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Aug 26, 2008

Retired Racing Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron, the late track announcer Luke Kruytbosch, and multiple Media Eclipse Award-winning Turf writer Maryjean Wall will be honored later this year with awards presented by the National Turf Writers Association.

PAST ECLIPSE AWARD WINNERS

OUTSTANDING NEWSPAPER WRITING

1971 — SCOTT YOUNG
                Toronto Telegram
1972 — PHIL RANALLO
                Buffalo Courier Express
1973 — RED SMITH
                The New York Times
1974 — WILLIAM H. RUDY
                 New York Post
1975 — BOB HARDING
                Newark Star-Ledger
1976 — EDWIN POPE
                Miami Herald
1977 — SKIP BAYLESS
                Los Angeles Times
1978 — JOE HIRSCH
                Daily Racing Form
1979 —BILLY REED
                Louisville Courier-Journal
1980 —MARYJEAN WALL
                Lexington Herald
1981 —DAVE KINDRED
                The Washington Post
1982 — EDWIN POPE
                Miami Herald
1983 — DAVE KOERNER
                The Louisville Times
1984 — BILL CHRISTINE
                Los Angeles Times
1984 — EDDIE DONNALLY
                Dallas Morning News
1985 — PAUL MORAN
                Newsday
1986 — EDWIN POPE
                Miami Herald
1987 — TIM LAYDEN
                Capital Newspapers
1988 — BILLY REED
                Lexington Herald-Leader
1989 — RONNIE VIRGETS
                Gambit
1990 — PAUL MORAN
                Newsday
1992 — JAMES WALLACE
                Seattle Post-Intelligencer
1993 — JENNIE REES
                Louisville Courier-Journal
1994 — MIKE DOWNEY
                Los Angeles Times
1995 — STEPHANIE DIAZ
                The Riverside Press-Enterprise
1996 — TOM KEYSER
                The Baltimore Sun
1997 — MARYJEAN WALL
                Lexington Herald-Leader
1998 — TOM KEYSER
                The Baltimore Sun
1999 — MARYJEAN WALL
                Lexington Herald-Leader
2000 — JAY HOVDEY
                Daily Racing Form

OUTSTANDING NEWS/COMMENTARY

2001 — JANET PATTON
                Lexington Herald-Leader
2002 — JOE DRAPE
                New York Times
2003 — JAY HOVDEY
                Daily Racing Form
2004 — BILL CHRISTINE
                Los Angeles Times
2005 — BOB FORD
                Philadelphia Inquirer
2006 — DICK JERARDI
                Philadelphia Daily News

OUTSTANDING MAGAZINE WRITING

1971 — BILL SURFACE
                Reader’s Digest
1972 — EDWARD L. BOWEN
                The Blood-Horse
1973 — PETE AXTHELM
                Newsweek
1974 — CHET HAGAN
                Spur
1975 — FRANK DEFORD
                Sports Illustrated
1976 — WHITNEY TOWER
                Classic
1977 — WHITNEY TOWER
                Classic
1978 — BILL NACK
                Sports Illustrated
1979 — WILLIAM LEGGETT
                Sports Illustrated
1980 — CLIVE GAMMON
                Sports Illustrated
1981 — JOSEPH P. PONS JR.
                The Blood-Horse
1982 — JAY HOVDEY
                Horsemen’s Journal
1983 — ARNOLD KIRKPATRICK
                Keeneland
1984 — FRANK DEFORD
                Sports Illustrated
1985 — BILL MOONEY
                The Thoroughbred Record
1986 — BILL NACK
                Sports Illustrated
1987 — JACK MANN
                Spur
1988 — JENNIE REES
                Louisville Courier-Journal
1989 — BILL NACK
                Sports Illustrated
1990 — BILL NACK
                Sports Illustrated
1991/News — BILL NACK
                Sports Illustrated
1991/Feature — BILL NACK
                Sports Illustrated
1992 — JOSEPH P. PONS JR.
                The Blood-Horse
1993 — STEPHANIE DIAZ
                The Backstretch
1994 — JAY HOVDEY
                The Blood-Horse
1995 — AWARD VACATED
1996 — DON CLIPPINGER
                Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred
1997 — BILL HELLER
                Backstretch
1998 — LAURA HILLENBRAND
                American Heritage
1999 — TOM KEYSER
                Breeders’ Cup Souvenir Magazine
2000 — MARY SIMON
                Thoroughbred Times

OUTSTANDING FEATURES/ENTERPRISE

2001 — LAURA HILLENBRAND
                 Equus
2002 — JOHN JEREMIAH SULLIVAN
                Harper’s Magazine
2003 — WILLIAM NACK
                GQ
2004 — MIKE JENSEN
                Philadelphia Inquirer
2005 — JANET PATTON
                Lexington Herald-Leader
2006 — MIKE JENSEN
                Philadelphia Inquirer