2015 Weekly Wire - No. 12 - Winter Equestrian Festival

WEEK 12
March 25 - 29, 2015
EDITOR: JENNIFER WOOD
Paige Johnson and Dakota Win $127,000
Engel & Völkers Grand Prix CSI 4*
Adrienne Sternlicht and Lucy Deslauriers
Capture Final Win and Overall Series
Victory in Artisan Farms Under 25
Grand Prix Series
Paige Johnson won her first “Saturday Night Lights” grand prix in the $127,000 Engel &
Völkers Grand Prix CSI 4*. © Sportfot
USA’s Paige Johnson and Dakota
were the big winners in the $127,000
Engel & Völkers Grand Prix CSI 4* at
“Saturday Night Lights” in week 11 at
the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival
(WEF). Competing in the International
Arena at the Palm Beach International
Equestrian Center (PBIEC), Johnson
won a four-horse jump-off, beating
out trainer Kent Farrington (USA) with
Gazelle in second. Ramiro Quintana
(ARG) and Whitney placed third; Lisa
Goldman (USA) and Centurion B were
fourth.
Forty-three horse and rider
combinations showed over Saturday
night’s course, set by Olaf Petersen
Jr. of Germany. Four made it through
to the jump-off, where Johnson and
Farrington were the only two to clear
the second round course.
Goldman was first to jump-off with
Mary Goldman’s Centurion B with
one rail in 49.06 seconds. Quintana
returned next aboard St. Bride’s
Farm’s Whitney and also brought
down one rail in a faster time of 45.41
seconds. Johnson and Salamander
Farm’s Dakota followed with the
winning clear round in 47.47 seconds.
Last to go, Farrington and Robin
Parksy’s Gazelle were clear, just shy
of Johnson’s time in 47.95 seconds.
Johnson and Dakota began their 2015
season with great results, including a
win in the $34,000 Ruby et Violette
WEF Challenge Cup in week six of the
circuit. That win was in a speed class
in daylight, but the pair stepped up to
the plate showing in a major grand prix
under the lights as well. Competing in
the impressive atmosphere of a night
class with an arena full of cheering fans,
Johnson and the 12-year-old Belgian
Warmblood mare (Calvados Ex Sable
Rose x Cash) thrived.
“I came into this circuit hoping to
win a WEF (Challenge Cup), and I
did that week six. My next goal was
to win a grand prix. I had no idea it
would happen (in) the same season,”
Johnson remarked. “You can imagine
that I am super excited and happy.
Kent is my trainer, so it feels like the
hard work and the team and everything
around us is really paying off, and that
is a great feeling.”
Commenting on her round, Johnson
detailed, “I was not as fast as Ramiro.
I thought I would go what speed I
was comfortable. For me it was not all
out, but I did not want to be too slow
because if I had a late rail, I would be
third or fourth. I thought I needed to go
fast enough to have Kent try to chase
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Adrienne Sternlicht and Quidam MB won the $50,000 Artisan Farms Under 25
Grand Prix Series Final. © Sportfot
The $50,000 Artisan Farms Under 25 Grand Prix Final, presented by The Dutta
Corp. in association with Guido Klatte, saw a win for Adrienne Sternlicht aboard
Quidam MB and crowned Lucy Deslauriers the overall winner of the 2015 Series.
Starting off Sunday’s competition on the derby field, 33 entries jumped in the
$50,000 Artisan Farms Under 25 Grand Prix Series Final, with nine clear over
Olaf Petersen, Jr.’s course. In the jump-off, Sternlicht and Starlight Farms LLC’s
Quidam MB were the winners with the only double clear round in 48.49 seconds.
Catherine Tyree and Don’t Go had the fastest four-fault round in 44.49 seconds
to finish in second place, and Kelli Cruciotti and Serenity Equestrian Ventures
LLC’s Chamonix H placed third with four faults in 44.71 seconds.
Sternlicht (21), a sophomore at Brown University, trains with U.S. show
jumper Laura Kraut. Her mount, Quidam MB, is a ten-year-old Oldenburg
gelding (Quidam’s Rubin x Argentinus). “He is a horse that is incredibly special
to me,” Sternlicht stated. “I bought him as a seven-year-old and started him at
the 1.20m level and have moved him up. I think we have really grown together,
and I think that is part of what makes our partnership so strong. He is definitely
a little bit spunky, but I really know him like the back of my hand. I said to him,
‘Come on, we have to do this,’ and he really pulled through for me today, so I
am incredibly happy with him.”
Second place finisher, Catherine Tyree (21) is a sophomore at Northwestern
University, and trains with North Run’s Missy Clark and John Brennan. Tyree
was aboard her 13-year-old Oldenburg stallion Don’t Go (Come On x Raphel).
“I have aimed Don’t Go at these classes all circuit. He loves different venues,”
Tyree noted. “He is amazing on the field, and he was great under the lights. He
is one I can always count on; he always gives me 110%. I gave it a good shot
in the jump-off today. He did everything I asked. I got a little bit unlucky. It was
my fault, but I am thrilled with how he has been all circuit and could not have
asked for any more.”
