World Equestrian Center – Ocala Winter Spectacular Week V Highlights

World Equestrian Center – Ocala hosted another exhilarating week of equestrian sport during Week V of the Winter Spectacular Show Series. Peter Petschenig (AUT) and Wannabe CS captured the $75,000 Coca-Cola Beverages Florida Grand Prix win, while Jordan Coyle (IRL) and Ballyoskill Big Bucks took top honors in the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. Read on for additional highlights from hunter derby Friday, our […]Read More

WEC Ocala Sunday Spotlight: Reilly Gogul

Week V’s World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s Sunday Spotlight shines on junior rider, Reilly Gogul of Wilmington, Ohio. Gogul’s love for riding started at an early age. Both of Gogul’s parents have been in the industry for a very long time, her father Jeff Gogul is a renowned professional while her mother is an amateur. At just 16-years-old, Gogul has enjoyed a successful junior career […]Read More

Derek Petersen & Zechariah 3:9 Dash to Victory in the $15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic

Week V of the World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series closed out with fifteen horse-and-rider combinations vying for the win in the $15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic. Five entries managed clear first rounds over the track designed by Peter Grant (CAN). But it was Derek Petersen and his own Zechariah 3:9 (Zirocco Blue x Katrina) who prevailed to take the […]Read More

Austria’s Peter Petschenig & Wannabe CS Taste Victory in the $75,000 Coca-Cola Beverages Florida Grand Prix

Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala hosted an exhilarating Saturday night of top equestrian sport as 44 horse-and-rider combinations gathered under the lights in the WEC Grand Arena. FEI Level III course designer, Peter Grant (CAN) designed the intricate tracks with a tight time allowed that caught many riders throughout the class. Although six entries delivered faultless rounds, it was Peter Petschenig and […]Read More

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