Eclipse Awards Champions Week culminates in award ceremony
at Gulfstream
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced Thursday that
the 42nd annual Eclipse Awards ceremony will be held January 19, 2013, at
Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida.
The Eclipse Awards — which will feature a “Miami Chic” theme with black-tie
attire optional — will cap off a weeklong series of events, several of which
will be tied to charity.
The tentative schedule of events includes a golf tournament, celebrity poker
and slots tournaments, a special handicapping expo presented by Daily Racing
Form, a handicapping tournament qualifier to the National Handicapping
Championship (NHC) in Las Vegas, autograph sessions with Eclipse Award nominees
and past champions, and other events themed around Eclipse Awards Champions Week
at Gulfstream Park.
“Next January’s event will incorporate an exciting series of fan-friendly
components that will allow many more people to be a part of an event honoring
excellence in Thoroughbred racing,” said Alex Waldrop, president and CEO of the
NTRA.
“We look forward to hosting a weeklong series of events culminating with the
Eclipse Awards and a great holiday weekend of racing and entertainment,” added
Tim Ritvo, president and general manager of Gulfstream Park and COO of the The
Stronach Group. “We are committed to making this a memorable Eclipse Awards for
all who attend and for all of our racing fans in South Florida.”
The Eclipse Awards are named after the great 18th-century racehorse and
foundation sire Eclipse, who began racing at age five and was undefeated in 18
starts, including eight walkovers. Eclipse sired the winners of 344 races,
including three Epsom Derbies.
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