Cheveley Park Studs homebred filly INSPIRAL, won the 2023 Eclipse Award for Leading Female Turf horse following her fantastic victory in the Breeders’ Cup Fillies and Mare Turf at Santa Anita in November. Patricia Thompson and her son Richard were on hand to receive the award at the glittering event held in Palm Beach, Florida.
On receiving the award Richard Thompson enthused that “exhilarating is the only way to describe her win that day” when remarking on the filly’s thrilling come from-behind triumph. Inspiral, already a two-time champion in Europe as a 2- and 3-year-old, will remain in training as a 5-year-old with an eye on defending her Breeders’ Cup World Championships title in 2024.