Kelli Cruciotti (17) has done well in the series all winter with her 14-yearold Swedish Warmblood mare Chamonix H, including a win in the speed class
during week two. She was happy with her round to earn third place in Sunday’s
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WEF Week 12 Sponsor:
Rolex & Equestrianism
As the crown in equestrianism
for over 50 years, Rolex is proud
to be a major force at play behind
the sport’s finest events, riders
and organizations. Rolex is the
Title Sponsor of Week 12 at the
Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF)
as well as the Title Sponsor of the
$500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5*,
the most prestigious event of the
12-week competition, held on
Saturday, March 28.
History
The roots of Rolex’s affinity for
sports and human achievement can be
traced back to the pioneering origins
of the company. When founder Hans
Wilsdorf set up his watchmaking firm,
he was influenced by the swift changes
sweeping through society at the
beginning of the 20th century. In an era
when wristwatches were still regarded
as fragile items of apparel, he was
determined to create a wristwatch that
would be robust, precise and reliable,
adapted to ever more active lifestyles.
Rolex evolved, as did its product, in
a constant pursuit of perfection. As part
of this evolution, Rolex watches – made
from only the highest quality materials
and designed by the industry’s best
– became symbols of elegance and
prestige. As a result, it was only logical
that Rolex support equestrianism – one
of the world’s finest sporting activities –
through an alliance with showjumper Pat
Smythe, who became the brand’s first
equestrian Testimonee in 1957. Since
that auspicious partnership, Rolex’s
involvement in equestrian sport has
increased significantly.
Events
Today, Rolex sponsors major
international equestrian events in
distinct disciplines. Most recently, the
brand partnered the Rolex Grand
Slam of Show Jumping, a global
initiative created in 2013 by three of
the world’s greatest equestrian shows:
CHIO Aachen, the CSIO Spruce
Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament
and CHI Geneva. Considered by
the founders to be the ultimate show
jumping challenge, the Rolex Grand
Slam rewards the rider who wins the
Grand Prix at each show in succession.
They are also the main sponsor and Title
Sponsor of the Grand Prix at Indoor
Brabant and Title Sponsor of the Rolex
IJRC Top 10 Final.
PBIEC Upcoming Events:
Adequan® Global Dressage
Festival
The final week of the Adequan® Global
Dressage Festival runs WednesdaySaturday, March 25-28, with some
of the most anticipated competition
of the season, including the Stillpoint
Farm FEI Nations Cup CDIO3*, as well
as CDI3* classes presented by Martha
Jolicoeur and Maria Mendelsohn of
Illustrated Properties, and CDI 1* classes
presented by Regal Horse Products.
General admission and parking are
free all week, find out more at www.
globaldressagefestival.com.
In 2012, Rolex partnered the Palm
Beach International Equestrian
Center. Through this relationship, the
brand became Official Timepiece of the
Winter Equestrian Festival. Rolex
is also the presenting sponsor of the
Trump Invitational in Palm Beach and
now the Central Park Horse Show
in New York City.
Testimonees
Rolex has also cultivated close
relationships with equestrianism’s
exceptional competitors, counting
among its Testimonees Brazilian show
jumper Rodrigo Pessoa, an Olympic
and World Championship gold medallist;
German rider of American origin
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum,
the first woman to be ranked World No.
1 in jumping and three-time winner of
the Rolex World Cup™ Final; Canada’s
Eric Lamaze who won a gold medal
in the individual show jumping event
in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and
became World No. 1 for the first time
in 2009; European jumping champion
Kevin Staut, from France, who won
a team silver medal at the 2010 FEI
World Equestrian Games in Kentucky;
and Swiss rider Steve Guerdat, the
individual jumping gold-medallist at
the 2012 Olympic Games in London. In
2014, American Kent Farrington joined
this talented group of show-jumping
Testimonees.
In eventing, Rolex supports British
equestrian Zara Phillips and Britain’s
Pippa Funnell. And in dressage, Rolex
Testimonee Isabell Werth – world
record holder for most titles won in her
discipline – has the unique honour of
having represented Germany at four
Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2000
and 2008), winning team and individual
medals at each.
Lunch & Learn
The 2015 Lunch & Learn weekly
educational series will hold its final
event from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in The
Wellington Club at PBIEC on Thursday,
March 26. The WEF 12 Lunch & Learn
will feature a presentation titled “Sound
Year Round” featuring 10 top tips your
veterinarian may have forgotten to tell you
to help maintain year round soundness
in performance horses, sponsored by
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trainers, and owners. All others $25.00.
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$50,000 Ruby et Violette WEF
Challenge Cup Round 12
With great prize money throughout the
12 weeks of WEF, the Ruby et Violette
WEF Challenge Cup Series is one of
the most highly contested events each
week. The final $50,000 Ruby et Violette
WEF Challenge Cup Round 12 will be
held on Thursday afternoon, March 26,
in the International Arena at PBIEC.
“Friday Night Stars” at
Adequan® Global Dressage
Festival
Don’t miss the final “Friday Night Stars”
of the season on Friday, March 27,
with the FEI Intermediaire-1 Freestyle
CDIO 3* followed by the FEI Grand Prix
Freestyle CDIO3*, both presented by
Stillpoint Farm and part of the Stillpoint
Farm FEI Nations Cup competition!
Gates open at 6 pm, general admission
and parking are free.
