Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder is a American Thoroughbred horse racing honor for breeders. Created in 1971, it is part of the Eclipse Awards program and is awarded annually. The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... Horse breeding is the process of using selective breeding to produce additional individuals of a given phenotype, that is, continuing a breed. ... The Eclipse Award is a thoroughbred racing award. ...

Its Canadian counterpart is the Sovereign Award for Outstanding Breeder.

Past winners:

Paul Mellon (June 11, 1907 – February 1, 1999) was son of Andrew W. Mellon, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1921 to 1932, and brother of Ailsa Mellon-Bruce. ... Nelson Bunker Hunt (born February 22, 1926 in Dorado, Arkansas) is an American businessman. ... Edward Plunket Taylor, born January 29, 1901 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - died May 14, 1989 in Lyford Cay, New Providence, Bahamas, was a business tycoon and famous breeder of thoroughbred race horses. ... Louis Elwood Wolfson (January 28, 1912 -) was a Wall Street financier. ... Claiborne Farm is located in Paris, Kentucky, USA, and is one of the most famous thoroughbred horse farms in the state and in the nation. ... Edward Plunket Taylor, born January 29, 1901 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - died May 14, 1989 in Lyford Cay, New Providence, Bahamas, was a business tycoon and famous breeder of thoroughbred race horses. ... Claiborne Farm is located in Paris, Kentucky, USA, and is one of the most famous thoroughbred horse farms in the state and in the nation. ... Nelson Bunker Hunt (born February 22, 1926 in Dorado, Arkansas) is an American businessman. ... Paul Mellon (June 11, 1907 – February 1, 1999) was son of Andrew W. Mellon, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1921 to 1932, and brother of Ailsa Mellon-Bruce. ... Nelson Bunker Hunt (born February 22, 1926 in Dorado, Arkansas) is an American businessman. ... Time Magazine cover of May 30, 1949, featuring Calumet trainer Ben Jones Calumet Farm is a 762 acre (3. ... William S. Farish III (born March 17, 1939) is an American millionaire, a previous U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom (2001-2004), member of the Council of American Ambassadors, a horse-breeder, a chairman of Churchill Downs, major Republican Party donor, and family friend of President George W. Bush... Allen Eugene Paulson (April 22, 1922 - July 19, 2000) was an American businessman, philanthropist, thoroughbred racehorse breeder and owner, and a self-made multi-millionaire. ... William S. Farish III (born March 17, 1939) is an American millionaire, a previous U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom (2001-2004), member of the Council of American Ambassadors, a horse-breeder, a chairman of Churchill Downs, major Republican Party donor, and family friend of President George W. Bush... Frank Stronach, CM (born September 6, 1932 as Franz Strohsack) is an Austrian and Canadian businessman. ...