Eclipse Award for US OTTB group

A post-racing thoroughbred advocacy grouping is to have a exceptional Eclipse Award inward North America. 

The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) volition survive presented alongside the Special Eclipse Award during the 43rd annual Eclipse Awards ceremony on Jan xviii at Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino inward Hallandale Beach, Florida.

The honor was announced past times the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form as well as the National Turf Writers as well as Broadcasters.

The Special Award honors extraordinary service, private achievements in, or contributions to the sport of Thoroughbred racing.

The Special Award was inaugurated inward 1971 to honor Robert J. Kleberg, director of the famed King Ranch. Subsequent recipients accept included racing luminaries such every bit Bill Shoemaker, C.V. Whitney, Edward J. DeBartolo, Richard Duchossois, Russell Baze, Laffit Pincay Jr., Dale Baird, Team Zenyatta and, close recently, Rapid Redux.

The TAA volition survive the minute aftercare-related recipient, next Monique Koehler, founder of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, inward 2009.

A 501(c)(3) non-profit based inward Lexington, Ky., the TAA serves every bit both an accrediting torso for aftercare facilities that attention for Thoroughbreds next their racing careers as well as a fundraising torso to back upwardly the approved facilities. Funded initially past times seed coin from Breeders’ Cup Ltd., The Jockey Club as well as Keeneland Association, the TAA is comprised of as well as supported past times owners, trainers, breeders, racetracks, jockeys, aftercare professionals as well as other manufacture groups.

“This is a tremendous honor for the TAA, as well as corking recognition of the substantial achievements this arrangement has made,” said Jack Wolf, TAA Board President as well as Co-Managing Partner of Starlight Racing.

“In nether 2 years nosotros accept successfully assembled a top-notch squad as well as signed on supporters from across the industry, enabling us to accredit 23 Thoroughbred aftercare facilities as well as honor $1 1 thou m inward grants to back upwardly the corking run they are doing to attention for our retired racehorses. While at that spot is much run ahead of us, this honor is an chance to celebrate our successes as well as give cheers our donors, supporters, as well as the TAA squad for their difficult run as well as dedication to fulfilling the TAA’s mission.”

The seven-figures-worth of fiscal grants awarded terminal twelvemonth were the stimulate since TAA was formed inward Feb 2012. Individual grant awards were based on a comprehensive review past times the TAA Grants Committee as well as Board, as well as the grants volition survive used for the ongoing attention of retired Thoroughbreds.

“The TAA has made extraordinary progress inward ensuring prophylactic as well as stable adoption, retraining as well as retirement opportunities,” said Alex Waldrop, President as well as CEO of the NTRA, which administers the Eclipse Awards.

“The manufacture has demonstrated a newfound willingness to proactively address our close critical issues as well as the TAA is a prime number event of this cooperative spirit. Every racehorse deserves proper attention for the entirety of its natural life as well as all of us who derive our livelihoods from them part the responsibleness of providing every bit much.”

The Eclipse Awards, presented past times the Daily Racing Form, Breeders’ Cup as well as The Stronach Group, are bestowed upon horses as well as individuals whose outstanding achievements inward North America accept earned them the championship of Champion inward their respective categories. Those awards are voted past times NTRA, Daily Racing Form as well as the National Turf Writers as well as Broadcasters (NTWAB). Awards every bit good are given to recognize members of the media for outstanding coverage of Thoroughbred racing.

 

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