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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)...

Darragh Kenny and Red Star d'Argent Win $216,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix CSIO 4*

by Lauren Fisher and Callie Seaman for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/6/2016 11:07:53 PM

Darragh Kenny and Red Star d'Argent (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week eight of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) concluded on Sunday, March 6, with a win for Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Red Star d'Argent in the $216,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix CSIO 4*. Riders representing five different countries qualified for the jump-off, with Kenny leading the way for Ireland over Colombia's Roberto Teran Jr. and Woklahoma in second, and Australia's Matt Williams aboard Valinski S in...

News Flash: U.S. Junior and Young Rider Teams Win FEI Nations Cups at CSIO Wellington

by USEF Communications Department | 3/5/2016 10:15:33 AM

Wellington, Fla. - The U.S. Junior and Young Rider Teams have won the FEI Junior and Young Rider Nations Cups presented by Hollow Creek Farm at CSIO Wellington. The Junior team is composed of Brett Burlington with Bluf, Emma Heise with Quentucky Jolly, Emily Moffitt with For Sale 6, and Kira Kerkorian with Nightfire 25. The Young Rider team is composed of Victoria Colvin with Zidane, Alexandra Crown with Von Cim, Kelli Cruciotti with Chamonix H, and Madison Goetzmann with Wrigley. The Child...

Eric Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 Win $130,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 7

by Lauren Fisher and Callie Seaman for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/25/2016 10:29:43 PM

Eric Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The seventh week of competition at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival continued on Thursday with the $130,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 7 featured in the International Ring at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center and a win for Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Fine Lady 5. The victory marks Lamaze's fourth win in the series this year, including wins in weeks two and three with Rosana du Park, and a win week four aboard...

Furusiyya 2016 Season Gets Underway with a Double-Header

by Louise Parkes | 2/16/2016 12:17:13 PM

There is an Olympic ring to the new Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2016 season which gets off to a flying start this week with legs in Al Ain (UAE) on Thursday 18 and Ocala (USA) on Friday 19 February. Team Belgium topped the podium at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final in Barcelona (ESP) last season. The excitement begins all over again this week with the first two qualifiers of the 2016 Furusiyya series taking place at Al Ain (UAE) and Ocala (USA). (FEI/Dirk Caremans) Just...

McLain Ward and Rothchild Race to Victory in $380,000 Fidelity Investments® Grand Prix CSI 5* at WEF 5

by Lauren Fisher and Callie Seaman for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/14/2016 12:31:46 AM

Wellington, Fla. - Two-time Olympic team and 2015 Pan American Games individual gold medalist McLain Ward (USA) jumped to a thrilling victory on Saturday night in the McLain Ward and Rothchild (Sportfot) $380,000 Fidelity Investments® Grand Prix CSI 5* at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Ward and his longtime mount Rothchild raced to the top of an eight-horse jump-off in front of a packed house at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum...

Shane Sweetnam and Buckle Up Win $35,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic

by Equestrian Sport Productions News | 2/7/2016 9:13:34 AM

Shane Sweetnam and Buckle Up (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Shane Sweetnam (IRL) was the winner of the $35,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic with a brand new mount on Saturday during week four of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Guilherme Jorge (BRA) set the course for 38 entries in the morning's 1.50m, with four clear rounds, and a win for Sweetnam aboard The Blue Buckle Group's Buckle Up. WEF 4 concludes on Sunday, February 7, with a feature class, the...

McLain Ward and HH Carols Z Zip to Victory in $35,000 Welcome Stake at Inaugural CP Wellington Masters

by Phelps Media Group | 2/4/2016 5:59:55 PM

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...

Week I of the HITS Desert Circuit Concludes for Hunters with the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix and the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix

by HITS Horse Shows | 1/27/2016 11:47:14 AM

Thermal, Calif. - The $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix and the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix commenced on Sunday, January 24 at HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California. Riders and horses took to the ring for a chance at the money and to prove who was the ultimate in finesse and style. Corriendo Tau and Hope Glynn on their way to a $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix win. (ESI Photography) $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Hunter riders competed for the blue in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix,...

Tori Colvin Claims Victory in $25,000 U25 Grand Prix, Presented by Equine Couture and TuffRider

by Phelps Media Group | 1/24/2016 9:47:37 AM

Tori Colvin and Zidane (Emily Riden for Phelps Media Group) Wellington, Fla. - The Under 25 Grand Prix division was designed to help bridge the gap between the junior jumper and grand prix rings. Now, for the second year in a row, Equine Couture and TuffRider are proud to be a part of helping give riders a leg up to the next level as presenting sponsors of the $25,000 Artisan Farms U25 Grand Prix, held Sunday morning at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). From a 62 horse starting field,...