Dora Delgado, Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Officer for Breeders' Cup Limited, will be honored May 28 by Midway University with the Pinkerton Vision Award.
This award honors Dr. L.L. Pinkerton, whose vision of the Kentucky Female Orphan School in 1847 established it as the first formal education for orphaned girls on the site that is now Midway University. Pinkerton Vision Award recipients must have had a direct impact on improving the lives of women, served as an outstanding role model, or have displayed great leadership, innovative thinking, and influence in their chosen field.
Recipients must be a Kentucky native, resident, or organization located in Kentucky, and are selected by a committee of college representatives from a pool of nominations received.
Delgado began her tenure in 1983 with Breeders' Cup Limited as a part-time data entry and file clerk before the inaugural running of the Breeders' Cup World Championships in 1984.
Delgado manages the Breeders' Cup racing team, equine security team, veterinary panel and field selection panel. She is also responsible for all horse recruitment and equine event logistics for the annual World Championships, including coordination with all federal, state, and international regulatory authorities. Additionally, she oversees the Breeders' Cup foal and stallion nomination programs worldwide.
Named a Sports Business Journal Game Changer in 2021, Delgado was also the recipient of the Clay Puett Award in 2024. She is a member of the American Horse Council's Health & Regulatory Committee, a member of the Racing Officials Accreditation Program Board, a member of the Advisory Committee for The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation, serves as an Executive Committee Board member of the Racing Medication & Testing Consortium, and currently serves as Chair of the Nominations Committee of the Gluck Equine Research Foundation Board and is on the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory Board.
Delgado will receive her award May 28 at Midway University's 12th annual Spotlight Awards evening.
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