2016 Eclipse Award Winners

Frankie Dettori and trainer John Gosden recorded their second piece of racing history in a matter of days as Stradivarius won a fourth Goodwood Cup on Tuesday, the opening day of the Glorious Goodwood Festival. Stradivarius’s hard-fought victory could give Dettori a headache come the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on October 4. For Gosden said afterwards that owner Bjorn Nielsen wants him to run in Europe’s most prestigious race in France, where he will meet the stable’s other star, Enable, who is bidding for a record third win in the race.

The Breeders’ Cup is increasing purses for three of its races, including a $1 million boost that will make the signature Classic worth $7 million starting with this year’s event at Keeneland. The increases bring the total purses and awards for the two-day world championships to $35 million.