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Farrington Flies to $200,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Wellington Victory

by Phelps Media Group | Feb 7, 2016, 5:53 PM

Wellington, FL - The inaugural CP Wellington Masters, presented by Sovaro™, produced a world-class event, where it was only fitting that the victory in the $200,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Wellington went to Kent Farrington and Uceko leading U.S. athlete Kent Farrington with his veteran mount Uceko. Topping a 14-horse jump-off, Farrington captured his second victory in the new Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping East Coast League. The highlight event took place under sunny...

Olympian McLain Ward Takes Top Three Spots in Turf Tour Week 5’s $15,000 Grand Prix

by Equinium Sports Marketing | Feb 7, 2016, 9:37 AM

McLain Ward and HH Ashley in Turf Tour Week 5's Grand Prix (Andrew Ryback Photography) Wellington, Fla. – Two-time US Olympic Gold Medalist McLain Ward brought three horses to compete in Friday’s $15,000 Grand Prix at Carben Farm on the 2016 Turf Tour, and proved once again that he is a force to be reckoned with. He took the top three spots in the class with double clears aboard Tine Le Boheme, HH Best Buy, HH Ashley over the turf course designed by Pierre Jolicoeur. An early double...

Boyd Martin Repeats Victory at $75,000 Asheville Regional Airport Wellington Eventing Showcase, Presented By Wellington Equestrian Realty

by Equestrian Sport Production News | Feb 7, 2016, 9:26 AM

Boyd Martin and Blackfoot Mystery (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - Boyd Martin (USA) piloted new mount Blackfoot Mystery to victory in the $75,000 Asheville Regional Airport Wellington Eventing Showcase, presented by Wellington Equestrian Realty, held at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center and produced by Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP). Martin bested a class of 35 entries with a final score of 30.60. Colleen Rutledge (USA) and Covert Rights finished in second...

Shane Sweetnam and Buckle Up Win $35,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic

by Equestrian Sport Productions News | Feb 7, 2016, 9:13 AM

Shane Sweetnam and Buckle Up (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Shane Sweetnam (IRL) was the winner of the $35,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic with a brand new mount on Saturday during week four of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Guilherme Jorge (BRA) set the course for 38 entries in the morning's 1.50m, with four clear rounds, and a win for Sweetnam aboard The Blue Buckle Group's Buckle Up. WEF 4 concludes on Sunday, February 7, with a feature class, the...

Beezie Madden Breezes to Victory with Coach at CP Wellington Masters, Presented by Sovaro

by Phelps Media Group | Feb 6, 2016, 5:43 PM

Beezie Madden and Coach (Emily Riden/PhelpsSports.com) Wellington, Fla. - Beezie Madden is bringing a new winner up the ranks, and Saturday he claimed his first major Wellington win. Madden and Coach, owned by Abigail Wexner, earned the victory in the $20,000 1.40m Jumpers at the CP Wellington Masters, presented by Sovaro™. With Madden in the irons, Coach, an 8-year-old Holsteiner gelding, was one of 39 horses to compete over the Alan Wade designed track set at Deeridge Farms and one of...

Alexander, Moffitt, Heise, and Yates Win $25,000 Artisan Farms Under 25 Team Event, Sponsored by The McNerney Family

by Equestrian Sport Production News | Feb 6, 2016, 10:23 AM

Taylor Alexander, Tina Yates, Emma Heise, Emily Moffitt, and Chef d'Equipe Laura Kraut, with Carlene Ziegler of Artisan Farms, and ringmaster Christian Craig. (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week four of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) featured a busy schedule of competition, with jumper action on both sides of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Friday. The $35,000 Illustrated Properties 1.45m Classic was held in the International Ring on the main show grounds,...

Kelly Farmer and Molly Sewell Top The Turf Tour’s First Hunter Derby Days

by Equinium Sports Marketing | Feb 5, 2016, 11:15 PM

Kelly Farmer and It's Me (Andrew Ryback Photography) Wellington, Fla. – The fantastic covered arena of the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center set the stage for the first of this year’s Hunter Derby Days, presented by The Ridge at Wellington. As a branch of the 2016 Turf Tour, the Hunter Derby Days showcased some of the top hunters in the world being judged on their form and their horse’s movement over elegant natural obstacles. 2014 Hunter Derby Days Champion Kelly Farmer returned...

Allison Springer and Arthur Start with Early Dressage Lead in $75,000 Asheville Regional Airport Wellington Eventing Showcase, Presented By Wellington Equestrian Realty

by Carly Weilminster | Feb 5, 2016, 9:33 PM

Wellington, FL - Allison Springer (USA) and her veteran mount Arthur secured an early lead in the dressage phase of the $75,000 Asheville Regional Airport Wellington Eventing Showcase, presented by Wellington Allison Springer and Arthur (SusanJStickle.com) Equestrian Realty. Competition will continue with the show jumping phase beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the Global International Ring at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) Saturday morning, February 6, with the cross-country phase...

Week III of the Ocala Winter Circuit Kicks Off with High-Dollar Opportunities in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix and the $2,500 Brook Ledge Welcome

by HITS Horse Shows | Feb 5, 2016, 8:52 PM

Ocala, Fla. - Jumpers descended on HITS Post Time Farm to compete for a shot at the blue and a piece of the prize purse in the Week III $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix and the $2,500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome. $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix Lisa Goldman of Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, and her longtime partner Morocco, sped to another victory in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix on Thursday. Aaron Vale riding from Williston, Florida, and Thinkslikeahorse’s Spirit of Alena was second, and Andrew Kocher...

Desert Circuit III Continues with Action-Packed Classes and Hefty Prize Purses Featuring the $50,000 Brook Ledge Welcome Stakes and the $65,500 Wilmington Trust Grand Prix

by HITS Horse Shows | Feb 5, 2016, 8:43 PM

Thermal, Calif. - Desert Circuit III offers nearly $700,000 in prize money to be awarded in the Jumper Divisions. The thrilling and high-dollar week of competition began with the $50,000 Brook Ledge Welcome Stake on Wednesday and continued with the $65,500 Wilmington Trust Grand Prix on Thursday. $50,000 Brook Ledge Welcome Stakes Desert Circuit III got underway with the $50,000 Brook Ledge Welcome Stakes in the Grand Prix Ring at HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California. Course designer,...