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National Thoroughbred Racing Association Moment of the Year

National Thoroughbred Racing Association Moment of the Year

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The National Thoroughbred Racing Association Moment of the Year award, first awarded in 1999, celebrates or honors one moment that occurred during a given year that most thoroughly exemplifies the spirit and ethos of the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States.

Unlike all other Eclipse Awards, which are voted on by a chosen committee from among the horse racing world, the Moment of the Year is voted on by racing fans. The balloting takes place at the NTRA Web site (ntra.com) and each year offers voters a choice between twelve different “moments” that illustrate either outstanding equine athleticism or a heroic achievement or even, possibly, tragedy. But all moments chosen for the ballot are considered worthy of winning the Moment of the Year.

The winner of the publicly voted award accepts it at the Eclipse Awards ceremony held each year.

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  1. The horse's namesake, who met the future champion as a 12-year-old when the horse was a 5-month-old foal, suffered from a disabling genetic condition that left him unable to walk or speak. The day after Cody's Wish's 2023 Dirt Mile win, Cody Dorman died while he and his family were returning to their Kentucky home.

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