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$5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Doubles the Fun as Jamie Taylor and Taylor Ann Adams Dominate the Top Four

by HITS Communications | 2/25/2013 1:25:37 PM

Jamie Taylor was queen of the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix this week and HITS Thermal. She was both first and second, riding Grand Noir to the top (Flying Horse Photography) Thermal, CA - It was twice the talent and double helpings of prize money at the top of this weekend’s $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix class results as Jamie Taylor of Tarzana, California rode to first place on Grand Noir, owned by Inspiration Farms, and second on Natasha Ledon’s Conteros. Taylor Ann Adams of...

Tracy Fenney and MTM Timon Return to the Top at HITS Ocala with a Win in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, Presented by Zoetis

by HITS Communications | 2/22/2013 1:25:26 PM

Tracy Fenney and MTM Timon soar to a win in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, to kick off Week VI of grand prix competition at HITS Ocala (ESI Photography) Ocala, FL – Tracy Fenney of Flower Mound, Texas rode to a HITS Ocala hat trick with MTM Farm’s MTM Timon today, picking up her third grand prix win of the winter circuit. She and the13-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding that carried her to three top-twenty finishes in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Pfizer $1 Million...

Michael Hughes and Luxina Capture the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, as $1 Million Classes Become Top Priority

by HITS Communications | 2/11/2013 5:36:15 PM

Michael Hughes continues to prove that age doesn’t matter in the show ring. The junior rider piloted Luxina to a win in the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, this weekend at HITS Ocala and topped some of the country’s biggest names in show jumping (ESI Photography) Ocala, FL – Michael Hughes, 17, topped a star-studded field on Sunday in the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, at HITS Ocala IV. Hughes of Allendale, NJ had two rides in Sunday’s main event and...

Ben Maher Wins Again! Maher and Quiet Easy 4 Top $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic at FTI WEF 5

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/11/2013 9:03:19 AM

Ben Maher and Quiet Easy 4 (Sportfot) Wellington, FL -Week five of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Adequan®, concluded on Sunday afternoon with a win for Olympic gold medalist Ben Maher of Great Britain aboard his young mount Quiet Easy 4 in the $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. Maher has been a dominant force in Wellington over the last two weeks with back to back grand prix wins, including last night's $82,000 Adequan...

Kalvin Dobbs and Winde Top $15,000 Artisan Farms Young Riders Grand Prix Presented by Dutta Corporation in Association with Guido Klatte

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/11/2013 8:10:13 AM

Kalvin Dobbs and Winde (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Sunday's competition began in the morning with a win for 17-year-old Kalvin Dobbs, of Carmel, IN, aboard Treesdale Farms' Winde in the $15,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix. The class, presented by the Dutta Corporation in association with Guido Klatte, saw 39 entries jumping the course set by Bob Ellis. Nine went clear to advance to the jump-off, and Dobbs and Winde breezed through the short course in 41.928 seconds for the...

Andres Rodriquez Blazes the Trail and Tops the Field in The Ridge at Wellington Friday Invitational Grand Prix

by Emily Riden for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 2/2/2013 11:55:16 AM

Andres Rodriguez and Caballito wore a target on their backs throughout the Ridge at Wellington 1.40m Invitational Grand Prix IV at Mida Farm, riding to the victory with a speedy double-clear effort. (Emily Riden/Phelps Media Group) Wellington, FL - Andres Rodriquez and Caballito soared through the jump-off in Friday's class in The Ridge at Wellington's $175,000 1.40m Invitational Grand Prix series in a blazing time of 31.475 seconds. The first to go clean around the immaculate Top's...

Spencer Smith and Skara Glen's Voltan H Top Griffis Residential High Junior Jumpers at FTI WEF 4

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/1/2013 10:01:47 PM

Spencer Smith and Skara Glen's Voltan H (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Week four of the2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) continued on Friday with the junior and amateur-owner riders beginning their jumper competition in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). In the first class of the morning, 16-year-old Wellington resident Spencer Smith jumped to victory in the $1,500 Griffis Residential High Junior Jumper Power and Speed class...

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Team Tops 4th Annual FTI Consulting Great Charity Challenge Presented by Fidelity Investments®

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/27/2013 1:38:44 PM

Presentation of the top three teams (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Riders Darragh Kenny, Catherine Pasmore, and Meg O'Mara were the winning team of the fourth annual FTI Consulting Great Charity Challenge presented by Fidelity Investments® (FTI GCC) on behalf of their charity JDRF (the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) on Saturday evening at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Sponsored by Jessie Pasmore and Martha Jolicoeur and corporate sponsor Stone Hill Farm,...

Laura Kraut and Maranonis Is Capture Top Prize at Ridge at Wellington's Second 1.40m Invitational Grand Prix

by Arianna Delin for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 1/23/2013 11:57:21 AM

Wellington, FL - The 1.40m $175,000 Grand Prix Invitational Series continued at The Ridge at Wellington on Friday, January 18. The 10-class series culminates in a $24,750 Grand Prix series finale on March 23, 2013. The second class of the series premiered at the Ridge at Wellington on Friday, January 18, with Laura Kraut and Maranonis Is taking the victory. Rodriguez and Elatrice captured the top prize and $15,000 in the first week of the series, yet did not have the same luck this week. The...

CBS Sports Network Offers Special Encore of of Top Show Jumping Competition from Wellington, Florida on Christmas Day

by USEF Communications Department | 12/22/2012 2:42:59 PM

Lexington, KY - Equestrian enthusiasts have been given a special gift by the CBS Sports Network this holiday season with another chance to watch top show jumpers in action at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Florida. CBS Sports Spectacular will offer encore viewing of their US Equestrian Festival Nations Cup 2012 and US Equestrian Festival Championships programs on Christmas day from 3:00-5:00pm ET. In the first...