The southerner won eight classics. Joffre Mora and Luis Hurtado, the best national and foreign rider, in that order.
The Asociación de Cronistas Hipicos del Ecuador elected the best exponents of this activity in 2021. For his remarkable work and having promoted the turf in times of pandemic, Santiago Salem Kronfle was unanimously designated as the best leader of the year.
The best breeder and herd went to Curicó, a kennel founded by the well-remembered José Ormazábal Valderrama and currently directed by his son José Arturo Ormazábal.
For his highest number of victories in the season of his horses (58) at the Miguel Salem Dibo racetrack, the title of best owner went to the Tres Patines stable.
With eight classic victories to his credit in the 2021 season, several of them the most important on the calendar, the Peruvian horse Soda Stereo was named Horse of the Year 2021. The Curicó stud horse thus goes down in history.
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The complete picture of the most outstanding of the national turf in 2021 was established as follows: the best imported horse (Peruvian) Soda Stereo; The best imported mare is Bit O’Coin (Peruvian); leading stallion of the statistics, Colizeo; best 3-year-old national colt, Serrano; the best 3-year-old foreign colt, the Peruvian Fire On Sand; Puca Puca, best 3-year-old Ecuadorian filly.
Best foreign filly 3 years old, the Peruvian Mallorca.
Il Contadino and Nino Mori shared the award as the best 2-year-old national colt, Nino Mori. Best national filly of 2 years, Otra Realidad. As for riders as a national, Joffre Mora won and the Peruvian Luis Hurtado won overseas.
Best national and foreign coach Abelardo Escobar and Armando Roncancio, from Peru, in that order. Best apprentice, Josué Mora. (D)
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