National Eclipse (USA)
About
National Eclipse is a 4yo chestnut from the United States trained by Brian Williamson. He is by the stallion Alternation out of the mare Midnight Eclipse. The horse has recorded three wins in its career so far. On 19 Jan 2025 at Fair Grounds, National Eclipse secured its most important victory, taking the $59,999.00 Race 3 prize. It has proved to be a profitable runner for bettors; backing the horse throughout its career would have produced a 185% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Downs 07-Sep-25 2112m GOOD R2 Race 2 (of $200,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:08.130, SP: 26.00 tracked the early leader two to three wide from the outside and gave way. | F Geroux 55.3kg 18.75L | 9 (10) |
| Ellis Park 18-Aug-25 1609m FIRM R3 Race 3 $25,927 (of $42,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.660, SP: 5.00 stalked three wide, pressed around the far turn, sustained striking range while getting floated four wide by an inner rival in upper stretch, bid along with that one at the sixteenth pole, sparred neck and neck through the late stages and prevailed. | F Geroux 55.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 22-Jun-25 1709m GOOD R7 Race 7 $1,358 (of $134,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.700, SP: 50.00 stalked the pace early on, raced in the three path along the far turn, was in the six path into the lane and weakened late in the stretch drive. | C Barbosa 55.3kg 5.30L | 8 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 18-May-25 1810m FIRM R10 Race 10 $1,615 (of $134,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:47.260, SP: 40.00 pursued from midpack in the four path and faded around the far turn. | A Cedillo 55.3kg 21.50L | 8 (8) |
| Keeneland 18-Apr-25 1810m FIRM R1 Race 1 $5,500 (of $55,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:53.360, SP: 9.00 stalked two wide, chased the clear leader around the far turn, pursued along with an outer foe in upper stretch, tipped inwardly after changing leads in midstretch, took aim inside of the leader leaving the furlong grounds, but lacked ample racing room when that rail seem closed at the sixteenth pole and settled for show. | J Torres 56.7kg 2.75L | 3 (5) |
| Fair Grounds 09-Mar-25 1673m FIRM R5 Race 5 $3,780 (of $54,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:43.010, SP: 13.00 stalked along the inside, awaited racing room turning for home, chased behind the leaders through midstretch, but lacked a rail seem to slip through and was blocked behind a foe through the final sixteenth. | J Torres 55.3kg 3.25L | 4 (7) |
| Fair Grounds 19-Jan-25 1609m FIRM R3 Race 3 $37,800 (of $59,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:24.390, SP: 9.00 pursued from midpack along the inside, chased around the far turn, crept closer in the two to three path while hanging on his left lead in upper stretch, took aim on the drifting leader from the four path in the final furlong, changed over before bidding in the final sixteenth, got herded out late yet edged past. | J Torres 54.4kg | 1 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 05-Jan-25 1709m FIRM R9 Race 9 $1,770 (of $59,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.490, SP: 14.00 tracked two to three wide, chased between horses around the far turn and yielded in upper stretch while hanging on his left lead, yet improved late. | J Loveberry 54.4kg 11.50L | 5 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 08-Dec-24 1709m FIRM R5 Race 5 $11,800 (of $59,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:45.500, SP: 20.00 bobbled slightly at the start, stalked along the inside while a path off of the rail, pursued under urging around the far turn, sustained his chase as an outer rival struck the front at the sixteenth pole and reclaimed place shortly after. | J Loveberry 53.5kg 1.25L | 2 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 14-Nov-24 1709m FIRM R8 Race 8 $2,484 (of $72,001) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:24.620, SP: 25.00 stalked in the four path, but yielded three wide and between horses around the far turn, then kept on mildly between foes. | F Arrieta 53.5kg 4.35L | 5 (8) |
| Keeneland 07-Oct-24 1709m FIRM R1 Md $33,390 (of $31,628) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:46.160, SP: 22/1 Ins,3w2nd,bid3/16,clrd | F Arrieta 54.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 16-Sep-24 1207m FIRM R3 Md (of $37,700) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.160, SP: 70/1 Frcts gate,bmp st,3-6p | M Murrill 54.9kg 0.15L | 10 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 21-Jan-24 1207m FIRM R8 Md (of $38,100) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.920, SP: 80/1 Inside,steadily faded | J Riquelme 55.3kg 16.25L | 11 (11) |