Ocala, FL – The WEC Grand Arena was electric on Saturday night as a packed crowd gathered under the lights to witness top-tier Jumping in the $120,000 Alltech Grand Prix CSI3* at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. With 36 elite competitors from 12 nations vying for the win, the atmosphere was buzzing with excitement. In the end, it was Simon McCarthy (IRL) and Gotcha (Stakkato […]Read More
Ocala, FL – International dressage competition continued at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) on Saturday, March 8, 2025, during the WEC March Dressage CDI4* presented by Hampton Green Farms. In the Intermediate 1 CDI1* Benjamin Albright (USA) and DSP Dominy, owned by The DSPD Group, added expression to their test and rose to the top for victory. Originally from Frederick, MD, Albright worked for […]Read More
March 7, 2025 – Ocala, FL – The Grand Prix Freestyle CDI4* presented by Dover Saddlery was the highlight of the week on Friday, March 7, 2025, at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) during the WEC March Dressage CDI4* presented by Hampton Green Farms. Victory in the class went to Julio Mendoza Loor (ECU) and Jewel’s Goldstrike, his Olympic partner that he owns with […]Read More
Ocala, FL – This Friday, Hunter 1 hosted the tenth Hunter Derby Day of the 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series, seeing 67 competitors across three derby classes: the $20,000 Golden Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, the $15,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3′ Open Hunter Derby, and $15,000 USHJA National 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. This week’s course designer, Kevin Holowack, built flowing tracks complete with impressive jumps such as a […]Read More
Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) hosted its third international dressage competition of the year, the WEC March Dressage CDI4* presented by Hampton Green Farms, with opening competition on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Hometown hero Anna Marek of Dunnellon, FL, piloted Cynthia Davila’s Fayvel to victory in the Grand Prix CDI4* presented by Dover Saddlery. Marek and Fayvel topped the class with a score of […]Read More
Ocala, FL – An impressive field of 51 competitors representing 13 nations took to the WEC Grand Arena on Thursday morning for the $62,500 Alltech Grand Prix Qualifier CSI3*. In the end, it was Caitlin Boyle (USA) who emerged victorious aboard Beyaert Farm Inc.’s Prianti Van Het Mikkenhof, a 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare by Thunder Vd Zuuthoeve x Lambada Van Berkenbroeck. Course designer Catsy Cruz […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Quarter Horse competition returns to World Equestrian Center – Ocala for two weeks of AQHA, NSBA, and FQHA-approved shows. Entries and stall reservations are now open through AnEquineProduction.com for the Orange Blossom Classic from April 16-20 and A Sudden Impulse from April 22-26. Entries are open from March 1-31 without late fees. Featuring a combined $665,000 in guaranteed added money, eight AQHA shows, and two […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The $65,000 AdventHealth Grand Prix CSI2* was the thrilling finale of Week IX at the 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. Thirty-four combinations representing 10 nations battled for the lion’s share of the prize money, but it was Ireland’s Philip McGuane who piloted Evergate Stables LLC’s Linguini De La Pomme (Marius Claudius x Tinka’s Boy) to the […]Read More
Ocala, FL – Some of the world’s biggest stars were out to compete for top honors on Saturday night at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) for the highlight event of the week, the $200,000 MARS Equestrian Grand Prix CSI4*. Crowds filled the WEC Grand Arena once again to watch a star-studded field deliver their best, but in a battle between three of the world’s […]Read More
Ocala, FL – The second World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) week of the 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series welcomed the largest field yet, with nearly 130 horse-and-rider combinations, to the WEC Stadium for four highly anticipated derbies. The day began with the $15,000 UF Veterinary Hospital USHJA National 3’ Open Hunter Derby, followed by the $7,500 USHJA National 3’ Junior Hunter Derby, the $7,500 USHJA […]Read More
