Champions

Eclipse Champions

The following Derby winners went on to win Eclipse Awards as champions in their respective divisions:

War Admiral (1937)

• 3-year-old colt 1937
• Best 3-year-old 1937
• Horse of the Year 1937
• 3-year-old colt 1941

Whirlaway (1941)

• 3-year-old colt 1941
• Handicap Horse 1942
• Horse of the Year 1941/1942

Count Fleet (1943)

• 2-year-old colt 1942
• Best 2-year-old 1942
• 3-year-old colt 1943
• Best 3-year-old 1943
• Horse of the Year 1943

Assault (1946)

• 3-year-old colt 1946
• Best 3-year-old 1946
• Horse of the Year 1946

Citation (1948)

• 2-year-old colt 1947
• Best 2-year-old 1947
• 3-year-old colt 1948
• Best 3-year-old 1948
• Handicap Horse 1948
• Horse of the Year 1948

Swaps (1955)

• Handicap Horse 1956
• Horse of the Year 1956

Needles (1956)

• 2-year-old colt 1955
• Best 2-year-old 1955
• 3-year-old colt 1956
• Best 3-year-old 1956

Tim Tam (1958)

• 3-year-old colt 1958
• Best 3-year-old 1958

Carry Back (1961)

• 3-year-old colt 1961
• Best 3-year-old 1961

Chateaugay (1963)

• 3-year old colt 1963
• Best 3-year-old 1963

Northern Dancer (1964)

• 3-year-old colt 1964
• Best 3-year-old 1964

Canonero II (1971)

• 3-year-old colt 1971

Riva Ridge (1972)

• 2-year-old colt 1971
• Older Horse 1973

Secretariat (1973)

• 2-year-old colt 1972
• 3-year-old colt 1973
• Grass Horse 1973
• Horse of the Year 1972/1973

Foolish Pleasure (1975)

• 2-year-old colt 1974

Bold Forbes (1976)

• 3-year-old colt 1976

Seattle Slew (1977)

• 2-year-old colt 1976
• 3-year-old colt 1977
• Older Horse 1978
• Horse of the Year 1977

Affirmed (1978)

• 2-year-old colt 1977
• 3-year-old colt 1978
• Older Horse 1979
• Horse of the Year 1978/1979

Spectacular Bid (1979)

• 2-year-old colt 1978
• 3-year-old colt 1979
• Older Horse 1980
• Horse of the Year 1980

Genuine Risk (1980)

• 3-year-old filly 1980

Pleasant Colony (1981)

• 3-year-old colt 1981

Swale (1984)

• 3-year-old colt 1984

Spend a Buck (1985)

• 3-year-old colt 1985
• Horse of the Year 1985

Ferdinand (1986)

• Older Horse 1987
• Horse of the Year 1987

Alysheba (1987)

• 3-year-old colt 1987
• Older Horse 1988
• Horse of the Year 1988

Winning Colors (1988)

• 3-year-old filly 1988

Sunday Silence (1989)

• 3-year-old colt 1989
• Horse of the Year 1989

Unbridled (1990)

• 3-year-old colt 1990

Thunder Gulch (1995)

• 3-year-old colt 1995

Silver Charm (1997)

• 3-year-old colt 1997

Real Quiet (1998)

• 3-year-old colt 1998

Charismatic (1999)

• 3-year-old colt 1999
• Horse of the Year 1999

Fusaichi Pegasus (2000)

• 3-year-old colt 2000

War Emblem (2002)

• 3-year-old colt 2002

Funny Cide (2003)

• 3-year-old colt/gelding 2003

Smarty Jones (2004)

• 3-year-old colt 2004

Barbaro (2006)

• 3-year-old colt 2006