OUT &ABOUT
JUN 2018
at the Preakness Alibi Breakfast May 17 • Pimlico Racecourse • photos by Sara Gordon
What started as a few trainers sipping coff ee on the grandstand steps overlooking Old Hilltop and trading tidbits on who had the better horse, the Alibi Breakfast is a highlight of Preakness week. Held each T ursday before Preakness, the breakfast now showcases excellence in media with various awards being handed out. Oh… and those trainers still get a chance to boast on why their horse is the best of the Preakness fi eld!
Jeannine Edwards, who served as se- nior horse racing reporter for ESPN and ABC for 16 years, providing exten- sive coverage of the Triple Crown and Preakness Stakes, received the Special Award of Merit presented to those who have made a positive impact on the rac- ing industry. Edwards has worn many hats outside of broadcasting throughout her lifetime, including exercise rider, apprentice jockey, trainer, and in-house host at Pimlico and Laurel Park.
The Old Hilltop Award, given annually to an individ- ual who covers Thoroughbred racing with excellence and distinction, was awarded to WBAL-TV’s executive sports producer Chris Dachille. Dachille has produced WBAL-TV’s coverage of the Preakness and Black-Eyed Susan Day for 14 years, with this year being his third as executive producer.
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Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado was named the Honorary Postmaster for the 143rd Preakness. Prado has won 24 riding titles in Maryland and joins past honorary postmasters including Hall of Fame trainers Bob Baffert and D. Wayne Lukas. Sal Sinatra, of the Maryland Jockey Club, also present- ed Prado with an award congratulat- ing him on his 7,000 wins. Prado’s fi rst career win of his career was at Laurel Park on May 14, 1989.
The Jerry Frutkoff Preakness Pho- tography Award, sponsored by Nikon, is presented to the best Preakness picture from the previous year. Rick Buckley, a Baltimore native freelance photographer, was given the award for his head-on shot of the stretch duel between winner Cloud Computing and Classic Empire. It was even used on the cover of Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred.
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Rick Buckley’s award winning photograph of 2017 Preak- ness winner Cloud Computing dueling it out in the fi nal stretch against Classic Empire.
The David F. Woods Memorial Award, for excellence in journalism was pre- sented to Tom Law, a senior writer for Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred and managing editor for ST Publishing Inc. He was recognized by the Maryland Jockey Club for his story “Undercov- er,” a feature of 2017 Preakness winner Cloud Computing, which appeared in Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred.
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