American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
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The American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually in Thoroughbred flat racing. It became part of the Eclipse Awards program in 1971.
The award originated in 1936 when the Daily Racing Form (DRF) began naming an annual champion. Starting in 1950, the Thoroughbred Racing Associations (TRA) began naming its own champion. The following list provides the name of the horses chosen by both of these organizations. Whenever there were different champions named, the horses are listed side-by-side with the one chosen as champion by the Daily Racing Form noted with the letter (D) and the one chosen by the Thoroughbred Racing Associations by the letter (T).
The Daily Racing Form, the Thoroughbred Racing Associations, and the National Turf Writers Association all joined forces in 1971 to create the Eclipse Award.
Past winners:
- 2007 : War Pass
- 2006 : Street Sense
- 2005 : Stevie Wonderboy
- 2004 : Declan's Moon
- 2003 : Action This Day
- 2002 : Vindication
- 2001 : Johannesburg
- 2000 : Macho Uno
- 1999 : Anees
- 1998 : Answer Lively
- 1997 : Favorite Trick
- 1996 : Boston Harbor
- 1995 : Maria's Mon
- 1994 : Timber Country
- 1993 : Dehere
- 1992 : Gilded Time
- 1991 : Arazi
- 1990 : Fly So Free
- 1989 : Rhythm
- 1988 : Easy Goer
- 1987 : Forty Niner
- 1986 : Capote
- 1985 : Tasso
- 1984 : Chief's Crown
- 1983 : Devil's Bag
- 1982 : Roving Boy
- 1981 : Deputy Minister
- 1980 : Lord Avie
- 1979 : Rockhill Native
- 1978 : Spectacular Bid
- 1977 : Affirmed
- 1976 : Seattle Slew
- 1975 : Honest Pleasure
- 1974 : Foolish Pleasure
- 1973 : Protagonist
- 1972 : Secretariat
- 1971 : Riva Ridge
- 1970 : Hoist the Flag
- 1969 : Silent Screen
- 1968 : Top Knight
- 1967 : Vitriolic
- 1966 : Successor
- 1965 : Buckpasser
- 1964 : Bold Lad
- 1963 : Hurry to Market
- 1962 : Never Bend
- 1961 : Crimson Satan
- 1960 : Hail to Reason
- 1959 : Warfare
- 1958 : First Landing
- 1957 : Nadir (D) & Jewel's Reward (T)
- 1956 : Barbizon
- 1955 : Needles
- 1954 : Nashua
- 1953 : Porterhouse
- 1952 : Native Dancer
- 1951 : Tom Fool
- 1950 : Battlefield
- 1949 : Hill Prince
- 1948 : Blue Peter
- 1947 : Citation
- 1946 : Double Jay
- 1945 : Star Pilot
- 1944 : Pavot
- 1943 : Platter & Occupy
- 1942 : Count Fleet
- 1941 : Alsab
- 1940 : Our Boots
- 1939 : Bimelech
- 1938 : El Chico
- 1937 : Menow
- 1936 : Pompoon
- 1935 : Tintagel
- 1934 : Balladier
- 1933 : Cavalcade
- 1932 : Ladysman
- 1931 : Burning Blaze
- 1930 : Jamestown & Equipoise
- 1929 : Whichone
- 1928 : High Strung
- 1927 : Reigh Count & Dice
- 1926 : Scapa Flow
- 1925 : Pompey
- 1924 : Master Charlie
- 1923 : St. James & Wise Counsellor
- 1922 : Zev
- 1921 : Morvich
- 1920 : Tryster
- 1919 : Man o' War
- 1918 : Billy Kelly & Eternal
- 1917 : Sun Briar
- 1916 : Campfire
- 1915 : Dominant
- 1914 : Pebbles I
- 1913 : Old Rosebud
- 1912 : Helios
- 1911 : Worth
- 1910 : Novelty
- 1909 : Sweep & Waldo
- 1908 : Sir Martin
- 1907 : Colin
- 1906 : Salvidere
- 1905 : Burgomaster
- 1904 : Sysonby
- 1903 : Highball
- 1902 : Irish Lad
- 1901 : Nasturtium
- 1900 : Commando
