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.

NTWA HONOREES

Mr. Fitz Award - For Typifying the Spirit of Racing

1981 — JACK KLUGMAN
                Owner-Breeder
1982 — BILL SHOEMAKER
                Jockey
              W. C. “WOODY” STEPHENS
                Trainer
1983 — FRED W. HOOPER
                Owner-Breeder
1984 — PENNY CHENERY
                Owner-Breeder
1985 — JOHN HENRY
                Horse of the Year
1986 — ARLINGTON PARK
                MANAGEMENT
1987 — LAFFIT PINCAY JR.
                Jockey
1988 — JACK VAN BERG
                Trainer
1989 — OGDEN PHIPPS
                Owner-Breeder
1990 — ARTHUR B. HANCOCK III
                Owner-Breeder
1991 — FRANCES GENTER
                Owner-Breeder
1992 — RON McANALLY
                Trainer
1993 — ANGEL CORDERO JR.
                Jockey
1994 — JEFF LUKAS
                Trainer
1995 — W.A. “JIMMY” CROLL
                Trainer
1996 — MACKENZIE MILLER
                Trainer
1997 — BOB BAFFERT
                Trainer
1998 — JOE HIRSCH
                Journalist
1999 — ROBERT and BEVERLY LEWIS
                Owners
2000 — PAT DAY
                Jockey
2001 — ALLEN JERKENS
                Trainer
2002 — CHRIS McCARRON
                Jockey
2003 — LAFFIT PINCAY, JR.
                Jockey
2004 — PATRICIA COOKSEY
                Jockey
2005 — NICK ZITO
                Trainer
2006 — Team Barbaro
                (Roy & Gretchen Jackson, Michael Matz, Peter Brette, and Edgar Prado)
2007 — CALVIN BOREL
                Jockey