Lisa Goldman-Smolen Dominates With Back-to-Back Wins Aboard Sovereign and Bengtsson VDL

  Lisa Goldman-Smolen dominated Saturday night competition in the Sanctuary, winning both the $25,000 WEC Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30 m sponsored by Voltaire. Goldman-Smolen had plenty of competition tonight, besting nearly twenty entries in each class; but she was unstoppable aboard Sovereign and Bengtsson VDL. $25,000 WEC Grand Prix Nineteen entries contested the course in tonight’s $25,000 WEC Grand Prix, which […]Read More

Doug Boyd and Calido’s Son Top the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby

Twenty five stunning Hunters took to the R+L Arena tonight vying for the win in the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby. Tonight’s course featured beautifully decorated natural fences, emulating the hunt field and set at the 3′ height, along with four high options set at 3’5″. The course began with riders jumping a single vertical fence across the center near the top of the arena, […]Read More

Doug Boyd & Berkley III Steal the Win in Tonight’s $5,000 Welcome Stake

Seventeen fierce competitors took to the Sanctuary arena in tonight’s $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35 m sponsored by CWD, starting the WEC Winter Classic #5 off with some excellent equestrian sport. Tonight’s course allowed entries 78 seconds to complete the first round, featuring a triple bar and multiple combinations. Tonight’s course began at the top of the arena with a vertical, then entries rode down the […]Read More

Jill Gaffney and Carlton Cafe Emerge Victorious in Tonight’s $25,000 WEC Grand Prix

A winter storm with blizzard-like conditions surged through the Midwest today for the second week in a row, bringing freezing rain and blustery winds. Like last week, exhibitors and spectators kept warm inside the climate controlled show grounds at World Equestrian Center, walking about in comfortable clothing without the need for heavy coats and bulky layers. And the weather outside didn’t deter spectators from gathering […]Read More

The Berrys Ride to a One-Two Victory in the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby

Jason and Alisa Berry, the husband and wife duo of Jason Berry Stables in Staunton, Virginia, stole the show in tonight’s $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby, with Jason taking first place and Alisa not far behind him in second. The Berrys beat out twenty other entries in the class, with Jason being the only rider to score into the nineties. The $2,500 USHJA National Hunter […]Read More

Ireland’s Kevin McCarthy & Catch A Star HSS Top the $5,000 Welcome Stake

Ireland’s Kevin McCarthy and Catch A Star HSS raced to the win in this evening’s thrilling $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35 m sponsored by CWD. Each horse and rider pair were on their “A game” tonight, with all of the 8 entries that made it to the jump off jumping double clear. This evening’s course, designed by Keith J. Bollotte, saw entries attempting 14 efforts in a […]Read More

Sunday Spotlight: Meagan Murray-Tenuta and Last Word Take the Win in the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby

This morning brought stunning Hunter action to the Sanctuary Arena as sixteen entries vied for the win in the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby as part of World Champion Hunter Rider week at World Equestrian Center. The beautiful Derby course featured four high options in each round, several handy options and plenty of greenery to add to the natural feel of the fences. The first […]Read More

David Q. Beisel and Essince W Emerge Victorious in Tonight’s $25,000 WEC Grand Prix

A winter storm surged through Southwestern Ohio today, but exhibitors and spectators alike at World Equestrian Center’s Winter Series of the Midwest were unfazed, thanks to perfect indoor conditions throughout the facility. A large crowd filled the stands in the Sanctuary Arena tonight to watch the $25,000 WEC Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30 m, sponsored by Voltaire. $25,000 WEC Grand Prix Tonight’s […]Read More

Greg J. Crolick and Alvaro Prevail in the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby

A large crowd gathered this evening in the R+L Arena to watch the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby and enjoy a sumptuous spread of appetizers, sponsored by Dietrich Equine Insurance. Tonight’s Hunter Derby course was designed by Keith J. Bollotte, a course designer with over thirty years of experience in the equestrian industry. Bollotte has designed courses across North America at many top shows, including the […]Read More

Taylor Kain and Gipsy 1134 Steal the Win in Tonight’s $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35 m

Tonight’s $5,000 Welcome Stake sponsored by CWD saw fierce Jumper competition by fourteen entries all vying for the win. Tonight’s course began by leading riders in a figure-eight-type pattern in jumps one through six. Entries then continued up a one stride combination on the quarter line, back down the diagonal over an oxer-to-oxer line, up a one stride combination by the ingate, and finished over […]Read More