The American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually to a female horse in Thoroughbred flat racing. It became part of the Eclipse Awards program in 1971.
The award originated in 1936 when both the Daily Racing Form (DRF) and Turf and Sports Digest (TSD) magazine began naming an annual champion. Starting in 1950, the Thoroughbred Racing Associations (TRA) began naming its own champion. The following list provides the name of the horses chosen by both of these organizations. There were several disagreements, with more than one champion being recognized on seven occasions.
The Daily Racing Form, the Thoroughbred Racing Associations, and the National Turf Writers Association all joined forces in 1971 to create the Eclipse Award. In 1978, the voting resulted in a tie between two fillies.
Champions from 1887 through 1935 were selected retrospectively by a panel of experts as published by The Blood-Horse magazine.[1]
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| Year | Horse | Trainer | style= | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Just F Y I | William I. Mott | George Krikorian | |
| 2022 | Wonder Wheel | Mark E. Casse | D. J. Stable | |
| 2021 | Echo Zulu | Steve Asmussen | L and N Racing & Winchell Thoroughbreds | |
| 2020 | Vequist | Robert E. Reid Jr. | Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable, Swilcan Stable | |
| 2019 | British Idiom | Madaket Stables LLC, Michael Dubb, The Elkstone Group LLC | ||
| 2018 | Jaywalk | D. J. Stable & Cash is King | ||
| 2017 | Caledonia Road | Ralph Nicks | Zoom and Fish Stable, Charlie Spiring, Newtown Anner Stud | |
| 2016 | Champagne Room | Peter Eurton | Ciaglia, Exline-Border, et al. | |
| 2015 | Songbird | Jerry Hollendorfer | Fox Hill Farm, Inc. | |
| 2014 | Take Charge Brandi | D. Wayne Lukas | Willis Horton | |
| 2013 | She's a Tiger | Jeff Bonde | Mark Dedomenico, Allen J. Aldrich et al. | |
| 2012 | Beholder | Richard E. Mandella | Spendthrift Farm | |
| 2011 | My Miss Aurelia | Steve Asmussen | Stonestreet Stables | |
| 2010 | Awesome Feather | Stanley I. Gold | Jacks or Better Farms, Inc. | |
| 2009 | She Be Wild | Wayne M. Catalano | Nancy Mazzoni | |
| 2008 | Stardom Bound | Christopher Paasch | IEAH Stables & Charles Cono | |
| 2007 | Indian Blessing | Bob Baffert | Patti & Hal J. Earnhardt III | |
| 2006 | Dreaming of Anna | Wayne M. Catalano | Frank C. Calabrese | |
| 2005 | Folklore | D. Wayne Lukas | Bob & Beverly Lewis | |
| 2004 | Sweet Catomine | Julio C. Canani | Pam & Martin Wygod | |
| 2003 | Halfbridled | Richard E. Mandella | Wertheimer et Frère | |
| 2002 | Storm Flag Flying | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | |
| 2001 | Tempera | Eoin G. Harty | Godolphin Racing | |
| 2000 | Caressing | David R. Vance | Carl F. Pollard | |
| 1999 | Chilukki | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | |
| 1998 | Silverbulletday | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram | |
| 1997 | Countess Diana | Patrick B. Byrne | M/M D. Propson, M/M R. Kaster, et al. | |
| 1996 | Storm Song | Nick Zito | Dogwood Stable | |
| 1995 | Golden Attraction | D. Wayne Lukas | William T. Young | |
| 1994 | Flanders | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | |
| 1993 | Phone Chatter | Richard E. Mandella | Herman Sarkowsky | |
| 1992 | Eliza | Alex L. Hassinger Jr. | Allen E. Paulson | |
| 1991 | Pleasant Stage | Chris Speckert | Buckland Farm | |
| 1990 | Meadow Star | LeRoy Jolley | Carl Icahn | |
| 1989 | Go for Wand | William Badgett Jr. | Christiana Stable | |
| 1988 | Open Mind | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | |
| 1987 | Epitome | Philip M. Hauswald | John A. Bell III | |
| 1986 | Brave Raj | Melvin F. Stute | Dolly Green | |
| 1985 | Family Style | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | |
