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Genaro: How Much is an Eclipse Award Worth?
On January 17, Thoroughbred racing crowned its champions at the Eclipse Awards in Beverly Hills. Unlike most sports, in which champions are determined on the field of play, in racing,…
February 2 2012, 7:41am | Visit source ›
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You have to hand it to Eclipse voters, the 267 people entrusted with selecting American Thoroughbred racing's champions. They are just as ornery and opinionated as fans of the sport.…
January 24 2012, 5:38am | Visit source ›
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Congratulations to 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace!
Barbara Livingston A heartfelt congratulations to Havre de Grace and her connections - including Rick Porter and his Fox Hill…
January 23 2012, 11:22pm | Visit source ›
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I was walking into my office the other day and realized that I my gait was causing me to step…
January 22 2012, 5:51pm | Visit source ›
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Let me tell you a secret about horse racing photographers: Not all of them even like horse racing. Pretty sad, isn’t it, as they are given some of the most…
January 19 2012, 1:23pm | Visit source ›
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Havre de Grace: City takes pride in namesake horse's achievements
No matter how they pronounced it, Havre de Grace was the champion. Wasn't even close. The racehorse named for the city, her name often butchered by race callers and fans…
January 19 2012, 12:48pm | Visit source ›
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Hansen Gets Rodney Treatment For An Eclipse Champion
Despite his victory in the prestigious Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and Monday night being honored with an Eclipse Award…
January 18 2012, 2:29pm | Visit source ›
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Watchmaker: Indefensible Eclipse Award Votes
Reasonable people can disagree about the merits of Acclamation, Game On Dude, and Tizway for champion older male of 2011, a title that went to Acclamation at Monday night’s Eclipse…
January 18 2012, 7:21am | Visit source ›
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Hovdey: Words flow like wine at Eclipse Awards
Sitting down to an old-fashioned session with a personal computer late Monday evening, after staggering home from the Eclipse Awards Dinner in Beverly Hills, I was shocked – shocked! –…
January 18 2012, 7:20am | Visit source ›
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The 2012 Eclipse Awards in a Word. Or Two
I have a confession to make: this year was the first year that I watched the entire presentation of the Eclipse Awards, this year telecast live from Beverly Hills. If…
January 18 2012, 6:43am | Visit source ›
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Here are the results for the Eclipse, as well as my thoughts. 2yo Male: Hansen- Say what you may about…
January 17 2012, 11:31am | Visit source ›
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Eclipse questions, or Kid, have you rehabilitated yourself?
Last night’s Eclipse awards ceremony — at which racing’s glitterati pretend that the sport’s deck chairs are more important than…
January 17 2012, 6:54am | Visit source ›
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Steven Crist BEVERLY HILLS -- A squeaker for 3-year-old, a mild upset for older male and the lack of a…
January 16 2012, 10:24pm | Visit source ›
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Fat Lady Still Humming A Few Bars In Horse of the Year Race
I, and many in racing for that matter, expect history tonight at the Eclipse Awards. When they get down to…
January 16 2012, 1:58pm | Visit source ›
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Eclipse Award Predictions and Wistful Thoughts
After what was in many ways an unsatisfying year forAmerican horse racing, I find myself strangely ambivalent about tonight’sEclipse Awards…
January 16 2012, 12:27pm | Visit source ›
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Eclipse Award Selections - Of the 21st century!
As the racing world prepares for the announcement of 2011 Eclipse Award winners, ZATT takes it to whole new level…
January 16 2012, 2:04am | Visit source ›
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Crist: No drama in Horse of the Year vote
After two years of genuine uncertainty, excitement, and controversy over who would be the Horse of the Year, the climactic announcement at Monday night’s Eclipse Awards ceremonies appears to be…
January 15 2012, 5:23pm | Visit source ›
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The People’s Choice Eclipse Awards?
How many times have you seen the list of Best Picture nominees at the Oscars and wondered why you hadn’t…
January 14 2012, 5:41am | Visit source ›
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Space Thoughts - Top Ten Again
I was walking my trusty companion, Tanner Jones, tonight and looked up to see an almost full moon on a…
January 11 2012, 7:05pm | Visit source ›
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Horse of the Year Not So Clear
Some years it’s just so damned easy for Eclipse Award voters when they cast their ballot for Horse of the…
January 10 2012, 4:42am | Visit source ›
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Happy New Year and my apologies for the late start. My wife and I got hit with some kind of…
January 9 2012, 2:19pm | Visit source ›
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Looking Forward to a Great Year
We're back! And we're looking forward to a great year, both for racing and for Hello Race Fans.
January 9 2012, 7:03am | Visit source ›
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Apprentice Eclipse voting to be redone because of statistics snafu
The following is from an NTRA press release issued this morning. As an Eclipse voter through the NTWAB, I hope when the new statistics are sent to voters that they…
January 7 2012, 7:17am | Visit source ›
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The votes are in! Lifetime Past Performances and key race results charts for the 2011 Eclipse Award finalists, courtesy of…
January 6 2012, 5:30am | Visit source ›
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Yesterday we received the Eclipse Award finalist press release from the NTRA and, like most people in the industry, I…
January 6 2012, 5:22am | Visit source ›
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The votes are in! Lifetime Past Performances and key race results charts for the 2011 Eclipse Award finalists, courtesy of…
January 5 2012, 6:05pm | Visit source ›
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There are only 11 days until the Eclipse Awards are held. Today, the finalists for all the catagories (except for…
January 5 2012, 12:55pm | Visit source ›
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Confessions of a burned-out Eclipse voter
Dan Illman If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s not to discuss politics, religion, and Eclipse Award ballots. If there’s…
January 5 2012, 12:40pm | Visit source ›
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Below are the finalists for the 2011 Eclipse Awards. My humble opinion as to who should win can be found…
January 5 2012, 3:52am | Visit source ›
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Thoroughbred racing takes the New Year phrase, "Out with the old and in with the new" a little too seriously for its own good sometimes. A litany of marquee retirements…
January 4 2012, 4:56pm | Visit source ›
