Luck of the Irish – Simon McCarthy & Gotcha Win the $15,000 Welcome Stake of WEC – Wilmington Fall Classic 4

Wilmington, Ohio – Thirty-three polished international athletes gathered in the Standlee Sanctuary at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington for the $15,000 Welcome Stake of Fall Classic 4. In the end, it was the luck of the Irish for Simon McCarthy (IRL) as he conquered FEI Level IV course designer Alan Wade’s (IRL) tracks aboard Rock Ridge Farm’s Gotcha (Stakkato x Zicchini). The technical track saw […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Fall Classic 3 Highlights

Wilmington, Ohio – Featured competition at Fall Classic 3 concluded Saturday evening with Rowan Willis (AUS) mastering the $75,000 Grand Prix with his dynamic mare duo, Blue Movie and Wellington Grey Goose. Greg Crolick Stables swept the $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby and the $15,000 USHJA National Non-Pro Hunter Derby on Friday evening. Willis claimed his first win of the week Thursday in the […]Read More

Rowan Willis Masters the $75,000 Grand Prix of Fall Classic 3 at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington

Wilmington, Ohio – The first $75,000 Grand Prix of the 2023 Fall Classic Series commenced at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington with an internationally acclaimed group of horses and athletes. Twenty-six combinations made their way over FEI Level IV course designer Guilherme Jorge’s (BRA) first round track with 14 answering the technical questions to move onto the short course. Rowan Willis (AUS) ultimately dominated the […]Read More

Greg Crolick & Testify Secure $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby Win at WEC – Ohio Fall Classic 3

Wilmington, Ohio – A competitive group of decorated hunter athletes concluded the evening in the R+L Arena at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington in the $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby. Bobby Murphy (USA) laid out the tracks that allowed riders to show off their style. In the end, it was Greg Crolick that rode to the top aboard Jon Cotton’s Testify (Cassini II x […]Read More

Rowan Willis & Wellington Grey Goose Save the Best for Last in $15,000 Welcome Stake at WEC – Wilmington Fall Classic 3

Wilmington, Ohio – An international field of 17 horse-and-athlete pairs conquered the $15,000 Welcome Stake of Fall Classic 3 at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington. FEI Level IV course designer Guilherme Jorge (BRA) returned to the Standlee Sanctuary and designed a technical, winding track of related lines. In the end, Rowan Willis (AUS) piloted another one of his top mares, Wellington Grey Goose (Corlensky x […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Fall Classic 2 Highlights

Wilmington, Ohio – Featured competition of Fall Classic 2 at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington concluded Saturday evening with Taylor St. Jacques (CAN) standing atop the podium after the $50,000 Grand Prix. Luke Rinehart (USA) was on a winning streak as he topped the $10,000 Futures Prix and the $15,000 USHJA National Non-Pro Hunter Derby. Vicente Guillen (VEN) started the week with a win in […]Read More

Comeback Season for Taylor St. Jacques & Jakilly – $50,000 Grand Prix Winners of Fall Classic 2 at WEC – Wilmington

Wilmington, Ohio – The Standlee Sanctuary decorated in picturesque fall décor set the scene for an international field of 24 horse-and-athlete combinations in the $50,000 Grand Prix of Fall Classic 2 at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington. The tracks set by Bobby Murphy (USA) kicked off a comeback season for Taylor St. Jacques (CAN) and her own Jakilly (Harley VDL x Zakilly). Coming off a […]Read More

Hillary Johnson Pilots Elliot to the Win in $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby of Fall Classic 2 at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington

Wilmington, Ohio – The $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby welcomed professional athletes to the R+L Arena for Hunter Derby Friday at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington. Robert Barton (USA) designed the tracks that allowed each rider to showcase their horses’ scope and style. In the end, it was Hillary Johnson (USA) that soared above the competition with Kendall Meijer’s 10-year-old Selle Francias gelding, Elliot. […]Read More

Venezuela’s Vicente Guillen & Caribi Speed to Win in the $15,000 Welcome Stake of Fall Classic 2 at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington

Wilmington, Ohio – Twenty-four horse-and-athlete pairs met in the Standlee Sanctuary Thursday afternoon where Bobby Murphy (USA) designed the opening tracks of the week for the $15,000 Welcome Stake. Newcomer to World Equestrian Center – Wilmington for the 2023 Fall Classic Series, Vicente Guillen (VEN) and his competitive mare Caribi (Stakkato x Moonlight IX), sped to the win in the first featured class of the […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Fall Classic 1 Highlights

Wilmington, Ohio – Blue Movie (Chacco-Blue x Showtime) set the scene for the 2023 Fall Classic Series with Rowan Willis (AUS) in the irons in the $50,000 Grand Prix, while the Rinehart siblings stole the spotlight on Derby Friday in the R+L Arena as World Equestrian Center – Wilmington began its famed 2023 Fall Classic Series with Fall Classic 1, which ran from September 27 […]Read More