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Sponsored by: Dayoutoftheoffice works at Keeneland on Oct. 30 Like the majority of Thoroughbred trainers, Tampa Bay Downs conditioner Tim Hamm is a realist. And he knows it is unlikely his filly Dayoutoftheoffice will be announced as the Eclipse Award Champion 2-Year-Old Filly on Thursday after her second-place finish to Vequist in the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies on Nov. 6 at Keeneland. After her dazzling 5-furlong breeze in 1:01 on Sunday at Tampa Bay Downs, Hamm expects Dayoutofth...

The triumph of the Breeders’ Cup as the decider of post-season honors has taken much of the drama out of the Eclipse Awards. Last year, by an average vote of 192-30 over the next-highest vote getters, 10 of 12 awards went to horses who had won races at the Breeders’ Cup. This year’s Eclipse voting looks like it should be more competitive. Following are four divisions that appear to lack obvious favorites, with the three finalists in each listed in parentheses. Winners will be ann...

Authentic top contender for Horse of the Year | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 Authentic, Improbable and Monomoy Girl were named the finalists for the 2020 Horse of the Year Eclipse Award on Saturday. Based on his victories in the Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic, Authentic looks like the likely winner when the Eclipse champions are announced on Thursday, Jan. 28, during a virtual ceremony that will be televised on TVG. Trained by Bob Baffert, who is one of three finalists in his ...

Las Vegas As if bloated takeouts, the dwindling horse population and the threat of footing the bill for federal oversight of the sport were not enough, racing has found a new way to put one over on horseplayers. Actually, it is an old way. When jockeys Katie Davis and Trevor McCarthy got married the week before Christmas, that led the New York State Gaming Commission to dust off a rule that came from a time when we dreamed that it’s gonna make it that much better when we can say good night an...