Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event
Lexington, Ky., April 28-May 1
Derek Rostron Baden’s Kings Temptress (Mary King of Great Britain, 47.7) won the CCI**** over Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Davies & Janette Chin’s Fernhill Urco (King, 49.7) & Carraig LLC’s Manoir De Carneville (Sinead Halpin of the United States, 53.1).
Rolex FEI Show Jumping World Cup Final
Leipzig, Germany, April 28-May 1
L.N. Melchior & Judy-Ann Melchior’s Taloubet Z (Christian Ahlmann of Germany, 4) won the Rolex FEI World Cup Final over Ashland Stables Inc. & Torrey Pines Stable’s Hickstead (Eric Lamaze of Canada, 10) & van Grunsven Paardensport BV’s BMC van Grunsven Simon (Jeroen Dubbeldam of the Netherlands, 11). U.S. placings included: 4th (tie)—Coral Reef Via Volo/Danny Boy (Beezie Madden, 12); 10th—Antares F/Rothchild (McLain Ward, 14); 12th—Indigo (Margie Engle, 18); 13th (tie)—Cristallo (Richard Spooner, 19). Strolchi (Marie Lütgenau of Germany, 0-0/39.3) won the European Youngster Cup over Corio Star (Tim Brüggemann of Germany, 0-0/40.19). U.S. placings included: fifth—Ligist (Reed Kessler, 0-4, 39.34); 12th—Rodenburgh’s California (Audrey Coulter, 4); 13th—Valencia (Caitlyn Ziegler, 4); 20th—Vancouver (Katie Dinan, 12); 22nd—Promised Land (Charlotte Jacobs, 12); 23rd—Faustino (Cayla Richards, 12).
Reem Acra FEI Dressage World Cup Final
Leipzig, Germany, April 28-30
Jerich Cornelissen’s Jerich Parzival (Cornelissen of The Netherlands, 84.80%) won the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final over Nathalie Sayn-Wittgenstein’s Digby (Sayn-Wittgenstein of Denmark, 80.03) & Ulla Salzgeber’s Herzruf’s Erbe (Salzgeber of Germany, 78.82). U.S. placings included: 11th—Rafalca (Jan Ebeling, 72.58); 12th—Winyamaro (Catherine Haddad-Staller, 70.16); 14th—Come On III (Shawna Harding, 67.62).
Lexington Spring Premiere
Lexington, Va., April 27-May 1
Ori Equestrian’s Solerina (Conor O’Regan) won the $25,000 George L. Ohrstrom Jr. Grand prix over Bar X Ranch LLC’s Vatricia (Navona Gallegos). Hunter champions included: green conformation—Crown N Scepter (Larry Glefke); first year green—Rock On (Jennifer Burger); second year green—Taken (Nancy Amling); high performance working—Praise (Selma & Kenneth Garber & Larry Glefke); regular conformation—Casallo (Robert Crandall); 3’3” performance working—Markelo (Brooke Cole); 3’6”-3’9” performance working—Kenya (Shoal Creek Stables Ltd.); amateur-owner, 18-35—Thoughtful (Keri Guanciale); amateur-owner, 36 & over—Lumiere (Jane Gaston); low amateur-owner—Urobi (Edward Lane); small junior, 15 & under—Summer Fling (Meridian Farm); small junior, 16-17—Upshot (Amanda Miles); large junior, 15 & under—Pavarotti (Teri Kessler); large junior, 16-17—Ante Up (Ann Thompson); large green pony—Hudson (Nicole Guthrie); small pony—Flashback (Madeline Schaeffer); medium pony—Petunia Mae (Katherine Buhrer); large pony—Sailors Take Warning (Meredith Mateo); adult amateur, 18-35—Donnerkind (The Barracks); adult amateur, 36-46—D’Artagnan (Ashley Hodges); adult amateur, 47 & over—Bozeman (Meredith McLaughlin); children’s, 14 & under—Gracious (Quinn Rooney); children’s, 15-17—Fargo (Kimberly Maginnis); children’s small/medium pony—Cedar Spring McDreamy (Blake Bogin); children’s large pony—Magic Hat (Christina Firestone). Jumper champions included: pony—Only Option (Will Kennedy); low children’s/adult—Street Fighter (Megan Manubay); children’s (tie)—Jordy (Fox Meadow Farm) & Cupid (Genesis Investors); high adult amateur—Hidden Talent (Lindsey Brizendine); low amateur-owner—Trilussa (Kaleidescape LLC); high junior/amateur-owner—Wild Card (Tracey Weinberg & Weinberg Brokerage Group).
