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Jimmy Torano Tops $30,000 Battenkill Grand Prix at Vermont Summer Festival

by Jennifer Wood, Jump Media | 7/16/2016 8:28:15 PM

Jimmy Torano and Day Dream won the $30,000 Battenkill Grand Prix on July 16 at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. (Andrew Ryback Photography) East Dorset, Vt. – Jimmy Torano of Wellington, FL, and Day Dream topped a six-horse jump-off to win the $30,000 Battenkill Grand Prix on Saturday, July 16, at the 2016 Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. The Vermont Summer Festival runs for six consecutive weeks, from July 5 through August 14, at Harold Beebe Farm. Twenty-three...

Conor Swail and Martha Louise Are Victorious in RBC Grand Prix, Presented by Rolex, at Spruce Meadows

by Jennifer Wood, Jump Media | 6/11/2016 9:29:05 PM

Calgary, AB, Canada – It was a beautiful day of top show jumping competition at the Spruce Meadows ‘National’, presented by Rolex. Spectators numbered 28,477 to see Ireland’s Conor Swail win the $500,000 RBC Grand Prix, presented Conor Swail and Martha Louise won the $500,000 RBC Grand Prix, presented by Rolex Photo by Spruce Meadows Media Services by Rolex. It was the highlight event of the CSI 5* tournament, which concludes on Sunday, June 12. Second place went to Eric...

CSIO4* Wellington Young Rider Team Bios

by USEF Communications Department | 3/3/2016 3:05:14 PM

Find out more about the U.S. Young Rider Team for the $10,000 FEI Young Riders Nations Cup presented by Hollow Creek Farm: Victoria Colvin Residence : Loxahatchee, Fla. Born: September 23, 1997 Most Recent Highlight • Won the week two $25,000 Artisan Farms U25 Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival with Zidane 2015 • Won the $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular for the fourth consecutive year. She was the first rider in the event's 19-year history to...

Conor Swail and Fortis Fortuna Win Final $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix of HITS Saugerties Series

by HITS Horse Shows | 9/8/2015 12:11:12 PM

Conor Swail and Fortis Fortuna had the luck of the Irish on their side as they won the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix at HITS Saugerties. (ESI Photography) - Saturday morning’s Grand Prix Stadium competition commenced with the eighth and final $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix of the 2015 HITS Saugerties Show season. A first time visitor to HITS-on-the-Hudson, Conor Swail of County Down, Ireland, rode Fortis Fortuna, owned by Susan and Ariel Grange, to a memorable finish and a blue ribbon souvenir...

Wilton Porter Captures Top Place Finishes in $15,000 Under 25 Grand Prix at Conclusion of Tryon Summer 1

by Tryon International Equestrian Center | 6/28/2015 10:27:22 PM

Wilton Porter and Delinquent JX Photos ©ManciniPhotos Mill Spring, NC - June 28, 2015 - Wilton Porter of Bartonville, TX, dominated the $15,000 Under 25 Grand Prix at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) today, piloting both of his mounts to finishes in the top three. Porter collected first place aboard Delinquent JX and third aboard Patriot, both owned by Sleepy P Ranch, LLC. Alise Oken of Charlotte, NC, and Kaid Du Ry placed second between both of Porter's rides. The $15,000 Under...

Vanderveen Makes Mark at Tryon International Equestrian Center With Second Career FEI Win

by Tryon International | 6/25/2015 9:59:52 AM

Kristen Vanderveen and Bull Run's Eternal ©Don West Photography and ©Ann Stanton Photography Mill Spring, NC - June 24, 2015 - Kristen Vanderveen (USA) and Bull Run's Eternal flew to the top of the leaderboard in the $34,000 1.50m Speed Stake at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), collecting her second career FEI win at the venue, completing the track in 66.12 seconds. Ljubov Kochetova (RUS) and Balou Du Reventon finished second in 71.1 seconds. Upcoming American talent Wilton...

Brandie Holloway and Lucky Strike Fly to First Place in $50,000 Tryon Grand Prix

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 5/17/2015 11:37:47 PM

Mill Spring, NC – The inaugural “Saturday Night Lights” Grand Prix at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) served a monumental occasion for the venue, as a large number of members from the local community came to enjoy and support the first evening competition of the season. Brandie Holloway of Topeka, KS, and Lucky Strike topped the highlight class, The $50,000 Tryon Grand Prix. Holloway and Lucky Strike finished the jump-off just over one-hundredth of second faster...

Eric Lamaze Scores Fifth Victory in 2015 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/20/2015 11:14:10 AM

Eric Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Eric Lamaze (CAN) secured an incredible fifth victory in the Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Thursday. Lamaze began the 12-week circuit by winning four Challenge Cup classes in a row. He won in weeks one and two with Artisan Farms LLC and Torrey Pines Stable's Rosana du Park. He then topped weeks three and four with Artisan Farms LLC's Fine Lady 5. In the eleventh week of...

Nick Dello Joio and Contiki Win WEF Challenge Cup Round 10

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/12/2015 9:16:26 PM

Nick Dello Joio and Contiki (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Nick Dello Joio (USA) and Coker Farm, Inc.'s Contiki were the winners over Kent Farrington (USA) and Robin Parsky's Blue Angel in a thrilling jump-off for Thursday's $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 10 at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Twenty-five-year-old Dello Joio edged out Farrington by less than one-tenth of a second for his first ever WEF Challenge Cup win. Michel Vaillancourt (USA) set the...

Lisa Goldman and Morocco Race to Victory in $34,000 1.45m to Start WEF 10

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/11/2015 9:47:01 PM

Lisa Goldman and Morocco (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) began its tenth week of competition at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Wednesday with a win for Lisa Goldman (USA) and Morocco in the $34,000 1.45m FEI speed class. In a field of 70 competitors, the pair led a blazing fast line-up of Irishmen in the top four, finishing ahead of Shane Sweetnam (2nd), Cian O'Connor (3rd) and Ronan McGuigan (4th). Michel Vaillancourt (USA)...