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Brilliant Emmy award presented at the 1990 Sports Emmy Awards. Camera Operator John Savoy won in the category of Technical Team Remote for ABC's coverage of the thrilling 1990 Kentucky Derby on ''ABC's Wild World of Sports'', in which thoroughbred ''Unbridled'' took first place, leaving his notorious rival ''Summer Squall'' to place second. The first Sports Emmy Award was issued in 1950 as part of a regular Emmy ceremony, though the field of sports coverage earned a ceremony all its own in 1979. The iconic winged woman holding an atom stands on the slightly convex, grid-lined surface of a round metal base, plated in 18-karat gold. The base's flat perimeter reads ''The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences''. Front section is engraved with 5 lines naming the award, its category and recipient: ''1990 Sports Emmy Award / Technical Team Remote / ABC's Wide World of Sports - The 1990 Kentucky Derby / ABC / John R. Savoy: Camera Operator''. Measures 15.25'' in total height with a 7.5'' diameter base. Weighs 4 lbs., 4 oz. R.S. Owens' sticker appears on felt bottom. Fine.