWAPS+TOP+HORSE+OF+YEAR+IN+POLL&pqatl=google |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| [[Mesh Tenney]]
| [[Rex Ellsworth|Rex C. Ellsworth]]
| align=center|4
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1955
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Nashua (horse)|Nashua]]<ref>{{cite news|author=[ Displaying Abstract] |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0A14F83D5F117B93CAAB178AD95F418585F9 |title=Poll Names Nashua Horse of the Year |work=New York Times |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KQEkAAAAIBAJ&pg=5562,6386621&dq=nashua+horse+of+the+year&hl=en |title=And Now It's Official, Nashua is the Champ |work=Ocala Star-Banner |date=1955-12-09 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[James E. Fitzsimmons|Jim Fitzsimmons]]
| [[Belair Stud]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1954
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Native Dancer]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xU1UAAAAIBAJ&pg=4723,6241249&dq=native-dancer+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Native Dancer Horse of Year |work=St. Joseph News-Press |date=1954-11-27 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Roach |first=James |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1954/12/03/archives/native-dancer-named-horse-of-year-haskell-elected-t-r-a-president.html |title=Native Dancer Named Horse of Year |work=New York Times |date=1954-12-03 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[William C. Winfrey]]
| [[Alfred G. Vanderbilt II]]
| align=center|4
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1953
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Tom Fool]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=031WAAAAIBAJ&pg=4928,1354280&dq=tom-fool+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Tom Fool collects one more Horse of the Year |work=Spokesman-Review |date=1953-12-04 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1t4qAAAAIBAJ&pg=4845,2350865&dq=tom-fool+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Tom Fool Catches Foe Native Dancer at Last |work=Deseret News |date=1953-11-13 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[John M. Gaver Sr.]]
| [[Greentree Stable]]
| align=center|4
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center rowspan="2"|1952
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Native Dancer]] (TRA)<ref>{{cite news|last=Roach |first=James |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1952/12/05/archives/vanderbilt-colt-is-horse-of-year-native-dancer-named-the-1952.html |title=VANDERBILT COLT IS HORSE OF YEAR |work=New York Times |date=1952-12-05 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref> (TSD)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KKxaAAAAIBAJ&pg=3415,2094278&dq=native-dancer+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Native Dancer Horse of the Year |work=St. Petersburg Times |date=1952-12-20 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[William C. Winfrey]]
| [[Alfred G. Vanderbilt II]]
| align=center|2
| align=center|C
|-
| [[One Count]] (DRF)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9ZVWAAAAIBAJ&pg=1078,2616842&dq=one-count+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Name One Count Horse of the Year |work=Greensburg Daily Tribune |date=1952-11-24|access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[Oscar White]]
| [[Walter M. Jeffords|Sarah Jeffords]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1951
| [[Counterpoint (horse)|Counterpoint]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pkgpAAAAIBAJ&pg=4835,4549187&dq=counterpoint+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Counterpoint Named Horse-of-the-Year |work=Lewiston Daily Sun |date=1951-11-19 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kEZPAAAAIBAJ&pg=3517,4500081&dq=counterpoint+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Counterpoint, Citation are Honored |work=Deseret News |date=1951-12-20 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
| [[Sylvester Veitch]]
| [[Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney|C. V. Whitney]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|-
| align=center|1950
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" | [[Hill Prince]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mBRVAAAAIBAJ&pg=2935,5232986&dq=hill-prince+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Hill Prince earns another Ballot as Horse of the Year |work=Miami News |date=1950-12-19 |access-date=2012-02-27 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| [[J. Homer Hayes|Casey Hayes]]
| [[Christopher Chenery]]
| align=center|3
| align=center|C
|}

===''Daily Racing Form'' and ''Turf & Sport Digest'' Awards===
{| class = "wikitable sortable" | border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%"
|-  style="background:#987654; text-align:center;"
! style="width:42px;"| Year<br>
! style="width:170px;"| Horse<br>
! style="width:190px;"| Trainer<br>
! style="width:210px;"| Owner<br>
! style="width:42px;"| Age
! style="width:42px;"| Gender
|-
|rowspan="2"|1949
|[[Capot]] (DRF)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iHgbAAAAIBAJ&pg=5654,4215464&dq=capot+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Capot chosen "Horse of Year" |work=Pittsburgh Press |date=1949-11-27 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
|[[John M. Gaver Sr.]]
