World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Winter Classic 9 Highlights

Wilmington, Ohio – Winter Classic 9 at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington featured top hunter/jumper competition from Wednesday, February 7 to Sunday, February 11. Devin Milan (USA) scored two featured wins in the $10,000 Premier Equestrian Welcome Stake and the $30,000 Grand Prix. Nicole Loochtan (USA) clinched the win in the $10,000 Futures Prix. Kristjan Good (CAN) stole the spotlight in the $15,000 USHJA National […]Read More

Tracy Fenney and MTM Apple Are Victorious in $100,000 IDA Development Grand Prix

Ocala, FL – A beautiful sunny Florida day set the scene for the $100,000 IDA Development Grand Prix. An elite field of athletes representing 10 different nations gathered at the WEC Stadium early this morning to compete for the winning title over a challenging track set by FEI Level III course designer Joey Rycroft (CAN). In a three-horse jump-off, the dynamic duo of Tracy Fenney […]Read More

Ocala Sunday Spotlight: Maddie Tosh

Ocala, FL – This week’s Ocala Sunday Spotlight shines on second-place winner of the 2024 WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship powered by Gary Yeomans Ford, Maddie Tosh of Milton, Georgia. As the daughter of Hunt and Mandy Tosh, the 18-year-old athlete has been immersed in the equestrian industry from a young age. Today, she stands as a highly accomplished hunter, jumper, and equitation athlete. We had […]Read More

Eleanor Rudnicki Drives Away With the 2024 WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship Powered by Gary Yeomans Ford

Ocala, FL – The 2024 WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship powered by Gary Yeomans Ford was the highly anticipated event of week VI during the 2024 Winter Spectacular Show Series. Sixty-two of the nation’s top junior athletes earned their spots to compete in the WEC Grand Arena to contest a traditional three-phase equitation format, featuring courses crafted by ten-time Maclay Finals course designer, Bobby Murphy, […]Read More

Twice is Nice – Devin Milan Scores Second Win of the Week in $30,000 Grand Prix at Winter Classic 9

Wilmington, Ohio – The ladies stole the show in the $30,000 Grand Prix of World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Winter Classic 9, with Devin Milan scoring her second featured win of the week with Garo Kazan’s Conquest (Colestus x Excellenta C). Anderson Lima (BRA) set a welcoming first round track seeing five horse-and-athlete combinations move onto the short course, with only Milan and Nicole Loochtan […]Read More

Daniel Coyle Goes Three-for-Three with $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix Victory

Ocala, FL – The $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix was the highlight Jumping event of the afternoon in the WEC Stadium as a field of 29 horse-and-rider combinations vied for the lion’s share of the prize money over a track built by FEI Level III course designer Joey Rycroft (CAN). Daniel Coyle (IRL) secured his third consecutive victory, this time aboard Amalia (Arezzo VDL x […]Read More

Samantha Schaefer and In The Know Rise to the Occasion in $20,000 Golden Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby 

Ocala, FL – The inaugural World Champion Hunter Rider week of the 2024 Winter Spectacular Show Series attracted the nation’s best hunter athletes to vie for top honors. During this special edition of Hunter Derby Friday, nearly 150 stunning combinations competed in four derbies: the $15,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ Open Hunter Derby, $15,000 USHJA National 3’ Junior Hunter Derby, $15,000 USHJA National […]Read More

Kristjan Good Pilots Cassias 6 to $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby Win at Winter Classic 9

Wilmington, Ohio – The $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby of World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Winter Classic 9 showcased 17 horse-and-athlete combinations, though none could touch Kristjan Good and Ava Apostolopoulos’s Cassias 6 (Casall x Castella 79). The professional athlete of Campbellville, Ontario, made his yearly trip to the climate-controlled facility with a group of star hunters, but his newest ride was untouchable earning […]Read More

Daniel Coyle Is ‘Incredible’ in the $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix 

Ocala, FL – Jumping athletes got a change of scenery during Week VI of the 2024 Winter Spectacular Show Series with top-level competition held in the WEC Stadium. An elite field of horse-and-rider combinations vied for the top prize in the $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix over a welcoming track built by FEI Level III course designer Joey Rycroft (CAN). Daniel Coyle (IRL) proved […]Read More

Devin Milan & Conquest Capture $10,000 Welcome Stake Win at WEC – Wilmington Winter Classic 9

Wilmington, Ohio – World Equestrian Center – Wilmington played host to the $10,000 Welcome Stake of Winter Classic 9 to kick off weekly featured competition. Speed was ultimately the name of the game for Devin Milan (USA) and Garo Kazan’s Conquest (Colestus x Excellenta C), as they rode to the top of the leaderboard. After a trying first few days back to the show ring, […]Read More