SAUGERTIES, New York - Ronan McGuigan on Capall Zidane, a bay Dutch Warmblood gelding, narrowly edged out Quentin Judge on HH Fyloe, another bay gelding, to win Sunday’s $50,000 HITS Grand Prix. Ronan McGuigan and his Capall Zidane won Sunday’s $50,000 HITS Grand Prix (ESI Photography) McGuigan and his Capall Zidane, one of only three to reach the jump-off, finished with a time of 40.102, eight-tenths of a second ahead of Judge’s time of 40.994. U.S. Olympian Mclain Ward, on...

Aaron Vale and Quidam's Good Luck capture victory in $127,000 Hollow Creek Farms Grand Prix CSI3* (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, KY - May 16, 2015 - It was not chance tonight that secured the victory for Aaron Vale (USA) and Quidam's Good Luck during the $127,000 Hollow Creek Farm Grand Prix CSI3*. Tonight, it came down to raw speed and power. Vale bested a field of 41 competitors during the highlight event, claiming his second consecutive Saturday night victory with a...

Mclain Ward and HH Carlos Z (The Book LLC) North Salem, NY – May 17, 2015 – Rising beneath the pressure of big prize money in front of a packed house under picture-perfect weather conditions, Mclain Ward and HH Carlos Z, owned by Double H Farm, were flawless to win the $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix, presented by The Kincade Group. The event capped two weeks of exciting competition at Old Salem Farm, and Ward's domination secured him the blue in every grand prix offering, as...

Darby Mazzarisi and Gemology (The Book LLC) North Salem, NY – May 14, 2015 – Darby Mazzarisi of Chesterfield, NJ, thought about ending her Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows on a high note last week after winning Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Champion aboard her own Gemology. However, after deciding to give Week 2 a try, she impressed again with another Grand Champion title to her credit. On The Grand Prix Field, Nikko Ritter and Casey jumped to blue in the $3,000 Open Jumper 1.30m. The...

Holly Orlando and Eclypse (The Book LLC) North Salem, NY – May 13, 2015 – The second week of competition at the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows got underway today with the presentation of Grand Hunter Champion to Holly Orlando of Wellington, FL, and her own Eclypse. On The Grand Prix Field, Peter Lutz of Katonah, NY, kicked off Open Jumper competition with a win in the $3,000 1.30m aboard Adorose for Libertas, LLC. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows are in the second week of...

Luifer Larrazabal and Atlodetto FZ (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, KY –The $25,000 Under 25 Grand Prix saw a start list of 33 horse and rider combinations gather at the Rolex Stadium for the pilot event on the final day of the Kentucky Spring Horse Show. It was Luifer Larrazabal of Venezuela who dashed for the cash Sunday afternoon, winning the majority of the purse with recent mount, Atlodetto FZ. The 22-year-old consistently showed throughout the Wellington and Ocala...

Rich Fellers and Flexible (CapturedMomentPhoto.com) Del Mar, CA - Fan favorites and famously talented duo Flexible and Rich Fellers thrilled a crowd of spectators, taking the victory in the highlight event of the week, the $60,000 Grand Prix of California, presented by Equ Lifestyle Boutique. Back for the third time as master builder for the Ranch & Coast Classic, Texan course designer Oscar Soberon is quite familiar with the challenges of building for this class. After Thursday's tight...

Beat Mändli and Zander (The Book LLC) North Salem, N.Y. – Beat Mändli (SUI) is experiencing the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows for the first time this week and got off to an impressive start. He and Grant Road Partners, LLC's Zander topped a 12-horse jump-off to win the $35,000 New York Welcome Stake, presented by Old Salem Farm. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows run May 5-10 and May 12-17 at the picturesque Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. The shows feature over 130...

Darby Mazzarisi and Gemology (The Book LLC) North Salem, NY – May 7, 2015 – Adult Amateur hunter competition at The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows was highlighted today as Darby Mazzarisi of Chesterfield, NJ, collected Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Champion honors aboard her own Gemology. On the Grand Prix Field, Mclain Ward kept Double H Farm on the leaderboard today, winning his second $5,000 Open Jumper 1.40m in a row, this time in the irons of the seasoned HH Carlos Z. The Old...

Lexington, Ky. – The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover came to a conclusion this afternoon as 41 combinations went head-to-head over Richard Jeffery’s show jumping course inside Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park. Michael Jung of Germany rode the impressive mare, fischerRocana FST, in yet another foot perfect jumping effort to win the title of Rolex Kentucky Champion on their dressage score of 39.3. Jung said of fischerRocana FST, “She is very...