|[[Greentree Stable]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Coaltown]] (TSD)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19491214&id=OK40AAAAIBAJ&pg=921,2144802 |title=Coaltown is named "Horse of the Year" |work=Schenectady Gazette |date=1949-12-14 |access-date=2012-02-26}}</ref>
|[[Horace A. Jones]]
|[[Calumet Farm]]
|align=center|4
|C
|-
|1948
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Citation (horse)|Citation]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l6EhAAAAIBAJ&pg=6192,2370656&dq=citation+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Citation Named Horse of the Year in National Poll |work=Reading Eagle |date=1948-12-04 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
|[[Ben A. Jones]]
|[[Calumet Farm]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1947
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Armed]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LHpWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6535,703022&dq=armed+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Armed Selected Horse of Year |work=Spokesman-Review |date=1947-12-16 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
|[[Ben A. Jones]]
|[[Calumet Farm]]
|align=center|6
|G
|-
|1946
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Assault (horse)|Assault]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uONkAAAAIBAJ&pg=975,3232620&dq=assault+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Assault is Named Horse of the Year |work=Edmonton Journal |date=1946-12-06 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
|[[Max Hirsch]]
|[[King Ranch]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1945
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Busher (horse)|Busher]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UC5JAAAAIBAJ&pg=6169,3340988&dq=busher+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Busher Wins Nation's Top Turf Honors |work=Youngstown Vindicator |date=1945-12-10 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
|[[George M. Odom]]
|[[Louis B. Mayer]]
|align=center|3
|F
|-
|1944
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Twilight Tear]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yiMyAAAAIBAJ&pg=3475,1029337&dq=twilight-tear+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Twilight Tear Horse of Year |work=Miami News |date=1944-12-04 |access-date=2012-02-27 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AqFPAAAAIBAJ&pg=3923,3877980&dq=twilight-tear+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Tear voted outstanding 1944 Horse |work=St. Petersburg Times |date=1944-12-18 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
|[[Ben A. Jones]]
|[[Calumet Farm]]
|align=center|3
|F
|-
|1943
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Count Fleet]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g1cbAAAAIBAJ&pg=2771,2536681&dq=count-fleet+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Count Fleet named Horse of the Year |work=Pittsburgh Press |date=1943-12-18 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
|[[Gregory Duncan Cameron|Don Cameron]]
|[[John D. Hertz|Fannie Hertz]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1942
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Whirlaway]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EDpkAAAAIBAJ&pg=1142,1727072&dq=whirlaway+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Whirlaway is again winner of Horse of Year Crown |work=Calgary Herald |date=1942-12-16 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
|[[Ben A. Jones]]
|[[Calumet Farm]]
|align=center|4
|C
|-
|1941
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Whirlaway]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lZRRAAAAIBAJ&pg=4772,5751098&dq=whirlaway+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Whirlaway cops honor for year |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=1941-12-09 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
|[[Ben A. Jones]]
|[[Calumet Farm]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1940
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Challedon]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oXUcAAAAIBAJ&pg=1500,5960527&dq=challedon+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Experts name Challedon for Horse of the Year |work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |date=1940-12-11 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
|[[Louis J. Schaefer]]
|[[William L. Brann|Branncastle Farm]]
|align=center|4
|C
|-
|1939
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Challedon]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HysyAAAAIBAJ&pg=1342,4004304&dq=challedon+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Challedon and Bimelech receive top racing recognition |work=Palm Beach Post |date=1939-12-12 |access-date=2012-02-26 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|[[Louis J. Schaefer]]
|[[William L. Brann|Branncastle Farm]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1938
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Seabiscuit]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K61aAAAAIBAJ&pg=4373,2797726&dq=seabiscuit+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Seabiscuit voted best of 1938 crop |work=Prescott Evening Courier |date=1938-12-12 |access-date=2012-02-26}}</ref>
|[[R. Thomas Smith|Tom Smith]]
|[[Charles S. Howard]]
|align=center|5
|H
|-
|1937
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[War Admiral]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TFAsAAAAIBAJ&pg=4471,3656525&dq=war+admiral+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=War Admiral gets High Award |work=Herald-Journal |date=1937-12-10 |access-date=2012-02-26}}</ref>
|[[George H. Conway|George Conway]]
|[[Glen Riddle Farm]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1936
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Granville (horse)|Granville]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yRxkAAAAIBAJ&pg=4954,5254966&dq=granville+horse-of-the-year&hl=en |title=Granville retired... |work=Calgary Daily Herald |date=1936-12-17 |access-date=2012-02-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1936/12/06/archives/granville-named-years-best-racer-woodward-colt-heads-allage-and.html |title=GRANVILLE NAMED YEAR'S BEST RACER in Poll of Turf Writers 258 Take Part in Balloting |work=New York Times |date=1936-12-06 |access-date=2012-02-27}}</ref>
|[[James E. Fitzsimmons|Jim Fitzsimmons]]
|[[William Woodward Sr.]]
