Richard Spooner & Chatinus Reunite for Victory in the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix

Ocala, FL – Week VII of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series showcased a special $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix under the lights on Friday evening. Nearly 50 horse-and-ride combinations competed over an ornate track designed by FEI Level IV course designer Leopoldo Palacios (VEN). Twelve combinations achieved a clean first round and eight jumped double clear, but it was Richard Spooner and his own […]Read More

Morgan Ward Earns Second $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6″-3’9″ Hunter Derby Win Aboard Comissario

Ocala, FL – Week VII of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series hosted another exciting Derby Friday in the WEC Stadium. Tucker Williams designed the open tracks that encouraged riders to show off their horse’s adjustability and brilliance. Competition was fierce in all three classes, with scores soaring into the 90s. Morgan Ward and her own Comissario (Calido x Amabilita) bested a field of fifteen horse-and-rider […]Read More

Jason Berry and Avila Earn $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby 3′ Open Trifecta

Wilmington, OH – Derby Friday commenced in the spacious R+L Arena today with course designer Joe Carnicom (USA) recreating a charming wintertime hunt field that allowed riders to show off their horse’s athletic abilities. Jason Berry piloted Emo/Willow Wind Partners, LLC’s Avila (Casiro 1 x Jornesse) to the WEC winner’s circle once again, marking their third $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby 3′ Open blue ribbon […]Read More

Sharn Wordley & Gatsby Prevail in the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix

Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series Week VII’s feature class action opened with the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. Two-time Olympic Games course designer Leopoldo Palacious (VEN) set the tracks where six of the 22 entries managed clear first rounds. Two managed faultless jump-off rounds but it was Sharn Wordley (NZL) and his own Gatsby that prevailed. […]Read More

Megan Bash and Jackson VDL Go 2/2 in $10,000 WEC Welcome Stake

Wilmington, OHIO – Top-tier equestrian athletes contested the $10,000 WEC Welcome Stake this afternoon over a track designed by Robert Barton of San Antonio, Texas. Three riders advanced to the jump-off and all later went double clear to land atop the podium. Megan Bash (USA) of Cleveland Equestrian in Novelty, Ohio and her own Jackson VDL (Zirocco Blue VDL x Design O) soared through each […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Ocala Winter Spectacular Week VI Highlights

World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series is halfway through showcasing thrilling equestrian sport each week. Week VI of the Winter Spectacular Show Series hosted the Premier Equitation Cup Championship and $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby under the lights in the WEC Grand Arena. Skylar Wireman of Bonsall, California drove away in a brand-new SUV after winning the Premier Equitation Cup […]Read More

What’s Happening this Week at WEC-Ocala

The 2022 Ocala Winter Spectacular Show Series is officially past the the halfway mark with Week VII underway offering thrilling equestrian sport including TWO night classes! The $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix will be held at 6:30pm on Friday, February 18. The Futures Prix features 1.35m-1.40m obstacles and is used as a class to prepare horses and riders for larger Grands Prix under the lights. […]Read More

Santiago Lambre & Comtess 202 Prove Unstoppable in the $75,000 Adequan Grand Prix

Week VI of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series wrapped up with the $75,000 Adequan Grand Prix this morning in the WEC Stadium. An international field of forty-five competitors vied for the win over tracks built by FEI Level III course designer, Joey Rycroft (CAN). Sixteen entries found success over Rycroft’s first track and eleven delivered double clear rounds, but it was Santiago Lambre (BRA) […]Read More

Skylar Wireman Drives Away with WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship Victory

Ocala, FL – The 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series showcased the WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship where 82 talented junior athletes took to the WEC Grand Arena to contest a traditional three-phase equitation format competition. Skylar Wireman, a highly decorated junior equitation rider out of Bonsall, California, and Heritage Farm’s Charisma (Stakkato x Cassini I) emerged victorious, leaving the class with a brand new 2021 Ford […]Read More

David Beisel and Essince W Top $30,000 WEC Wilmington Grand Prix

Wilmington, OHIO – David Beisel and his own Essince W rode to the top of the leaderboard once again during tonight’s $30,000 WEC Wilmington Grand Prix. The team from David Beisel Stables in Goshen, Ohio won on the track designed by Robert Barton, which featured several tight inside turns, a triple bar and a liverpool. Seven entries jumped clear in round one, with just three […]Read More