Daniel Geitner Secures Hat Trick with $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix Victory 

20 JAN 24 Ocala, FL

Daniel Geitner and Jalanne in the $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix. Photo by Andrew Ryback Photography.

Ocala, FL – The $15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix was the highlight event of the afternoon as a field of talented horse-and-rider combinations competed over FEI Level III course designer Anderson Lima’s (MEX) intricate tracks. Ultimately, it was Daniel Geitner (USA) who secured a hat trick after winning the class aboard November Hill’s Jalanne (Dynamo x Alanne). 

Only four athletes managed to answer all the questions asked in the first round to advance to the immediate jump-off.  “The first round was very nice. All the lines were comfortable. I am still working on rideability with my horse. A lot of the lines were straight lines and interestingly enough are a little hard for a horse like her because she sights in on the next jump. But to be able to do that in a ring like that is fantastic because that’s where they will get away from you,” shared Geitner about Lima’s first round track. 

Daniel Geitner and Jalanne. Photo by Andrew Ryback Photography.

Going into the jump-off, Geitner only had to focus on one thing with the 10-year-old KWPN mare, “She’s so quick, all I needed to worry about was making tight turns. I never have to touch the gas pedal, I just have to steer. For her, the last three jumps on a long gallop are the places where we might have gotten into trouble in the past, but today she was on it.”

Daniel Geitner and Jalanne accepting their first place award presented by Fred Moehring, Buckeye Nutrition Representative. Photo by Andrew Ryback Photography.

The pair dashed around the jump-off track stopping the clock in 38.238 seconds, three seconds faster than second place. 

After two hunter derby victories yesterday, and the win this afternoon, Geitner is on a roll, “I am pinching myself. It’s been a great week, and I couldn’t be happier with the horses. But today, I have to thank Jelmer Hoekstra who has been flatting [Jalanne], she felt amazing today, so I got to give him the credit.” 

Cady Klimas and Celtic Lady M2S flying to second place. Photo by Andrew Ryback Photography.

Cady Klimas and her own Celtic Lady M2S (Condios x Winona O M2S) secured themselves another podium finish in the Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix with a quick and clean jump-off time of 41.832 seconds. 

Vaclav Stanek and Jasper rounding out the top three. Photo by Andrew Ryback Photography.

Pathfinder Vaclav Stanek and Jasper (Falaise De Muze x Fleur), a 10-year-old KWPN gelding owned by Ariel Grange, secured third place with a time of 42.035 seconds. 

$15,000 Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix: 

1 Jalanne, Daniel Geitner, November Hill: 0 | 0 | 38.238
2 Celtic Lady M2S, Cady Kilmas, Cady Kilmas: 0 | 0 | 41.832
3 Jasper, Vaclav Stanek, Ariel Grange: 0 | 0 | 42.035
4 Rubens D’Ysieux, Sara Kozumplik, Edith Rameika: 0 | 8 | 41.916
5 Cretchon Z, Victoria Ketchum, Copperline Farm LLC: 1 | 82.833
6 Stamm, Mattias Ekeroth, Mattias Ekeroth: 4 | 70.873
7 Karlotta CL, Manuel Torres, Alejandra Ortiz Orozco: 4 | 72.021
8 Otta B Quality, Sara Kozumplik, Edith Rameika: 4 | 74.388
9 Chacco Lait, Avery Erickson, Avery Erickson: 4 | 74.404
10 Esganoso Manciais, Rachel Schnurr, Kentra Martenfeld: 4 | 75.398

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