Voting for the Eclipse Award for apprentice jockey will be reconducted early next week because statistics that were distributed to voters incorrectly included earnings and wins for one of the finalists after the rider lost his apprentice allowance,
2011 Eclipse Awards: Ken and Sarah Ramsey
Eclipse Award-winning owner and breeder Frank Stronach has created six racing-stable companies that will sell shares to the public for $10 a share, according to documents filed in December with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The membership of the Thoroughbred Owners of California has approved changes to its bylaws allowing owner-trainers and their spouses the right to vote and permitting the organization to hold an election that could expand the number of owner-trainers on the board of directors.
Bob Mayberger of Albany, N.Y., has won the 2011 Media Eclipse Award for photography for his panoramic picture of Thoroughbreds jumping over a fence during the A.P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase at Saratoga Race Course on Aug. 4.
ESPN, HRTV, and Thoroughbred Times have won Media Eclipse Awards, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters announced Thursday.
Jennie Rees and Claire Novak were announced Wednesday as winners of the Eclipse writing awards for 2011 by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, the Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters.
The New York Racing Association will lower its takeout on superexotic bets from 26 percent to 24 percent beginning on Dec. 28 to make up for an error that regulatory officials said could have cost bettors $8.6 million over the past 15 months.
The Jockey Club on Friday launched a public website allowing users to browse rulings issued against Thoroughbred trainers.
