2020 DARLEY CHAMPIONS 34th Annual Darley Awards Virtually Recognizes America’s Best for Arabian Racing For the second consecutive year, the 2021 Darley Awards, presented by the Arabian Racing Cup (ARC) and sponsored by the Texas Arabian Breeders Association, delivered a moving virtual experience celebrating the top individuals and horses in the sport of Arabian racing in the United States during a special live streaming event on Friday evening, March 19, 2021, that reached over 2,000 people worldwide and climbing.
events – from the Kentucky Derby to the Epsom Derby to the Dubai World Cup to the Amir Sword Festival to the Darley Award Stakes. The event was, once again, masterfully produced and hosted by Jonathan & Ashley Horowitz, and hosted simultaneously on the Arabian Jockey Club (AJC) Facebook LIVE (sponsored by RoseBrook Farm), and the ARC YouTube channel (sponsored by the Texas Arabian Breeders Association).
Guests enjoyed presentations from ARC Chief Steward, Jon Henningsgard, and event coordinator, Evie Tubbs Sweeney; presentation of two Chief Steward’s Awards to outstanding community members, Rita DeLeon and Rhonda Tuley; and, of course, the anticipated reveal of each Darley Champion for the 2020 racing year. New this year was an acclaimed international presence of noted international horse racing broadcasters representing four different continents who have broadcasted some of horse racing’s biggest
The ARC extends its congratulations, once again, to the following Darley Award winners of the 2020 racing year: FIRST CLASSS: Darley 3-Year-Old Colt/Gelding of the Year UPTOWN LADY ARABELLA: Darley 3-Year-Old Filly of the Year
2020 Darley Horse of the Year Uptown Sandy Girl. Photo by Dustin Orona. 26
