Joe Palmer Award
| Sport | Horse racing |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "Meritorious service to racing" |
| Location | U.S. |
| Presented by | National Turf Writers Association |
| History | |
| First award | 1964 |
| First winner | Wathen Knebelkamp |
| Most recent | Joe Harper |
The Joe Palmer Award is presented annually by the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) for long and meritorious service to horse racing. The award is dedicated to Joe Palmer, who served as racing editor of the New York Herald Tribune.
History
The award, presented since 1964, honors the legacy of the New York Herald Tribune's Joe H. Palmer.[1]
The Joe Palmer Award recognizes an individual for meritorious service to thoroughbred racing.[2] Each year, it is presented during the National Turf Writers Association's annual dinner.
Wathen Knebelkamp, former president of Churchill Downs, was the first to receive the honor.[2]
Past recipients
Source:[2]
- 1964 – Wathen Knebelkamp
- 1965 – John D. Schapiro
- 1966 – Marshall Cassidy
- 1967 – John Longden
- 1968 – Marion Van Berg
- 1969 – Raymond R. Guest
- 1970 – Warner L. Jones Jr.
- 1971 – Bill Shoemaker
- 1972 – Paul Mellon
- 1973 – John Galbreath
- 1974 – Secretariat
- 1975 – I. J. Collins
- 1976 – Fred W. Hooper
- 1977 – Nelson Bunker Hunt
- 1978 – Steve Cauthen
- 1979 – Laz Barrera
- 1980 – Chick Lang; Leo O’Donnell
- 1981 – Keene Daingerfield; Marion duPont Scott
- 1982 – Frank E. "Jimmy" Kilroe
- 1983 – Sonny Werblin
- 1984 – E. P. Taylor
- 1985 – John Gaines
- 1986 – James E. "Ted" Bassett III
- 1987 – Alfred Vanderbilt
- 1988 – Charlie Whittingham
- 1989 – Shug McGaughey
- 1990 – James P. Ryan
- 1991 – Joe Burnham
- 1992 – Barry Weisbord
- 1993 – Henryk de Kwiatkowski
- 1994 – Joe Hirsch
- 1995 – Mark Kaufman
- 1996 – Allen E. Paulson and Cigar
- 1997 – Jim Bolus
- 1998 – Sandy Hawley
- 1999 – Kent Hollingsworth
- 2000 – Jim McKay
- 2001 – Shirley Day Smith
- 2002 – Richard L. Duchossois; Eugene Melnyk
- 2003 – Laffit Pincay Jr.
- 2004 – Noble Threewitt
- 2005 – Pete Pedersen
- 2006 – Dr. Dean Richardson and New Bolton Center
- 2007 – Dr. Larry Bramlage
- 2008 – Chris McCarron
- 2009 – Dr. Jack Robbins
- 2010 – Old Friends Equine
- 2011 – Nancy LaSala
- 2012 – Raymond "Butch" Lear
- 2013 – Marylou Whitney and John Hendrickson
- 2014 – Cot Campbell
- 2015 – Cathy Schenck
- 2016 – American Association of Equine Practitioners
- 2017 – Winners Foundation
- 2018 – Jim Gluckson
- 2019 – Rick Violette
- 2020 – None
- 2021 – Dan Smith
- 2022 – Barbara Livingston
- 2023 – Edwin J. Gregson Foundation
- 2024 – Backside Learning Center
- 2025 – Joe Harper
See also
References
- ^ "Palmer Subject of Keeneland Presentation". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
- ^ a b c "Joe Palmer Award". ntwab.org. Retrieved 2025-12-17.