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McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z Win $35,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic at WEF 3

by Lauren Fisher and Callie Seaman for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/31/2016 6:26:40 PM

Wellington, FL - January 31, 2016 - Week three of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), sponsored by Adequan®, concluded on Sunday, January 31, with the $35,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. Held in the International Ring at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z jumped to victory out of 54 entries and a 13-horse jump-off. McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z. Photo by Sportfot. Luc Musette of Belgium set the course for Sunday's...

Harrie Smolders and Emerald Win $125,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Washington, presented by Events DC

by Lauren Fisher and Lindsay Brock for Jump Media LLC | 10/25/2015 3:42:22 PM

Harrie Smolders and Emerald (Shawn McMillen Photography) Washington, D.C. – Harrie Smolders (NED) and Emerald emerged victorious in the $125,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Washington, presented by Events DC, for the President’s Cup, on Saturday night at the 2015 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS). Competing for the coveted President of the United States Perpetual Cup as well as valuable Longines FEI World Cup qualifying points, the grand prix was the highlight...

Aaron Vale and Dress Balou Repeat History for Second Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Finals Win

by HITS Horse Shows | 9/9/2015 1:21:04 PM

Aaron Vale and Dress Balou on their way to a Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final win at the HITS Championship. (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y.- Championship Sunday at HITS Saugerties began with the high-energy concluding round of the richest Hunter class in the country, the Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final. Aaron Vale, of Williston, Florida, and Dress Balou, owned by Donald Stewart, did it again, winning their second consecutive title in the renowned event to secure a reign at...

Tracy Fenney Takes Top Two Spots in $50,000 Lamplight Grand Prix

by Phelps Media Group | 8/2/2015 11:25:10 AM

Tracy Fenney won the $50,000 Lamplight Grand Prix with Reve du Paradis Wayne, IL - August 2, 2015 - Tracy Fenney was back on top of the leader board in Lamplight's $50,000 Grand Prix during week two of Equifest, held at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL. Fenney was the only rider to go double clear, a feat she accomplished with her relatively new mount, Reve Du Paradis. Fenney with her three rides and Andrew Kocher with his six, had the most chances for the check and it proved...

Andrew Kocher Makes History Winning Largest Purse at Lamplight Equestrian Center During Equifest I

by Elizabeth Stein | 7/26/2015 8:36:54 AM

Ecstatic owners accept the award for the $75,000 Grand Prix victory with Andrew Kocher and Ora Del Te Di La San Giorgio (Chicago Equestrian) Wayne, IL- July 26, 2015- Lamplight Equestrian Center, Wayne, IL, set a record today with the largest prize money single event hosted at the show grounds, during the first week of the two-week Equifest series. The $75,000 Grand Prix hosted in the SmartPak Grand Prix Ring, featured 27 riders competing for the money with only 5 making it to the jump off on...

David Beisel Steals the Show at Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Week IV $25,000 Welcome Stake

by Emily Meehan/Phelps Media Group | 7/25/2015 1:54:50 AM

David Beisel and Ammeretto win the $25,000 Welcome Stake at Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. (Emily Meehan/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, MI - July 24, 2015 - Equine Holdings LLC's Ammeretto and David Beisel enjoyed another victory lap around the Grand Prix Ring at Flintfields Horse Park after sealing the deal with the fastest double clear round of the $25,000 Welcome Stake during the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Week IV. Beisel, from Goshen, Ohio and Ammeretto, a bay Dutch Warmblood...

Andrew Kocher and Tracy Fenney Go Head to Head in the $25,000 Welcome Grand Prix During Equifest I at Lamplight Equestrian Center

by Brenda Mueller | 7/24/2015 2:12:31 AM

Andrew Kocher and Bologna Wayne, IL - July 23, 2015 - The $25,000 Welcome Grand Prix was the highlight of the day in the SmartPak Grand Prix Ring at Equifest I at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL. Thirty-one entries took a swing at the Manuel Esparza designed course. Esparza, of Mexico City, Mexico, was an Assistant Designer for the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing in 2008. Tracy Fenney and Andrew Kocher took the top five spots in the class....

Schuyler Riley Impresses Again in $127,000 Grand Prix CSI 3* Aboard Q-7 at Final "Saturday Night Lights" Grand Prix of Tryon Summer Series

by Tryon International | 7/19/2015 10:26:59 AM

Schuyler Riley and Q-7 ©LizCrawleyPhotography Mill Spring, NC - July 18, 2015 - In an impressive feat, Schuyler Riley (USA) added another grand prix win to her resume at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) for the third week in a row in the $127,000 Grand Prix CSI 3*. Riley, this time aboard Q-7, mastered the track and bested the jump-off round with a time of 50.627 seconds. Sharn Wordley (NZL) and Casper followed in second, crossing the timers in 51.649 seconds, while Richie Moloney...

Wilhelm Genn and Bugatti Close Out Week Two With $50,000 Grand Prix of Michigan Win

by Kendall Bierer | 7/12/2015 6:10:57 PM

Wilhelm Genn and Bugatti win the $50,000 Grand Prix of Michigan, presented by the Ingram Family, closing out the second week of competition. Traverse City, MI - July 12, 2015 - Wilhem Genn has won over 100 grand prix in his career, and today he added the $50,000 Grand Prix of Michigan, presented by the Ingram Family, to his list of accolades. Genn beat out seven other jump-off contenders for the lion's share of the earnings, riding Bugatti to the swift time of 37.900 seconds. Keith Bollotte...

Tori Colvin Tops Hunterdon Cup on Day One of U.S. Junior Hunter National Championship East Coast

by Emily Riden/Phelps Media Group | 7/6/2015 11:18:13 PM

Tori Colvin topped 76 other entries to win the Hunterdon Equitation Cup Classic (Emily Riden/Phelps Media Group) Devon, PA - July 6, 2015 - On Sunday, Tori Colvin was earning major jumper victories in Tryon, North Carolina. Fast-forward less than 24 hours and one drive through the night with her mother, and the 17-year-old from Loxahatchee, Florida was winning every class she was entered in at the 2015 U.S. Junior Hunter National Championship East Coast, hosted by the Brandywine Valley Summer...