Ed Bowen

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY--Late in the Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday, master of ceremonies Tom Durkin moved close to the microphone and declared it time for the "Smarty Party" to begin. The crowd that filled the Fasig-Tipton sales pavilion for racing's annual feel-good day roared its approval. Within a few minutes, Smarty Jones (Elusive Quality), winner of the 2004 GI Kentucky Derby and the GI Preakness Stakes officially joined the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame. The Pennsylvania-bred had been eligible for the Hall of Fame since 2010, but...

Thursday's 54th Annual Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards will honor the memory of the late Edward Bowen who passed away earlier this week. The decision, made by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, will honor the memory of the longtime author, racing journalist, and script writer for the Eclipse Awards since the event's inception in 1971. "For more than half a century, Ed Bowen's words described the most memorable moments of the sport as captured each year during the Eclipse Awards," said...

A leading author, Eclipse Award-winning journalist, and racing historian who has impacted the sport for more than six decades, Edward L. Bowen has been named the Thoroughbred Club of America's 2022 Testimonial Dinner Honor Guest by the organization's Board of Directors. The Club's 91st Testimonial Dinner will be held at Keeneland Mar. 31. "The Thoroughbred Club of America is delighted to name Edward Bowen as its 2022 Honor Guest", said Club President Tony Lacy. "Ed is respected worldwide for his integrity, talent, and love of racing, and his wide-ranging contributions...