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U.S. Olympian McLain Ward Goes 1-2 in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix at HITS Saugerties

by HITS Horse Shows | 7/23/2016 2:04:11 PM

Saugerties, NY (July 23, 2016): As the weekend commenced at HITS-on-the-Hudson IV, equestrians descended on the Grand Prix ring for a shot at the title in Friday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix. McLain Ward and Tina La Boheme on their way to a $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix win. (C) ESI Photography The Order-of-Go was stacked, and the crowd gathered to watch what would be an exhilarating battle of the quickest over the course set by Bernardo Cabral of Lisbon, Portugal. The world’s top...

Kent Farrington Repeats Victory at Spruce Meadows ‘National’, Presented by Rolex

by Jump Media | 6/10/2016 9:18:55 AM

Kent Farrington has won the ATB Financial Cup four times, this year with Gazelle. (Spruce Meadows Media Services) Calgary, AB, Canada – For the second evening in a row, it was American Kent Farrington, ranked number six in the world, who led the highlight competition of the day with Gazelle. This time it was in the ATB Financial Cup 1.55m, where he topped Philipp Weishaupt (GER) on Chico 784 and Eric Lamaze (CAN) on Check Picobello Z. Lamaze won earlier in the day in the ATCO Challenge...

Darragh Kenny and Red Star d'Argent Win $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 11

by Equestrian Sport Productions | 3/24/2016 9:25:59 PM

Darragh Kenny and Red Star d'Argent (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week eleven of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), sponsored by Artisan Farms, continued on Thursday with a win for Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Red Star d'Argent in the $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 11. Competing in the International Ring at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, the pair beat out Kent Farrington (USA) and Creedance in second, and Lorenzo de Luca (ITA)...

Desert Circuit VI Exhibitors Bring Their A-Game in the $50,000 HorseWare Ireland Grand Prix and the $10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper Classic

by HITS Horse Shows | 3/7/2016 8:46:27 PM

Thermal, Calif. - Horses and their riders wrapped up Week VI of the HITS Desert Circuit on Sunday with big money classes for jumper exhibitors featuring the $50,000 HorseWare Ireland Grand Prix and the $10,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic presented by Bayer’s Legend. Kasey Ament and Zuidhoeve winning the $50,000 HorseWare Ireland Grand Prix. (ESI Photography) $50,000 HorseWare Ireland Grand Prix Week VI of the HITS Desert Circuit wrapped up with Sunday’s $50,000 Grand Prix...

Jeffery Welles and Broken Heart Claim First in $75,000 AIG Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson V

by HITS, Inc. | 7/27/2015 2:40:45 PM

(c) ESI Photography Jeffery Welles and Broken Heart, owned by Herbert Sambol, go clean over a HITS Endurance jump in the $75,000 AIG Grand Prix on Sunday at HITS-on-the-Hudson V. SAUGERTIES, New York - July 27, 2015 - Jeffery Welles and Broken Heart went fourth in a five-horse jump-off and shaved more than a second off the leading time to win Sunday’s $75,000 AIG Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson V. “He’s 9-years-old, but he’s very green,” said Welles, of...

Quentin Judge and HH Whisky Rolaye Top $50,000 Aon Cup at Spruce Meadows ‘North American’ Tournament

by Lauren Fisher, Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 7/2/2015 9:37:30 AM

Quentin Judge and HH Whisky Royale © Spruce Meadows Media Services Calgary, AB, Canada – July 1, 2015 – The 2015 ‘North American’ Tournament CSI 5* at Spruce Meadows featured an impressive line-up of show jumping on Wednesday. USA’s Quentin Judge and HH Whisky Royale began the day with a win in the $50,000 Aon Cup 1.55m, Chile’s Samuel Parot and Couscous van Orti jumped to victory in the $34,000 ATCO Energy Solutions Cup 1.50m, and Venezuela’s Andres...

News Flash: Chester Weber Wins Silver Medal at Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Andrew Minnick | 9/7/2014 7:18:15 AM

Chester Weber (Screenshot from FEI TV) Caen, France -Chester Weber has won the Silver medal at the FEI World Individual for Four-in-Hands Driving Championship held as part of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games at the La Prairie Racecourse. Weber drove a team of his and Jane Clark's KWPN geldings. They were clear through cones today to finish on a total score of 128.60. More news and photos to follow.

Madden Leads the Way in Twelfth for the U.S. Following the Speed Leg of the 2014 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final

by Helen Murray | 4/18/2014 6:02:26 PM

Lyon, France - The 2014 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final got underway on Friday evening at the Lyon Eurexpo, with 40 of the world’s best horse-and-rider combinations from 20 nations going to task over Frank Rothenberger’s 13 obstacle track. Of the talented field that lined-up to contest the Speed Leg 11 were representing the United States and looking to bring the World Cup title back across Beezie Madden and Simon (Kendall Bierer/PhelpsSports.com) the Atlantic for the third time...

Order Of Go for AIG $1 Million Grand Prix Finalized

by HITS E-News | 3/15/2014 10:41:47 AM

Thermal, Calif. - HITS, Inc. is proud to release the finalized order of go for the second annual AIG $1 Million Grand Prix, presented by Lamborghini Newport Beach, at HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California. The AIG Million will take the stage Sunday at 2 p.m. and will be available worldwide via live webcast, presented in cooperation with HRTV, iEquine.com and A Good Show. Tune in on Sunday at HRTV.com or iEquine.com . For a printable order of go, click here . Horse Owner Rider Rider...

Vaulting for the first time in the Middle East performed at CHI AL SHAQAB - Ali Divita Finishes 7th in Female Compulsory

by CHI Al Shaqab Press | 3/10/2014 10:54:15 PM

American Alicen Divita vaulting on Fabiola W finished in 7th place in the Individual Female Compulsory test (Libby Lawy) Doha, Qatar. - Her Excellency Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad Khalifa Al Thani, one of the patrons of CHI AL SHAQAB honoured the 62 vaulters from 10 nations with her attendance. She was very excited to host Vaulting as a new discipline for the first time in the Middle East being performed in her home country Qatar at CHI AL SHAQAB. Barbara Torok the Discipline Manager of Vaulting...