Stella Wasserman Claims the $65,000 4CYTE Grand Prix CSI2* Victory with Precious Dwerse Hagen

Ocala, FL – Forty horse-and-rider combinations representing 10 countries braved the rain on Sunday morning for the $65,000 4CYTE Grand Prix CSI2*. In the end, just four pairs advanced to the jump-off, where it was last to go, Stella Wasserman (USA), who piloted her own Precious Dwerse Hagen (Cornet Obolensky x Casall) to the win.

Mexico’s Anderson Lima once again set a demanding track for the strong field of competitors. Of the four combinations returning for the jump-off, only two managed to deliver double-clear efforts. 

World No. 9 McLain Ward (USA) was the first to produce a clear jump-off round. Fresh off a victory earlier in the week in the $32,000 1.45m Winning Round CSI2*, Ward guided Ingrid Gjelsten’s 13-year-old KWPN gelding I Know (Arezzo VDL) to a quick and fault-free effort, setting the pace in 39.21 seconds.

Amanda Derbyshire (GBR) gave it a strong go aboard Pine Hollow Farm’s 10-year-old Zangersheide mare Dalicia Devine Z (Diamant de Semilly x Levisto), finishing close behind Ward in 40.36 seconds, but a single rail kept her from advancing up the leaderboard.

Last to go, Wasserman came in ready to chase Ward’s time, who is also her trainer. “I always like to say I stick with my plan, and if that’s the winning plan that day, great. But I am highly competitive, and it’s always fun to beat McLain, so I had that in mind going in,” she laughed.

“The first line was a steady eight, so I put a bit of a bend in it. Then I sliced it pretty good and I didn’t count up the middle, and it came up perfectly. Then I did 10 to the next jump, which I was supposed to do nine, but she’s just as fast doing the add as doing one less. I didn’t count to the double, but I caught that nice. Then to the last line, I was supposed to do 10, but the nine showed up right there, and she was with me.”

Wasserman and the 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare stopped the clock in 38.80 seconds, moving into the lead and securing the victory.

She praised her talented and speedy partner, saying, “I’ve had her for a little less than a year, but by far she is the most incredible horse I’ve ever had the pleasure of sitting on. I say jump, and she says how high. She’s spectacular. Her heart is unbeatable. That horse would jump through fire for me. To be able to jump any class, at any level, in any venue, and know that your horse will fight for you, that’s an invaluable thing.”

The 21-year-old athlete also credited the team behind the scenes. “I couldn’t do what I do without the team behind me. Nothing is possible without them, and I am just so grateful to be a part of it.”

$65,000 4CYTE Grand Prix CSI2* Results

Summer Justus & La Belle SCF Are Victorious in the $40,000 The White Willow National Grand Prix

The $40,000 The White Willow National Grand Prix capped feature competition during Week III of the 2026 Winter Spectacular Show Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. Eighteen horse-and-rider combinations contested the class, but it was Summer Justus (USA) and Simpson-Justus Show Jumping’s La Belle SCF (Diktator Van De Boslandhoeve x Belle Blue S) who ultimately claimed the victory.

Anderson Lima’s tracks proved challenging once again, with only six combinations managing to produce clear first-round efforts. The true test came in the jump-off, where just two athletes were able to keep all the rails intact.

Lizzy Traband (USA) was the first to deliver a double-clear effort, guiding the 17-year-old KWPN gelding Eddie Blue (VDL Zirocco Blue x Silvana) to a smooth and efficient jump-off round in 39.492 seconds.

Last to return for the short course, Summer Justus adjusted her strategy with her longtime partner La Belle SCF, after seeing only one clear round ahead of her. “I knew there was only one clear, so I did my plan from one to two in the jump-off and started putting numbers in where there shouldn’t have been. Be safe, be neat, get to the last jump and see where that leaves us,” she explained.

Her plan proved effective, as she stopped the clock in a clean 37.673 seconds to take over the top spot on the leaderboard.

Justus also reflected on her partnership with the 15-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare. “She’s something special. I’ve had her for a lot of years now. I’d say we’re going on year five. We’ve been all over the world; she’s done a lot of great things for me. She is me in horse form, so we butt heads a little; we’re very opinionated, but when we work together, we really are unstoppable. She’s quite special to me.”

Canada’s Erynn Ballard posted the fastest time in the jump-off, piloting Ilan Ferder’s 10-year-old Selle Français mare Greta De La Dinais (Ebel x Islander) in 34.847 seconds, but an unlucky rail relegated the pair to third place.

$40,000 The White Willow National Grand Prix Results 

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