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

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.

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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