Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum's Godolphin was honored with the Eclipse Award as the outstanding owner in North America for the fifth consecutive year and seventh overall, and for the fourth time in a row was also crowned North America's outstanding breeder during Thursday's ceremonies. Godolphin-owned runners posted 104 victories from 460 starts (22.6%) during the year and their runners finished in the top three in 52% of their appearances while earning better than $20 million. Horses bred by Godolphin bankrolled $23.2 million and no fewer than 10 Grade I and 26 graded races in North America in 2024 were taken by Godolphin-breds In addition to Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Immersive (Nyquist), Godolphin's additional North American Grade I winners included Highland Falls (Curlin), Nations Pride (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), Measured Time (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Master of the Seas (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Eclipse finalist Cinderella's Dream (GB) (Shamardal).
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