http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/wgoh/archive/2014/01/22/give-that-owner-a-medal-by-eric-mitchell.aspxIf you were on the fence about owning a Thoroughbred racehorse and watched this year's Eclipse Awards ceremony at Gulfstream Park, it's likely you began researching trainers the following morning. The thrill of ownership and the allure of the sport couldenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20917.1142)http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/wgoh/archive/2014/01/22/give-that-owner-a-medal-by-eric-mitchell.aspx#537454Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:30:56 GMTb1464f20-99eb-45e5-b651-41da03ecff36:537454Bellwether<p>Owning and getting a Thoroughbred Race Horse(one beautiful/powerful/mystical creature)in the starting gate @ any race track on the planet is as good as ***!!!...What a thrill!!!...</p> <img src="http://cs.bloodhorse.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=537454" width="1" height="1">http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/wgoh/archive/2014/01/22/give-that-owner-a-medal-by-eric-mitchell.aspx#534905Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:57:20 GMTb1464f20-99eb-45e5-b651-41da03ecff36:534905CArole rio<p>How about not just the owners but the breeders of those elite horses who are nominated. &nbsp;I think without the breeders we have no owners and trainers have no horses in there barns!! There is a beginning to everything and it begins with the breeder!!</p> <img src="http://cs.bloodhorse.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=534905" width="1" height="1">http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/wgoh/archive/2014/01/22/give-that-owner-a-medal-by-eric-mitchell.aspx#533685Wed, 22 Jan 2014 21:38:44 GMTb1464f20-99eb-45e5-b651-41da03ecff36:533685sceptre<p>I would assume that the nominees receive a letter of nomination. That should suffice, and they can opt to frame it. It is the owners and gamblers who pay the freight, and neither do it for altruistic motive. </p> <img src="http://cs.bloodhorse.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=533685" width="1" height="1">