updated 12:12 a.m. ET Jan. 22, 2008

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Curlin swept Horse of the Year and 3-year-old male honors at the 37th annual Eclipse Awards on Monday night.

Curlin overwhelmed the competition in Horse of the Year voting, receiving 249 first-place votes to 12 for Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches. Last year’s winner, Invasor, earned two votes.

Corinthian, English Channel and Kentucby winner Street Sense received one each in balloting by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form and National Turf Writers Association.

Curlin dominated Street Sense and Derby runner-up Hard Spun in voting for male 3-year-old. Curlin received 262 votes to Street Sense’s three and one for Hard Spun.

Curlin’s other victories last year were in the Preakness, Arkansas Derby and the Jockey Club Gold Cup.

Curlin’s immediate future could include foreclosure.

An attorney for 418 people, plaintiffs in a lawsuit against two of Curlin’s minority owners, wants a judge to order foreclosure on the horse, the stable that officially owns him and its parent company.

A foreclosure could have 20 percent ownership in the horse up for bid with the Boone County, Ky., sheriff, with any money made from the public sale going to settle a $42 million judgment.

The plaintiffs effectively have held a lien against Curlin since November, when a state judge granted them rights to Tandy LLC, the parent company of the stable with an ownership stake in the horse.

The award was made to settle the judgment, which stemmed from a lawsuit accusing Curlin’s co-owners, William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham Jr., of defrauding clients in a $200 million settlement over the diet drug fen-phen.

A hearing on the foreclosure request was set for Tuesday in Frankfort, Ky.

Rags to Riches won 3-year-old filly honors after upsetting the boys in the Belmont.

Todd Pletcher earned his fourth consecutive Eclipse as trainer of the year with 139 votes, easily outdistancing runner-up Steve Asmussen, who trained Curlin and received 65 votes.

Garrett Gomez, who led the nation in earnings last year, was named jockey of the year and teenager Joe Talamo was chosen apprentice jockey.

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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and Champagne Stakes winner War Pass was voted 2-year-old male and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Indian Blessing won 2-year-old filly.

Woodward and Whitney winner Lawyer Ron won older male, while older female honors went to Breeders’ Cup Distaff champion Ginger Punch.

Sprinter honors went to Midnight Lute in the male category and Maryfield in the female category; both were Breeders’ Cup winners.

English Channel was voted male turf horse and the female award went to British-bred Lahudood. Good Night Shirt was named steeplechase horse.

Shadwell Stable won owner of the year and Adena Springs won the honor for breeder.

Winners were announced at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons hotel.

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