$100,000 Suncast® 1.50m
Championship Jumper Classic
Final
The Suncast® 1.50m Championship
Jumper Classic Series will host its
final class of the circuit in week twelve
with a purse of $100,000 on Saturday,
March 28. The competition will host
its first round on Saturday morning,
and the jump-off will be held before
the $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5*
in the evening, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Following the presentation to the week
twelve winner, Suncast® will present the
leading rider of the entire series with a
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$500,000 Rolex Grand Prix
CSI 5*
The highlight event of week twelve
to conclude international jumper
competition for the 2015 WEF circuit is
the $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5*
on Saturday, March 28, at 8 p.m. Held
under the lights in the International
Arena at PBIEC, the competition will
feature the week’s top horses and riders
jumping a course set by international
course designer Steve Stephens (USA).
Gates open at 6:00 p.m.
VIP Seating for $500,000 Rolex
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Enjoy the grand finale of the Winter
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with a full view of the International Arena
for the $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5*
on Saturday, March 28. A Chef’s Buffet
with open bar is available for $250/guest
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Classic will be held on Friday, March 27.
$50,000 USHJA International
Hunter Derby
The top hunters of the 2015 WEF circuit
conclude the winter season with the
$50,000 USHJA International Hunter
Derby. The first round will be held on
Saturday, March 28, in the E.R. Mische
Grand Hunter Ring, and the top 12 will
return for the final round on the grass
field at The Stadium at PBIEC at 1:00
p.m. on Sunday, March 29.
Young Jumper Finals
The rising young equine stars of the
2015 WEF circuit will compete in
their final classes during week 12 in
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March 25-29, 2015
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March 25-29, 2015
WEF 11 Photo Gallery – © Lindsay Brock/Jennifer Wood Media, Inc.
Lucy Deslauriers Tops in George H. Morris Excellence In Equitation,
Presented by Alessandro Albanese
Lucy Deslauriers took home top
honors in the George H. Morris
Excellence in Equitation Championship,
presented by Alessandro Albanese
in the International Arena on Friday
of WEF 11. Ali Tritschler followed in
second, T.J O’Mara was third, and
Virginia Ingram rounded out the top
four.
The 8th Annual George H. Morris
Excellence In Equitation, presented
by Alessandro Albanese was held in
three rounds with twenty-four riders
competing in round one. The top 12
returned for round two, and the top
four rode for additional testing in round
three to determine the final placings.
Course walk plans and schooling were
the sole responsibility of the riders as
competitors were allowed no contact
with their trainers during the class,
turned in their cell phones before the
start of the class and were responsible
for time management, warm up, and
schooling of their own horses with the
assistance of one groom.
The course was designed by Bobby
Murphy of Lexington, Kentucky, in
conjunction with the judges. The riders
were judged by two panels, both
chosen by Morris, and also received
a score in the schooling area after the
first and second rounds. Judging Panel
1 included Ralph Caristo and Chris
Kappler; Panel 2 included Jimmy Torano
and Anne Kursinski, with Eric Straus as
the Schooling Ring Judge.
Fifteen-year-old Lucy Deslauriers
handily led both rounds with scores
of 90 and 93.75 in the irons of her
mother, Lisa Deslauriers’, Class Action.
Joining her in the third-round test was
Ali Tritschler, T.J. O’Mara and Virginia
Ingram.
Last year was Deslauriers’ first
experience with the Excellence In
Equitation event and admits both her
and her horse stepped it up. “Last year
I did it more for the experience, and I
was happy to have one year under my
belt,” she said. “I felt confident going into
this year, and my horse was a dream. I
couldn’t have asked more out of him.
He is really adjustable with a big stride,
nice jump, and super sweet attitude in
the barn. He’s really just amazing.”
Tritcshler, who approached the
second round on a score of 85.75, took
full advantage of the opportunities to
showcase Walter Kees’ Helio Rouge’s
talents. Coming off an innovative trot
fence - triple bar - trot fence line, she
executed a rollback on counter canter
to the next fence and cued gasps from
the sidelines. The move did the trick and
she left round two on a 91.5.
“In the first round I wouldn’t have
changed anything, but my scores were
very different. I realized I had to keep one
panel where they were, and I needed to
change what mistakes the other panel
saw,” she said. “One thing about my
horse that’s amazing is the counter
canter, and I knew I needed it to get in
the top four. I really wanted to get to the
top four, so I went for it.”
After riding to eighth last year, T.J.
O’Mara and the lone mare in the class –
Kaskade, owned by Walstib Stables, LLC
– made improvements for third this year.
Visibly pleased with the result, Morris
offered a special perspective on the top
riders, commenting on how fun it is for
him to see the children of the children
winning. “I raised her [Lucy’s] mother
and when I looked over to her, she
looked exactly like Lisa,” he said. “It’s
very fun for me to see the descendants
all ride beautifully. Thank God I’m not
in this anymore having to ride against
them.”
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Lindsay Brock
Lucy Deslauriers and Class Action led from start to finish for victory in the 8th annual
George H. Morris Excellence in Equitation Championship, presented by Alessandro
Albanese. © Sportfot
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Ingram capped the top four and her
mount Comanche was presented with
the Best Turned Out Horse Award, while
Deslauriers’ Class Action was honored
as the Best Equitation Horse. Other
special awards included Special Family
Awards presented to the families of the
Champion and Reserve Champion, as
well as monetary Trainer Awards to the
top eight and a Trophy and Jacket to
Mario Deslauriers as the trainer of the
Champion.
