Winners of the six Media Eclipse Awards for 2021 were announced Thursday and are as follows:
Feature/Commentary Writing – Sandra McKee, Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred, “A Jockey's Life. Baltimore's Adams Set Riding Record in 1930”; June 2021.
News/Enterprise Writing – Eric Mitchell, Bloodhorse.com, “Tracks Join Rallying Cry to End Cargo Shipping”; Aug. 24, 2021.
Television – Live Racing Programming – NBC Sports, “The Breeders' Cup World Championships,” Nov. 6, 2021 on NBC; Billy Matthews and Lindsay Schanzer, Producers.
Television – Features – NBC Sports “Hot Rod Charlie,” Apr. 30, 2021 on NBCSN; Sam Flood, Executive Producer; Rob Hyland, Coordinating Producer; Jack Felling, Coordinating Producer; David Picker, Senior Feature Producer and Annie Koeblitz, Producer.
Audio/Multi-Media Internet – Attheraces.com “Breeders' Cup Magical Moments,” Oct. 25, 2021; Matthew Taylor, Director of New Media and Innovation; Peter Fornatale, writer and interviewer and Naomi Tukker, interviewer.
Photography – Jeff Faughender, courier-journal.com (Louisville Courier-Journal); “Between the Shadows,” May 1, 2021.
Media Eclipse Award winners will be presented their trophies at the 51st annual Eclipse Awards Ceremony and Dinner, to be held this year at Santa Anita Park on Thursday, Feb. 10.
For more information, visit ntra.com/eclipse-awards/
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