Wilmington, Ohio – It was a winning day for Kristjan Good Show Stables in the R+L Arena at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington. Aboard his longtime partner, Carano (Cabardino), Good secured his second consecutive $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby win, following his student, Emma Teixeira’s win earlier in the afternoon.
Joe Carnicom crafted the tracks that worked out beautifully for Good and his mount, “The track was fun. It was more open than last week’s I would say. You could get more of a gallop going to all the singles. It was a lot of fun actually.”
“When he rubbed the first jump in the handy, I thought I should tighten it all up to see if I could get a little more out of him.”
Alexandra Maletta’s 11-year-old gelding jumped to an impressive first-round score of 91, securing the lead once again moving into the handy.
Good caught a flowing gallop, showing off around the handy track for a second-round score of 89.5 and a winning 180.5 overall.
“This horse just goes everywhere and anywhere. If I go, he goes,” Good shared about his heart horse, Carano. “I think I want to try and do derby finals with him this year. It is on the bucket list!”
$15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby Results:
1 Carano, Kristjan Good, Alexandra Maletta | 91 | 89.5 | 180.5
2 Mtm Concord, Douglas Boyd, Annika Ruh | 89 | 90 | 179
3 Cabochon, Michaella DelGreco, Sophie Carlin | 85 | 89 | 174
4 West Lake, Melissa Donnelly, Fawn Lake Farm LLC | 86 | 86 | 172
5 Grand Boy, Rachael Lively, Ellen Halle | 82 | 87 | 169
6 Hamilton, Ashley Brown, Interlude Equestrian LLC | 74 | 84 | 158
7 Wanderlust, Maggie Brink, Lindsey Wrigley | 77 | 75 | 152
8 Hocco Des Loges, Jaafar Reza Quovase, Imani Smith | 75 | 76 | 151
9 Keeper, Melissa Donnelly, Lily Lutgen | 60 | 84 | 144
10 D’Esparges, Sarah Robertson, Grace Weber | 49 | 86 | 135
Emma Teixeira & Chamrock W’s Lucky Day in the $15,000 USHJA National Non-Pro Hunter Derby
Twenty-one horse-and-rider combinations gathered for the $15,000 USHJA National Non-Pro Hunter Derby, but it was Emma Teixeira and her own Chamrock W’s (Cabardino x Viva’s Carina W) lucky day as they claimed victory by nine points.
Teixeira has developed her nine-year-old Warmblood gelding since his four-year-old year and showed off their trusting partnership in today’s class.
“We have had him since he was a baby, and he is nine this year. Kristjan [Good] started him in the Baby Green’s and then I moved up to the adults. I just the started the 3’3” and the derbies. Today, coming in for the handy, I was in second, so I wanted to play it safe and trust him and just have a good rhythm,” she shared.
Teixeira secured a first-round score of 88, returning for the handy sitting in second place.
“The course was very good today. Everything was off a short turn, so you had to have a nice gallop and find the jumps off your eye.”
“I wanted to play it safe and trust him,” she discussed her plan for the handy. “I got him going right away to the first jump and he did it really well. Then, he just followed me right around everywhere.”
A nearly perfect second round earned the duo the only score in the 90’s. A 92 and an overall 180 landed the duo the win.
$15,000 USHJA National Non-Pro Hunter Derby Results:
1 Chamrock W, Emma Teixeira, Emma Teixeira | 88 | 92 | 180
2 Grandslam Es, Milagros De Jong, October LLC | 82 | 89 | 171
3 Laissez Faire, Lilah Hampton, Lilah Hampton | 76 | 87 | 163
4 Red Roc, Kiera Phlipot, Kiera Phlipot | 81 | 81 | 162
5 Belamour, Gabrielle Sharlow, Bays And Greys LLC | 79 | 82 | 161
6 Kassina, Marisa Deyoung, Marisa Deyoung | 72 | 85 | 157
7 Kalisto, Sofia Diez, Sofia Diez | 80 | 76 | 156
8 Capone, Kara Hays, Kara Hays | 77 | 74 | 151
9 Scf Exclusive, Anna Suttman, Rlh2 Family Trust | 87 | 52 | 139
10 Sinatra, Sarah Lentz, Rachael Lively | 68 | 70 | 138