Will Simpson Earns the Top Prize in the $75,000 Stella Artois Grand Prix at World Equestrian Center – Ocala

Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala hosted another exhilarating Saturday night of equestrian sport as 39 competitive horse-and-rider combinations gathered at the WEC Grand Arena under the lights to vie for the win in the $75,000 Stella Artois Grand Prix brought to you by Tri-Eagle Sales. The atmosphere was thrilling with the grandstands packed with spectators. FEI Level III course designer Manuel Esparza […]Read More

Brazil’s Santiago Lambre & Cetano Van Aspergem Z Secure Hat Trick with $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix

Ocala, FL – Earlier this afternoon, 33 entries gathered at the WEC Grand Arena to contest the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. FEI Level III course designer Manuel Esparza (MEX) built the challenging tracks that featured tricky double and triple combinations. Thirteen horse-and-rider pairs managed a fault-free first round, and eight jumped double clear, but it was Olympian Santiago Lambre and his own Cetano Van […]Read More

Holly Shepherd & Tybee Take $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby Win

Nearly 90 entries took to the WEC Stadium at World Equestrian Center – Ocala for Week II’s Hunter Derby Friday to vie for the win in the $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby, $15,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Open Hunter Derby and $15,000 WEC Ocala 3’ Jr/Am Hunter Derby. Course designers Pat Muskus and Michael Pegg (CAN) created flowing courses of natural obstacles including stone walls […]Read More

Tracy Fenney & MTM Apple Race to Victory in the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix

Ocala, FL – Feature class action for Week II of the World Equestrian Center – Ocala NSBA 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series kicked off this afternoon with a playing field of 31 horse-and-rider combinations vying for the win in the $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix. FEI Level III course designer, Manuel Esparza (MEX) designed the elaborate tracks that featured a large triple bar and […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Ocala Winter Spectacular Week I Highlights

Week I of the 2022 Winter Spectacular hunter/jumper show series brought a thrilling week of equestrian sport and some familiar faces taking top honors in featured classes. The week included Amanda Steege and Lafitte De Muze capturing another $20,000 WEC Ocala 3’6”-3’9” Hunter Derby and Aaron Vale notching his tenth grand prix win at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. The week also featured four hunter […]Read More

What’s Happening This Week at WEC Ocala

The 2022 Ocala Winter Spectacular Show Series kicked off at World Equestrian Center – Ocala last week with some thrilling equestrian sport. Feature competition for this week includes Saturday night’s $75,000 Stella Artois Grand Prix, $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix, $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix, Hunter Derby Friday in the WEC Stadium and much more! The week also features a Stella Artois activation in […]Read More

Newlywed Sarah Tubman Makes Triumphant Return to World Equestrian Center – Ocala for 2022 Opening Dressage Show

Ocala, Fla. – The season-opening show for dressage at World Equestrian Center – Ocala was held January 7-9, 2022, with national-level competition. Sponsored by Hampton Green Farm and Discover Dressage, the World Equestrian Center Dressage VI show held classes from USEF Training Level up to Grand Prix with GAIG/USDF Regional Championship qualifying opportunities. Dressage VI was the first dressage show of 2022 after a successful first year of dressage in 2021 that […]Read More

Bryn Sadler & Cinven CR Conquer $15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic

The first week of the World Equestrian Center – Ocala NSBA 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series wrapped up this morning with the $15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic. Nine entries took to the WEC Grand Arena to contest a challenging track by Bobby Murphy (USA). The track presented a tight time allowed and featured multiple combinations. Only Bryn Sadler and Showcase 81, LLC’s Cinven CR […]Read More

Aaron Vale & Elusive Prevail in the $75,000 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club Grand Prix

Ocala, FL – The WEC Grand Arena hosted an exhilarating Saturday night grand prix as 33 entries vied for the win in the $75,000 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club Grand Prix. The challenging tracks for Week I’s Saturday night grand prix were designed by Bobby Murphy. The track featured a tight time allowed, a tricky triple combination and The Equestrian Hotel wall. Six horse-and-rider […]Read More

Camille Maddrix & Skyfall Soar to First in the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix

Thirty-one entries gathered at the WEC Grand Arena this morning to contest the $10,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. Bobby Murphy designed the winding tracks that featured three double combinations that caught many horse-and-riders throughout the class. Eleven entries produced a clean first round and four jumped double clear, but it was Camille Maddrix and Caroline Michele Dugas’s Skyfall (Vigaro x Twi Light) that snagged the […]Read More