Aiken Spring Classic Finale
Aiken, S.C., April 27-May 1
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McLain Ward’s Galant (Angel Karolyi) won the $30,000 Carolina Real Estate Co. Grand Prix over Ann Ritter’s Jumbo Jet (Kitt Ritter). Hunter champions included: green pony—Remember Me (Charlotte Gerstenfeld); large pony—Katydid Kissme (Katrina Becker); children’s pony—Woodlands Gardenia (Traci Combs); green working—Sunday Morning (Neill Sites); high performance working—Damocles (Janet Peterson); 3’6”-3’9” performance working—Good Thing (Carole O’Brien); small junior, 16-17—Cool Blue (Lucille Oken); large junior—Alamo (Alexa Boggio); amateur-owner, 18-35—All The Best (Christina Fisher); amateur-owner, 35 & over—Formality (Equus Ventures LLC); low amateur-owner—Kissme (Anna Wells-Sharp); children’s, 14 & under—Pippin (Hallie Anderson); children’s, 15-17—Best Foot Forward (Paige Wilson); adult amateur, 18-35—Make Believe (Courtney Truluck); adult amateur, 36-49—Raisin Cane (Tamara Flinn); adult amateur, 50 & over—Council Fire (Nancy Wilson). Jumper champions included: children’s—Acolyano (Karlena Haase); adult amateur—Archangel (Caroline Williamson); low junior/amateur-owner—Tanimara (Anne Bingler); high junior/amateur-owner—Saladin (Mary Antonini).
Texas Shootout
Tyler, Texas, April 27-May 1
NKH LLC’s NKH Barbosa (Christian Heineking) won the $25,000 Grand Prix over Cindy McCampbell-Wilkerson’s Uno (Martien Van Der Hoeven). Eva Bisso’s Valobra (Peter Pletcher) won the USHJA International Hunter Derby over Susan Baker’s Tell All (Pletcher). Hunter champions included: high performance—CR Carolato II (Buddrus Equine LLC); 3’6”-3’9” performance—Primero (Sleepy P Ranch LLC); 3’3” performance—Montebello (Michael DeMatteo); green working—Refined (SHF Enterprises Inc.); amateur-owner, 18-35—Optimized (Jessica Zienkievicz); amateur-owner, 36 & over—Dolce (Sue Takata); low amateur-owner—Scoop (Cammy Turgon); small junior—Holiday (Shadyside Farm); large junior, 15 & under—MTM Braggin Rights (Taylor Sutton); large junior, 16-17—Caden (Shadyside Farm); small pony—Pashmina (Jordan Coyle); medium pony—Honorable (Claire McKean); large pony—Siddhartha (Maggie Di Vecchia); green pony—Inaway Theodorable (Kimberly Rathmann); adult amateur, 18-49—The Admiral (Jamie Jarvis); adult amateur, 50 & over—Castlewellan (Susan Bradley); children’s, 14 & under—Redfield (Camila Trejo); children’s, 15-17—Calliope Rose (Libby Hardeman); children’s pony—Can’t Top This (Avalon Sunset Farms LLC). Jumper champions included: low children’s/adult—The Gentleman (Annie Laurie Gibson); high children’s—Soprano (Van Der Hoeven); adult amateur—CR Prada (CD Show Horses LLC); low junior/amateur-owner—MTM Corsair (Grace Mitchell); pony—La-Ti-Da (Sarah Walker).
