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Ocala, FL – An exceptional field of 57 horse-and-rider combinations took to the WEC Grand Arena early this morning to compete for the blue in the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. Horses were jumping to perfection today with 26 of 57 delivering a clean first round over Guilherme Jorge’s (BRA) track. Ultimately, Evan M. Coluccio and Diabolo De La Roque (Levistan x Mystique De la Roque) took the win in the class, besting 17 other double clear efforts.
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Coluccio (USA) and the nine-year-old Selle Francais gelding entered the WEC Grand Arena toward the middle of the order delivering a flawless first round in 69.230 seconds, well under the time allowed of 75 seconds.
Coluccio was very proud of Diabolo De Roque, “He has grown up so much. I think he has a big future ahead of him. This was one of his bigger wins and to be able to get a win in a class that big, in this arena, is so exciting. We were so thrilled to be here. We came all the way from Virginia and do not regret it one bit.”
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Coluccio and Diabolo De La Roque flew through the timers in 33.030 seconds, just 0.07 seconds faster than second place finisher, Richard Spooner (USA).
“With that many entries I knew it was going to be a fast class, so I used my horse’s stride to my advantage. I did one stride less wherever I could. He stayed with me when I pushed, and he was in it to win it.”
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Richard Spooner and Imagination Lane’s Calexio VDL (Cardento x Wonder A.S.) were early path finders in today’s $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix, where they delivered a beautiful first round and a super-fast jump-off in 33.100 seconds to ultimately take home second place.
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Angel Karolyi (VEN) slid into third place toward the end of the order with Imani Mackani’s S & L Sage (Wandor Van De Mispelaere x Bonbon VII De Ninive). Karolyi and the 15-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding laid down a clean first round in 68.209 seconds and a speedy jump-off effort that stopped the timers in 33.593 seconds.
$10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix Results:
1 Diabolo De La Roque, Evan M. Coluccio (USA), Hampton Green Farm LLC: 0 | 0 | 33.030
2 Calexio VDL, Richard Spooner (USA), Imagination Lane: 0 | 0 | 33.100
3 S & L Sage, Angel Karolyi (VEN), Imani Mackani: 0 | 0 | 33.593
4 After Eight, Jad Dana (LBN), Springhill Farm 1850, LLC: 0 | 0 | 33.970
5 MTM McIntosh, Tracy Fenney (USA), Nina Koloseike: 0 | 0 | 34.060
6 Calicia 2, Alberto Michan (ISR), Franziska Klause: 0 | 0 | 34.745
7 Clip De La Haye Z, Leslie Howard (USA), Laure Sudreau & Peter Howard: 0 | 0 | 34.761
8 Finna W, Savannah Jade Jenkins (USA), Gugler Sport Horses GMBH & Co.Kg: 0 | 0 | 34.873
9 Orchidee VD Bisschop, Stefano Baruzzo (ARG), Stefano Baruzzo LLC: 0 | 0 | 34.951
10 Ike, Juan Rodriguez Silva (GUA), Rodriguez Equestrian: 0 | 0 | 35.242
Photos courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography.
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