In case you missed some of the top stories in horse racing over the past week, here's a collection of some of the biggest ones, all in one place. Unless noted, all of the links here are to free stories on drf.com. Enjoy.
2015 Eclipse Awards finalist (steeplechase): Demonstrative.
2015 Eclipse Awards finalist (steeplechase): Dawalan.
2015 Eclipse Awards finalist (steeplechase): Bob Le Beau.
2015 Eclipse Awards finalist (male sprinter): Rock Fall.
2015 Eclipse Awards finalist (Male Sprinter): Private Zone.
Jennie Rees, the longtime horse racing reporter for the Louisville Courier-Journal, has been named the 2015 Eclipse Award winner for feature/commentary writing, and her colleague, columnist Tim Sullivan, has been named the Eclipse winner for news/enterprise writing, the award administrators announced on Tuesday.
Sol Kumin, co-owner of Grade 1-winning runners Lady Eli and Wavell Avenue, has been named New Owner of the Year by the industry-led OwnerView.
Added Edge, a perennial leading sire in Iowa, was purchased by Raimonde Farms in Wooster, Ohio, and will stand the 2016 breeding season for $1,500.
Churchill Downs officials on Tuesday released the stakes schedule for their 2016 spring meet, with the most notable change being the renaming of the former Firecracker Handicap in honor of Wise Dan, the Horse of the Year in 2012 and 2013.
