Archive for January, 2010
Equine Forum Podcast - January 30th
Listen to today’s show for the latest on major players along the road to the Kentucky Derby
In the first hour, Steve Haskin (Blood-Horse) gives his overview on leading Derby prospects & looks at several up and coming contenders. Trainer Tony Dutrow talks about his Holy Bull Stakes winner Winslow Homer, and Spectacular Bid winner A Little Warm. Hour 2 features Derby discussion with Jennie Rees from the Louisville Courier-Journal, and trainer Wayne Catalano takes about Eclipse Champion She Be Wild & his Derby contender Best Actor. Also, hear John Egan from Markel Insurance take you along the road to the Kentucky Derby.
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HRRN 2010 Kicks off February 20th with the Fountain of Youth (G2) Live from Gulfstream Park…..Check out all of our upcoming broadcasts on our schedule page !!!
Equine Forum Podcast - January 23rd
The Equine Forum was back on the road again today live from Gainesway Farm. Host Mike Penna visits with Gainesway’s Michael Hernon to talk about their stallions and look back on their history of success at the sales. Also, Michael provides an inside look at several Kentucky Oaks & Kentucky Derby prospects by Gainesway stallions.
In hour 2, Mike talks with Amanda Anderson from AmWest Entertainment about their recent deal involving the Dubai Racing Carnival. And hear our “Road to the Kentucky Derby” segment featuring John Egan from Markel Insurance. John handicaps Gulfstream’s Holy Bull Stakes & the Lecomte at the Fair Grounds.
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Eclipse Award Winners Have HRRN Ties
Congratulations to HRRN analyst Sean Clancy for Writing in the News/Commentary category. 3 year old male Summer Bird, son of HRRN sponsor Gainesway stallion Birdstone. And dual Eclipse winner Gio Ponti, owned by HRRN sponsor Castleton Lyons.
Equine Forum Podcast - January 19th
On today’s show, hosts Mike & Pete visit with Oaklawn Park Racing Secretary Pat Pope to talk about their 2010 meet and discuss some of the top three year olds pointing for the Arkansas Derby. Also hear Mike & Pete discuss who should be Horse of the Year and who will win other Eclipse categories as they take calls from listeners.
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Equine Forum Podcast - January 9th
Listen to our preview of the Keeneland Horses of All Ages Sale as we broadcast live from the Keeneland Sales Pavillion in Lexington, KY. Host Mike Penna is joined by special guest Tom Thornbury (Keeneland Assoc. Dir. of Sales) to discuss various aspects the sale & look at factors affecting the sales scene worldwide. Mike also talks with consignors Eric Hamelback (Adena Springs), Michael Hernon (Gainesway), & Tommy Eastham (Legacy Bloodstock) who give their insight into the current market and breeding. Toward the end of the show, Patrick Neely (Exec. Director of KEEP) gives an update on the casino gaming legislation in Kentucky.
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HRRN TEAM MEMBER WINS ECLIPSE !!!
SEAN CLANCY WINS ECLIPSE AWARD FOR NEWS/COMMENTARY WRITING
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers Association today announced that Sean Clancy, veteran racing journalist in the Middle Atlantic region, has won the 2009 Media Eclipse Award for Writing in the News/Commentary category for his column “Life’s Work,” about the gamut of emotions he felt while attending an estate sale of the late Hall of Fame Trainer Sidney Watters, Jr., in 2008. The entry appeared in the January 3, 2009 edition of The Blood-Horse magazine.
“It’s a real thrill for anyone in the business to win an Eclipse Award,” said Clancy, born in Wilmington, Del., and currently residing in Middleburg, Va. “It’s the pinnacle to win one, whether it’s as a jockey or a
trainer or for writing. It’s always out there, and you’re always chasing after it.”
“Sidney Watters was an amazing horseman and gentleman, who represented a different era as a sportsman. My mentors, and people I respected like Leo O’Brien and Dickie Small, always talked about him and his legacy. He trained champions on the flat and over jumps, which is pretty special. I feel like I’m always trying to bridge that same gap.”
After attending the estate sale, Clancy ran into fellow writer Josh Pons at a local Timonium, Md., restaurant. Pons strongly encouraged Clancy to write a column about his experiences, “more or less for the therapy,” Clancy recalls. “There were piles of things there, from halters to trophies to winner’s circle photos.”
From Life’s Work: “My brother and I went to his estate auction at his farm in Monkton, Md., Dec. 5. We went because we sold an ad to Steve Dance’s Auction Company, because we felt some odd loyalty, because anybody who trains a champion on the flat and over jumps is our kind of man, and simply for curiosity’s sake.
We haven’t been the same since.
There was his life’s work—in piles on temporary card tables in a rented tent, on the flatbed of a wagon, strewn on the ground. The valuable stuff arranged in trophy cases, the rest in cardboard boxes or just spread out like a clothesline gone awry. A man’s life, selling by the pound.”
This is the first Media Eclipse Award for Clancy, who is co-publisher of Steeplechase Times and The Saratoga Special. Clancy was also a steeplechase jockey from 1988-2000, and was a Champion Steeplechase jockey in 1998.
Honorable mention in the Writing - News/Commentary category went to four-time Media Eclipse Award winner Jay Hovdey, for his column “No Choice but to Rise to the Top” about the passing of Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, which appeared on the Daily Racing Form website on Nov. 16, 2009.
The panel of judges for the Writing – News/Commentary category was comprised of Reid Cherner, USA Today; Ed Schuyler, former Associated Press racing writer and Paul Moran, former Newsday racing columnist.
The Eclipse Awards are presented by the NTRA, National Turf Writers Association (NTWA) and Daily Racing Form. Eclipse Awards are bestowed upon horses and individuals whose outstanding achievements in North America have earned them the title of Champion in their respective categories. Awards also are given to recognize members of the media for outstanding coverage of Thoroughbred racing.
The 39th Annual Eclipse Awards will be held on Monday, January 18 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. For hotel accommodations and Eclipse Awards ceremony reservations, contact Michele Ravencraft at the NTRA’s Lexington office, (800) 792-6872, or e-mail mravencraft@ntra.com.
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.
The NTRA is a broad-based coalition of horse racing interests consisting of leading thoroughbred racetracks, owners, breeders, trainers, horseplayers and affiliated horse racing associations, charged with increasing the popularity of horse racing and improving economic conditions for industry participants. The NTRA has offices in Lexington, Ky., and in New York. NTRA press releases appear on the NTRA web site, NTRA.com.
Equine Forum Podcast - January 2nd
On today’s show, hosts Mike Penna & Jude Feld visit with Caton Bredar to preview the upcoming Gulfstream Park meet, and the duo look back on their most memorable moments of 2009 and the past decade, while taking calls from listeners who weigh in on their memorable moments.
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