Flying Filly - Thoroughbred Horse Racing Equine Athlete

January 18, 2010

39th Annual Eclipse Awards

Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills CA

Eclipse Award of Merit - William S. Farish

Special Eclipse Award - Monique Koehler, founder of Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation

Eclipse Award for National Television - ESPN

Eclipse Award for Writing, News/Commentary - Sean Clancy

Eclipse Media Award for Photography - Jeff Taylor

2009 Horse of the Year: Rachel Alexandra
The Winners (are highlighted)

2 YO Male	2 YO Filly	3 YO Male	3YO Filly
Lookin at Lucky Noble's Promise Vale of York	Blind Luck Hot Dixie Chick She Be Wild	Mine That Bird Quality Road Summer Bird	Careless Jewel Flashing Rachel Alexandra
Older Male	Older Female	Male Sprinter	Female Sprinter
Einstein (BRZ) Gio Ponti Kodiak Kowboy	Life Is Sweet Music Note Zenyatta	Dancing in Silks Kodiak Kowboy Zensational	Informed Decision Music Note Ventura
Male Turf Horse	Female Turf Horse	Steeplechase Horse	Owner
Conduit Gio Ponti Presious Passion	Goldikova Midday Ventura	Mixed Up Red Letter Day Spy in the Sky	Godolphin Juddmonte Farms Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Moss
Breeder	Trainer	Jockey	Apprentice Jockey
Adena Springs Juddmonte Farms Dolphus C. Morrison	Steve Asmussen Bob Baffert John Shirreffs	Ramon Dominguez Garrett Gomez Julien Leparoux	Luis Batista Christian Santiago Reyes Luis Saez

38th Annual Eclipse Awards

January 26, 2009, Fontainebleau-Miami Beach, FL

Eclipse Award of merit - Alice Chandler
Special Eclipse Award - American Association of Equine Practitioners On Call program

The Winners (are highlighted)

Congratulations to the winners and to the nominees! The Eclipse Awards ceremony made us very proud to be a part of the Thoroughbred community and the good people accepting these awards. On a night like this, it is very clear how passionate we are about the sport of horse racing, and how the love of the horse is really the common denominator. May 2009 hold many rewards for all.

2008 Horse of the Year: Curlin

2 YO Male	2 YO Filly	3 YO Male	3YO Filly
Midshipman Old Fashioned Vineyard Haven	Dream Empress Maram Stardom Bound	Big Brown Colonel John Raven's Pass	Eight Belles Music Note Proud Spell
Older Male	Older Female	Male Sprinter	Female Sprinter
Commentator Curlin Einstein	Cocoa Beach Ginger Punch Zenyetta	Benny the Bull Midnight Lute Street Boss	Indian Blessing Intangaroo Ventura
Male Turf Horse	Female Turf Horse	Steeplechase Horse	Owner
Conduit Einstein Grand Couturier	Cocoa Beach Forever Together Goldikova	Be Certain Good Night Shirt Sovereign Duty	Godolphin Racing IEAH Stables Stronach Stables
Breeder	Trainer	Jockey	Apprentice Jockey
Adena Springs Stonerside Stable WinStar Farm	Steve Asmussen Richard Dutrow, Jr. Bobby Frankel	Robby Albarado Rafael Bejarano Garrett Gomez	Inez Karlsson Pascacio Lopez Abel Mariano

Racing Recap

from Equineline.com

Search for results from preceding few weeks.

The 2009 Big Sport of Turfdom award goes to "Team Zenyatta," Jerry and Ann Moss, John Shirreffs and Dottie Ingordo, David Ingordo, and Mike Smith.

Hal Wiggins is 2009 Horseman of the Year as awarded by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners. Nice Guy Finishes First, by Mark Toothaker from the Blood-Horse 12/15/09.

2010 Racing Hall of Fame Inductees

Trainer, Michael "Buster" Millerick
Jockey, Don Pierce
Jockey, Randy Romero
Azeri
Best Pal
Harry Bassett
Point Given

Congratulations to all!

2009 George Woolf Memorial Award goes to John Velazquez

Finalists:

Gary Baze, Calvin Borel, Javier Castellano, David Flores, and John Velasquez.

Winner of this prestigious award for the rider whose career and character reflect positively on the Sport of Kings .

2009 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inducts Gustav Schickedanz, and Thoroughbreds Peteski, Alywow, La Voyageuse, and Maryfield.

Hialeah sees a return to racing

Slide show of Hialeah as it sits empty, facing an uncertain future.

