NTRA contest lets fans vote on favorite Eclipse champions

Voting has begun in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's NTRA Eclipse 50 Contest, which asks fans to select their 10 favorite Eclipse Awards champions, along with their favorite champion jockey and trainer, from the past 50 years.

One contest participant will be selected to win a trip for two to Lexington, Ky., and spend a day at the races at Keeneland Race Course, tour the Four Roses Bourbon Distillery and visit historic Spendthrift Farm, one of the world’s most prestigious Thoroughbred stallion farms.

The Eclipse 50 ballot consists of 10 horses, one jockey and one trainer from each of the past five decades selected by a panel consisting of media, racing historians and others. The complete list of the Eclipse 50 champion horses and individuals can is available here.

Fans may enter the Eclipse 50 Contest one time at this link on the NTRA website. Eclipse 50 voting will conclude on Monday, Jan. 25. The winning entry along with the all-time top 10 equine champions, jockey and trainer will be announced on Jan. 28 on the Eclipse Awards virtual broadcast on TVG, Racetrack Television Network and other outlets.

Each day throughout the promotional period, the NTRA will release video vignettes of champions selected to be among the Eclipse 50 greats. You can see the first vignette here and the second one here.