Dan Illman accepts the Old Hilltop award at the Alibi breakfast

Daily racing format (DRF) writer Dan Illman has been named the 2024 recipient of the Old Hilltop Award for covering the excellence and distinction of Thoroughbred racing and will be honored on May 16 at Pimlico's Alibi Breakfast during the build-up to the GI Preakness S.

“I am honored to receive the Old Hilltop Award from the Maryland Jockey Club,” said Illman, who also serves as executive producer. DRFvideo products of. “I fell in love with racing the first time I went to Belmont Park as a kid, sneaking onto the track. Daily racing format into my high school classes and I'm grateful to be able to live out my dream by covering this sport every day. These recent years covering the Mid-Atlantic region, especially Maryland racing, have been the most rewarding of my career.”

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