6/14/07 National Historic Trust places Hialeah on list of America's 11 Most Endangered Hictoric Places.

Visit Rachel's Sandbox on the NYRA site. In every best sense of the word, this could be very good for racing. Girls love horses, girls grow up and become potential fans of horse racing. It's not exclusive to women. Horse racing needs more stars and more good publicity. We have the resources right before us. Using them is a home run.

Archive of News Highlights

Camarero, Puerto Rico's racing great. Winner of 56 consecutime races of his 73 victories in his 3 year career.
California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Hall of Fame inducts John and Betty Mabee, Ken Maddy, Best Pal, and Free House.
Fairgrounds reopens to record crowds on Thanksgiving Day.
11/17/06 ABC 20/20 takes a look at Dubai.
Ouija Board wins Cartier Award as 2006 European Horse of the Year. She received the same award in 2004.
Have you seen Trakus? If you have watched Keeneland or Woodbine recently, you've probably seen the numbers racing down the virtual track.
1992 Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Thirty Slews enjoys his working retirement at the track.
Sydney's Daily Telegraph reports that Phar Lap's death in may have been caused by arsenic poisoning. Phar Lap Redux, by Morton Cathro. (confirmed by hair samples in 2008)
A tale of trainers, the wizards of the track, by Jude T. Feld from The Greatest Game, .
Video clip of horse racing in the 1920s includes Man o' War and Earle Sande at close of video
Man o' War at Faraway Farm from Horse Tales with Ercel Ellis.
The statue of Kincsem, legendary race mare, beckons to the revival of Hungarian racing.
High and Mighty, 1999 Royal Ascot winner, rescued from neglect.

More Archive Highlights

A "feel good" story if there was one: Charity begins at the home stretch, by Anne Saker, The Oregonian.
Video interview from University of Texas archives: Mike Wallace interviews Eddie Arcaro
Have Bugle Will Travel, from Georgia Magazine 2002, profiles Bucky Sallee, the well known bugler at Keeneland
James R. Keene: The man who loved racing, by Mary Simon from Thoroughbred Times.
A new documentary, Jock, scheduled to begin filming for a 2009 release.
The lighter side of racing: Last Mango Racing Stable, including partner Jimmy Buffett, runs Pulaski County with a portion of the proceeds to be donated to the SPCA.
Pepper's Pride wins #19 undefeated on 12/14/08 at Sunland Park in New Mexico State Racing Commission Handicap. She has been retired and will be mated to Tiznow in 2009.
Yes, they are smart. Some can return to the winners' circle on their own.
From the Telegraph.co.uk 1/27/08 , "The truth about Shergar racehorse kidnapping."
November 2007 marks the 60th anniversary of the death of Man O' War. Maryjean Wall of the Lexington Herald-Leader takes a look back at Greatest of the Greats.
Commentary: Big MC, by Joe Clancy, Jr. A salute to the champion hurdler by co-founder of ST Publishing. Sean and Joe Clancy also bring you The Saratoga Special, one of the best written and informative publications in racing.
Emma-Jayne Wilson becomes the first woman rider to win the Queen's Plate aboard Mike Fox (Giant's Causeway - Alexis, by Alzao).
Rags to Riches becomes the first filly in over a century to win the Belmont Stakes! An incredible day for Team Pletcher!
Uniform Equine Injury Reporting beginning June 1 - 30 tracks will join together to build information that will track injuries and lead to further solutions at improving safety and preventing injuries.
Homestretch, a documentary featuring the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation's work with horses and inmates is the Official Selection of the Sonoma Valley Film Festival 2007.
Genuine Risk at 30 is the oldest living Derby winner.
Secretariat to be first equine inducted into Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame.
Racing's only remaining Triple Crown trainer, Billy Tuner looks back at life, training, and Seattle Slew.
Laura de Seroux bids farewell to training.
3/10/07 Bobby Frankel breaks Charlie Whittingham's record of wins at Santa Anita with 870.
How can innocent drug positives be introduced into a horse? One of the possible explanations is 'Drug fiend' Elfhelm Caught in the Act.
From the International Herald Tribune, Paris: I'm Not Barbaro for Lots of Reasons, a comparison of horses, continents, and breakdowns.
From Time Magazine, 1934: Sir Edward of Lexington. A look back at the Derby as they knew it in the day of Colonels Winn and Bradley, horse racing history, and tradition.
For your Derby Day, and every day, the story of Gato Del Sol and the Hancocks.

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