Jeannine Edwards, a decorated reporter for 22 years with ESPN and ABC and a frequent contributor to horse racing broadcasts, will host the 48th annual Eclipse Awards ceremony to be held at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, FL, Thursday, Jan. 24. It will be the seventh time Edwards has emceed the event.
“I'm delighted to have been asked to host the Eclipse Awards once again,” said Edwards. “It's a privilege to be a part of racing's championship night, and I look forward to the opportunity to connect with old friends and honor all those who made horse racing exceptional in 2018.”
A native of Tenafly, NJ, Edwards spent 10 years at the racetrack as an exercise rider, apprentice jockey and trainer in New York and New Jersey before transitioning to television in 1994 as an in-house TV host at Maryland tracks. She joined ESPN in 1995 as a racing analyst, but also worked the sidelines on the network's college football and basketball programming. She provided extensive coverage for ESPN of American Pharoah's Triple Crown attempt in 2015.
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