Gear Up for Special Events at Winter Classic 3 at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington

Wilmington, Ohio – Winter Classic 3 at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington is jam-packed with special events for competitors, trainers, families and friends! Exhibitors can look forward to celebrating the holiday season during ‘Gifts Under the Tree’ week, where class winners can enjoy selecting one gift from the tree at the show office, per their first blue ribbon of the week. World Equestrian Center – […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Winter Classic 2 Highlights

Wilmington, Ohio – Winter Classic 2 concluded Sunday, December 10 at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington. Sam Pegg (CAN) and Gin Tonic 158 (Graf Top x Hauptstutbuch) scored back-to-back wins in the $30,000 Grand Prix Saturday evening, while Captain America 10 (Contendro) struck again with Luke Rinehart (USA) in the $10,000 Futures Prix. Greg Crolick (USA) swept the $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby Friday […]Read More

Wilmington Sunday Spotlight: Molly Kindness

Wilmington, Ohio – This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on professional Molly Kindness. The athlete of Cincinnati, Ohio, has been a frequent competitor at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington with her string of young horses, including her top mares HJ Blind Date and BH Komara. When she is not in the barn bringing along the babies, Kindness can be found working her other full-time job. […]Read More

Sam Pegg Scores Back-to-Back Wins in $30,000 Grand Prix at WEC – Wilmington Winter Classic 2

Wilmington, Ohio – Seventeen decorated horse-and-athlete combinations put on a show in the Standlee Sanctuary over FEI Level III course designer Anderson Lima’s (BRA) tracks for the $30,000 Grand Prix. In the end, speed was the name of the game for Canada’s Sam Pegg and Gin Tonic 158 (Graf Top x Hauptstutbuch). Pegg and his fiery mount came back in top form after their Grand […]Read More

Greg Crolick Sweeps $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby at WEC – Wilmington Winter Classic 2

Wilmington, Ohio – Greg Crolick was unstoppable amongst a field of 20 in the $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter Derby at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington with all four of his entered mounts in the top twelve, and Douglas De Riverland (Sunday De Riverland x Presence De Riverland) taking the top spot. Crolick spoke highly of his new, winning ride, “Doug is a new ride […]Read More

Richard Rinehart & Captain America 10 are Heroes in the $10,000 CWD Welcome Stake at Winter Classic 2

Wilmington, Ohio – Richard Rinehart (USA) and Captain America 10 (Contendro) set the tone for show jumping competition at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Winter Classic 2 with a win in the $10,000 CWD Welcome Stake. Rinehart mastered Anderson Lima’s (BRA) tracks and set an early lead with the nine-year-old Hanoverian gelding, “I was just hoping to jump clean. I thought Anderson built a technical […]Read More

What’s Happening this Week at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington

Wilmington, Ohio – The 2024 Winter in the Midwest series at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington continues this week with Winter Classic 2. Competition will run through Wednesday, December 6 to Sunday, December 10 and will feature USEF Premier/Level 4 Jumper competition including the $10,000 Welcome Stake, two $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derbies, the $10,000 Futures Prix, and the $30,000 Grand Prix. Attention Exhibitors From […]Read More

World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Winter Classic 1 Highlights

Wilmington, Ohio – Winter Classic 1 kicked off the 2024 Winter in the Midwest Series at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington. Sam Pegg (CAN) and Gin Tonic 158 (Graf Top x Hauptstutbuch) impressed once again in the $30,000 Grand Prix Saturday evening, while Corri Goldman (USA) rode to the win in the $10,000 Futures Prix. Michaella Gerlacher (USA) topped the $15,000 USHJA National Open Hunter […]Read More

Wilmington Sunday Spotlight: Lanie Thomas

Wilmington, Ohio – This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on Lanie Thomas of Ontario, Canada. The hard-working amateur athlete has been a frequent competitor at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington since 2016. When she is not on the fiery mare, Zendaya, in the Standlee Sanctuary, Thomas can be found working in the business center at WEC in between classes. We caught up with Thomas to […]Read More

Sam Pegg & Gin Tonic 158 Impress in the $30,000 Grand Prix at WEC – Wilmington Winter Classic 1

Wilmington, Ohio – Canada’s Sam Pegg continued his hot streak with Gin Tonic 158 (Graf Top x Hauptstutbuch) in the $30,000 Grand Prix at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington Winter Classic 1. The duo was in top form coming off a successful debut at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto, where Pegg was crowned Reserve Champion of the Henry Equestrian Canadian Show Jumping Championship. “It […]Read More