Tracy Fenney and MTM Reve Du Paradis win the $50,000 Win Vision Grand Prix at the Spring Spectacular II

Wayne, IL - June 13, 2015 - Less than half a second would separate the top three placeholders during the $50,000 Win Vision Grand Prix, sponsored by LUXMAX USA, at the Spring Spectacular II on Saturday. The lead continued to change hands throughout the jump-off, with each consecutive rider gaining speed and taking risks in an attempt to seal their place at the top of the leader board. Today it was Tracy Fenney who set an unbeatable pace with MTM Reve Du Paradis. One inside turn made the difference between first and second, but it was Fenney who dashed through the timers in 41.155 seconds to take the win.

Out of a field of 36 horse and rider combinations, 13 would master the opening track and move onto the Hector Loyola-designed short track, which only seven would jump double clear.

Original pathfinder of the opening course, Lisa Goldman and Aslan, returned to the Grand Prix Ring to take on the seven obstacles. They were the first to post a clear effort, putting on the pressure with a time of 44.100 seconds. Only two rounds later, however, amateur rider Lina Rojas jumped to the top of the ranks with Cafino Z, owned by Mauricio Restrepo, making up time after the split with a fast gallop, dashing over the final oxer in 43.695 seconds.

The lead was short lived as Trapp O'Neal and Capitano, owned by TKO Partnership of Magnolia, TX, broke the beam in 42.323 seconds. He was two seconds ahead of the Rojas after the fifth obstacle of the track, pinning a target to his back as he took over the lead.

Nick Novak and Climbus were fast, but not fast enough to steal the top rank from O'Neal, eventually settling for the fourth place with his clean time of 42.950 seconds.

In the end, it would come down to two.

Known for their speed, Texan Tracy Fenney and Illinois-native Charlie Jayne had spectators on the edge of their seats as they faced off. Jayne rode Playboy, a 9-year-old by Toulon that he personally imported him from Ireland two years ago. Jayne has been working slowly with the bay Belgian Warmblood, only starting him in the grand prix this year. Playboy has continued to prove himself, jumping three grand prix clear, and today performing the quickest Jayne has asked him to yet.

"I just wanted to be smooth with him, fast isn't something I have conquered yet with him," Jayne said. "That was one of my quickest jump-offs with him, I tried to be fast in the turns-I went inside one place, and Tracy went inside another, it turned out that hers was a half second faster."

The inside turn Jayne referred to was one he had originally planned to do himself. During the course walk both he and Fenney remarked that the inside looked like the best option; however, his slice to the skinny just before the turn would limit his ability to commit to the turn during the jump-off course, leaving the door cracked for Fenney to take a chance.

Jayne said, "I was going to take the inside turn that she did, it was in my plan, but then I took a real big slice to the skinny. I hate touching Playboy's mouth at the skinny, so I just let him jump it, and by then I was too late to do the inside turn. I tried to go fast around, but that was the difference. I am really happy with how he felt out there, it felt like I was never running him and he was still quick."

Although Fenney had fallen off earlier in the class with MTM Grand Slam, prior to qualifying for the jump-off with MTM Reve Du Paradis, she still left caution to the wind. In her mind, changing her clothes helped with the karma she needed to win today.

"Well, I fell off of the first one and I had to go and change my pants and my jacket, I just had to have different karma," Fenney laughed. "Everyone was wondering why I was smiling as I walked out of the ring from my fall early on in the class, but it's simple. That was the first time I fell off since my injuries in Ocala. That was a moment that showed me that I am not going to break every time I fall."

During the HITS Ocala winter circuit, Fenney suffered from a fall that would leave her with a broken scapula, broken ribs and a punctured lung. However, it was the courage she felt as she picked herself back off the ground today that helped her take the $50,000 Win Vision Grand Prix victory.

She described, "A good jump-off to me is that each rider continues to get faster and faster, try inside cuts and take risks. The inside turn to the CWD looked very doable when we were walking the course, I saw Bob Brawley make the inside turn and it worked out great, so I knew I could do it. I knew that if I wanted to take a shot of doing the inside that I would need to go a little bit more straight to the skinny. I followed my plan and it worked."

Fenney continued, "MTM Reve Du Paradis is such a happy horse, he loves his job, he loves to jump and he has a lot of enthusiasm. I have had a fantastic week, next week is going to be hard to compare to."