Ireland’s McCarthy and Catch a Star HSS take home Their Fifth Wilmington Winter Classic $30,000 Grand Prix Win

Ireland’s McCarthy and Catch a Star HSS take home Their Fifth Wilmington Winter Classic $30,000 Grand Prix Win  Wilmington, OHIO – Kevin McCarthy of K&K Sporthorses in Lexington, Kentucky, piloted his own Catch a Star HSS (Sheraton x Tolinda) to the win in tonight’s $30,000 World Equestrian Center Grand Prix. Tonight marked the fifth grand prix victory of the 2022 Winter Classic series for the […]Read More

Enrico Blue Carries Manuel Torres to a Blue Ribbon Finish in the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix

Saturday’s feature class action began with 43 competitive entries taking to the WEC Grand Arena to vie for the win in the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. Peter Grant (CAN), an FEI Level III course designer created the intricate tracks where only three entries managed double clear rounds, but it was Manuel Torres (COL) and Lara Gabrie’s Enrico Blue (Zirocco Blue VDL x Pamela) that […]Read More

Morgan Ward & Comissario Star in the $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby

Ocala, FL – Over 100 horse-and-rider combinations gathered at Hunter 1 for Week V’s Hunter Derby Friday. Pat Muskus designed the rolling tracks that offered three high options and allowed entries to showcase their horses brilliance. Competition was fierce in all three derbies with scores soaring into the 90s. Morgan Ward of Milford, New Jersey and her own Comissario (Calido x Amabilita) earned top honors […]Read More

Jason Berry and Avila Top $10,000 WEC Hunter Derby 3’ Open

Wilmington, OH – Jason Berry piloted Avila (Casiro 1 x Jornesse) to win in the $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby 3′ Open against a field of twenty-two exceptional hunters today during Derby Friday at World Equestrian Center. It was the pair’s second $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby 3′ Open win of the 2022 Winter in the Midwest circuit. Berry of Jason Berry Stables in Verona, […]Read More

Junior Riders Gearing Up To Return for the Premier Equitation Cup Championship at World Equestrian Center – Ocala

February 4, 2022 ­– Ocala, Fla. – Junior riders will have the chance to compete for the top prize in the Premier Equitation Cup Championship on February 12, 2022, during Week VI of the World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) Winter Spectacular Show Series in Ocala, FL. This championship final, which is expecting 90 riders, will be held for the second year in a row […]Read More

Jordan Coyle & Ballyoskill Big Bucks Land $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix Victory

Ocala, FL – Featured showjumping competition during Week V of the 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series opened with Jordan Coyle (IRL) and Elan Farm’s Ballyoskill Big Bucks (Royal Concorde x Lux Clover) claiming the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix victory. Twenty-three pairs contested FEI Level III course designer, Peter Grant’s (CAN) elaborate track, where eleven entries went fault-free and four jumped double clear. Coyle […]Read More

Shannon Sullivan and Downtown’s Main Event Shine in WEC Wilmington $10,000 Welcome Stake

Wilmington, OHIO – A winter storm blew into much of Ohio but Wilmington’s Winter Classic 8 continued with fierce entries taking on Thursday’s $10,000 Welcome Stake 1.35m.. The course was intricately designed by Lexington’s own Bobby Murphy. Just six entries jumped clear and four managed double clear rounds with Shannon Sullivan and her own Downtown’s Main Event (Love Sopreme) taking home the big win.  Sullivan […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Ocala Winter Spectacular Week IV Highlights

Week IV of the World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series brought anther exciting week of top equestrian sport with multiple wins from familiar faces. Santiago Lambre snagged three featured class wins during Week IV including the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix, $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix and $75,000 Coors Light Grand Prix aboard three different horses. The week also included […]Read More

Important Announcement from World Equestrian Center

Wilmington, OHIO – February 2, 2022 – An update to our competition calendar has been made to the Winter in the Midwest:  the WEC Winter Classic #10 (February 16-20 2022) is now a USEF approved premier level 4 event.  As a reminder, the following week is the WEC Winter Classic #11 (February 23-27) and this horse show was already an approved USEF premier level 4 […]Read More

What Happening at WEC Winter Classic 8

Love is in the air at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington! We welcome you to Winter in the Midwest’s Winter Classic 8 as we celebrate the love for our horses and the equestrian sport this Valentine’s Day.  Check out what’s happening from amazing vendor deals to feature class action, day spa, restaurants and other amenities to experience this week at Ohio Winter Classic 8. Connect […]Read More