Trainer Art Sherman has been awarded the 2016 Big Sport of Turfdom, which recognizes a person who enhances coverage of Thoroughbred racing through cooperation with media and racing publicists.
“I am so delighted and honored to be among the people that have won this award, a who's who of racing,” Sherman said. “I've always tried to be accommodating to the press and even anyone that asks me for an autograph. It's for the betterment of the game. Anything for racing.”
Sherman is best known as the conditioner of 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit), who became North America's richest Thoroughbred after winning the G1 Dubai World Cup and whose earnings now stand at $14,452,650 following a runner-up finish in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic.
“Art Sherman is a publicist's dream,” said TPA President Jim Mulvihill. “For three years he has trained one of the top horses in the world and during that span has made himself available for thousands of interviews. His genuine nature and likability have been major factors in California Chrome becoming one of the most popular racehorses of our time.”
The Big Sport of Turfdom will be presented to Sherman at the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program's annual Awards Luncheon Dec. 6. The luncheon is part of the 2016 Symposium on Racing & Gaming at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, A.Z.
The Big Sport of Turfdom has been presented annually since 1966 and was won by “Team American Pharoah” in 2016.
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