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Christian Heineking Does it Again: AJE Cluny & Heineking Claim Victory in $100,000 Nutrena® Grand Prix

by Cat Allen | 7/12/2015 9:45:17 PM

Christian Heineking and AJE Cluny (Flying Horse LTD) Parker, CO - July 12, 2015 - The Colorado Horse Park (CHP) saw a large turnout under clear skies overlooking the Rocky Mountains during the $100,000 Nutrena® Grand Prix Sunday. The class saw twenty-five riders contest the course set in the Coors Family Grand Prix Ring, which was designed by Danny Foster of Canada. Out of six entries that advanced, the jump-off only saw two clear rounds, the fastest of which belonged to Christian Heineking...

Christian Heineking Continues Winning Streak with $20,000 Wells Bridge Farm Open Welcome Stake at Summer in the Rockies V

by Cat Allen | 7/9/2015 9:12:13 PM

Christian Heineking and NKH Quanto (c) Flying Horse Photography Parker, CO - July 9, 2015 - Summer in the Rockies V continued at the Colorado Horse Park Thursday with the $20,000 Wells Bridge Farm Open Welcome Stake. Twenty-seven competitors contested the course, five of which earned clear rounds to advance to the jump-off. The course was designed by Danny Foster of Canada, and contained a number of difficult combinations. In the end, it was Christian Heineking aboard NKH LLC's NKH Quanto...

Junior Rider Alexandra Ozymy Claims Victory in $2,500 Adequan® 1.30m Open Jumper at Summer in the Rockies V

by Cat Allen | 7/8/2015 10:21:46 PM

Alexandra Ozymy and NKH Barbosa (c) Flying Horse Photography Parker, CO - July 8, 2015 - Summer in the Rockies V got off to an exciting start at the Colorado Horse Park in Parker, CO, on Wednesday. The $2,500 Adequan® Open Jumper Class saw eighteen horse-and-rider combinations take on the course, with eight entries advancing to the jump-off in the II2b format class. Kim Barone, aboard Raven Ridge Farm's Rival, held the lead throughout the majority of the class. That is, until Alexandra...

Christian Heineking Takes One-Two Finish in the $75,000 Adequan® Grand Prix at Summer in the Rockies IV

by Cat Allen | 7/5/2015 8:18:40 AM

Christian Heineking and AJE Cluny (c) Flying Horse Photography Parker, CO - July 5, 2015 - The $75,000 Adequan® Grand Prix drew a great crowd to the Colorado Horse Park (CHP) on Sunday as spectators and exhibitors alike watched 26 horse and rider combinations take on the course to conclude competition at Summer in the Rockies IV. The grand prix track was designed by world-renowned course designer Marina Acevedo and included a triple-combination in the first round that proved difficult for...

A double for Farrington, but Moya wins the big one on the opening day

by CSIO Rome | 5/21/2015 8:21:09 PM

Rome, Italy - America’s Kent Farrington was in flying form when topping the first two international competitions today at CSIO Rome Piazza di Siena - Master fratelli d’Inzeo - today, but it was Spain’s Sergio Alvarez Moya who galloped to victory in the feature event of the day, the qualifier for Sunday’s Loro Piana City of Rome Grand Prix. Kent Farrington and Cha Cha Cha 7 (Courtesy of CSIO Rome) Farrington recorded his first success with the 10-year-old mare Cha Cha Cha....

Richard Fellers and Flexible Clench Victory in the Land Rover Grand Prix of Sacramento

by West Palms Event Managment | 10/5/2014 5:20:06 AM

Richard Fellers and Flexible win the Land Rover Grand Prix of Sacramento (Flying Horse LTD) Sacramento, Calif. - The exciting Land Rover Grand Prix of Sacramento, a World Cup and Thermal Million qualifying event. With 35 entries, the competition was tight and the riders left it all in the arena. They kept the turns very tight and nine riders completed the first phase with zero faults, advancing to the jump off. With nine riders in the jump off, only four went clean, including: Rich Fellers,...

German Camagro & Centurion win $35,000 Ulcergard Grand Prix in Georgia

by Classic Communications | 6/15/2014 8:30:12 PM

German Camargo and his own Centurion fly over an oxer on their way to the win in the $35,000 UlcerGard Grand Prix Saturday night in the Olympic Arena (Flashpoint Photography) Conyers, Ga. - The Olympic Arena at the Georgia International Horse Park was the backdrop for the $35,000 UlcerGard Grand Prix, designed by International Course Designer, Manuel Esparanza, of Mexico City, Mexico. No stranger to the Classic Company and the Georgia International Horse Park, Esparanza has designed courses for...

Springer Soars to the Top following Dressage Phase at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover

by Kathleen Landwehr | 4/25/2014 7:50:51 PM

Lexington, Ky Allison Springer and Arthur (Shannon Brinkman Photo) . – The second day of dressage came to a close Friday at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented Land Rover with a new set of names atop the leaderboard. Twenty-nine horse-and-rider combinations performed their test in the Rolex Stadium in front of the Ground Jury of Sandy Phillips (GBR), Gillian Rolton (AUS), and Christina Klingspor (SWE). The U.S. riders had another day of impressive performances at the Kentucky...

Ashlee Bond Clarke and Chela LS Win AIG $1 Million Grand Prix

by HITS E-News | 3/17/2014 12:05:10 AM

Ashlee Bond Clarke and Chela LS jumping to the top spot (©Flying Horse Photography) Thermal, Calif. - Ashlee Bond Clarke admits that she had to keep her nerves and her emotions in check when entering the ring for the jump-off of Sunday’s AIG $1 Million Grand Prix, presented by Lamborghini Newport Beach, at HITS Thermal. She was, however, a picture of poise and control to the crowd of 4,000 spectators that looked on as she topped a star-studded field to win the historic event with Little...

Nicole Bellissimo and VDL Bellefleur Win $25,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series Semi-Final

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/8/2014 8:51:35 AM

Nicole Bellissimo and VDL Bellefleur (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The $25,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series Semi-Final was held on Friday night, presented by the Dutta Corporation in association with Guido Klatte. Fifty young riders under the age of 25 competed under the lights in the International Arena, with seven clear rounds to jump-off, and a win for 20-year-old Nicole Bellissimo of Wellington, FL. Riding Bellissimo LLC's VDL Bellefleur, an eight-year-old KWPN mare by...