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Frank Taylor, Stable Recovery to Receive Special Eclipse Award

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) today announced that Frank Taylor and the Stable Recovery Program will be honored with the Special Eclipse Award for service to the Thoroughbred industry.

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2024 Media Eclipse Awards Winners Announced

Lexington, Ky. (Jan. 8, 2025) – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters today announced the winners of the 2024 Media Eclipse Awards in six categories.

The 2024 Media Eclipse Award winners are as follows:

Live Television Programming – NBC Sports, “The 150th Kentucky Derby” – Lindsay Schanzer, Senior Producer, May 4, 2024

Feature Television Programming – NBC Sports, “The Impossible Dream,” – Rachel Goodman, Producer, May 4, 2024

Andrew Fernung, Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company

On the Rise: Andrew Fernung

Andrew Fernung, 35, joined the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company in November as assistant sales coordinator. His family name draws respect in Ocala, Fla., as his father, John Fernung, was a renowned horseman and instrumental in mentoring several members of his family who now work in the industry.

Vincent Cheminaud, Augustin Stable, Jonathan Thomas, Red Carpet Stakes, Mrs. Astor, Will Then, Jimmy Durante, Del Mar

Trainer Thomas Invigorated After Successful Del Mar Meet

While the first part of the year didn’t play out exactly as planned, things have a way of coming together, as was the case for Jonathan Thomas when the trainer sent out three graded stakes winners in one week during the Del Mar Turf Festival.

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On the Rise: Jodie Vella-Gregory

With a double major in psychology and political science from the University of Alberta in Canada, Jodie Vella-Gregory pondered a career in criminal psychology, but upon graduation in 2007 she spent a summer in Lexington and everything changed.

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