eclipse awards

Tickets for the 49th annual Eclipse Awards, presented by Daily Racing Form, Breeders’ Cup and The Stronach Group, and featuring the announcement of the 2019 Horse of the Year, are on sale now. The Eclipse Awards are set for January 23, 2020 at Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino in Hallandale Beach, FL. Eclipse Awards tickets […]

Jay Hovdey, a multiple Eclipse Award winner and member of the Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, is returning to BloodHorse as a featured columnist commencing the week of Oct. 7, while veteran turf writer and handicapper Byron King has joined the BloodHorse staff as […]

Shamrock Rose, the champion female sprinter of 2018, has been retired from racing and will likely be entered in a breeding stock sale this November, Horse Racing Nation reports. The 4-year-old Pennsylvania-bred First Dude filly wraps her on-track career with five wins in 13 starts for earnings of $968,962. Owned by Conrad Farms and trained […]

A recent development in Oregon could lead to a new option for horse racing bettors throughout North America. In today’s edition of The Friday Show, Scott Jagow and Ray Paulick discuss the potential for this new feature, which would allow bettors to sell a portion or all of their ticket before the last leg of […]

Undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify was named 2018 Horse of the Year at Thursday evening’s 48th annual Eclipse Awards Dinner at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. The Scat Daddy colt, trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, was bred in Kentucky by John D. Gunther, who also received an Eclipse Award as Outstanding Breeder. Justify […]

Sports broadcaster Gabby Gaudet is joining TVG on a year-round basis as an analyst and reporter, the network announced today, and she will be live at Gulfstream Park this week and play a major role in TVG’s special programming for the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (Gr. I). The third renewal of the $9 million Pegasus […]

While an Eclipse Award was far from anyone’s mind when Glorious Empire finished sixth in his seasonal debut at Laurel Park last April, Weston Hamilton had but one goal when 2018 began – to bring the cherished bronze trophy home to Maryland. Their paths will converge when the 48th annual ceremony is held for the […]

The first wave of major events in horse racing for 2019 takes place next week at Gulfstream Park, with the Pegasus World Cup Invitational and the annual Eclipse Awards, honoring the best in racing over the past year. It’s also an annual struggle for Eclipse voters to determine certain categories based on a very thin […]

The 48th Annual Eclipse Awards, presented by Daily Racing Form, Breeders’ Cup and The Stronach Group, will air live on TVG, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) has announced. Hosted by Jeannine Edwards and highlighted by the announcement of the 2018 Horse of the Year, the Eclipse Awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 8 p.m. ET in the Sport […]

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association today announced that there will be a record number of sponsors and partners supporting the 48th Annual Eclipse Awards, presented by Daily Racing Form, Breeders’ Cup and The Stronach Group, and produced by NTRA. The Eclipse Awards dinner and ceremony, honoring Thoroughbred racing’s champions of 2018, will be held on Thursday, Jan. 24 […]