5 0 Ye a r s o f A r a b i a n H o r s e W o r l d *Penitent (Partner x Penza) crowned European Champion Stallion. Bandos (Negatiw x Bandola) left for greener pastures. The year of the first Darley Awards. The “Darleys” were created to honor the best in Arabian horse racing — be they horses, owners, trainers, jockeys, or breeders. The awards have evolved into a fancy-dress, elegant dinner party each year, and more categories have been added. Here are the 1987 Darley Award winners: Horse of the Year, Vladin (Mc-Bask x SW Tyncza by *Etiw); Trainer of the Year, John Simmons; Three-Year-Old Filly, Samtyra (Samtyr x Dimfixa by *Dimrak); Three-Year-Old Colt, Charlie Valentine (Samstar x Silverr Dahl by Luloffs Asadd); Four-Year-Old Filly, Bella Joya (Vallejo Macho x Jewel Dear by Joramir), Four-Year-Old Colt, Vladin; Older Mare, Shawna Dew (Juan de Shawn x Tikis Honey Dew by Kontiki), Older Horse, Flaming Tron Ku (Ibn Kontiki x Flaming Emotion by *Mohacz).
1988 U.S. National Champion Stallion: Almaden (*Aladdinn x LA Ambir) U.S. National Champion Mare: Amber Satin (*Muscat x Satin Silver) U.S. National Champion Futurity Colt: AAF Kadet (AAF Kaset x Hossaviva) U.S. National Champion Futurity Filly: PR Padrons Jewel (*Padron x CHF Seranata) World Champion Senior Stallion: Ibn Estopa (Shaker El Masri x Estopa by Tabal) World Champion Senior Mare: Aliha (Indian Silver x AK Attallah by Ansata Ibn Halima) World Champion Junior Colt: Poseur (Nrav x GG Mariposa by AN Malik) World Champion Junior Filly: Nisrs Gala (Ansata El Nisr x Naama by Ibn Galal) Arabian racing reached a milestone: the first $100,000 purse for the Arabian Cup Classic. *El Ghazi purchased at the Polish Prestige Sale for $85,000 by Lasma East. We lost breeders Howard Marks and Toik Halberg. A first in Jordan: The Royal Stables of Jordan hosted “The Arabian Horse at Home,” an exhibition of Arabian horses from eight Arab countries, and the first of its kind in the Arab world. One hundred thirty horses were entered at the show, held on the grounds of the Royal Stables. Horses that placed first through third in each class were qualified to compete in major European shows. A single judge system was used. Before the first classes, spectators saw a riding demonstration performed to music and an exhibition of tent-pegging by the Jordanian Mounted Police.
1989 U.S. National Champion Stallion: Exceladdinn (*Aladdinn x Jortaala) U.S. National Champion Mare: La Duquesa (*El Moraduke x Zortana El Nefous) U.S. National Champion Futurity Colt: Kuraafi (Makhsous x Bint Jadi) U.S. National Champion Futurity Filly: Liberty Bey C (Bey Shah x Siiri) World Champion Senior Stallion: Piruet (*Probat x Pieczec by Palas) World Champion Senior Mare: Bint Estasha (*El Shaklan x Estasha by Shaker El Masri) World Champion Junior Colt: Chemam (Nichem x Asmara by El Sham) World Champion Junior Filly: Atlantica (*El Shaklan x Aliha by Indian Silver) Gladys Brown Edwards died in January. With GBE’s death, the Arabian horse community worldwide lost one of its mainstays. She had written and 23 b FIFTY YEARS OF ARABIAN HORSE WORLD
Top: Vladin (Mc-Bask x SW Tyncza), 1987 Darley Horse of the Year. Middle: *El Ghazi (*Aloes x Elektra), 1989 U.S. National Reserve Champion English Pleasure was purchased at the Polish Prestige Sale by Lasma East in 1988. He is pictured here on the track in Poland. Bottom: 1988 U.S. National Champion English Pleasure Canadian Love (Al-Marah Canadius x Lady Love).