日本喺上年育馬者盃賽馬日贏出兩場一級賽,令佢地贏得上年度美國賽馬嘅最佳時刻(Moment of the Year)。矢作芳人訓練嘅Marche Lorraine (マルシュロレーヌ)及「唯獨愛你」(Loves Only You ,ラヴズオンリーユー)分別贏得Breeders' Cup Distaff及育馬者盃雌馬草地大賽。史無前例嘅成功,成為美國上年度賽馬嘅最精彩時刻。而雌馬「唯獨愛你」亦贏得最佳草地雌馬。
反而Marche Lorraine雖然入選最後三強,但不敵Letruska,落選最佳泥地年長雌馬。Letruska早年喺墨西哥服役,優異嘅成績令佢可以轉到美國發展。上年踏入五歲大爆發,上年四勝一級賽卻失落Breeders' Cup Distaff。不過都唔影響Letruska登上最佳泥地年長雌馬寶座。
媒體獎項方面,分左多個範疇,包括最佳評論、新聞、直播節目、電視節目、多媒體及攝影,依次為: Sandra McKee, Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred, “A Jockey’s Life. Baltimore’s Adams Set Riding Record in 1930”; June 2021.
Eric Mitchell, Bloodhorse.com, “Tracks Join Rallying Cry to End Cargo Shipping”; Aug. 24, 2021.
NBC Sports, “The Breeders’ Cup World Championships,” Nov. 6, 2021 on NBC; Billy Matthews and Lindsay Schanzer, Producers.
NBC Sports “Hot Rod Charlie,” April 30, 2021 on NBCSN; Sam Flood, Executive Producer; Rob Hyland, Coordinating Producer; Jack Felling, Coordinating Producer; David Picker, Senior Feature Producer and Annie Koeblitz, Producer.
Attheraces.com “Breeders’ Cup Magical Moments,” Oct. 25, 2021; Matthew Taylor, Director of New Media and Innovation; Peter Fornatale, writer and interviewer and Naomi Tukker, interviewer.
Jeff Faughender, courier-journal.com (Louisville Courier-Journal); “Between the Shadows,” May 1, 2021.