At the 2013 American Horse Publications Awards on Saturday night in Colorado Springs, Co., Trot Magazine picked up six awards including three first-place prizes - more than any other harness racing publication.
Trot's AHP awards from Saturday night are as follows:
PERSONAL SINGLE COLUMN CIRCULATION 10,000 TO 20,000 (PRINT)
1st - Trot Magazine
“The View - The Longest of Games”
By Darryl Kaplan, May 2012
Judges' comments: "Congratulations to the writer for giving us a wonderful example of the power in a well written column. He makes tremendous use of the chess metaphor and gives a clear, strong, memorable call to action."
PERSONALITY PROFILE SINGLE ARTICLE CIRCULATION 10,000 TO 20,000 (PRINT)
1st - Trot Magazine
“Charlie”
By Keith McCalmont, June 2012
Judges' comments: "The very best personality profiles offer a close up of a fascinating person's life, painted with description and details by a talented wordsmith. This entry meets all those qualifications and then some. The author's introduction to this highly colorful and quotable subject drew me in immediately and set high expectations for a good story to follow. This is the kind of writing that sets an example for the rest of us to follow."
PUBLICATION COVER PAGE CIRCULATION 10,000 TO 20,000 (PRINT)
1st - Trot Magazine
“6th Annual Horseplayers Issue”
Kim Fisher, Designer; April 2012
Judges' comments: "The monochromatic color and burnished texture create a mood. The composition works really well. The choice of type style and banner displays work beautifully."
EDITORIAL DESIGN CIRCULATION 10,000 TO 20,000 (PRINT)
2nd - Trot Magazine
“Junebugs Baby”
Kim Fisher, Designer; August 2012
Judges' comments: "Creative typography and striking photography make this entry a winner. Great idea to use dashed swirling lines to suggest the flying pattern of Junebugs. It also makes a great graphic to hold all pages in the article together. Beautiful use of white space makes all the spreads inviting to read and visually pleasing."
HORSE CARE SINGLE ARTICLE CIRCULATION UNDER 20,000 (PRINT)
3rd - Trot Magazine
“The Prevention & Management of Equine Gastric Ulcers”
By Lindsay Day, February 2012
Judges' comments: "A solid story, two smart sidebars, and good use of experts make this an article of great use in trying to avoid this illness in his or her animals."
FEATURE SINGLE ARTICLE CIRCULATION 10,000 TO 20,000 (PRINT)
3rd - Trot Magazine
“Sense of Purpose”
By Keith McCalmont, December 2012
Judges' comments: "This is an uplifting, affirming article with a nice lead and imagery and excellent use of quotes."
Congratulations!
Congratulations!