From the Editors

Connections - Association, Liaison, Relevance, Attachment, Relationship

Another wonderful bonus of Arabian racing, besides the joy of watching and nurturing these incredible animals, is meeting and connecting with so many others with similar interests around the world. Luckily, our Arabian racing world encourages connecting, and unlike the Thoroughbred world, Arabians have the availability of incredible DNA from many excellent crosses due to frozen and transportable semen and artificial insemination.

The ability to follow your racehorse from state to state, and country to country, opens so many opportunities. We can purchase, sell, race, breed and join in Awards and fun due to our equestrian connections.

In the same fashion, the annual Darley Awards is a fabulous springboard to success. In this social scene, that has shifted from hotel and racetrack conference halls to Hollywood red carpet and back. We connect and rejoice with friends around the world to celebrate the best of the past year’s racing Arabians in the U.S. Horses that win a Darley Award, now in its 36th year, traditionally have been sought after as champions and champion makers. The Stallion Guide is supported by our connections, and we love to share your stories and your awards.

We have themed this issue to help answer the ongoing and obvious question, “Which stallions might best make a Champion?” The Darley Awards do make a positive point with the answer, and with statistics, details and top stallions within these pages, we hope you will find the answers you need. Reach out to the experts in the A-List and find positive energy in this issue. There is a lot to share in our connections.

Thank you for your support.

Stay safe and see you on the rail.

Hughes Performance Arabians

For close to 50 years, Hughes Performance Arabians has prided itself on successfully breeding athletic horses with strong proven flat track racing and endurance blood lines. The focus of our breeding program is to produce purebred Arabian horses that demonstrate the characteristics of this elite class – optimum size, type, correct conformation, trainability and the great disposition they are known for.

For many years, our Arabians have successfully participated in a broad range of endurance events, including flat track racing. As a breeder, there is hardly an emotion that can eclipse the thrill, the excitement and the pride we feel when we witness one of our horses cross the finish line in first place. As horse lovers, not only do we feel privileged to share the companionship and kindness of our horses, but we also are humbled by their great heart and their determination shown in athletic endeavours.

Currently Hughes Performance Arabians is making available a select number of Arabian horses to individuals who recognize the value of quality, lineage and performance.