The Eclipse Awards for Media are presented by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters. Rules governing the Media Eclipse Awards are established by representatives of the three presenting organizations.

All submissions must be received by 5:00 p.m. (ET), Friday, November 15, 2025.

Categories for the 2025 Media Eclipse Awards are:

  • Writing – News/Enterprise
  • Writing – Features/Commentary
  • Photography
  • Television – Live Racing Programming
  • Television – Features
  • Audio/Multimedia Internet

Beginning with the 1998 Awards, Eclipse Awards voting has been presented by the NTRA, Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters. Previously, the Eclipse Awards were sponsored by Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America (TRA) in conjunction with Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers Association. Prior to the start of the Eclipse Awards in 1971, the TRA and Daily Racing Form separately honored racing’s annual champions. The Eclipse Awards are named after the great 18th-century racehorse and sire Eclipse, who began racing at age five and was undefeated in 18 career starts.

2025 Media Eclipse Award Categories

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Additional Submission Rules

  • Please note that you must identify any sections of your submission that has been previously published or aired in their current form i.e., tracts of copy or clips taken verbatim from articles or videos containing the exact same language or narration, which is being repurposed for the current entry. This information will be relayed to the judges.
  • Except when allowed as set out above, all third-party submissions will be rejected. For example, in the writing categories submissions by editors on behalf of multiple writers from a publication on a feature subject, special section, or a compendium of stories on breaking news will be rejected.

Additional Submission Rules

  • Please note that you must identify any sections of your submission that has been previously published or aired in their current form i.e., tracts of copy or clips taken verbatim from articles or videos containing the exact same language or narration, which is being repurposed for the current entry. This information will be relayed to the judges.
  • Except when allowed as set out above, all third-party submissions will be rejected. For example, in the writing categories submissions by editors on behalf of multiple writers from a publication on a feature subject, special section, or a compendium of stories on breaking news will be rejected.
  • (if applicable)
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  • If a monthly publication just use the first day of the month as the 'day' field.
    MM slash DD slash YYYY
  • Please review rules for submission. .pages files are not compatible.
    Accepted file types: doc, docx, Max. file size: 128 MB.

Additional Submission Rules

  • Please note that you must identify any sections of your submission that has been previously published or aired in their current form i.e., tracts of copy or clips taken verbatim from articles or videos containing the exact same language or narration, which is being repurposed for the current entry. This information will be relayed to the judges.
  • Except when allowed as set out above, all third-party submissions will be rejected. For example, in the writing categories submissions by editors on behalf of multiple writers from a publication on a feature subject, special section, or a compendium of stories on breaking news will be rejected.
  • If a monthly publication just use the first day of the month as the 'day' field.
    MM slash DD slash YYYY
  • Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, Max. file size: 128 MB.
  • Show date, publication title and photographers name, no zip file accepted.
    Max. file size: 128 MB.

Additional Submission Rules

  • Please note that you must identify any sections of your submission that has been previously published or aired in their current form i.e., tracts of copy or clips taken verbatim from articles or videos containing the exact same language or narration, which is being repurposed for the current entry. This information will be relayed to the judges.
  • PLEASE NOTE FOR THE AUDIO/MULTIMEDIA INTERNET CATEGORY: A Web producer or editor or equivalent senior official of the Website must attest that the work is that of the author or authors.
  • Except when allowed as set out above, all third-party submissions will be rejected. For example, in the writing categories submissions by editors on behalf of multiple writers from a publication on a feature subject, special section, or a compendium of stories on breaking news will be rejected.

Additional Submission Rules

  • Please note that you must identify any sections of your submission that has been previously published or aired in their current form i.e., tracts of copy or clips taken verbatim from articles or videos containing the exact same language or narration, which is being repurposed for the current entry. This information will be relayed to the judges.
  • Except when allowed as set out above, all third-party submissions will be rejected. For example, in the writing categories submissions by editors on behalf of multiple writers from a publication on a feature subject, special section, or a compendium of stories on breaking news will be rejected.

Additional Submission Rules

  • Please note that you must identify any sections of your submission that has been previously published or aired in their current form i.e., tracts of copy or clips taken verbatim from articles or videos containing the exact same language or narration, which is being repurposed for the current entry. This information will be relayed to the judges.
  • Except when allowed as set out above, all third-party submissions will be rejected. For example, in the writing categories submissions by editors on behalf of multiple writers from a publication on a feature subject, special section, or a compendium of stories on breaking news will be rejected.