Message from the President: Kentucky Derby Doings
With Kentucky Derby week fast approaching, this note serves as a reminder that our upcoming spring NTWAB meeting will take place on
Wednesday, April 30, at 11 a.m. ET.
My fellow NTWAB members,
With Kentucky Derby week fast approaching, this note serves as a reminder that our upcoming spring NTWAB meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 30, at 11 a.m. ET in the press conference area located next to the Churchill Downs press box.
All on-site members are encouraged to attend. For those off-site, we encourage you to join us via Zoom. A Zoom link and agenda will be distributed one to two days before the meeting.
Among the items on the agenda are the applications of four individuals seeking to join our ranks and the election of officers. Three two-year director terms are expiring – those for Steve Byk, Scott Hazelton, and Tom Law. Steve and Scott have said they would be honored to continue serving the board. Tom is vacating his seat after his long and distinguished service to the NTWAB.
If you are interested in running for any of the three positions, please alert us before or during the meeting. Additionally, if you have a topic you would like added to the agenda, please submit it to NTWAB Secretary Jennifer Kelly at thesirbarton@gmail.com.
Listed below are some Kentucky Derby resources that I hope are of benefit:
The 2025 media guide with direct links: https://www.kentuckyderby.com/media-guide-info/
The full 2025 media guide in flipbook style: https://www.kentuckyderby.com/media/
NTRA teleconferences (April 24 teleconference forthcoming): https://www.ntra.com/category/teleconferences/
Kentucky HBPA YouTube publicity available for media use: https://www.youtube.com/@kentuckyhbpa7026/videos
Future Wager 6 Past Performances of Derby Prospects generated in early April: https://www.brisnet.com/document/Derby25Future6.pdf
See you beneath the Twin Spires,
Byron King
NTWAB President
April 25, 2025
Caton Bredar has been named the recipient of the Charles W. Engelhard Award by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders.
Members of the NTWAB, here we are eight weeks away from the May 3 Kentucky Derby! I look forward to seeing many of you at Churchill Downs! Please make a note that our spring NTWAB meeting will take place at Churchill Downs on Wednesday, April 30 at 11 a.m. ET.
To promote transparency, National Turf Writers and Broadcasters annually discloses how its members voted for the top spot in each of the Eclipse Award categories. The attached chart , presented via Google Sheets, may be fully accessed by scrolling both vertically and horizontally.
Twitter posts @NTWAB by Dick Downey
Ed Bowen, a longtime NTWAB member, died on Jan. 20 at his home in Versailles, Ky. at age 82. His memory will be honored at the upcoming Eclipse Awards ceremony.
Lexington, Ky. (January 8, 2025) ―The National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters today announced the winners of the 2024 Media Eclipse Awards in six categories.
The 2024 Eclipse Awards Finalists, with the exception of Horse of the Year, in alphabetical order.
The National Turf Writers and Broadcasters are pleased to announce the organization will support a record five internships at various horse racing media outlets in 2025.
Tim Layden, a member of National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, and former NTWAB members Ed Schuyler, Jr. and the late Edwin Pope have been selected to the National Museum of Racing’s Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor.
Outlets are encouraged to apply by Dec. 16.