|align=center|3
|C
|}

===''The Blood-Horse'' retrospective champions===
{| class = "wikitable sortable" | border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%"
|-  style="background:#987654; text-align:center;"
! style="width:42px;"| Year<br>
! style="width:170px;"| Horse<br>
! style="width:190px;"| Trainer<br>
! style="width:210px;"| Owner<br>
! style="width:42px;"| Age
! style="width:42px;"| Gender
|-
|1935
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Discovery (horse)|Discovery]]
|[[Joseph H. Stotler]]
|[[Alfred G. Vanderbilt II]]
|align=center|4
|C
|-
|1934
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Cavalcade (horse)|Cavalcade]]
|[[Robert Augustus Smith|Robert A. Smith]]
|[[Brookmeade Stable]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1933
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Equipoise (horse)|Equipoise]]
|[[T. J. Healey|Thomas J. Healey]]
|[[Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney]]
|align=center|5
|H
|-
|1932
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Equipoise (horse)|Equipoise]]
|[[T. J. Healey|Thomas J. Healey]]
|[[Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney]]
|align=center|4
|C
|-
|1931
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Twenty Grand]]
|[[James G. Rowe Jr.]]
|[[Greentree Stable]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1930
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Gallant Fox]]
|[[James E. Fitzsimmons|Jim Fitzsimmons]]
|[[Belair Stud]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1929
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Blue Larkspur]]
|[[Herbert J. Thompson]]
|[[Edward R. Bradley]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1928
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Reigh Count]]
|[[Bert S. Michell]]
|[[John D. Hertz|Fannie Hertz]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1927
|[[Chance Play]]
|[[John I. Smith]]
|[[Log Cabin Stable]]
|align=center|4
|C
|-
|1926
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Crusader (horse)|Crusader]]
|[[George H. Conway|George Conway]]
|[[Glen Riddle Farm]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1925
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Sarazen]]
|[[Max Hirsch]]
|[[Virginia Fair Vanderbilt]]
|align=center|4
|G
|-
|1924
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Sarazen]]
|[[Max Hirsch]]
|[[Virginia Fair Vanderbilt]]
|align=center|3
|G
|-
|1923
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Zev (horse)|Zev]]
|[[David J. Leary]]
|[[Rancocas Stable]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1922
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Exterminator (horse)|Exterminator]]
|[[Henry McDaniel (racehorse trainer)|Henry McDaniel]]
|[[Willis Sharpe Kilmer]]
|align=center|7
|G
|-
|1921
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Grey Lag]]
|[[Sam Hildreth]]
|[[Rancocas Stable]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1920
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Man o' War]]
|[[Louis Feustel]]
|[[Samuel D. Riddle]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1919
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Sir Barton]]
|[[H. Guy Bedwell]]
|[[J. K. L. Ross]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1918
|[[Johren]]
|[[Albert Simons (horse trainer)|Albert Simons]]
|[[Harry Payne Whitney|Harry P. Whitney]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1917
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Old Rosebud (horse)|Old Rosebud]]
|[[Frank D. Weir]]
|[[Frank D. Weir|Weir]] & Hamilton Applegate
|align=center|6
|G
|-
|1916
|[[Friar Rock]]
|[[Sam Hildreth]]
|[[August Belmont Jr.]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1915
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Regret (horse)|Regret]]
|[[James G. Rowe Sr.]]
|[[Harry Payne Whitney|Harry P. Whitney]]
|align=center|3
|F
|-
|1914
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Roamer (horse)|Roamer]]
|[[Andrew Jackson Goldsborough|A. J. Goldsborough]]
|[[Andrew Miller (publisher)|Andrew Miller]]
|align=center|3
|G
|-
|1913
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Whisk Broom II]]
|[[James G. Rowe Sr.]]
