7 March 2016, USA ~ The glittering Awards Ceremony and Gala weekend will take place during the 30th Annual Darley Awards from 1 to 3 April 2016 in Hollywood, California, sponsored by the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Flat Horse Racing Festival. This year, the Darley Awards will be presented on Friday 1 April at the Dolby Theatre. On Saturday 2 April, historic racetrack Santa Anita will host the $100,000 HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Darley Awards Stakes (PA). The Awards will be capped on 3 April with a Celebration Banquet with entertainment and the highlight of the Annual Stallion Auction by the Arabian Racing Cup to be held at the Beverley Wilshire Hotel.
The following are the nominees for the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak International Darley Awards
From the USA:
Congratulations to the following nominees:
Trainer: Lynn Ashby
Owner: Deborah Mihaloff-Kirshner
Jockey: Kelsi Purcell
Breeder: Betty J Gillis
Best Older Mare: DC Willeys Song
Best 4yo Filly: RB Frynch Broad
Best 3yo Filly: Jewell AA
Best Journalist: Stephanie Corum
Best Photographer: Leslie Gicewicz
Best Photographer Best TV Presenter: None
Lifetime Achievement Award: Kathy Smoke, Pres. Arabian Jockey Club
From the UK:
Congratulations to the following nominees:
Trainer: Gill Duffield
Owner: Linda Cross
Jockey: Page Fuller
Breeder: Heather Phillpot
Best Mare: Whisper (GB)
Best 4yo Filly: Aghsaan(GB)
Best 3yo Filly: Selketh (FR)
Best Journalist: Debbie Burt
Best Photographer: Debbie Burt
Lifetime Achievement Award: Gillian Duffield
From FRANCE:
Congratulations to these nominees:
Breeder : Renée-Laure Koch for Sylvine Al Maury
Trainer: Elisabeth Bernard
Jockey : Isis Magnin (Apprentice)
Amateur Lady jockey : Justine Mercier
3yo filly: Mabrooka (Mahabb x Shamayl by Kesberoy)
4yo filly: Sylvine Al Maury (Munjiz x Savavit Al Maury by Dormane)
Older mare: Sahabba (Nizam x Djesabelle by Dormane)
Photographer: Noëlle Derre
Life Time Achievement : Véronique Briat (1968 – 2015)
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