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by Heather Pettinger ; Pat McKenna
Entries for the Joe Hirsch Memorial Writing Award, which recognizes outstanding print and internet coverage of the Belmont Stakes, are now being accepted.
Open to any member of the print/digital media who covered the 148th Belmont Stakes, won by Creator, the eighth annual Joe Hirsch Memorial Writing Award is accepting entries in two categories: Belmont Stakes feature/advance, and Belmont Stakes wrap-up/follow-up.
Entries (hard copy only; print out from website is acceptable) must be accompanied by a cover letter, signed by the author, stating the wish to enter the contest. The cover letter is to also include contact information, publication information, and the entry category. No entry fee is required.
Submissions should be mailed to Pat McKenna, Director of Communications and Media Relations, The New York Racing Association, Inc., PO Box 90, Jamaica, NY 11417, postmarked no later than Wednesday, March 1, 2017.
The award is named in honor of Joe Hirsch, the longtime executive sports columnist for Daily Racing Form (DRF) who died on January 9, 2009. A native New Yorker, Hirsch was known as the dean of American turf writers. He retired in 2003 after a 50-year career covering racing.
The winners will be announced in June and will be presented with the award at the post position draw prior to the 149th running of the Belmont Stakes. Previous winners were David Grening of DRF and Bob Fortus of The Times-Picayune in New Orleans in 2010; Ed Fountaine of the New York Post and DRF's Jay Privman in 2011; Ed McNamara of Newsday and Todd Simmons of the Staten Island Advance in 2012; Mike MacAdam of The Daily Gazette of Schenectady, N.Y., and Claire Novak, writing for ESPN.com in 2013; Bob Ehalt of ESPN.com and Nicole Russo of DRF in 2014; Alicia Wincze Hughes of the Lexington Herald-Leader and Tom Law of ST Publishing in 2015, and last year's winners, Richard Rosenblatt of The Associated Press and Joe Clancy of ST Publishing.
Pat McKenna
Live coverage of the lucrative Cigar Mile Day card at Aqueduct Racetrack, featuring four stakes worth $1.2 million in combined purse money, will air Saturday, December 7, as part of a special America’s Day at the Races broadcast featuring the Grade 1 Mouttet Mile from Caymanas Park in Jamaica and the $150,000 Ring The Bell from Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2025 spring meet at Aqueduct Racetrack, which will feature 13 stakes worth $2.8 million in total purses.
Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has canceled live racing on Thursday at Aqueduct Racetrack due to high winds forecast to impact New York City throughout the day.
Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 49-day winter meet at Aqueduct Racetrack, which will feature 20 stakes worth $3.1 million in total purses.
Mary Eddy
In the eyes of Hall of Fame owner and breeder John Hettinger, there was no greater importance in the breeding and campaigning of racehorses than ensuring them with a proper and lifelong retirement once their racing careers came to a close.
Pat McKenna
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced its 2025 racing schedule, which includes 200 live race days at Aqueduct Racetrack and Saratoga Race Course.
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