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06-02-2011, 03:46 PM
Ed Fountaine (New York Post) and Jay Privman have won the New York Racing Association's second annual Joe Hirsch Writing Awards. Privman is an outstanding writer.
The following is from NYRA's website. (Dan Silver byline.)
Ed Fountaine of the New York Post and Jay Privman of the Daily Racing Form earned top honors as The New York Racing Association, Inc., (NYRA) announced the winners of the second annual Joe Hirsch Memorial Writing Contest, recognizing the best in print and internet coverage of the 142nd running of the Belmont Stakes in 2010.
Fountaine won in the wrap-up/follow division for his story that appeared in the Monday, June 7 edition of the Post entitled: “Mott back to work after historic win.” The article began, “What does a Hall of Fame horseman do after he wins his long-elusive first Triple Crown race?” in which Mott, often humorously, described his thoughts and feelings following Drosselmeyer’s victory. The full article can be viewed online by clicking here.
Privman earned top honors in the feature/advance category for a story on trainer Alexis Barba that appeared in DRF’s Thursday, June 3 edition and ran under the headline: “Barba can’t help looking back.” As Barba prepared Make Music for Me for the Belmont Stakes, Privman sensitively portrayed the trainer and her memories of late trainer Eddie Gregson, with whom she had worked for nearly 20 years and who had taken his life 10 years earlier. The article can be viewed online by clicking here.
Fountaine and Privman will each receive an engraved Tiffany crystal bowl, which is to be presented Wednesday morning, June 8, at Belmont Park during the official draw breakfast for the 143rd running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes on June 11.
The awards are named in honor of Joe Hirsch, the longtime executive sports columnist for the Daily Racing Form who died on January 9, 2009. A native New Yorker, Hirsch was known as the dean of American turf writers and retired in 2003 after a 50-year career covering racing. Last year’s winners were Bob Fortus of the Times-Picayune in New Orleans and David Grening of the Daily Racing Form.
The following is from NYRA's website. (Dan Silver byline.)
Ed Fountaine of the New York Post and Jay Privman of the Daily Racing Form earned top honors as The New York Racing Association, Inc., (NYRA) announced the winners of the second annual Joe Hirsch Memorial Writing Contest, recognizing the best in print and internet coverage of the 142nd running of the Belmont Stakes in 2010.
Fountaine won in the wrap-up/follow division for his story that appeared in the Monday, June 7 edition of the Post entitled: “Mott back to work after historic win.” The article began, “What does a Hall of Fame horseman do after he wins his long-elusive first Triple Crown race?” in which Mott, often humorously, described his thoughts and feelings following Drosselmeyer’s victory. The full article can be viewed online by clicking here.
Privman earned top honors in the feature/advance category for a story on trainer Alexis Barba that appeared in DRF’s Thursday, June 3 edition and ran under the headline: “Barba can’t help looking back.” As Barba prepared Make Music for Me for the Belmont Stakes, Privman sensitively portrayed the trainer and her memories of late trainer Eddie Gregson, with whom she had worked for nearly 20 years and who had taken his life 10 years earlier. The article can be viewed online by clicking here.
Fountaine and Privman will each receive an engraved Tiffany crystal bowl, which is to be presented Wednesday morning, June 8, at Belmont Park during the official draw breakfast for the 143rd running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes on June 11.
The awards are named in honor of Joe Hirsch, the longtime executive sports columnist for the Daily Racing Form who died on January 9, 2009. A native New Yorker, Hirsch was known as the dean of American turf writers and retired in 2003 after a 50-year career covering racing. Last year’s winners were Bob Fortus of the Times-Picayune in New Orleans and David Grening of the Daily Racing Form.