March 25-29, 2015
Adrienne Sternlicht and Lucy Deslauriers
Final. “She (Chamonix H) has been
unbelievable this whole circuit. I could
not have asked her to jump any better
for me,” Cruciotti praised. “Every class I
have asked her to do, she has really tried
her heart out. This is more her venue. She
loves big, open fields and big jumps, so
this class and this course really suited
her style of jumping. I was a little unlucky
to the last jump. I kind of took a chance.
Unfortunately it did not work out for me
today, but congratulations to Adrienne.”
Sunday’s class was the final event
in the 2015 Artisan Farms Under 25
Grand Prix Series, which also awarded
top prizes for its overall standings after
the competition. New York’s Lucy
Deslauriers was the series winner for
her performance throughout the winter.
Nicole Bellissimo finished second overall
and Catherine Tyree was third. Mavis
Spencer placed fourth in the standings,
and Eugenio Garza and Sophie Simpson
completed the top six.
As the overall winning rider,
Deslauriers received a Bruno Delgrange
saddle valued at $6,000, and are invited
to compete at the CSI2* Chantilly Horse
Show, to be held from July 16-19, 2015,
in France. In addition to their entry, the
winner also receives two tickets to the
Chantilly VIP lounge, transportation for
one horse generously provided by The
Dutta Corp. in association with Guido
Klatte, and layover at Artisan Farms in
Vrasene, Belgium.
Fifteen-year-old Deslauriers rode
Hester on Sunday, a mount that she has
had for two years. She was thrilled to win
the series and looks forward to her first
time competing in Europe as her prize.
“It is really amazing. He has been super
consistent, so I am really just excited to
win,” Deslauriers smiled. “I have had him
since the beginning of his eight-year-old
year, so we have really developed a strong
partnership. I knew going into today he
would give me everything I asked and
more, and he really did. He really jumped
incredible, so I am really excited.”
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Nicole Bellissimo (21), a Sophomore
at Harvard University, was leading the
series coming into Sunday’s competition
with her mare VDL Bellefleur, and finished
out the winter in second place overall.
She was happy to see her young mare’s
progression and consistency throughout
the circuit.
“She is nine this year and I have had
her since the end of her six-year-old
year, so we have definitely developed
a nice partnership,” Bellissimo stated.
“Last year I showed her as an eight-yearold in these classes. Last year it was not
so much to go in and win the classes.
She did win the semi-final, but that was
because she was the only double clear,
we were not really trying to go fast. This
year our plan was to try to go in and
be competitive and she was absolutely
fantastic the entire series. Today I could
have helped her a little more, but she
could not have done any more. We got
a little unlucky, but Lucy rode fantastic
the entire series.”
Sponsor Carlene Ziegler of
Artisan Farms was pleased to see the
development of all the riders in the
series this year and congratulated the
top competitors on their success. “We
had a lot of prize money this year and a lot
of opportunity for different classes, and it
has been exciting to see the consistency
and see so many good rounds put in by
all these riders,” Ziegler stated. “I just
want to congratulate all of them. I am
so impressed with what they have been
able to do, and I wish them all the best
of luck as they move up to the senior
grand prix ranks.”
All of the top riders spoke to the
experiences that the series has given
them, including the chance to compete
in different venues with different horses
as well as the opportunity to get to know
their fellow competitors and thanked all
of the Series’ sponsors for making it
possible.
Potcreek Meadow Farm
Junior Sportsmanship Trophy
The Junior Sportsmanship Trophy is awarded at the end of the Winter Equestrian
Festival circuit to the junior rider that consistently demonstrates outstanding conduct,
horsemanship, attitude, and courtesy appropriate for a competitor at the highest levels
of our sport. The Trophy honors the memory of Cara Anthony’s mother, Candida C.
Forstmann, who believed it is important to encourage and publically recognize good
sportsmanship in the young riders that may one day be selected to represent our
country. Each week a variety of observers, including the Trophy’s sponsors, event staff,
show management, officials, trainers and other competitors, provide insight and input
into the selection process. The rider who makes the most positive overall impression is
invited to the Trophy presentation. This year’s winner was Lucy Deslauriers, who had
a fantastic week at WEF 11. She is shown accepting the Trophy from Cara and Carly
Anthony, here with ringmaster Gustavo Murcia. © Sportfot
Lauren Fisher
In the presentation for the top finishers in the Artisan Farms Under 25 Grand Prix
Series: ringmaster Gustavo Murcia, Cassie Holmes of The Dutta Corp., Britta Klatte,
Carlene Ziegler of Artisan Farms, Lucy Deslauriers, Nicole Bellissimo, Catherine Tyree,
Sophie Simpson, and Eugenio Garza. © Sportfot
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March 25-29, 2015
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March 25-29, 2015
Jumper Highlights – Wednesday
through Sunday
The 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival
(WEF) began its eleventh week
of competition at the Palm Beach
International Equestrian Center (PBIEC)
on Wednesday with a win for Mexico’s
Nicolas Pizarro and Armando Torrado’s
Temascaltepec in the $34,000 1.45m
FEI speed class. The pair was first to
go and set an unbeatable pace that
led the way through 60 competitors.
Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and Beluga
finished second; Heather CaristoWilliams (USA) and Cosmopolitan 30
placed third.
Also showing on Wednesday, the
$6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m speed
class was held in a California Split with
wins for Laura Chapot and Bradberry in
Section A and McKayla Langmeier and
Candy Tribble’s Promised Land in Section
B. The $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m
jump-off class concluded the day with a
win for Alise Oken and Belmont.
