LEXINGTON, Ky. (January 22, 2024) The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) announced today that the 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards will air live on FanDuel TV and Racetrack Television Network (RTN) on January 25 from The Breakers Palm Beach in Florida. The Keeneland red-carpet show will begin at 6:30 pm ET, with the ceremony following at 7:30pm ET.
Presented by FanDuel TV, John Deere, Keeneland, and The Jockey Club, the Eclipse Awards will honor the 2023 human and equine Champions of Thoroughbred racing. The evening will culminate with the announcement of the 2023 Horse of the Year. In addition to FanDuel TV and RTN, the ceremony will be streamed live on multiple outlets including: NTRA.com, americasbestracing.net, bloodhorse.com, equibase.com, Thoroughbreddailynews.com, and NTRA’s YouTube channel.
After an exciting year of racing, the Eclipse Awards will return for the second consecutive year at The Breakers Palm Beach, with co-hosts Britney Eurton, Acacia Courtney Clement, and Nick Luck presiding over the show and Caton Bredar again serving as the Ceremony Announcer.
Named after the great 18th-century Thoroughbred racehorse and foundation sire Eclipse, the awards will be presented in 17 categories. Media Eclipse Award winners, the National Horseplayer of the Year, and the FanDuel Racing-NTRA Moment of the Year as voted on by fans will also be honored at the awards ceremony.
Horse racing fans in Palm Beach can begin their Eclipse experience with an afternoon on Worth Avenue. On January 25 from 12:00pm – 3:00pm, in partnership with the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA), the NTRA will be hosting a Sip, Shop, and Support at Lilly Pulitzer and J. McLaughlin. A portion of all proceeds will go to the TAA. For additional recommendations on how to make your time at the Eclipse Awards unforgettable, peruse Tara Rooney’s guide to Palm Beach. To stay up to date on the 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards and for more information, visit https://www.ntra.com/eclipse-awards/.