How to watch Thursday's Eclipse Awards ceremony
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, National Turf Writers and Broadcasters and Daily Racing Form announced Tuesday that the 51st annual Eclipse Awards will air live on TVG and the Racetrack Television Network on Thursday, beginning at 8 p.m. EST from Santa Anita Park.
Honoring Thoroughbred racing’s champions of 2021, horse and human awards in 17 categories will be presented during the program, culminating with the announcement of the 2021 Horse of the Year. The Eclipse Award of Merit will be presented to Ambassador Earle I. Mack for lifetime achievement. Justin Mustari also will be honored with an Eclipse Award as the 2021 Horseplayer of the Year.
TVG’s coverage will begin with a “Green Carpet” preview show at 7:30 p.m. ETS followed immediately by the awards ceremony. NTRA announced on Thursday that the start time would be pushed back by a half-hour.
The Eclipse Awards ceremony will be hosted by Acacia Courtney, Britney Eurton, Gabby Gaudet and Michelle Yu.
A link to the digital version of the official Eclipse Awards dinner program can be found at https://www.ntra.com/eclipse-awards/.
The Eclipse Awards are named after the great 18th-century racehorse and foundation sire Eclipse, who began racing at age five and was undefeated in 18 starts, including eight walkovers. Eclipse sired the winners of 344 races, including three Epsom Derbies.