Eric Lamaze (CAN) secured an
incredible fifth victory in the Ruby et
Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series at the
2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on
Thursday. Lamaze began the 12-week
circuit by winning four Challenge Cup
classes in a row. He won in weeks one
and two with Artisan Farms LLC and
Torrey Pines Stable’s Rosana du Park.
He then topped weeks three and four
with Artisan Farms LLC’s Fine Lady 5. In
the eleventh week of WEF competition,
Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 returned to take
one more round, with Ramiro Quintana
(ARG) and St. Bride’s Farm’s Whitney
finishing second, and Darragh Kenny
(IRL) riding Caroline Lloyd’s Sans Souci
Z to the third place prize.
Also showing on Thursday, Kent
Farrington (USA) won the $8,000 1.45m
jump-off class with Haity McNerney’s
Belle Fleur.
Olaf Petersen Jr. set the 1.45m
speed course on Friday with 42 entries
and 12 clear rounds. Bucci and SPCS’s
Heartbreaker vd Achteroe had the
winning time of 64.15 seconds. They
beat out Laura Chapot and Quointreau
un Prince, owned by Chapot and McLain
Ward, who finished second in 65.19
seconds. Sweetnam and Spy Coast Farm
LLC’s Beluga clocked in at 66.54 seconds
to place third. Eric Lamaze (CAN) guided
Carol Sollak’s Brooklyn Blues to fourth in
67.50 seconds.
Also competing on Friday, Todd
Minikus (USA) and Spring Girl won the
morning’s 5-Year-Old Young Jumper
Qualifier sponsored by the Holtgers
Family. The $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m
Speed Challenge was held in a California
Split with a win for Daniel Zetterman
(SWE) and Gyllebo Farm LLC’s Chellana
in Section A and Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA)
with Stephex Stables’ Q Royal Palm Z in
Section B.
Competing in the International Arena
on Saturday, Kelsey Thatcher earned a
one-two finish in the $15,000 SJHOF High
Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic with
Pony Lane Farm’s Athena and Everything.
Daisy Farish and Spy Coast Farm LLC’s
Triviant won the $10,000 Sleepy P Ranch
High Junior Jumper Classic. Mariana
Savage and Harthill Farm’s Carrera van
het Westleven Z won the $1,500 Animo
USA Medium Amateur-Owner Jumper
speed class.
Competing on the grass field at The
Stadium at PBIEC on Sunday, USA’s Kent
Farrington won the $85,000 Suncast®
1.50m Championship Jumper Classic
aboard Amalaya Investment’s Waomi.
To conclude the eleventh week of WEF
competition, 36 entries showed over
Olaf Petersen, Jr.’s course, with five clear
rounds to jump-off. Farrington qualified
two horses, first and last to go on the
short course. Ben Asselin (CAN) and
Attache Stables Doremi retuned with
four faults in 42.20 seconds to place
fifth. Darragh Kenny (IRL) jumped next
with Caroline Lloyd’s Sans Soucis Z,
clear in 40.15 seconds, to finish third.
Harrie Smolders (NED) followed in 38.99
seconds aboard Axel Verlooy’s Enjoy
Louis to move into second place. Last to
go, Farrington returned aboard Amalaya
Investment’s Willow with a clear round in
40.42 seconds to also earn fourth place
honors.
Paige Johnson and Dakota
WEF 11 JUMPER CLASSIC WINNERS:
$15,000 SJHOF High Amateur-Owner Jumpers – Kelsey Thatcher and Athena
$10,000 Sleepy P Ranch SJHOF High Junior Jumpers – Daisy Farish and Triviant
$10,000 Animo USA Medium Amateur-Owner Jumpers – Tori Corts and Rockstar
$10,000 Hollow Creek Farm Medium Junior Jumpers – Lucas Porter and Psychee
d’Amour
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– Madison Billings and Stonestreet; Philip Richter and Firefly
$10,000 Charles Owen Adult Jumpers 18-35 – Savannah Barry and Adriane BB
$10,000 Classical South Florida Adult Jumpers 36-49 – Vicki Lowell and Tippitoo
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Stephanie Novas and Aretina M; Sheer Levitin and Nabuco
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Children’s Jumper 14 & Under – Rosalie Biedron and Lady B Lucky
Rosenbaum Mollengarden, PLLC Children’s Jumper 15-17 – Taylor St. Jacques
and Stella
FarmVet Adult Modified Jumpers – Amanda Gunthel and Laracon
Griffis Residential Children’s Modified Jumpers – Emma Ellis and Quick Nick
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Crown Family Low Children’s Jumper – Taje Warrick and Mufasa; Brooke Giacin
and Serendipity
me. No, I did not think I was probably
fast enough to beat him, but I knew he
had a young horse, so that played in my
favor tonight.”
Farrington was aboard a young, less
experienced horse in his mount Gazelle,
and was proud of the way the mare
performed on the bigger stage as well.
“She is a young horse, so my plan for
the circuit was to build her up here. I
started in the 1.45m and I was hoping
by the end of the season to have another
grand prix horse, and I think I have done
that,” Farrington stated. “I thought she
jumped fantastic tonight. I watched Paige
go, and I wanted to give the horse a nice
experience and try to compete at the
same time without taking any huge risk. I
knew it would be close and I was hoping
it would be enough, but it was just a little
off the mark.”
