AARDF Board of Directors
The All American Ruidoso Downs Foundation, was founded to preserve and promote Ruidoso Downs Racing heritage and prominence to the betterment of regional and international horse racing through education, empowerment, and activities for current and future generations.
AARDF Projects Include:
Ruidoso Downs Racing Hall Of Fame
John Andreini Scholarship Fund (Find how to help HERE!)
Application timeframe is January 1 to April 15th, each year.
An award total of $7,000 will be distributed to the worthiest candidates from all applications submitted. A written essay and letters of recommendation are part of the application process. All applications will be reviewed by a subcommittee of the AARDF Board of Directors before final selection by that board.
The criteria for award eligibility are as follows: The applicants or their families are involved in the horse racing community. The applicants must have maintained a minimum GPA of 2.5 in their most recent year of study, and they currently attend or will attend a college (university, vocational school or certificate program) within six months of the application date.
The scholarship recipients will be awarded during a presentation at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack on May 27, 2024, in the winner’s circle after the John Andreini Stakes Race.
Itzel Parga
Sania Martinez
Ashlee Juarez
Ryder Foix
Henleigh Chavez
Dylian Martinez
Jaxon Draper
John Andreini was one of the four original partners in All American Ruidoso Downs LLC (AARD) started in 2017 and a member of the AARDF. He died on July 27, 2018, at age 92. From San Mateo, California, Andreini was the founder, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Andreini & Company. He started the company in 1951 and built it into one of the largest privately held insurance brokerage firms in the United States. Andreini began his activity in quarter horse racing in 1968. He was a director of the American Quarter Horse Association and a member of the AQHA racing council. He was also a board director of the Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing Association and a partner in the Los Alamitos Equine Sale. His 2600-acre JL Ranch remains an influential operation in quarter horse racing.
He was also a lifelong advocate of higher education and always assisted students in their academic endeavors. Scholarship donations, 4H support and letters of recommendation were just a few of the ways that he emphasized that "there is no substitute for a formal education."
Brianna Flores
Kaylee Joiner
Itzel Parga
Montana McMinn
Jose Munoz
Dylian Martinez
Ashley Juarez
