HRTV to Televise Eclipse Award Finalists

Photo: Scott Serio / Eclipse Sportswire

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, National Turf Writers and Broadcasters and Daily Racing Form announced that finalists for the 2013 Eclipse Awards will be revealed live on HRTV, the Network for Horse Sports, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 8:30 a.m.

Finalists in 17 equine and human categories will be aired during “Eclipse Award Finalists" presented by Hidden Brook Farm. The 30-minute show from Los Angeles will be hosted by Laffit Pincay III and Christina Blacker. The Eclipse Awards, honoring excellence in Thoroughbred racing, are voted upon by the NTRA, NTWAB and Daily Racing Form.

Winners in all categories will be announced at the 43rd annual Eclipse Awards, presented by Daily Racing Form, Breeders’ Cup and The Stronach Group, on Saturday evening, Jan. 18, at Gulfstream Park Racetrack and Casino in Hallandale Beach, Fla. HRTV will also provide live coverage of the ceremony.

Tickets to the Eclipse Awards are available for $400 each. Order forms for tickets and the Eclipse Awards’ weeklong schedule of events are available at http://bit.ly/18TJ0Tx. Hotel Reservations at the Westin Diplomat can be made at http://bit.ly/1kVxdac. Hotel reservations at the Trump International can be made at http://bit.ly/1h8WgXe.

For additional information, please contact Michele Ravencraft of the NTRA at mravencraft@ntra.com.

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