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24 January 2020 at 5:40:00 am

美國日蝕獎今日揭曉，2019年六戰全勝且奪得五項一級賽冠軍既Bricks and Mortar取得接近85%既選票，成為2019年既美國馬王，亦係自2013年Wise Dan以黎，首匹草地賽駒贏得呢項殊榮。

Bricks and Mortar現時已經退役，並已經運往日本擔任種馬，睇下呢匹「巨人長堤」（Giant's Causeway）既子嗣成績如何喇。

其他獎項如下：
American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse: Storm the Court

American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly: British Idiom

American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse: Maximum Security

American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly: Covfefe

American Champion Older Dirt Male Horse: Vino Rosso

American Champion Older Dirt Female Horse: Midnight Bisou

American Champion Sprint Horse: Mitole

American Champion Female Sprint Horse: Covfefe

American Champion Male Turf Horse: Bricks and Mortar

American Champion Female Turf Horse: Uni

Outstanding Owner: Klaravich Stables, Inc and William H. Lawrence.

Outstanding Breeder: George Strawbridge Jr.

Outstanding Trainer: Chad Brown（白偉賢）

Outstanding Jockey: Irad Oritz Jr. （奧天信）

Outstanding Apprentice Jockey: 木村和士（Kazushi Kimura）

日本藉騎師木村和士上年喺加拿大贏左148場頭馬，係當地騎師榜既第三名，順理成章成為最佳見習騎師。佢原本係2015年入讀JRA騎師學校，但去到最後一年決定退學，並轉到加拿大習騎及於2018年出道。佢就話當時係受到日藉騎師福元大輔既邀請，前往加拿大展開騎師生涯。首季已獲得104場頭馬，上年更以148場頭馬完成馬季，係當地一顆新星。

Source: Bloodhorse