Beezie Madden and Coach (Emily Riden/PhelpsSports.com) Wellington, Fla. - Beezie Madden is bringing a new winner up the ranks, and Saturday he claimed his first major Wellington win. Madden and Coach, owned by Abigail Wexner, earned the victory in the $20,000 1.40m Jumpers at the CP Wellington Masters, presented by Sovaro™. With Madden in the irons, Coach, an 8-year-old Holsteiner gelding, was one of 39 horses to compete over the Alan Wade designed track set at Deeridge Farms and one of...

Taylor Alexander, Tina Yates, Emma Heise, Emily Moffitt, and Chef d'Equipe Laura Kraut, with Carlene Ziegler of Artisan Farms, and ringmaster Christian Craig. (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week four of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) featured a busy schedule of competition, with jumper action on both sides of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Friday. The $35,000 Illustrated Properties 1.45m Classic was held in the International Ring on the main show grounds,...

Kelly Farmer and It's Me (Andrew Ryback Photography) Wellington, Fla. – The fantastic covered arena of the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center set the stage for the first of this year’s Hunter Derby Days, presented by The Ridge at Wellington. As a branch of the 2016 Turf Tour, the Hunter Derby Days showcased some of the top hunters in the world being judged on their form and their horse’s movement over elegant natural obstacles. 2014 Hunter Derby Days Champion Kelly Farmer returned...

Ocala, Fla. - Jumpers descended on HITS Post Time Farm to compete for a shot at the blue and a piece of the prize purse in the Week III $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix and the $2,500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome. $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix Lisa Goldman of Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, and her longtime partner Morocco, sped to another victory in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix on Thursday. Aaron Vale riding from Williston, Florida, and Thinkslikeahorse’s Spirit of Alena was second, and Andrew Kocher...

Thermal, Calif. - Desert Circuit III offers nearly $700,000 in prize money to be awarded in the Jumper Divisions. The thrilling and high-dollar week of competition began with the $50,000 Brook Ledge Welcome Stake on Wednesday and continued with the $65,500 Wilmington Trust Grand Prix on Thursday. $50,000 Brook Ledge Welcome Stakes Desert Circuit III got underway with the $50,000 Brook Ledge Welcome Stakes in the Grand Prix Ring at HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California. Course designer,...

McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z (Rebecca Walton/PhelpsSports.com) Wellington, Fla. - McLain Ward showcased his winning style once again at the CP Wellington Masters, presented by Sovaro™, piloting HH Carlos Z to his second victory in a row during the $50,000 Longines Qualifier CSI3*. The Pan American gold medalist used going early in the order to his advantage, sticking to his plan with his quick mount and challenging the other riders try to catch him. The duo topped the 11-horse jump-off,...

McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z (Rebecca Walont/PhelpsSports.com) Wellington, Fla. - The saying "if you build it, they will come," rang true on the opening day of the CP Wellington Masters, presented by Sovaro™. Deeridge Farms, owned by the Jacobs Family, opened up its private facility to an international field of horses and athletes for the inaugural event, which began with the $35,000 Welcome Stake. Forty-eight of the world's top athletes competed for the top honors, but it was the...

Eric Lamaze and Check Picobello Z (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week four of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) continued on Thursday with a win for Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Check Picobello Z in the $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 4. The win marks three in a row for Lamaze in this year's Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series, with victories in weeks two and three aboard Rosana du Park. WEF 4, sponsored by Ariat®, runs February 3-7, 2016, at the Palm Beach...

Deeridge Farms (Phelps Media Group) Wellington, Fla. - Horses and athletes have arrived at Deeridge Farms to kick off the inaugural CP Wellington Masters, presented by Sovaro™, featuring the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Wellington. The private property, owned by the Jacobs Family, will be open to the public for the first major competition of this size ever to be held on the facility grounds. Sixty-six horses turned out for the FEI jog, with one mount being held for re-inspection...

Ocala, Fla. - The weekend brought exciting competition to HITS Post Time Farm in Week II of the Ocala Winter Circuit with the $50,000 Equioxx Grand Prix and the $7,500 U-Dump Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic. Dorothy Douglas and S&L Elite winning the $50,000 Equioxx Grand Prix (ESI Photography) $50,000 Equioxx Grand Prix Dorothy Douglas of Flower Mound, Texas, riding S&L Elite, owned by MTM Farms, galloped to the win in the $50,000 Equioxx Grand Prix on Sunday in the Ocala Horse...