| 1984 | Outstandingly | Pancho Martin | Harbor View Farm | |
| 1983 | Althea | D. Wayne Lukas | Aykroyd, Alexander, & Groves | |
| 1982 | Landaluce | D. Wayne Lukas | Barry A. Beal & Lloyd R. French Jr. | |
| 1981 | Before Dawn | John M. Veitch | Lucille P. Markey | |
| 1980 | Heavenly Cause | Woody Stephens | Ryehill Farm | |
| 1979 | Smart Angle | Woody Stephens | Ryehill Farm | |
| 1978 | Candy Éclair (tie) | S. Allen King | Adele W. Paxson | |
| 1978 | It's In The Air (tie) | Laz Barrera | Harbor View Farm | |
| 1977 | Lakeville Miss | Jose A. Martin | Randolph Weinsier | |
| 1976 | Sensational | Woody Stephens | Mill House Stable | |
| 1975 | Dearly Precious | Stephen A. DiMauro | Richard E. Bailey | |
| 1974 | Ruffian | Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. | Stuart S. Janney Jr. & Barbara Phipps Janney | |
| 1973 | Talking Picture | John P. Campo | Maxwell H. Gluck | |
| 1972 | La Prevoyante | Yonnie Starr | Jean-Louis Lévesque | |
| 1971 | Numbered Account | Roger Laurin | Ogden Phipps |
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| Year | Horse | Trainer | style=Owner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Forward Gal | Warren A. Croll Jr. | Aisco Stable | |
| 1969 | Fast Attack (DRF) | Harry M. Wells | Hal-Bar Ranch (Mr. Hickey, Paul Robinson, William M. Ayers) | |
| 1969 | Tudor Queen (TRA) | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farms | |
| 1968 | Gallant Bloom (DRF)[2] | Max Hirsch | Robert J. Kelberg Jr. | |
| 1968 | Process Shot (TRA) (TSD)[3] | John B. Bond | M/M Sonny Werblin | |
| 1967 | Queen of the Stage | Edward A. Neloy | Ogden Phipps | |
| 1966 | Regal Gleam | Hirsch Jacobs | Patrice Jacobs | |
| 1965 | Moccasin | Harry Trotsek | Claiborne Farm | |
| 1964 | Queen Empress | William C. Winfrey | Wheatley Stable | |
| 1963 | Tosmah (DRF) (TSD) | Joe Mergler | Anthony Imbesi | |
| 1963 | Castle Forbes (TRA)[4] | William C. Winfrey | Wheatley Stable | |
| 1962 | Smart Deb (DRF)[5] (TRA)[6] | Arnold N. Winick | Marion Reineman | |
| 1962 | Affectionately (TSD)[7] | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | |
| 1961 | Cicada | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | |
| 1960 | Bowl of Flowers | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable | |
| 1959 | My Dear Girl | Melvin Calvert | Frances A. Genter | |
| 1958 | Quill | Lucien Laurin | Reginald N. Webster | |
| 1957 | Idun | Sherrill W. Ward | Mrs. Charles U. Bay | |
| 1956 | Leallah (DRF) (TSD) | MacKenzie Miller | Charlton Clay | |
| 1956 | Romanita (TRA)[8] | Frankie Sanders | Reverie Knoll Farm (Freeman Keyes) | |
| 1955 | Doubledogdare (TSD)[9] (DRF) | Moody Jolley | Claiborne Farm | |
| 1955 | Nasrina (TRA) | Edward A. Christmas | Howell E. Jackson III | |
| 1954 | High Voltage | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | |
| 1953 | Evening Out | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. | |
| 1952 | Sweet Patootie | H. H. "Pete" Battle | Mrs. E. Dale Shaffer | |
| 1951 | Rose Jet | Willie Booth | Maine Chance Farm | |
| 1950 | Aunt Jinny | Duval A. Headley | Duval A. Headley |
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| Year | Horse | Trainer | Owner | |
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| 1949 | Bed o' Roses | William C. Winfrey | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | |
| 1948 | Myrtle Charm | James W. Smith | Maine Chance Farm | |
| 1947 | Bewitch | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | |
| 1946 | First Flight | Sylvester Veitch | C. V. Whitney | |
| 1945 | Beaugay | Tom Smith | Maine Chance Farm | |
| 1944 | Busher | James W. Smith | Edward R. Bradley | |
| 1943 | Durazna (DRF) | John M. Goode | Brownell Combs | |
| 1943 | Twilight Tear (TSD)[10] | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | |
| 1942 | Askmenow | Kenneth Osborne | Hal Price Headley | |
