Sophie Transou and Wonder Street Win the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix at HITS Ocala Saturday, February 21, 2015 (ESI Photography)

Ocala, Fla. - Juniors and amateurs had the opportunity to jump the same course used in the Devoucoux Hunter Prix, set at 3’. Forty horses jumped the first round course in the Platinum Performance Hunter Prix with scores ranging from 75 to 87 returning for the second round. Sophie Transou, from Tallahassee, Florida, riding her own Wonder Street, returned for the second round in third place with a first round score of 85, but her consistency in getting a second round 85 for a total of 170 earned her top honors.

Transou, who trains with Ronnie Anderson described her rounds, saying, “I was really happy with my ride. I was a little nervous about the rollbacks. I’ve been practicing them in my lessons but since I don’t do the junior hunters I never have to do anything like that handy in a class. I’ve only had this horse since the summer and this is the first weekend that it went really well. My goal was just to be consistent.”

Alex Trolli from Clarence, New York, riding Hey Sailor, had the high score of 87 in Round 1 and another excellent score of 82 in Round 2 for a total of 169 — just one point less than the winner for second place. Kimberley Maloomian from Needham, Massachusetts, a past winner of the $250,000 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix Final and of the $1,500 Platinum Performance in the Ocala January Festival, rode her mother's Urlala and placed third with identical scores of 83 and 83. Fourth place went to Sidney Jefferson from Alliston, Ontario, riding her own Socialite with scores of 80 and 85. Rounding out the top five was Kristine D’Andrea of Orange, Connecticut, riding her horse Zoe with scores of 84 and 80.

$1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix
Place Horse Owner Rider Prize Rd. 1/2 Total
1 Wonder Street Sophie Transou Sophie Transou $450 85/85 170
2 Hey Sailor Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center Alex Trolli $300 87/82 169
3 Urlala Terry S Maloomian Kimberly Maloomian $200 83/83 166
4 Socialite Sidney Jefferson Sidney Jefferson $150 80/85 165
5 Zoe Kristine D'Andrea Kristine D'Andrea $125 84/80 164
6 Memorable Over Fences Farm, LLC Anna Kubiak $100 75/84 159
7 Del Piero Alex Trolli Alex Trolli $100     77/79 156
8 Kenya Michelle Durpetti Michelle Durpetti $75 81/73 154