National Eclipse (USA) Horse
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About
National Eclipse is a five-year-old chestnut gelding bred in the United States, by Alternation out of Midnight Eclipse. Trained by Bentley Combs and owned by Kenneally, Eddie, Schumer and others, the horse has started 21 times, securing five victories together with a second‑place and a third‑place effort, and has amassed $301,155 in earnings. His most recent race came at Keeneland on 3 October 2026, where he finished 1st out of a field of 10.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 12-Nov-26 1710m R3 Race 3 - Claiming, SP: 5.00 | Jose Ortiz | 1 (6) |
| Keeneland 03-Oct-26 1710m FIRM R2 Race 2 $46,283 (of $73,466) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.440, SP: 2.50 set the pace in the two path, vied with an outer presser around the far turn, dug in when a wider challenger joined the fray entering the lane, repelled those foes in midstretch and shook clear leaving the furlong grounds. 1st National Eclipse ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Jus Too Fly ( O Bocachica 122 ) 3.25L 3rd Raising Kane ( V Carrasco 122 ) 3.50L See full results | J Ortiz 55.3kg | 1 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 11-Sep-26 1710m R8 Race 8 $4,372 (of $62,451) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:46.050, SP: 2.63 1st FAST Solution ( W I Antongeorgi 122 ) 2nd Raising Kane ( V Carrasco 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Up To No Good ( S Pauly 122 ) 1.00L 4th National Eclipse ( K Asmussen 122 ) 1.30L See full results | K Asmussen 55.3kg 1.30L | 4 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 20-Jun-26 1710m R2 Race 2 $40,417 (of $64,155) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.580, SP: 2.20 stalked from the two path, progressed on the clear leader whlie moving out to the four path entering the lane, closed in while hanging on his left lead in upper stretch, reeled in the leader while changing over at the furlong grounds then held sway from an outer pursuer late. 1st National Eclipse ( L Saez 118 ) 2nd Hoodlum ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 1.25L 3rd Saltwater Cowboy ( H Hoskins 118 ) 6.00L See full results | L Saez 53.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Apr-26 1609m R1 Race 1 $5,375 (of $76,791) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.750, SP: 2.50 broke outwardly, stalked closest to the clear leader and from the three path, proved no match turning for home, lugged inwardly whlie yielding place at the three sixteenths pole then weakened on his left lead. 1st Empire Builder ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2nd Tres Soles ( G Saez 118 ) 8.50L 3rd Raising Kane ( C Lanerie 118 ) 0.50L 4th National Eclipse ( I O Jr 118 ) 13.25L See full results | I O Jr 53.5kg 13.25L | 4 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 09-Mar-26 1609m R6 Race 6 $2,785 (of $39,784) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.460, SP: 17.00 forward early, attended pace to half, turned away into the far turn, flattened out in the drive. 1st Kavod ( J Ortiz 121 ) 2nd Curahee ( A Concepcion 121 ) 5.75L 3rd Bernin Tune ( B Curtis 121 ) 1.25L 4th National Eclipse ( J Loveberry 121 ) 7.50L See full results | J Loveberry 54.9kg 7.50L | 4 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 06-Feb-26 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 7/1 | Jareth Loveberry 54.9kg | 4 (5) |
| Fair Grounds 17-Jan-26 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 25/1 | Jareth Loveberry 54.4kg | 10 (10) |
| Keeneland 16-Oct-25 1710m Flat, SP: 20/1 | Francisco Arrieta 56.2kg | 8 (12) |
| Kentucky Downs 06-Sep-25 2112m GOOD Flat, SP: 25/1 | Florent Geroux 55.3kg | 9 (10) |
| Ellis Park 17-Aug-25 1609m Flat, SP: 5/2 | Florent Geroux 55.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 22-Jun-25 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 50/1 | Carlos Barbosa 55.3kg | 8 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 18-May-25 1811m FAST Flat, SP: 40/1 | Abel Cedillo 55.3kg | 8 (8) |
| Keeneland 17-Apr-25 1811m FAST Flat, SP: 9/4 | Jaime Torres 56.7kg | 3 (5) |
| Fair Grounds 08-Mar-25 1673m FAST Flat, SP: 13/2 | Jaime Torres 55.3kg | 4 (7) |
| Fair Grounds 18-Jan-25 1609m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 9/1 | Jaime Torres 54.4kg | 1 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 04-Jan-25 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 14/1 | Jareth Loveberry 54.4kg | 5 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 07-Dec-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 20/1 | Jareth Loveberry 53.5kg | 2 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 13-Nov-24 1710m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 25/1 | Francisco Arrieta 53.5kg | 5 (8) |
| Keeneland 06-Oct-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 16/1 | Francisco Arrieta 54.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 15-Sep-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 40/1 | Mitchell Murrill 54.9kg | 10 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 20-Jan-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 50/1 | Jose Riquelme 55.3kg | 11 (11) |