Farrington was also proud to see his
student get an exciting win. Johnson has
trained with him for almost three years.
“This is a huge moment,” Farrington
smiled. “I am really excited for her tonight.
She and a lot of my students have all had
a great season. To see Paige have the
biggest win of her career tonight was
huge. We started a couple years ago and
set out on some goals, and we are slowly
checking them off one at a time. This was
a big one tonight.”
Third place finisher, Ramiro Quintana,
has ridden his horse for three years
and knows the mare well. The pair had
consistent results throughout the circuit
and earned one of their top placings
Saturday night. Despite a case of
pneumonia that set the rider back for
two weeks, Quintana returned rested,
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and Whitney was ready to go.
“She is a seasoned mare, and she
knows the ring really well,” Quintana
noted. “Unfortunately, I have been sick,
but I am really happy to be back in the
show ring feeling 100%.”
Quintana spoke of the evening’s
course and his round, stating, “I thought
it was a pretty fair track. Olaf knows what
he is doing. He is one of the top course
designers, so it is good to come to
Saturday night knowing what to expect.
All the horses jumped well and I was
happy with my mare; she jumped the first
round really well. The jump-off, I tried to
go really fast to try and put the pressure
on. I had Paige and Kent behind me, so I
was really trying to lay it down and close
all the doors. Unfortunately, it did not
work out for me in the rollback to the
second to last jump.”
Sponsors Amy Carr and Carol Sollak
of Engel & Völkers were on hand for
the class and were thrilled with the
competition and the exciting evening.
“Our main office is here in Wellington.
The majority of our clientele are
equestrians, and we certainly love the
sport,” Carr stated. “We like to give back
to the sport because we enjoy it, and it
means a lot. It is a really fun thing to be
able to sponsor this.”
“We are very excited to be a sponsor of
this class and be a part of the whole horse
show,” Sollak added. “To have this group
that won tonight that are our friends is
great for us. We look forward to a great
season next year too.”
Lauren Fisher
WEEK 12
1. DAKOTA: 2003 Belgian Warmblood mare by Calvados Ex Sable Rose x Cash
PAIGE JOHNSON (USA), Salamander Farm: 0/0/47.47
2. GAZELLE: 2006 Belgian Warmblood mare by Kashmir Van Shuttershof x Indoctro
KENT FARRINGTON (USA), Robin Parksy: 0/0/47.95
3. WHITNEY: 2003 KWPN mare by Indoctro x Concorde
RAMIRO QUINTANA (ARG), St. Bride’s Farm: 0/4/45.41
4. CENTURION B: 2002 Belgian Warmblood gelding by Rebel Z I x Indoctro
LISA GOLDMAN (USA), Mary Goldman: 0/4/49.06
5. COMANCHE 28: 2006 Oldenburg gelding by Coupe de Couer x
Baloubet du Rouet
MEREDITH MICHAELS-BEERBAUM (GER), Artemis Equestrian Farm LLC:
1/85.02
6. SHORAPUR: 2005 Hanoverian mare by Stakkato Gold x Drosselklang II
KEVIN BABINGTON (IRL), Shorapur LLC: 1/85.83
7. QUABELLE: 2004 Selle Francais mare by Helrios de la Cour II x Kannan
BLYTHE MARANO (USA), Riverview Farm LLC: 1/87.21
8. AD RACKHAM’JO: 2005 Selle Francais stallion by Diamant de Semilly x
ATHINA ONASSIS DE MIRANDA (GRE), Athina Onassis de Miranda & Victory
Equestrian Sport BV: 2/89.72
9. DON VHP Z: 2004 Zangersheide stallion by Diamant de Semilly x Voltaire
HARRIE SMOLDERS (NED), Copernicus Stables LLC: 4/79.91
10. FIRST CHOICE 15: 2003 Hessian Warmblood gelding by For Keeps x Angard
YANN CANDELE (CAN), Janice Aron: 4/80.85
11. CHAVENTYNO: 2006 Oldenburg gelding by Chacco-Blue x Aventyno
BEN MAHER (GBR), Legacy Stables LLC: 4/81.51
12. DEAUVILLE S: 2006 Holsteiner gelding by Diamant de Semilly x Lux
LAURA KRAUT (USA), Julius Peter Sinnack: 4/81.56
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WEF Week 11
Standings and Awards
Leading Lady Jumper Rider, sponsored by
Martha Jolicoeur of Illustrated Properties
(after 22 qualifying events)
1
2
3
4
5
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER):
Abigail McArdle (USA):
Marie Hecart (FRA):
Schuyler Riley (USA):
Brianne Goutal (USA):
1022
910
869
805
770
FINAL STANDINGS: Artisan Farms Under 25 Grand Prix Series,
presented by The Dutta Corp. in assoc. with Guide Klatte
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Lucy Deslauriers (USA):
Nicole Bellissimo (USA):
Catherine Tyree (USA):
Mavis Spencer (USA):
Eugenio Garza (MEX):
Sophie Simpson (USA):
242.75
239.5
197.5
188.5
188
186
1
2
3
4
5
Hermès Talented Young Rider Award
(after 48 qualifying events)
Emanuel Andrade (VEN):
984
Jessica Springsteen (USA):
660
Lillie Keenan (USA):
604
Abigail McArdle (USA):
590
Alexander Zetterman (SWE):
533
Canada’s Eric Lamaze set a record for most wins ever recorded in a single season in
the Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series, and also set a new record for the most
amount of bonus money ever won in the SSG Gloves “Go Clean for the Green” promotion.
