November topped off an already robust year, in which the Hidden Brook program has set forth no less than 20 stakes winners, eight of those graded or group winners, and 38 stakes horses, with yet another month to go!  Adding to that impressive tally, two finalists for year-end Championships have emerged in Game On Dude and Alpha Bettor.

Hidden Brook's emphasis on quality has been apparent since the beginning; 2013 marks the ninth time in eight years that its graduates have been up for year-end honors. This year, the nominations cover the entire continent, with Game On Dude vying for Champion Older Male Eclipse honors in the United States, and Alpha Bettor favored to take home the Sovereign Award for Champion Older Male.

Game On Dude

Game On Dude has notched five graded stakes wins in seven starts this year, and while he didn't score in the Breeders' Cup Classic, he has dominated his division, winning in wire-to-wire fashion by daylight nearly every time. With 2013 earnings of $2,575,735, he has racked up an incredible 71% win rate this year, including wins in the G1 Santa Anita Handicap, the G1 Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap, and the G1 Pacific Classic.

Consigned by Hidden Brook as a yearling at the 2008 Keeneland September Sale, Game On Dude is owned by Diamond Pride, LLC, the Lanni Family Trust, Mercedes Stable and Bernie Schiappa. He is trained by Bob Baffert. Throughout his prolific career, the "Dude" has amassed $5,707,893, 15 wins, six seconds and a third.

North of the border, Alpha Bettor heads the field for Canadian Champion Older Male, with three graded stakes wins in six starts, including the G2 Eclipse Stakes, the G3 Seagram Cup Stakes, which he also won in 2012, and the G2 Autumn Stakes, all at Woodbine.

In 2013, Alpha Bettor has earned $336,441 and has been in the top three finishers 83% of the time.  He ranks in the top 25 of all older males on dirt or all weather in North America by earnings.  Purchased as a two-year-old by Hidden Brook, Alpha Bettor is owned by Bulldog Racing and trained by Danny Vella.