Brownland Farm Spring II
Franklin, Tenn., April 27-May 1
Alex Granato’s Mad Season (Granato, 0-4/49.08) won the $25,000 Grand Prix over Kim Cox’s Sacramento N (Katie Cox, 0-4, 49.64). Hunter champions included: first year green—Amadeo (Louise Graves); second year green—Good Humor (Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Wheeler); 3’6”-3’9” performance working—Colorado (Nancy Jones); 3’3” performance working—Vampire (Elizabeth De Golian); amateur-owner, 18-35—Charmed (Michael Holstein); amateur-owner, 36 & over—Fern Gully (Stephanie Zimmerman); large junior, 15 & under—Solleone (Ann Thompson); large junior, 16-17—Happenstance (Natalie Sterrett); small junior—Amsterdam (Brittany Davis); small/medium green pony—Wish Upon A Star (Stephanie Hall); large green pony—Samaritan (Nestledown Equine Services LLC); small pony—Shine (Lanes End); medium pony—Northwind Just Josh’n (Shelby Drazan); large pony—Taschereau (Nina Montross); low amateur-owner—Splash (Mr. & Mrs. John Tredennick & Wood Run Farms); adult amateur, 18-35—Intuition (David Wright); adult amateur, 36-49—Watch Me Now (Jamee Pardue); adult amateur, 50 & over—Took One Look (Marianne Murphy); children’s, 14 & under—Uptown Girl (Lilli Power); children’s, 15-17—Donato (Katie Ramsey); children’s pony—Gossip Girl (McEwen Baker). Jumper champions included: children’s—Carmelita (Jennifer Hauser); adult amateur—Trueman’s Affair (Mr. & Mrs. John Tredennick & Wood Run Farms); low junior/amateur-owner—Get Shorty (Katie Smith).
Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II
West Palm Beach, Fla., April 30-May 1
FEI-level winners included: open Prix St. Georges—Rutherford (Katherine Bateson-Chandler, 71.05%); adult amateur Prix St. Georges—Whirlpool (Laura Eyre, 67.36); open Intermediaire I—Accent Aigu FRH (Neve Myburgh, 70.78); adult amateur Intermediaire I—Junior (Janne Rumbough, 64.47); open Intermediaire II—Today (Tine Zinglersen, 66.31); open Grand Prix—Alina (Arlene Page, 70.21); adult amateur Grand Prix—Bravo (Elaine Sherer, 57.66); Intermediaire I freestyle—Parcival (Amy Bock, 70.87); 5-year-old test—Walk The Line (Bock, 78.20); 6-year-old test—Riccidoff (George Williams, 80.00); sections of test of choice—Rifallino (Olivia Andrea LaGoy-Weltz, 67.94) & Pikko Del Cerro HU (Lisa Wilcox, 72.35); young horse test of choice—Riccidoff (Williams, 84.00).
Del Mar National
Del Mar, Calif., April 28- May 1
FEI-level winners included: Junior Team test—Sapphire (Mati Cobb, 60.54%); sections of open Prix St. Georges—Shiraz Black (Steffen Peters, 67.89) & Winsome (Nick Wagman, 68.68 & 70.78); sections of adult amateur Prix St. Georges—Gaia (Patti Rust, 67.89) & Rower Be (Elizabeth Keadle, 67.89); sections of open Intermediaire I—Knock On Wood (Danielle Casalette, 66.57) & Wyoming (Carol Robertson, 68.42 & 70.00); sections of adult amateur Intermediaire I—Lancaster (Sheryl Ross, 67.36, 66.05 & 66.05); sections of open Intermediaire II—Travolta (Joni Lynn Peters, 70.78), Cenira (Sandra Burns-Gardner, 62.36) & Umeeko (Michelle Reilly, 64.21); sections of open Grand Prix—Odyssey (Shannon Peters, 71.48), Ramsgate D (Nicholia Hall, 67.02), Harmony’s Sandro (Leslie Webb, 65.95) & Mondeo (Jaime Amian, 66.59); sections of adult amateur Grand Prix—Rockette DG (Sandy Harper, 58.08) & Kastar (Cecilia Palmieri, 55.53); junior/young rider Prix St. Georges—Roman Etten-Leur (Christiana Carstairs, 69.47); open Grand Prix Special—Travolta (Joni Lynn Peters, 65.20); open freestyle test of choice—Wyoming (Robertson, 70.25); 5-year-old test—Sanseo (Sabine Schut-Kery, 82.80); 6-year-old test—Bellino (Mark Carter, 78.20).
