A full house attended NTWAB's 62d Annual Awards Dinner on Nov. 2 at Malone's Prime in Lexington, Ky. ahead of Breeders' Cup. Our thanks to event organizer Loren Hebel-Osborne and NTWAB president Tom Law for their tireless efforts. We had a lot of fun! Scroll down for awards winners' photos and more. (Photo by Dick Downey)

Among our six award winners were Tom Pedulla (first photo below, right) and Mike Welsch (below, center), who both received the Walter Haight Award for career excellence in Turf writing. Bob Ehalt (first photo below, left), Pedulla's best friend for over 50 years and an outstanding turf writer, presented to Pedulla. They're shown with NTWAB president Tom Law (second from left) and Tom Leach, our esteemed master of ceremonies. Pedulla, who covered racing for USA Today from 1995 to 2012, started his career in 1976. He continues as the lead writer for the America’s Best Racing and contributes to multiple publications. Pedulla's a longtime NTWAB member who served as the organization’s president from 2012 to 2016,

Welsch was presented his award by fellow Daily Racing Form journalist David Grening (below, left). They're joined by Law in the photo. Welsch has been a member of Daily Racing Form’s editorial team since 1972. He serves as DRF’s lead clocker at racing’s major events and works on-site for the weeks leading up to the Kentucky Derby, Breeders’ Cup and other major events as well as being on the job daily at major tracks writing reports from morning workouts and gallops along with stakes advances. (Photos by Loren Hebel-Osborne)

Chris Lincoln was voted the winner of NTWAB's Jim McKay Award for career excellence in broadcasting. An Eclipse Award-winner who served as longtime producer and host of ESPN’s Racing Across America and Racehorse Digest programs in the 1980s and ‘90s, Lincoln logged more than 8.6 million travel miles over six continents for more than 25 years covering racing, Lincoln is a member of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Steve Byk, left, was last year's McKay winner and said during his presentation Lincoln was an inspiration to him during his formative years. (Photo by Loren Hebel-Osborne)

Kiaran McLaughlin was named by NTWAB to receive the Bill Mooney Award for displaying courage in the face of tremendous adversity. Kiaran's flight from New York was delayed for three hours, causing him to miss the awards dinner, but almost two dozen family members were on hand, and Neal McLaughlin, Kiaran's brother, delivered a moving, spellbinding tribute. Born and raised in Lexington, Ky., McLaughlin was introduced to racing through longtime friend Greg Burchell. He worked for Burchell’s father, John, and other trainers before landing a job with Hall of Fame conditioner D. Wayne Lukas in the mid-1980s.

McLaughlin left Lukas’ operation in 1992 to become a jockey’s agent, working with the late Chris Antley for about a year until taking a job as private trainer for the Maktoum family in Dubai. He later divided his time in Dubai and the U. S. training for Shadwell Farm, Godolphin Racing, Darley and other Maktoum operations and helped produce dozens of major stakes victories, including 41 Grade 1s. He trained eight millionaires from 1995 to 2020 when he retired from training, including Hall of Famer and $3.8 million earner Frosted. (Photo by Dick Downey)

Jim McIngvale and Barbara Livingston were unable to be on hand for the party. McIngvale appeared by video, though, and said we need to find a way for the equine stars of the sport to have longer racing careers. A presentation was made to his assistant, Cordell Anderson (below), of the Mr. Fitz Award for typifying the spirit of racing. Anderson ebulliently shouted "Runhappy!"

McIngvale, widely known as “Mattress Mack," was honored with the Mr. Fitz Award for typifying the spirit of racing. McIngvale is one of the most visible personalities in racing through the tireless promotion of his stallion, Runhappy, the 2015 Champion male sprinter. His philanthropy and generosity during regional crises have brought him widespread praise. Known for making massive wagers on racing and sporting events, he was in Philadelphia for the World Series. McIngvale had wagered $10 million on the Houston Astros. The Astros pulled off a win that night to even the series 2-2.

Livingston is chief photographer for Daily Racing Form and was honored with the Joe Palmer Award for meritorious service to racing. A native of Schenectady, New York, Livingston was photographing horse racing at age 10. A six-time Eclipse Award winning photographer, Livingston is the author of seven books, including four in her Old Friends series. She also owns the Raftery/Turfoto collection of historical negatives, preserving the work of legendary photographer Jim Raftery. (Photo of Anderson by Loren Hebel-Osborne)

Jay Privman was in town from California and attended the awards dinner after visiting Silver Charm at Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky. He was surprised with an announcement by Old Friends founder and president Michael Blowen that a street on the farm will be named after him. (Photo by Dick Downey)

Dick Downey, NTWAB treasurer, described the charitable contributions that will be made in November with the support of those at the dinner and the ad sponsors in our program. NTWAB's distributions are made to recipients named by our award winners listed in abetical order: Chris Lincoln: The Tulsa Boys Home; Barbara Livingston: Our Mims Retirement Haven; Jim McIngvale: Churchill Downs Backside Learning Center; Kiaran McLaughlin: The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund and The Racetrack Chaplaincy of America; Tom Pedulla: Old Friends at Cabin Creek, NY; Mike Welsch: Take2 Second Career Thoroughbred Program. In addition to these, donations will be made to Shepherd's House in Lexington, Ky. on behalf of emcee Tom Leach, and to Old Friends on behalf of Jay Privman. (Photo by Loren Hebel-Osborne)