With five wins to date, all recorded while SSG ‘Digital’ riding gloves, Lamaze has now
won five $3,000 SSG bonuses to date totalling $15,000. He won the first two WEF
Challenge Cup events riding Rosana du Park, and the next two riding Fine Lady 5. In
Week 11, Fine Lady 5 returned to the winner’s circle for owner Artisan Farms, having
topped an 18-horse jump-off.
“Fifteen thousand dollars just for wearing great gloves? That’s pretty cool!” said the
2008 Olympic Champion, who was presented with his fifth bonus from SSG Gloves
promotion manager Jennifer Ward. “It’s a great added bonus. The WEF has great prize
money throughout the season, and to have this bonus on top of it just makes it better.”
Rarely seen in any class without his SSG ‘Digitals’ riding gloves, Lamaze explained,
“I find them very comfortable, and they grip well. I don’t find the reins slip, even in hot
weather conditions. You don’t feel them, they are light, and when I am on a lucky streak,
I wear the same ones for a long time and they last.”
Kelsey Thatcher won her third SSG Gloves bonus of the season following her win in
the $15,000 High Amateur-Owner Classic riding Athena while 14-year-old Daisy Farish
of Lexington, KY, also picked up a $1,000 bonus from SSG Gloves after winning the
$10,000 High Junior Jumper Classic riding Triviant. Photo © Lauren Fisher/Jennifer
Wood Media
Suncast 1.50m Championship Classic Series
(after 11 qualifying events)
1
Darragh Kenny (IRL):
320
2
Lauren Hough (USA):
287
3
Eric Lamaze (CAN):
273
4
Laura Kraut (USA):
270
5
Ben Maher (GBR):
253
Special Award Winners for WEF Week Eleven
Champion Equine Insurance Hunter Style Award, presented by
Laura Fetterman: Bacardi, ridden by Havens Schatt
Champion Equine Insurance Jumper Style Award, presented by
Laura Fetterman: Fine Lady 5, ridden by Eric Lamaze
SSG ‘Go Clean for the Green’ winners: Eric Lamaze, Kelsey Thatcher, Daisy Farish
Leading Lady Grand Prix Rider, presented by Martha Jolicoeur of Illustrated Properties
in memory of Dale Lawler: Paige Johnson
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American Bred: The Dragonfly Triplets
Last Wednesday’s $1,500 Adequan
7 Year Old Young Jumper results
seemed, on the surface, to be a
record-book day for Nicole ShahinianSimpson with her three mounts taking
first, second and third in the class. A
little investigation, however, revealed
the three mares are full sisters, born
as triplets from surrogates to breeder
and owner Carol Rosenstein of Silver
Raven Farm.
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April Moon, Akuna Mattata and
Abbey Road [Quinar x SRF Dragonfly
x Landwind] are the daughters of
Shahinian-Simpson’s Olympic Trials
mount and off to a promising start.
Abbey Road is currently the top ranked
7-year-old in the YJC Eastern League,
followed by Akuna Mattata (3rd) and
April Moon (6th), winner of the 2014
YJC 6YO Midwestern League Final.
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On a brief hiatus from competition,
Dragonfly took a trip to Pollyrich Farm
in California to become a mom. Seven
years ago, 12 hooves hit the ground.
Here’s the story of the Dragonfly
triplets as told by Rosenstein:
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Abbey Road as a foal and showing with
Nicole Shahinian Simpson.
WW: What is your experience with
breeding?
CR: We bred several times with some
other horses and never got a result.
We own Dragonfly, and my daughter
Katherine Polk said ‘She’s the best horse
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WW: How did you choose the
Quidam line?
CR: We looked for a horse that was a
good compliment. Dragonfly was very
fast and careful. We wanted to add a
little more speed and lightness, so we
looked for a very careful, rideable horse
with a lot of Thoroughbred. We settled
on Quidam and bred to him first, but she
didn’t take. We needed her to get back
to work and were out of time when a
friend told us to check out the son of
Quidam, Quinar. We hunkered down
and watched a lot of videos, selected
the stallion and went for it. We bred,
and I got a call three days later telling
me it’s never happened before, but we
had four embryos. At the end of the
month they asked me what I wanted to
do, and I asked them for four surrogate
mares and implanted. At the end of 30
days, we still had 3 pregnant mares and
they all went to term.
WW: Was the plan always to use
surrogacy and keep the foal?
CR: The plan was always to use
surrogacy. We had never done it
before, but we did a lot of research and
people were very happy to share their
knowledge. We thought that as they
came along, we would see who had
potential and who didn’t. And if they
didn’t, we would sell them off. That
hasn’t happened yet.
WW: How were the triplets started?
CR: They were bred in California
and as soon as we weaned them,
Nicki recommended we send them to
Lexington. They were there for three
years and grew up on a Thoroughbred
farm in an 11-acre paddock. They lived
as horses and got big and strong. They
were started by a horse whisperer/
cowboy type who starts racehorses
before we brought them back to
California for Will and Nicki. Knowing
them the way we do has made a huge
difference. We were at the barn the day
they were born. You watch them in a
class and see them handle the leave out
or slice or open water – all these little
milestones and it’s just like being a mom.