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University Of New Hampshire Spring Horse Trials
Durham, N.H., April 30-May 1
Winners included: open preliminary—Hurricane Bay (Kami Wolk, 54.2); open preliminary/training—Manta Ray (Kara Riley-King, 46.4); divisions of open training—Back In Boston Again (Diane Thompson, 33.6), Dunlavin’s Royal Rebel (Janet Mitchell, 36.3) & Knight In A Jag (Constance Millaire-Piche, 39.6); divisions of open novice—Mamma Mia (Erin Renfroe, 30.9), Class Act (Susan Boquist, 30.9), Tineke (Ronan Moloney, 27.4), Raven’s Crest (Lauren Atherton, 31.3) & Sweet Intuition (Jennifer Parker, 30.4); divisions of open beginner novice—Bantry Bays Joey (Eliza Farren, 30.0), Miss Kate (Wanda Rodden, 25.5), Captivate (Zehra Gundogan, 34.4), Danny (Emily Doyle, 37.4) & Lickity Split Lucy (Hannah Cunningham, 33.0).
Loudoun Hunt Pony Club Spring Horse Trials
Leesburg, Va., April 30-May 1
Winners included: divisions of open intermediate—Joule (Sarah Cousins, 41.6) & Yukon Denali (Cousins, 39.2); junior/young rider open preliminary—Windbrook Sensotronic (Clare Green, 36.6); open preliminary—Clifton (Fie Ottosen, 30.4); preliminary horse—Red Will (Tim Bourke, 39.7); preliminary rider—Along Came A Spyder (Louise Foster, 29.2); junior/young rider open training—Total Eclipse (Allie Nelson, 37.0); open training—Tiger Lilly (Erin Branigan, 27.1); training horse—Good To Go (Siobhain O’Connor, 27.3); training rider—GrayBoy (Elizabeth Billings, 38.6); junior/young rider open novice—Season O’Reason (Sara Vitkus, 30.5); divisions of novice horse—Little Gem (Heidi Wardle, 20.5) & Summer Solstice (Terri Impson, 28.0); divisions of novice rider—This Is Houston (Kristin Parisot, 32.5) & Craughwell (Dorry Gascon, 33.5); open novice—Tazzmania (Susan Southard, 32.0); beginner novice horse—Relevant Pik (Gammon Nuckols, 32.5); junior/young rider beginner novice—Bella Ragazza (Tori Krebs, 31.0); open beginner novice—Traveling Soldier (Janice Raab, 26.0).
Woodside Spring Preview
Woodside, Calif., April 28-May 1
Hunter champions included: high performance working—Perseus (Katie Gilhuly); small junior & green working—Stone Town (Sarah Frushell); large junior—Rienzo (Sarah Draxton); low amateur-owner & green/regular conformation—Diamond River (Sue Sadlier); amateur-owner, 18-35—Declaration (Karrie Rufer); medium pony—Right On Time (Caroline Robbins); large pony—Brighton Boast Abit (Piper Klemm); children’s, 13 & under—Obelix (Sovereign Farms); children’s, 14-17—Aron (Uma O’Neill); adult amateur, 18-35—Justice (Rufer); adult amateur, 36-49—Grasshopper (Bridget Twomey); adult amateur, 50 & over—Coltrane (Larry Wohlford); children’s pony—On Star (Mia Beckham); low children’s—Final Straw (Jaime Xie); low adult amateur—Le Petit Prince (Ilene Zauderer); performance working—Dinner For Two (Rebecca Reyes). Jumper champions included: children’s—Lara 368 (Sharmin Bock); adult amateur—Dumano (Katrina Montinola); low junior/amateur-owner—Rebelle (Amelia Esqueda); high junior/amateur-owner—Desperado 166 (Eleanor Hellman).
Garden State Preview
Augusta, N.J., April 30-May 1
Hunter champions included: low adult amateur—Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Melissa Kolski); adult amateur, 18-35—Rosso Rossini (Miranda Scarpone); adult amateur, 36 & over—Companion (Amy Miller); children’s—Zedulon (Taylor Willever); children’s pony—Benlea Sea Wolf (Grace Mittl); low junior/amateur-owner—Landmark (Julie Graham). Little Miss Sunshine (Amanda Shaffer) was the pony jumper champion, and Palancar (Molly Voorhees & Sara Africk) was the children’s/adult jumper champion.