Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer
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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.
Past winners:
- 2015 : Bob Baffert
- 2014 : Todd Pletcher
- 2013 : Todd Pletcher
- 2012 : Dale Romans
- 2011 : William I. Mott
- 2010 : Todd Pletcher
- 2009 : Steve Asmussen
- 2008 : Steve Asmussen
- 2007 : Todd Pletcher
- 2006 : Todd Pletcher
- 2005 : Todd Pletcher
- 2004 : Todd Pletcher
- 2003 : Robert J. Frankel
- 2002 : Robert J. Frankel
- 2001 : Robert J. Frankel
- 2000 : Robert J. Frankel
- 1999 : Bob Baffert
- 1998 : Bob Baffert
- 1997 : Bob Baffert
- 1996 : William I. Mott
- 1995 : William I. Mott
- 1994 : D. Wayne Lukas
- 1993 : Robert J. Frankel
- 1992 : Ron McAnally
- 1991 : Ron McAnally
- 1990 : Carl Nafzger
- 1989 : Charlie Whittingham
- 1988 : Claude R. McGaughey III
- 1987 : D. Wayne Lukas
- 1986 : D. Wayne Lukas
- 1985 : D. Wayne Lukas
- 1984 : Jack Van Berg
- 1983 : Woody Stephens
- 1982 : Charlie Whittingham
- 1981 : Ron McAnally
- 1980 : Bud Delp
- 1979 : Laz Barrera
- 1978 : Laz Barrera
- 1977 : Laz Barrera
- 1976 : Laz Barrera
- 1975 : Stephen A. DiMauro
- 1974 : Sherrill W. Ward
- 1973 : H. Allen Jerkens
- 1972 : Lucien Laurin
- 1971 : Charlie Whittingham
