American Champion Older Female Horse

The Eclipse Award for Outstanding Older Female Horse is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor. Created in 1971, it is part of the Eclipse Awards program and is awarded annually to the top female horse 4 years of age and older.

The "Daily Racing Form" (DRF) began naming an annual champion. Starting in 1950, the Thoroughbred Racing Associations (TRA) began naming its own champion. The following list provides the name of the horses chosen by both of these organizations. Whenever there were different champions named, the horses are listed side-by-side with the one chosen as champion by the "Daily Racing Form" listed first and the one chosen by the Thoroughbred Racing Associations listed after.

The "Daily Racing Form", the Thoroughbred Racing Associations, and the National Turf Writers Association all joined forces in 1971 to create the Eclipse Award.

Past winners:

*2007 : Ginger Punch
*2006 : Fleet Indian
*2005 : Ashado
*2004 : Azeri
*2003 : Azeri
*2002 : Azeri
*2001 : Gourmet Girl
*2000 : Riboletta
*1999 : Beautiful Pleasure
*1998 : Escena
*1997 : Hidden Lake
*1996 : Jewel Princess
*1995 : Inside Information
*1994 : Sky Beauty
*1993 : Paseana
*1992 : Paseana
*1991 : Queena
*1990 : Bayakoa
*1989 : Bayakoa
*1988 : Personal Ensign
*1987 : North Sider
*1986 : Lady's Secret
*1985 : Life's Magic
*1984 : Princess Rooney
*1983 : Amb. of Luck
*1982 : Track Robbery
*1981 : Relaxing
*1980 : Glorious Song
*1979 : Waya
*1978 : Late Bloomer
*1977 : Cascapedia
*1976 : Proud Delta
*1975 : Susan's Girl
*1974 : Desert Vixen
*1973 : Susan's Girl
*1972 : Typecast
*1971 : Shuvee
*1970 : Shuvee
*1969 : Gallant Bloom - Gamely
*1968 : Gamely
*1967 : Straight Deal
*1966 : Open Fire - Summer Scandal
*1965 : Old Hat
*1964 : Tosmah - Old Hat

*1963 : Cicada
*1962 : Primonetta
*1961 : Airmans Guide
*1960 : Royal Native
*1959 : Tempted
*1958 : Bornastar
*1957 : Pucker Up
*1956 : Blue Sparkler
*1955 : Misty Morn - Parlo
*1954 : Parlo - Lavender Hill
*1953 : Sickle's Image
*1952 : Real Delight - Next Move
*1951 : Bed o' Roses
*1950 : Two Lea
*1949 : Bewitch
*1948 : Conniver
*1947 : But Why Not
*1946 : Gallorette
*1945 : Busher
*1944 : Twilight Tear
*1943 : Mar-Kell
*1942 : Vagrancy
*1941 : Fairy Chant
*1940 : War Plumage
*1939 : Lady Maryland
*1938 : Marica
*1937 : No award given
*1936 : Myrtlewood
*1935 : Late Date - Some Pomp
*1934 : Advising Anna
*1933 : Rambour
*1932 : Tred Avon
*1931 : Valenciennes
*1930 : Lady Broadcast
*1929 : Bateau
*1928 : Black Maria
*1927 : Black Maria
*1926 : Princess Doreen
*1925 : Princess Doreen
*1924 : Chacolet
*1923 : Chacolet
*1922 : Careful
*1921 : My Dear
*1920 : Milkmaid

References

* [http://www.bloodhorse.com/eclipsewinners/pdf/History_Charts.pdf "The Bloodhorse.com" Champion's history charts]