|[[Harry Payne Whitney|Harry P. Whitney]]
|align=center|6
|H
|-
|1912
|[[The Manager (horse)|The Manager]]
|[[Thomas Clay McDowell|Thomas C. McDowell]]
|[[Thomas Clay McDowell|Thomas C. McDowell]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1911
|[[Meridian (horse)|Meridian]]
|[[Albert Ewing (horseman)|Albert Ewing]]
|[[Richard F. Carman]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1910
|[[Fitz Herbert]]
|[[Sam Hildreth]]
|[[Charles Kohler]]
|align=center|4
|C
|-
|1909
|[[Fitz Herbert]]
|[[Sam Hildreth]]
|[[Sam Hildreth]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1908
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Colin (horse)|Colin]]
|[[James G. Rowe Sr.]]
|[[James R. Keene]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1907
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Colin (horse)|Colin]]
|[[James G. Rowe Sr.]]
|[[James R. Keene]]
|align=center|2
|C
|-
|1906
|[[Burgomaster (horse)|Burgomaster]]
|[[John W. Rogers (horse trainer)|John W. Rogers]]
|[[Harry Payne Whitney|Harry P. Whitney]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1905
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Sysonby (horse)|Sysonby]]
|[[James G. Rowe Sr.]]
|[[James R. Keene]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1904
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Beldame]]
|[[John Hyland (horse trainer)|John J. Hyland]]
|[[August Belmont Jr.]]
|align=center|3
|F
|-
|1903
|[[Hermis]]
|[[John H. McCormack]]
|[[Henry M. Ziegler]]
|align=center|4
|C
|-
|1902
|[[Hermis]]
|[[John H. McCormack]]
|[[Henry M. Ziegler]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1901
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Commando (horse)|Commando]]
|[[James G. Rowe Sr.]]
|[[James R. Keene]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1900
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Commando (horse)|Commando]]
|[[James G. Rowe Sr.]]
|[[James R. Keene]]
|align=center|2
|C
|-
|1899
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Imp (horse)|Imp]]
|[[Charles E. Brossman]]
|[[Daniel R. Harness]]
|align=center|5
|M
|-
|1898
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Hamburg (horse)|Hamburg]]
|[[William Lakeland (horseman)|William Lakeland]]
|[[Marcus Daly]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1897
|[[Ornament (horse)|Ornament]]
|[[Charles E. Patterson (horseman)|Charles E. Patterson]]
|[[Charles E. Patterson (horseman)|Charles E. Patterson]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1896
|[[Requital (horse)|Requital]]
|[[James G. Rowe Sr.]]
|[[Brookdale Farm (Lincroft, New Jersey)|Brookdale Farm Stable]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1895
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Henry of Navarre (horse)|Henry of Navarre]]
|[[John Hyland (horse trainer)|John J. Hyland]]
|[[August Belmont Jr.]]
|align=center|4
|C
|-
|1894
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Henry of Navarre (horse)|Henry of Navarre]]
|[[Byron McClelland]]
|[[Byron McClelland]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1893
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Domino (horse)|Domino]]
|[[William Lakeland (horseman)|William Lakeland]]
|[[James R. Keene|James]] & [[Foxhall P. Keene|Foxhall Keene]]
|align=center|2
|C
|-
|1892
|[[Tammany (horse)|Tammany]]
|[[Matthew Byrnes]]
|[[Marcus Daly]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1891
|[[Longstreet (horse)|Longstreet]]
|[[Hardy Campbell Jr.]]
|[[Michael F. Dwyer]]
|align=center|5
|H
|-
|1890
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Salvator (horse)|Salvator]]
|[[Matthew Byrnes]]
|[[James Ben Ali Haggin]]
|align=center|4
|C
|-
|1889
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Salvator (horse)|Salvator]]
|[[Matthew Byrnes]]
|[[James Ben Ali Haggin]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1888
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Emperor of Norfolk]]
|[[Robert W. Thomas]]
|[[Lucky Baldwin|E.J. "Lucky" Baldwin]]
|align=center|3
|C
|-
|1887
|style="background-color:#FFFF99" |[[Hanover (thoroughbred horse)|Hanover]]
|[[Frank McCabe (horse trainer)|Frank McCabe]]
|[[Dwyer Brothers Stable]]
|align=center|3
|C
|}

==See also==
* [[List of racehorses]]

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
{{American Horse of the Year winners}}
{{Eclipse Awards}}
{{short description|Award for American racehorses}}

[[Category:1936 establishments in New York (state)]]
[[Category:American Champion racehorses]]
[[Category:American horse racing awards]]
[[Category:Horse racing awards]]
[[Category:Horse racing in the United States]]