Deslauriers accumulated the most points of all female competitors after winning the $73,000 CSI5* Adequan WEF Challenge Cup Round 5 on Thursday, February 11, and placing eighth in the $401,000 CSI5* Douglas Elliman Real Estate Grand Prix on Saturday, February 13. The 21-year-old was riding Hester, a 16-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding (Wandor van de Mispelaere x Palestro vd Begijnakker) owned by her mother, Lisa Deslauriers.

“It feels great to win this award for the first time,” said Deslauriers, who was a member of the U.S. team that won bronze at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. “We are fortunate that Martha recognizes leading lady riders and it’s an honor to win. People often talk about how this is one of the only Olympic sports where men and women compete on an equal playing field but, at the same time, we live in a world where it’s important to recognize female leaders.”

Jolicoeur, accompanied by her husband, Dr. Stephen Norton of Norton Dental Arts, presented Deslauriers with a bottle of champagne, a bouquet of flowers, and a gift certificate for a shopping spree at Hunt, Ltd. in recognition of her title.