By Alan Carasso
Daily Racing Form national correspondent Jay Privman and Ed McNamara of New York Newsday earned top honors in the New York Racing Association (NYRA)'s eighth annual Joe Hirsch Memorial Writing Contest, recognizing the best print and Internet coverage of the 2016 Belmont S.
Privman was recognized for his post-race article entitled “Creator beats Destin by a nose in Belmont Stakes” which focused on the resurgent Steve Asmussen, who saddled his first winner of the race in the form of Creator (Tapit) and was to be inducted into racing's hall of fame a few months later.
McNamara was recognized for his piece entitled “Addressing Gettysburg and Belmont Stakes conspiracy theories,” a story which focused on the decision to transfer Gettysburg (Pioneerof the Nile) to Asmussen from trainer Todd Pletcher and his role in the Belmont as rabbit for Creator and Exaggerator (Curlin), whose breeding rights had been secured by WinStar.
Privman and McNamara, each a previous winner of the Hirsch Contest, will receive their awards Wednesday, June 7 at Rockefeller Center during the official post position draw for this year's Belmont S.
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