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Lisa Goldman and Centurion B Ride to the $5,000 Welcome Stake Victory at Equifest II

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/1/2013 9:17:05 PM

Lisa Goldman and Centurion B rode to the top of the Equifest II Welcome Stake this afternoon as they captured the victory in 35.029 seconds (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Wayne, IL - The Grand Prix Ring was alive with excitement as Lisa Goldman and Centurion 3 rode to the top of Equifest II's $5,000 1.40m Welcome Stake victory. Eager spectators gathered at the Lamplight Equestrian Center to watch the country's top riders compete during the $5,000 1.40m Welcome Stake, and the riders left nothing...

Kent Farrington & Voyeur Win Telefonica Grand Prix at La Coruña CSI4*, Lucy Davis Finishes Third

by Andrew Minnick | 7/29/2013 9:34:53 AM

Twelve horses from a field of 48 returned to jump off in the Telefonica Grand Prix at the La Coruña CSI4* in Spain. Their riders included such worldwide show jumping stars as Daniel Deusser, Kevin Staut, and John Whitaker, and it was the U.S.'s own star Kent Farrington that led Amalaya Investment's Voyeur to the top of the leaderboard. With a clean jump-off round in a speedy 47.15s, after a fine first round over Javier Tranor's thirteen obstacle course, Kent and Voyeur proved...

Brittini Raflowitz Cleans Up Chicago With $7,500 Cavalor High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic Victory at Equifest I

by Ashley N. Williams for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/28/2013 11:00:55 PM

Brittini Raflowitz cleaned up Chicago on the final day of Equifest I with the $7,500 Cavalor High Junior/Amateur-Owner victory aboard Zacca Zoeloe, riding to the second place with KT Undercover (Ashley N. Williams) Wayne, IL - The final day of Equifest I opened to cloudless skies and strong jumper competition as the Junior and Amateur-Owner Jumpers took the spotlight in the Grand Prix Arena at the Lamplight Equestrian Center. Brittini Raflowitz rode to her fourth major win of the week, this...

Modified Grand Prix : Richie Moloney Wins Top Honors in Bromont

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/28/2013 9:04:05 AM

Richie Moloney and Slieveanorra - (Cealy Tetley) Bromont, Quebec - Irish rider Richie Moloney finishes in first place in the Modified Grand Prix event, on Saturday July 27 at the 38th edition of International Bromont. Venezuelan course designer Leopoldo Palacios' course comprised many technical difficulties, as the participants' results reflect. Of the 34 pairs registered, none succeeded in executing a perfect round: the time allowed of 83 seconds combined with a highly challenging...

Chester Weber Finishes Third in Beekbergen

by Andrew Minnick | 7/22/2013 6:55:30 PM

At the Beekbergen CAI-A4 this weekend U.S. driving heavyweight Chester Weber earned another top international finish. In the cones phases on Sunday, Weber held onto a podium placing with a 4th place finish. That led to a final score of 127.86, good enough for 3rd place behind two other four-in-hand drivers that know the podium very well, Australia's Boyd Excell, and Koos de Ronde of The Netherlands. Weber grabbed an early lead with a characteristic standout performance in the Dressage phase....

MTM Twenties Girl and Frank Owens Win the $25,000 Bohicket Marina Grand Prix at the Charleston Summer Classic

by Classic Communications | 7/21/2013 9:59:33 AM

Frank Owens pilots MTM Twenties Girl over an oxer in the $25,000 Bohicket Marina Grand Prix (Classic Company) Johns Island, SC - The $25,000 Bohicket Marina Grand Prix welcomed 17 horse and rider teams last night over a course designed by Allen Rheinheimer that proved to be quite challenging. Rheinheimer put the riders and horses to the test and it resulted in a victory for MTM Twenties Girl, owned by DS Holdings, LLC and ridden by Frank Owens of San Antonio, Texas. "It rode a lot harder than...

Jennifer Bauersachs Seriously Dominates $5,000 NEHJA Hunter Derby in Vermont

by Starting Gate Communications | 7/19/2013 12:24:22 PM

Jennifer Bauersachs aboard Seriously, pictured with husband Rolf Bauersachs, are presented as winners of the $5,000 NEHJA Hunter Derby on July 18 at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT (David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, VT — Jennifer Bauersachs guided Seriously to his first hunter derby victory on Thursday evening, July 19, at the Vermont Summer Festival running through August 11 at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT. Bauersachs and Seriously led the field going into...

McCrea Is Only Double Clear in $35,000 Progress Energy Canada Cup at Spruce Meadows

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 7/5/2013 10:51:15 AM

Christine McCrea and Romantovich Take One (Spruce Meadows Media Services) Calgary, Alberta - The $35,000 Progress Energy Canada Cup had 35 entries and five of those would advance to the jump-off, but it would be the first in the ring over the shortened course that would lead the way. Christine McCrea and Romantovich Take One, 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding by Numero Uno x Karandasj owned by Candy Tribble, put in the all-important clear round in a time of 42.58 seconds. McCrea said of her...

Menezes Takes the Win (Again) in the $30,000 Red, White & Blue Grand Prix

by Blenheim Equisports | 6/30/2013 8:30:46 AM

Eduardo Menezes and Caruschka (McCool Photos) San Juan Capistrano, CA - On a warm Southern California afternoon where the temperatures reached into the 80s, twenty-one pairs rode a course set by designer Pierre Jolicoeur in the $30,000 Blenheim Red, White & Blue Grand Prix, presented by Markel Insurance. With a mix of rookies and veterans, both horse and rider, the track was inviting to all who entered. Of the ten who were clear in the first round, Brazilian Eduardo Menezes once again led...

Another Successful Day at CHIO Aachen for U.S.; Weber Maintains Lead following Cones Phase, Roffman Is Second in CDI-U25

by USEF Communications Department | 6/28/2013 6:02:00 PM

Aachen, Germany – Strong performances continue from the U.S. competitors at the 2013 CHIO Aachen. In the CAIO-4 competition, Chester Weber maintained his Individual lead following the cones phase. Caroline Roffman rode Sagacious HF to a second place finish in the CDI-U25 Grand Prix Test, while Laura Kraut had a second place finish of her own with longtime partner Cedric. Driving CAIO-4 competition continued Friday in Aachen with the Prize of Soers cones phase, which counted towards...