The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Authentic’s stirring triumph in the 146th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve has been voted the 2020 FanDuel Racing-NTRA Moment of the Year based on the results of 3,403 votes cast via Twitter and an online poll.
Month: January 2021
Authentic’s Derby Win Voted Moment of the Year
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) named Authentic (Into Mischief)'s victory in the Sep. 5 GI Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve as the 2020 FanDuel Racing/NTRA Moment of the Year. The result was based on 3,403 votes cast via Twitter and an online poll.
The winning moment was held under unusual circumstances, with the race delayed from its traditional first Saturday in May spot and held without fans due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Authentic gave Hall of Famer John Velazquez his 200th career Grade I win and trainer Bob Baffert his sixth Derby victory. In addition, it was the first Derby win for B. Wayne Hughes of Spendthrift Farm, whose partners included MyRacehorse.com and over 5,000 microshare owners.
The FanDuel Racing/NTRA Moment of the Year is scheduled to be recognized at the 50th Annual Eclipse Awards presented by Spendthrift Farm Thursday evening. Authentic also accounted for second choice in voting for the Moment of the Year with his Nov. 7 GI Breeders' Cup Classic win. Third in the voting was Greg Harbut and Ray Daniels becoming the first Black owners in 13 years to have a Derby starter when Necker Island (Hard Spun) finished ninth.
An “NTRA Moment of the Year” has been recognized every year since 1999, when the late jockey Chris Antley held Charismatic (Summer Squall)'s leg while waiting for help to arrive following the GI Belmont S.
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KEEP and Race for Education Announce New Scholarships
The Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP) Foundation, in conjunction with the Race for Education, announced scholarships totaling $20,000 for students pursuing equine studies, animal science, or a related agricultural field within the state of Kentucky. The scholarships will be broken into 10 separate $2,000 increments and awarded to students from any state who will study in Kentucky, as well as to individuals with family working in Kentucky's equine, animal science, or agricultural industries.
“Young people are the lifeblood of our industry,” said KEEP's Elisabeth Jensen. “I am continually excited to be able to offer support to students who have chosen the equine industry as a career path.”
Students can start the application process here and find additional scholarships here.
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Racehorse Lotto Raffling Postponed Filly
Racehorse Lotto, which aims to introduce more owners into racing while giving back to charity, is raffling the ownership of a Postponed (Ire) filly in training with Roger Varian for the year. The prize includes naming rights, registering the winner's own racing colours, and all racing, training and vet fees. Prizemoney-100% of the first £100,000, then 50% of any winnings above that–goes straight to the raffle winner. Twenty percent of ticket sales will go to Racing Welfare; Racehorse Lotto raised over £25,000 for Racing Welfare in 2020 through a variety of campaigns. Tickets are £20 apiece, and the winner will be drawn on Mar. 31.
Racehorse Lotto Champions Raffle ambassador Hollie Doyle said, “It feels more important than ever to have some light at the end of the tunnel and the Racehorse Lotto's latest raffle certainly gives everyone in racing something to get excited about. The pandemic has also hit areas of the racing workforce quite hard and Racing Welfare, who will receive 20% of all raffle sales, are currently providing grants for those in the industry that have been affected.”
Of the Meon Valley Stud-bred filly, Doyle added, “She's a lovely big filly by Postponed, who Mr Varian obviously knows very well, and she looked like a horse with plenty of scope and potential when I went to visit her in the snow last week.”
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