Britney Eurton, Acacia Clement and Nick Luck. (NTRA Photo)
NTRA Press Release
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers And Broadcasters (NTWAB) announced today that Britney Eurton, Acacia Courtney Clement, and Nick Luck will co-host the 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards, which will be held on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at The Breakers Palm Beach. Caton Bredar will be again serving as the Ceremony Announcer.
“We are very excited for this wide range of talent to host this year’s Eclipse Awards and for FanDuel TV to bring it live to households across the country,” said NTRA President and CEO Tom Rooney. “The Eclipse Awards is a special event to celebrate the best in racing and I’m confident this year at the Breakers will be as memorable as last year.”
The Eclipse Awards will honor the 2023 human and equine champions of Thoroughbred racing. Named after the great 18th-century racehorse and foundation sire Eclipse, the awards will be presented in 17 categories and will be announced live on FanDuel TV, Racetrack Television Network (RTN), and streamed on multiple outlets.
Ticket sales for the black-tie Eclipse Awards will begin on Monday, November 20, 2023. To stay up to date on the 53rd Annual Eclipse Awards and for more information, visit https://www.ntra.com/eclipse-awards/.
Britney Eurton serves as a host and reporter for Thoroughbred racing’s largest events through her work with FanDuel TV and NBC Sports, including the Triple Crown, Royal Ascot, and the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. She returns to the Eclipse Awards having co-hosted the past four years. Eurton began her broadcasting career in 2014 and made her NBC Sports debut in 2017 on the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series. She covered her first Triple Crown for NBC Sports in 2018 and has co-hosted the network’s coverage of Royal Ascot in both 2019 and 2022. Eurton, a graduate of the University of Southern California, is the daughter of Peter Eurton, a former jockey and accomplished Thoroughbred trainer.
Acacia Courtney Clement is a TV host, analyst, and reporter for the New York Racing Association. She is a host of the popular show America’s Day at the Races as well as a paddock reporter for Saratoga Live, both on FOX Sports. She also hosts the sales and pedigree podcast “In the Ring with Acacia Clement” on the In the Money Media platform. A native of Connecticut, Acacia began riding at the age of 8, training in the hunter-jumper and dressage disciplines. In 2011, she founded the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Racing for Home, Inc., which she runs with her mother, Sherrie Courtney. Accredited by the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Racing for Home is dedicated to retraining and re-homing Off-Track Thoroughbreds for new careers after the track. Acacia is married to Miguel Clement, assistant trainer to his father, Christophe Clement.
Nick Luck has been broadcasting and writing on horse racing since 2002. Well known to US audiences for his work on NBC, he has been an integral part of its EMMY-nominated Triple Crown coverage and has hosted Royal Ascot since the network’s debut at the event in 2017. For ESPN and NBC, Nick has appeared as reporter/analyst on eighteen consecutive Breeders’ Cups. He hosted the Eclipse Awards in 2018 at Gulfstream Park and fronted three seasons of the popular chat show “Cocktails and Conversation” with NBC colleague and co-host Britney Eurton. At home in the UK, Nick is best known as the host of Racing TV’s key events and his weekly magazine show “Luck on Sunday.” He is the voice of Olympic equestrian coverage for the BBC, and hosts an award-winning daily podcast. Nick is a Director of Aintree Racecourse, sits on the Racing Welfare and Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association committees, is a trustee of the National Horse Racing Museum, and is Chair of the Godolphin Thoroughbred Industry Awards. He has been named Racing Broadcaster of the Year nine times by the Horserace Writers’ Association, including last year, when he was also Reporter of the Year.
About the Eclipse Awards
Produced by the NTRA, The Eclipse Awards are named after the great 18th-century racehorse and foundation sire Eclipse, who began racing at age five and was undefeated in 18 starts, including eight walkovers. Eclipse sired the winners of 344 races, including three Epsom Derbies. Eclipse Awards voting is conducted by the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB), Daily Racing Form, National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) member racing officials and Equibase field personnel.