| 1941 | Petrify | Alfred Holberg | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | |
| 1940 | Level Best | John P. (Doc) Jones | Crispin Oglebay | |
| 1939 | Now What | Bud Stotler | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | |
| 1938 | Incoselda | Ben A. Jones | Woolford Farm | |
| 1937 | Jacola | Selby L. Burch | Nancy Carr Friendly | |
| 1936 | Apogee | Duval A. Headley | Hal Price Headley |
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| Year | Horse | Trainer | Owner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Forever Yours | Robert V. McGarvey | Milky Way Farm Stable | |
| 1934 | Nellie Flag | Bert B. Williams | Calumet Farm | |
| 1933 | Mata Hari | Clyde Van Dusen | Dixiana Farm | |
| 1933 | Bazaar | Herbert J. Thompson | Edward R. Bradley | |
| 1932 | Happy Gal | James Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | |
| 1931 | Top Flight | Thomas J. Healey | C. V. Whitney | |
| 1930 | Baba Kenny | Herbert J. Thompson | Edward R. Bradley | |
| 1929 | Alcibiades | Walter W. Taylor | Hal Price Headley | |
| 1928 | Current | Jack Baker | Robert Sterling Clark | |
| 1927 | Anita Peabody | Bert S. Michell | Fannie Hertz | |
| 1926 | Fair Star | Carl Utz | William du Pont Jr. | |
| 1925 | Friar's Carse | Gwyn R. Tompkins | Glen Riddle Farm | |
| 1924 | Mother Goose | Fred Hopkins | Harry Payne Whitney | |
| 1924 | Maud Muller | Fred Hopkins | Harry Payne Whitney | |
| 1923 | Max Hirsch | Cary T. Grayson | ||
| 1922 | Sally's Alley | Eugene Wayland | Willis Sharpe Kilmer | |
| 1921 | Startle | John I. Smith | Herbert H. Hewitt | |
| 1920 | Careful | Eugene Wayland | Walter J. Salmon Sr. | |
| 1920 | Prudery | James G. Rowe Sr. | Harry Payne Whitney | |
| 1919 | Constancy | H. Guy Bedwell | J. K. L. Ross | |
| 1919 | Miss Jemima | Charles E. Rowe | Charles E. Rowe | |
| 1918 | Elfin Queen | William H. Karrick | Harry K. Knapp | |
| 1917 | Rosie O'Grady | James G. Rowe Sr. | Harry Payne Whitney | |
| 1916 | William H. Karrick | Schuyler L. Parsons | ||
| 1915 | Puss in Boots | John Murphy | Foxhall P. Keene | |
| 1914 | Regret | James G. Rowe Sr. | Harry Payne Whitney | |
| 1913 | Southern Maid | John Nixon | Robert T. Davies | |
| 1912 | Gowell | Jack T. Weaver | Jack T. Weaver | |
| 1911 | Moisant | Albert Simons | Albert Simons | |
| 1910 | Bashti | Thomas Welsh | Newcastle Stable | |
| 1909 | Ocean Bound | French Brooks | Woodford Clay | |
| 1908 | Maskette | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene | |
| 1907 | Stamina | John W. Rogers | Harry Payne Whitney | |
| 1906 | Court Dress | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene | |
| 1905 | Perverse | John W. Rogers | Harry Payne Whitney | |
| 1904 | Artful | John W. Rogers | Herman B. Duryea | |
| 1904 | Tanya | John W. Rogers | Herman B. Duryea | |
| 1903 | Hamburg Belle | A. Jack Joyner | Sydney Paget † | |
| 1902 | Eugenia Burch | Jim McLaughlin | Libby Curtis | |
| 1901 | Blue Girl | John W. Rogers | William C. Whitney | |
| 1901 | Endurance by Right | John F. Schorr | John W. Schorr | |
| 1900 | none selected | n/a | n/a | |
| 1899 | none selected | n/a | n/a | |
| 1898 | none selected | n/a | n/a | |
| 1897 | L'Alouette | James G. Rowe Sr. | L. S. Thompson & W. P. Thompson | |
| 1896 | Cleophus | Hardy Campbell Jr. | Michael F. Dwyer | |
| 1895 | none selected | n/a | n/a | |
| 1894 | The Butterflies | John J. Hyland | David Gideon & John Daly | |
| 1893 | none selected | n/a | n/a | |
| 1892 | Lady Violet | A. Jack Joyner | August Belmont Jr. | |
| 1891 | Yorkville Belle | Matthew M. Allen | Frank A. Ehret | |
| 1890 | Sallie McClelland | Byron McClelland | Byron McClelland | |
| 1890 | La Tosca | James G. Rowe Sr. | August Belmont | |
| 1899 | none selected | n/a | n/a | |
| 1888 | none selected | n/a | n/a | |
| 1887 | Los Angeles | Robert E. Campbell | E. J. "Lucky" Baldwin |