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Sponsored by: Randy Hill on the left of Vekoma after his 2019 Blue Grass victory, Mike Gatsas on the right, trainer George Weaver on the far right Randy Hill's perseverance over two decades of owning thoroughbreds was rewarded this week when his multiple Grade 1-winner Channel Maker was crowned 2020 Champion Turf Male at Thursday's Eclipse Awards. Owned by Hill's R.A. Hill Stable in partnership with Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Gary Barber and Wachtel Stable, Channel Maker posted two gate-to-wire Grade 1 victories on the NYRA circuit in 2020 with triumphs in the Sword Dancer Invitati...

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 Dayoutoftheoffice to earn another shot against Vequist in the near future. Dayoutoftheoffice had breezed 4 fu...

Tax Team Hoping Perseverance In Pegasus World Cup Will Finally Pay Off Sponsored by: Owners Randy Hill (left) and Dean Reeves flank Tax's trainer, Danny Gargan No owners have supported Gulfstream Park's Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational program more than Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and R.A. Hill Stable. With Tax in Saturday's $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) for the second straight year, Dean and Patti Reeves and Randy Hill will have competed in the headliner four of the five years since the stakes was transformed from the Donn Handicap into one of the world's most lucrat...

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 announced on Jan. 28. Three-year-old filly (Gamine, Shedaresthedevil, Swiss Skydiver) – Gamine has...

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 category, Authentic defeated stablemate Improbable by 2 1/4 lengths in the BC Classic at Keeneland o...