The 51st Annual Eclipse Awards ceremony at Santa Anita Park will begin at 5:30 p.m. PT/8:30 p.m. ET., 30 minutes later than originally scheduled because of excessive heat in the Los Angeles area. The ceremony will be televised live on TVG and the Racetrack Television Network, and streamed live on other outlets, including www.thetdn.com. The TVG “Green Carpet” show will be airing live at 4:30 p.m. PT/7:30 p.m. ET.
The Keeneland Cocktail Party will begin at 3:30 p.m. PT and will be followed by the Eclipse Awards ceremony at 5:30 p.m. PT. An 'After Party' in the Chandelier Room will be held following the awards ceremony and dinner.
“We appreciate everyone's cooperation in setting a new start time for this evening's ceremony honoring our great champions from last season. We also thank our network partner, TVG, for making the accommodation in its programming schedule to begin the show at 5:30 p.m. PT,” said Keith Chamblin, Senior Executive Producer of the Eclipse Awards.
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