National Turf Writers and Broadcasters. Media coverage of professional horse racing. Advocate for the turf media and the sport we love for more than 60 years.

Joined January 2014
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May 7
Ben Baugh, Ocala Area NTWAB Member, Dies at 60 ntwab.org/ocala-area-ntwab-m… Our sympathies go to Ben's family, friends and colleagues.
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.@markecasse addresses the #KyDerby scratch of #ArkDerby runner-up Silent Tactic w a minor foot issue. He'll be pointed for @PreaknessStakes at @LaurelPark. @PaulMiles840 @ESPN680 @NTWAB youtu.be/ixcYzAFHbIU

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Thinking of all of our peers in front of the cameras and behind them who do such tremendous work. @NTWAB
From all of us at @FanDuel_Racing thank you for joining us for the final Breakfast at the @KentuckyDerby. 🌹 On behalf of @FanDuelTVMike, @FanDuelTVSimon, @JoeTalamo, and the rest - thank you for a phenomenal run over the past 26 years!
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Mar 31
Open letter to FanDuel and Flutter Entertainment from NTWAB regarding the decision to phase out FanDuel TV. ntwab.org/open-letter-to-fan…
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Mar 27
President King's NTWAB newsletter ahead of the Kentucky Derby 2026 ntwab.org/newsletter-form-pr…
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NTWABA 2025 Eclipse Award Voting ntwab.org/ntwab-2025-eclipse…
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Jan 23
The 2025 Eclipse Awards: It's Official - All Eclipse Award winners, equine and human. ntwab.org/the-2025-eclipse-a…
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Jan 23
Thank you, and good night from the Eclipse Awards.
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Jan 23
HORSE OF THE YEAR: SOVEREIGNTY Other finalists: Forever Young, Journalism Congratulations!
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Jan 23
Male Turf Horse: Notable Speech (GB), winner of the Breeders' Cup Mile. Trainer: Charles Appleby Owner: Godolphin, LLC Breeder: Godolphin Other finalists: Deterministic, winner of Grade 1s Fourstardave, Manhattan; the globetrotting Rebel’s Romance.
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Female Turf Horse: She Feels Pretty (KY), two wins and two seconds in two Grade 1s and two Grade 2s. Trainer: Cherie DeVaux Owner: Lael Stables Breeder: Payson Stud Other finalists: Gezora (FR), winner of the BC Filly & Mare Turf; Shisospicy, named in three Eclipse categories.
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Jan 23
FanDuel NTRA Moment of the Year: Forever Young's Breeders' Cup win. Breeder Shunsuke Yoshida accepts.
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Older Dirt Male: Forever Young (JPN), winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic, pushing his earnings to $20 million. Trainer: Yoshito Yahagi Owner: Susumu Fujita Breeder: Northern Racing Other finalists: Nysos, winner of the BC Dirt Mile; Sierra Leone, ITM in all 14 career starts.
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Jan 23
Legendary race caller Trevor Denman is honored with a Special Eclipse Award for Career Excellence as his famous "scintillating" call of Zenyatta's Breeders' Cup win is played.
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1/2 Older Dirt Female: Thorpedo Anna (KY), grade 1s Apple Blossom and Personal Ensign topped her resume. Trainer: Kenneth G. McPeek Owner: Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc. (J. G. Sikura), Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek), Mark Edwards, Judy B. Hicks Breeder: Judy Hicks
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2/2 Other finalists Older Dirt Female: Scylla capped ofthe year winning the Breeders' Cup Distaff; Splendora, winner of the Filly & Mare Sprint.
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Outstanding Trainer: Bill Mott, trainer of Sovereignty, with 102 races and over $16 million in earnings. His fifth Eclipse. Other finalists: Chad Brown won 197 races and over $24 million in earnings; Brad Cox with over $30 million in purses and 26 graded wins.
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Champion Owner: Godolphin Its eighth Eclipse as top owner and its sixth straight. Owner, breeder of Sovereignty. First by earnings and fourth by wins. Other finalists: Klaravich Stables, 10th by wins and 2d by earnings; Spendthrift Farm, with a remarkable run in latter 2025.
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Champion Breeder: Godolphin-breds had over $27 million in progeny earnings and won 24 graded races. Other finalists: Don Alberto Corporation bred the winners of over 120 races including Journalism, WinStar Farm produced 172 wins with eight graded winners.
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Jan 23
The late legendary journalist Ed Bowen named for the Eclipse Award of Merit. Dell Hancock presents to his family. Ed is considered to be the sport's greatest modern historian. Other achievements include script-writer for these Awards and Editor-in-Chief at BloodHorse.
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