The Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor for trainers. Created in 1971, it is part of the Eclipse Awards program and is awarded annually.
Its Canadian counterpart is the Sovereign Award for Outstanding Trainer.
Records Most wins: 8 - Todd Pletcher (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2022) 5 - Bill Mott (1995, 1996, 2011, 2023, 2025) 5 - Chad C. Brown (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024) 5 - Robert J. Frankel (1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) 4 - Laz Barrera (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) 4 - D. Wayne Lukas (1985, 1986, 1987, 1994) 4 - Bob Baffert (1997, 1998, 1999, 2015)
Past winners:
1971 : Charlie Whittingham 1972 : Lucien Laurin 1973 : H. Allen Jerkens 1974 : Sherrill W. Ward 1975 : Stephen A. DiMauro 1976 : Laz Barrera 1977 : Laz Barrera 1978 : Laz Barrera 1979 : Laz Barrera 1980 : Bud Delp 1981 : Ron McAnally 1982 : Charlie Whittingham 1983 : Woody Stephens 1984 : Jack Van Berg 1985 : D. Wayne Lukas 1986 : D. Wayne Lukas 1987 : D. Wayne Lukas 1988 : Claude R. McGaughey III 1989 : Charlie Whittingham 1990 : Carl Nafzger 1991 : Ron McAnally 1992 : Ron McAnally 1993 : Robert J. Frankel 1994 : D. Wayne Lukas 1995 : William I. Mott 1996 : William I. Mott 1997 : Bob Baffert 1998 : Bob Baffert 1999 : Bob Baffert 2000 : Robert J. Frankel 2001 : Robert J. Frankel 2002 : Robert J. Frankel 2003 : Robert J. Frankel 2004 : Todd Pletcher 2005 : Todd Pletcher 2006 : Todd Pletcher 2007 : Todd Pletcher 2008 : Steve Asmussen 2009 : Steve Asmussen 2010 : Todd Pletcher 2011 : William I. Mott 2012 : Dale Romans 2013 : Todd Pletcher 2014 : Todd Pletcher 2015 : Bob Baffert 2016 : Chad C. Brown 2017 : Chad C. Brown 2018 : Chad C. Brown 2019 : Chad C. Brown 2020 : Brad H. Cox 2021 : Brad H. Cox 2022 : Todd Pletcher 2023 : Bill Mott 2024 : Chad C. Brown 2025 : Bill Mott
References
The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts