This afternoon saw fantastic Hunter action in the R+L arena as horse and rider pairs contested a natural course over two rounds in hopes of taking home the blue ribbon in the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby. Though competition was tough, it was Hunter Derby veterans Jeff Gogul of Wilmington, OH and Roberts Stables, LLC’s Snowbird (Vingino x Vegannie) that emerged victorious. The pair laid […]Read More
We welcomed exhibitors back today for the final show of the 2019 Winter Series of the Midwest. The $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35 m sponsored by CWD Sellier kicked off feature Jumper action with sixteen entries vying for the win in the class. Back from spending the Winter in Wellington, the Genn family of Rheinland Farm in Lebanon, Ohio swept the class by taking the top three placings. […]Read More
Tonight the Sanctuary Arena hosted thrilling Jumper action as an enthusiastic crowd gathered to watch the $25,000 WEC Grand Prix and the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30 m sponsored by Voltaire Design. Charlotte Clark and her own Kinsella (Capitalist x Jerpoint Mist) captured their third Grand Prix win of the Winter Series while Canada’s Sam Pegg earned a one-two finish in the Futures Prix for the second consecutive week […]Read More
This afternoon saw twenty stunning Hunters fill the R+L Arena, all vying for top honors in the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby. Several previous Derby winners joined the class, but it was the spectacular duo of Jennifer Nadalin and Daniela Casline’s Stellar (Quintender x Carmen) that took home the blue for their third time during the 2019 Winter Series of the Midwest. The course for this […]Read More
Today welcomed Week 16 of the 2019 Winter Series of the Midwest at World Equestrian Center as entries took to the Sanctuary Arena to contest the $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35 m sponsored by CWD Sellier. Fierce competition filled the ring with Robert Mendoza and Bannockburn Farm’s United M (Baloubet Du Rouet x United) setting a tough pace to beat early on in the class, but it was […]Read More
Clear rounds were the name of the game in this afternoon’s $25,000 WEC Grand Prix and $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30 m sponsored by Voltaire Design. In the Grand Prix, the only double clear round of the class took home the blue and, in the Futures Prix, the fastest of only two double clear rounds took the win. Five countries were represented between the two classes including Austria, Belgium, Canada, […]Read More
Twenty one stunning Hunters took to the R+L Arena tonight vying for the win in the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby. Many delivered stylish rounds, but it was Renee Lenkart and MacMillan Sport Horse’s Cayman that rose to the top of the class. Cayman’s groom, Alex Ochoa, received the Groom’s Award, which included $100 cash and a $50 WEC Gift Card, for Cayman’s impeccable turnout. The […]Read More
Week 15 of the Winter Series of the Midwest is underway at World Equestrian Center, bringing exciting equestrian sport to both the Hunter and Jumper arenas. The Sanctuary Arena saw plenty of Jumper action this afternoon for the $5,000 Welcome Stake 1.35 m sponsored by CWD Sellier. Multiple countries were represented in this afternoon’s class including Canada, Austria and the United States, but it was Ireland that […]Read More
It was a terrific evening of Jumper action at the World Equestrian Center with Nicki Wilcox returning to the winner’s circle for the second time this week aboard her own Danique Du Lys (Harley VDL) in the $25,000 WEC Grand Prix and Celia Bresch taking both first and third place in the $7,500 Futures Prix 1.30 m sponsored by Voltaire Design. Both classes featured courses designed by Michael Moran and […]Read More
The Junior riders stole the show in tonight’s $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby. With twenty eight entries vying for the win in the class and many among them Professionals, taking the blue was no easy feat. However, seventeen year old Josephine Rose made winning seem like a piece of cake aboard her nine year old Holsteiner gelding, Cassino (Cassiano x Marlen I). The stylish pair […]Read More
