New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Voting for the 15th annual “NTRA Moment of the Year” is underway online at the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) website, www.ntra.com.<\/p>\n
A dozen important events during 2013 in thoroughbred racing are nominated. Results will be revealed on Saturday, Jan. 18 during the Eclipse Awards ceremony at Gulfstream Park.<\/p>\n
Here are the 12 nominated moments from 2013:<\/p>\n
Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens rides his first winner in North America since 2005 aboard Branding in the first race at Santa Anita. (Occurred Jan. 12)<\/p>\n
Spicer Cub bolts around the parked starting gate along the outside rail and still nearly wins at Pimlico Race Course, losing by a nose. (April 13)<\/p>\n
Orb wins the Kentucky Derby for Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey and owners Stuart Janney III and Dinny Phipps. (May 4)<\/p>\n
Oxbow wins the Preakness Stakes, giving Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas his sixth win in the Triple Crown’s middle jewel and 50-year-old Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens his third. (May 18)<\/p>\n
Paynter, after battling back from life-threatening illness the year before, returns to the races to win an allowance at Betfair Hollywood Park. (June 14)<\/p>\n
Hall of Fame jockey Russell Baze becomes the first North American rider to reach the 12,000-win milestone aboard Handful of Pearls at the Alameda County Fair at Pleasanton. (July 7)<\/p>\n
Ken & Sarah Ramsey win three major Grade I turf stakes – the Secretariat (with Admiral Kitten), Sword Dancer (Big Blue Kitten) and Arlington Million (Real Solution) – at two different tracks in less than two hours. (Aug. 17)<\/p>\n
Will Take Charge barely gets up to beat front-running Moreno by a nose in the $1 million Travers at Saratoga Race Course. (Aug. 24)<\/p>\n
Retired jockey Ramon Dominguez is presented with the Mike Venezia Award, as well as the 2012 Eclipse Award trophy for Outstanding Jockey he was unable to accept last January, during a ceremony in the Saratoga winner’s circle. (Aug. 25)<\/p>\n
Five-year-old mare Mizdirection beats males in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint for the second straight year in her final career start. (Nov. 2)<\/p>\n
Wise Dan wins the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Mile for the second straight year, capping a season that will likely be recognized with a repeat Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year. (Nov. 2)<\/p>\n
Mucho Macho Man wins the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by a nose for jockey Gary Stevens, trainer Kathy Ritvo and owners Reeves Thoroughbred Racing. (Nov. 2)<\/p>\n
Last year’s winning ‘Moment’ was Paynter’s struggle to stay alive through infections and laminitis. The previous three winning ‘Moments’ were each year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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