Trippi’s 2yo filly R Heat Lightning, has been nominated the Eclipse Awards Champion 2yo filly in North America. Winner of the Gr1 Spinaway Stakes in the US, R Heat Lightning ended her 2yo campaign with a second place finish in the Gr1Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies. R Heat Lightning, trained by Todd Pletcher, has won 2 of her 5 starts and over $680,000 in prize money to date..
The Drakenstein Stud based stallion Trippi will be represented with 28 yearlings at the Cape Premier Yearling Sale to be held in Cape Town, 27-28 January
Eclipse Awards nominees are:
2YO FILLY: Awesome of Course, R Heat Lightning, Turbulent Descent
2YO COLT: Uncle Mo, Boys at Tosconova, To Honor and Serve
3YO COLT: Eskendereya, Lookin At Lucky, Paddy O’Prado
3YO FILLY: Blind Luck, Evening Jewel, Havre de Grace
OLDER MALE: Blame, Quality Road, Richard’s Kid
OLER FEMALE: Zenyatta, Unrivaled Belle, Life at Ten
MALE SPRINT: Majesticperfection, Smiling Tiger, Big Drama
FEMALE SPRINTER: Champagne D’Oro, Dubai Majesty, Rightly So
MALE TURF HORSE: Dangerous Midge, Gio Ponti, Winchester
FEMALE TURF HORSE: Goldikova, Proviso, Tuscan Evening
STEEPLECHASER: Arcadius, Percussionist, Slip Away
Owner – Claiborne Farm and Adele B. Dilschneider, Jerome and Ann Moss, WinStar Farm
Breeder – Adena Springs, Claiborne Farm and Adele B. Dilschneider, Brereton C. Jones
Trainer – Bob Baffert, Todd Pletcher, John Shirreffs
Jockey – Ramon Dominguez, Garrett Gomez, John Velazquez
