Julie Curtin pilots Jennifer Munday's Samaritan to the blue in the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby last night at the Charleston Summer Classic.
The $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby was the featured class last night and twenty seven horse and rider teams competed for the blue.
A first round score of 74.5 was the cutoff point in order to move onto the handy phase. Grace Gumbel of Wilson, Louisiana rode her own Leopold to a second round score of 80 and combined 154.5 which would place the pair in eighth place overall.
Caracas, owned by Mary Claire Ray and ridden by Carlos Aramburo of Red Banks, Mississippi earned a first round score of 75 and followed Leopold in the handy round. Their second round score of 77 for a combined total of 152 put the pair in ninth place overall.
Lynn Seithel of Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina and her own Versace earned a first round score of 76. Their handy round earned them an 81 for a combined score of 157. They would finish in sixth place overall.
DS Holdings, LLC's Dsh Anka, ridden by Whitney Owens of Windcrest, Texas, earned a first round score of 84, but with a handy round score of 43, would finish with a total of 127 and in the twelfth place position.
Kendall Woodleif of Apex, North Carolina and her own Authentic Gold earned a first round score of 77. Their handy score of 68 and overall score of 145 would see them finish in eleventh place overall.
Aramburo returned for his second handy round, this time in the irons of Amy Yoder's Unikat. The pair earned a first round score of 78 and a handy score of 78. Their total score of 156 earned them seventh place overall.
Antwerp, owned and ridden by Isabel Coleman of New Orleans, Louisiana finished their first round with a score of 79. Their handy round earned them 81 points for a total of 160 and placed them in fifth place overall.
L'Esperado, owned by Amber Hill Farm and ridden by Emma Mandarino of Bedminster, New Jersey placed fourth overall after turning in a first round score of 85 and a handy round of 76 for a total of 161 points.
Owens returned for her second handy round, this time in the irons of DS Holdings, LLC's MTM Ex Go. Her second round score of 59 combined with her first round score of 86 put them in tenth place overall with a score of 146.
Life is Good, owned and ridden by Missy Nolen of Leeds, Alabama earned a first round score of 87. Their handy round score of 79 for a total of 166 points had the pair finish third overall.
Addison Bihm's Forever ridden by Emily Hertz of Cordova, Tennessee earned an 88 in their first round. Their second round score of 84 for a total of 172 points would see the pair finish in second place.
Kastel Denmark's Suzy Benson presents Julie Curtin with the Kastel Denmark Hunter Style of Riding Award along with Bob Bell, President of Classic Company and Awards Coordinator Robin McPherson.
Samaritan, owned by Jennifer Munday and ridden by Julie Curtin of Woodstock, Georgia had the leading first round score of 90. Their handy round also lead the pack with a score of 92 for a total of 182 points and they secured the win.
Jennifer Munday was also awarded the Kastel Denmark Hunter Style of Riding Award.