E.A.R.A Honors Jockeys at Dinner and a Movie at Delaware Park

Jockey Jose A Garcia holding portrait he received at EARA dinner (with Uptown Sandy Girl connections )

Jockey Jose A Garcia holding portrait he received at EARA dinner (with Uptown Sandy Girl connections )

18 September 2018, Delaware Race Park, USA ~ The Eastern Arabian Racing Alliance (EARA) put the emphasis on jockeys, honoring them at the EARA dinner and movie party on the evening of 1 September 2018, at the White Clay Creek Country Club at Delaware Park.

The event was attended by over 80 people where six Arabian jockeys were honored, each receiving a 20 x 30″ photo portrait by Hoofprints Inc, which they took home at the end of the night.

Jockeys with Mrs. Delaware

Jockeys with Mrs. Delaware

Other jockeys who received portraits were:
Keiber J. Coa / Rosebrook silks
Carol Cedeno / Gillis silks
Jose A. Garcia /Henningsgard silks
Jomar Ortega / Quarter Moon Ranch silks
Robert Paz / MKP silks (Mark Powell)
Kirsten Swan / Cre Run silks

The audience also enjoyed the inspirational Award winning Documentary Leg Up filmed by Amanda Roxborough and company.

Audience watching filim

E.A.R.A. dinner honoring the jockey’s at Delaware Park on 9/1/18

EARA collected over $18,000 through all donations that went to support the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund.  (PDJF)Website: https://pdjf.org/

Photos by Hoofprints Inc of the Gala evening:
#1Jose A Garcia, winning jockey for Uptown Sandy Girl at the Buzz Brauninger Gr 1 with trainer Lynn Ashby and owners Jon and Krista Henningsgard.
2 # Above(l-r) Amanda Roxborough, Barry Pearl, Keiber Coa, Mrs Delaware, Dr. Lisa Albright, Robert Paz, Jose A. Garcia, Robert Colton (now safety Steward @ DP), Sharon Gunther (now racing official/Horse Identifier @ DP)
#3 E.A.R.A. dinner guests
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