Trio of Media Eclipse Award winners announced

Media Eclipse Awards for 2015 in the Television — Feature, Audio/Multi-Media
and Internet, and Television — Live Racing Programming were announced Monday by
the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form, and
National Turf Writers and Broadcasters.

The Hennegan Brothers-directed “Ironman Perry Ouzts” was voted the Eclipse for
Television — Feature, while Mary Simon of Daily Racing Form was honored
in the Audio/Multi-Media and Internet category for “Regret’s Derby at 100.”

NBC Sports won its 12th Eclipse in the the Television — Live Racing Programming
category for its presentation of the Belmont S. (G1) on June 6, when
American Pharoah became racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner and the first in 37
years.

For the full details, visit the TwinSpires blog via the above links.

Also at the blog on Monday, Kellie Reilly

presents the first installment of the annual Reilly Turf Awards, which covers
the grass racing scene in the U.S. during 2015.

American Pharoah’s Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) win was crowned as

the top performance of 2015 based on measurements provided by Brisnet.com.