New York Turf Writers Present Awards
Updated: Friday, January 10, 2003 3:52 PM
Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2003 3:30 PM
Hans Stahl, who retired as President of The Jockey Club last year; the connections of Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) upset winner Volponi; and Evening Attire, who won at least one stakes race on every New York Racing Association track last year head the New York Turf Writers Association's list of honorees for 2002.
Stahl was named winner of the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Award as the individual who did the most for racing, while Team Volponi, trainer Phil "P.G." Johnson,w as named winner of the inaugural NYTWA's Presidents' Award. Evening Attire was the unanimous choice as winner of the Secretarit Award as New York's Horse of the Year.
The other award recipients are:
Left Bank, C.V. Whitney Award for special achievement; Jockey
Edgar Prado, Fourstardave Award for special achievement at Saratoga;
Gander, Big Apple Award for top New York-bred;
Sanford Goldfarb, outstanding owner; the
Phipps family and
Edward P. Evans, Ogden Phipps Award for outstanding breeder; trainers
Bobby Frankel and
Todd Pletcher, Woody Stephens Award for outstanding trainer; and jockey
John Velazquez, Eddie Arcaro Award for outstanding jockey.
The awards will be presented at the NYTWA's 80th Annual Awards Dinner at the Gideon Putnam Hotel, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The dinner will be held Aug. 18.
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