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

Walter Haight Award - For Excellence in Turf Writing

1972 — JIMMY DOYLE
                Cleveland Plain Dealer
1973 — GEORGE RYALL (Audax Minor)
                The New Yorker
1974 — RALEIGH BURROUGHS
                Turf and Sport Digest
1975 — DON FAIR
                Daily Racing Form
1976 — SAUL ROSEN
                Daily Racing Form
1977 — RED SMITH
                The New York Times
1978 — NELSON FISHER
                San Diego Union
1979 — BARNEY NAGLER
                Daily Racing Form
1980 — JOE NICHOLS
                The New York Times
1981 — BILL ROBERTSON
                The Thoroughbred Record
1982 — JOE AGRELLA
                Chicago Sun-Times
1983 — FRED RUSSELL
                Nashville Banner
1984 — JOE HIRSCH
                Daily Racing Form
1985 — SAM McCRACKEN
                Boston Globe
1986 — ED COMERFORD
                Newsday
1987 —SI BURICK
                Dayton Daily News
1988 — LEON RASMUSSEN
                Daily Racing Form
1989 — WILLIAM LEGGETT
                Thoroughbred Times
1990 — KENT HOLLINGSWORTH
                The Blood-Horse
1991 — BOB HARDING
                Newark Star-Ledger
1992 — MIKE BARRY
                Kentucky Irish American and
                The Louisville Times
              BILL NACK
                Sports Illustrated
1993 — JACK MANN
                New York Herald-Tribune
1994 — EDWARD L. BOWEN
                Freelance
1995 — JAY HOVDEY
                Freelance
1996 — ED SCHUYLER, JR.
                Associated Press
1997 — JIM BOLUS
                Journalist
1998 — ANDREW BEYER
                Washington Post
1999 — JENNIE REES
                Louisville Courier-Journal
2000 — BILL CHRISTINE
                Los Angeles Times
2001 — GARY WEST
                Dallas Morning News
2002 — BILLY REED
                Freelance
2003 — RUSS HARRIS
                New York Daily News
2004 — STEVE HASKIN
                The Blood-Horse
2005 — JAY PRIVMAN
                Daily Racing Form
2006 — STEVEN CRIST
                Daily Racing Form
2007 — DICK JERARDI
                Philadelphia Daily News