When you’ve bred and raised them, the
emotional investment and pride is way
different.
WW: What’s the background on
the naming?
CR: My husband and I are in the music
and television business producing and
directed hundreds of music videos,
music based award shows and television
programs. We’ve had many horses
with song names and the Holsteiner
Association wanted A names that year,
so we went with Abby Road [11th
studio album by The Beatles] and Akuna
Mattata [anthem to the Disney’s The
Lion King]. April Moon got hers because
she was born in April on the night of a
full moon. [News to Rosenstein, April
Moon is also the second album of U.K.
singer/songwriter Sam Brown!]
WW: Describe the differences and
similarities of the three.
CR: They are really different. Abbey is
super efficient like her mom with plenty of
jump. April has her mother’s personality
- an old soul, wise and calm. She’s 17
hands with an enormous stride, but very
light. Akuna Mattata [who’s barn name
is another Lion King reference, Nahla]
has a lot of the Thoroughbred lines
from both parents. She is probably the
most like Quinar with his characteristic
head toss and ridiculous jump. We hold
our breath over the first two jumps of
any course because she jumps the
standards.
WW: Do you plan to breed again?
CR: We got lucky with three, but even
luckier with three that can jump well. I
believe when you get really ridiculously
lucky, you don’t press that luck.
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The Autism Speaks Small/Medium Children’s Pony Hunter champion was Champlain
Celebration with Lucas Mejia Fanjul.
To start off Thursday morning in the
E.R. Mische Grand Hunter Ring, Scott
Stewart piloted Dr. Betsee Parker’s
entry, A Million Reasons, to the
winner’s circle in the Wrenwood Farms
High Performance Working Hunter.
Winning four of the five classes, A
Million Reasons was dominant over
the two days of competition.
Olympic Fire, an entry of Roger Smith,
earned reserve championship honors
with Jennifer Hannan in the irons. The
pair earned a first, a second and two
thirds over fences, along with a second
place finish in the under saddle.
This was A Million Reasons first time
showing since WEF 6, but she came out
in top form. “She [A Million Reasons] is
really good about everything and very
good at her job,” Stewart commented.
Alliy Moyer, from Carmel, IN, rode
her own horse, Carlson, to the tricolor
ribbon in The Bainbridge Companies
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way to championship honors, the pair
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fences, along with a third in the under
saddle. “He [Carlson] was really good
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he knows when to make mom happy,”
Moyer laughed.
Reserve champion honors were
awarded to Kerry McCahill and O’Ryan.
The combination stepped up the second
day of competition to finish first and third
in the final two over fences classes.
On the final day of hunter competition
for WEF 11, Sophie Gochman rode Dr.
Betsee Parker’s pony, Elation, to the
tricolor ribbon in the Visse Wedell,
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Hunters. Elation and Gochman won two
of the over fences classes on their way
to the winner’s circle. “I’m thankful
that Betsee [Parker] lets me ride her
wonderful pony,” Gochman smiled after
the championship presentation.
With Applause and Zayna Rizvi ended
Sunday as reserve champions in the
division. Rizvi piloted With Applause to
a first and fifth over fences, paired with
a win in the under saddle.
Gochman started riding Elation
six months ago and started showing
Elation at the beginning of WEF. “We
have gotten to know each other over
the past six months,” Gochman stated.
”She [Elation] acts like a diva at the barn
and is always looking for carrots, but
around the ring she is always game,
which makes her very fun to ride.”
Maddy Stover
Renato Troiani of Windsor Farm in
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Faces of WEF: Jude Florio
Always behind the scenes, and an
integral part of horse showing, farrier Jude
Florio is just wrapping up his 14th season
in Florida. Born and raised in Brooklyn,
New York, he now calls Ocean Grove,
New Jersey, home where he spends
one week in between three weeks in
Wellington during the winter months.
A rider and retired NYPD Officer in his
own right, Florio is confident that he has
found his niche in the world of horse sport.
Here’s a closer look at Jude Florio:
WW: How did you get your start as
a farrier?
JF: I used to work for Seamus Brady
[U.S. Equestrian Team Farrier and Show
Jumping Hall of Fame Member]. Through
that connection, I met a lot of people
involved with the circuit, and I like to help
out whenever I can.
WW: Did you always know shoeing
horses was what you wanted to do?
JF: No – I was a NYC police officer for about
five years. I’m third generation NYPD, and
my uncle Frank was part of the mounted
unit. That became my dream from the time
I was five. I went on patrol in Brooklyn and
put in to go to the mounted unit, but after
five years on the job, I felt it was time for
a change, so I moved toward shoeing and
found myself using my brawn.
WW: What’s your history with the
horse industry?
JF: I’ve been around horses my whole life
and always desired to get better. I became
fascinated with shoeing. It became a
challenge for me to improve and that led
to various apprenticeships. When I knew
that I couldn’t really buy and sell horses for
a living – I get too connected – this seemed
like the better fit. I did some riding – never
at this level – but had the opportunity to
ride with some amazing people like George
Morris. About seven years ago I decided I
would never get to jump in the grand prix,
but I might shoe some grand prix horses.
WW: What occupies your time
when you’re not shoeing horses?
JF: I have a fascination with cars. [Florio
tows his farrier’s trailer with a Porsche!]
Jude Florio
Preferred Realtor of WEF 12
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