Longtime horseman Leonard Lavin will receive an Eclipse Award of Merit in recognition of his decades helming Glen Hill Farm.
The finalists for the 2014 Eclipse Awards have been announced, including several horses who raced regionally.
Local writers Joe Clancy and John Scheinman were honored with Media Eclipse Awards, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced.
For the fourth straight year, broadcaster Jeannine Edwards will host the annual Eclipse Awards ceremony.