Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor for breeders. Created in 1971, it is part of the Eclipse Awards program and is awarded annually.
Its Canadian counterpart is the Sovereign Award for Outstanding Breeder.
Past winners: 1971 : Paul Mellon 1972 : C. T. Chenery 1973 : C. T. Chenery 1974 : John W. Galbreath 1975 : Fred W. Hooper 1976 : Nelson Bunker Hunt 1977 : E. P. Taylor 1978 : Harbor View Farm 1979 : Claiborne Farm 1980 : Adele W. Paxson 1981 : Golden Chance Farm 1982 : Fred W. Hooper 1983 : E. P. Taylor 1984 : Claiborne Farm 1985 : Nelson Bunker Hunt 1986 : Paul Mellon 1987 : Nelson Bunker Hunt 1988 : Ogden Phipps 1989 : North Ridge Farm 1990 : Calumet Farm 1991 : John & Betty Mabee 1992 : William S. Farish III 1993 : Allen E. Paulson 1994 : William T. Young 1995 : Juddmonte Farms 1996 : Farnsworth Farms 1997 : John & Betty Mabee 1998 : John & Betty Mabee 1999 : William S. Farish III 2000 : Frank Stronach 2001 : Juddmonte Farms 2002 : Juddmonte Farms 2003 : Juddmonte Farms 2004 : Adena Springs Farms 2005 : Adena Springs Farms 2006 : Adena Springs Farms 2007 : Adena Springs Farms 2008 : Adena Springs Farms 2009 : Juddmonte Farms 2010 : Adena Springs Farms 2011 : Adena Springs Farms 2012 : Darley Stud 2013 : Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 2014 : Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 2015 : Zayat Stables 2016 : WinStar Farm 2017 : Clearsky Farms 2018 : John D. Gunther 2019 : George Strawbridge Jr. 2020 : WinStar Farm 2021 : Godolphin 2022 : Godolphin 2023 : Godolphin 2024 : Godolphin 2025 : Godolphin
References
The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts