Stronach to sponsor Eclipse Awards; 2013 event at Gulfstream

The Stronach Group, the private company formed from the gambling assets of MI Developments, will sponsor the Eclipse Awards ceremony for the next two years, including this year, the event’s administrators announced on Thursday.

As part of the sponsorship agreement, the Eclipse Awards ceremony in 2013 will be held at Gulfstream Park, the Hallandale, Fla., track owned by the Stronach Group. The track’s grandstand includes a theater designed to host events.

This year’s Eclipse Awards ceremony is scheduled for Jan. 16 in Beverly Hills. A date has not yet been set for next year’s ceremony.

The other sponsors of this year’s Eclipse Awards ceremony are Daily Racing Form and the Breeders’ Cup.

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