The 2014 Eclipse Award finalists have been announced. Among the finalists are Mid-Atlantic-based Main Sequence and several horses with Mid-Atlantic ties.

The three Horse of the Year candidates all have strong connections to the Mid-Atlantic region. Click the photos below to read more.

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Horse of the Year: Bayern, California Chrome, Main Sequence

Two-Year-Old Male: American Pharoah, Hootenanny, Texas Red

 

Two-Year-Old Filly: Condo Commando, Lady Eli, Take Charge Brandi

 

Three-Year-Old Male: Bayern, California Chrome, Shared Belief

 

Three-Year-Old Filly: Stopchargingmaria, Sweet Reason, Untapable

 

Older Male: Main Sequence, Palace Malice, Wise Dan

 

Older Female: Close Hatches, Dayatthespa, Don't Tell Sophia

 

Male Sprinter: Goldencents, Private Zone, Work All Week

 

Female Sprinter: Artemis Agrotera, Judy the Beauty, Sweet Reason

 

Male Turf Horse: Karakontie (JPN), Main Sequence, Wise Dan

 

Female Turf Horse: Crown Queen, Dayatthespa, Stephanie's Kitten

 

Steeplechase Horse: Demonstrative, Divine Fortune, Makari (GB)

 

Owner: Kaleem Shah, Midwest Thoroughbreds, Ken and Sarah Ramsey

 

Breeder: Adena Springs, Ken and Sarah Ramsey, Winchell Thoroughbreds

 

Trainer: Bob Baffert, Chad Brown, Todd Pletcher

 

Jockey: Javier Castellano, Joel Rosario, John Velazquez

 

Apprentice Jockey: Angel Cruz, Taylor Rice, Drayden Van Dyke

 

Click here to read the entire NTRA press release.