The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form, and the National Turf Writers Association today announced that William S. Farish, owner of Lane's End Farm and a pre-eminent industry leader of multiple organizations and causes, will be honored with the Eclipse Award of Merit for a lifetime of outstanding achievement in Thoroughbred racing.

Farish will receive the Eclipse Award of Merit Jan. 18 at the 39th Annual Eclipse Awards ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Farish is a two-time recipient of the Eclipse Award as leading breeder, including in 1999 when he and his partners bred the winners of all three Triple Crown races.

"I am so honored to have been selected for a sport which has given me and my family so much pleasure and enjoyment for the past 35 years," said Farish, who resides in Lexington, Ky. "I am humbled to be chosen to join this list of outstanding people who have received this Award of Merit, many of whom have been long time friends