b'Anne M. eberhArdtThe late Rick Violette Jr. conditioned top older horse Diversify.to do. He was born to be a racehorse. He was healthy; he was happy. He loved being out there. And as long as that was what he want-ed to do, thats what hes going to do.Not surprisingly, the Hronis brothers were presented with their first Eclipse Award coAdy photogrAphy Anne M. eberhArdtas outstanding owners. They entered the game in 2010.They played a huge role in this success story. They are very encouraging and very pa-tient, Sadler said. The owners have done aThe two best older horses met in the Oaklawn Handicap with City of Light just edging Accelerate.really good job of letting me take really good care of him. Sometimes when you do right by a horse, they reward you. And he rewarded us with a big year.Among older fillies and mares, Don Alberto Stables Unique Bella stood out, even though injury forced an early end to her season and ultimately her retirement. The 4-year-old Tapit filly was training toward a start in the Sept. 30 Zenyatta Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park. An eight-time graded win-ner, she had won three of her last four races at the grade 1 level: the La Brea Stakes, Beholder Mile Stakes, and Clement L. Hirsch Stakes. She earned an Eclipse Award as outstanding older female with her record of nine wins and two seconds from 12 starts, and earnings of $1,272,400.City of Light, a 4-year-old colt byQuality Road out of the Dehere dam Paris Notion, rewarded William Warren and his wife, Suzanne, in ways that extended far beyond his earnings of $1,412,000.Warren noted that two sons and one daughter became involved in owning the bay colt and that the opportunity to visit the barn, attend races, and crowd into the winners circle together helped to make them closer.Its a dream come true. We always hope for that big horse, he said. Its been a greatLauren Evans and Ralph Evans Diversify relished the wet track in winning the Whitney Stakes.3305_OlderHorses.indd 33 3/21/19 2:39 PM'