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

07 Feb 22 | Shows | SHARE

Derek Petersen & Zechariah 3:9 in the $15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic. Photo courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography.

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 blue ribbon.

Derek Petersen & Zechariah 3:9 jumping to first place. Photo courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography.

Petersen and Zechariah 3:9 are no strangers to the winner circle, having earned numerous features class wins. Today, Petersen and the eight-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding were the 10th pair down the ramp into the WEC Grand Arena, delivering a very fast first round in 74.055 seconds.

“The course was pretty technical. The triple combination asked a few questions. You either had to jump that a bit forward or sit up and get the nine done. Zechariah is so adjustable, that sometimes I end up doing a double add because he listens so well. But, the easiest place to ride him is in the show ring. I can’t ride one side of him at home,” Petersen joked.

Derek Petersen & Zechariah 3:9 galloping to victory. Photo courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography.

Petersen and Zechariah 3:9 advanced to the jump-off,  “I didn’t love the inside turn that Richard [Spooner] did for my horse. He’s still a little too young, to do something that technical. I watched Kristen [Vanderveen] go after him, and she went around with a faster time. I just figured if I ran faster than Kristen, I could win the jump-off.”

Petersen and Zechariah 3:9 flew through the jump-off on a flat gallop, to stop the timers at 36.460 seconds.

Vicente Guillen & Cornut GP soaring to second place. Photo courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography.

Vicente Guillen and Rafael Celis’s Cornut GP (Cornet Obolensky x Baloudera) were the last pair to contest the $15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic. Guillen and the nine-year-old Oldenburg stallion delivered a smooth first round in 77.785 seconds and advanced to the jump-off, rolling through the course in 38.139 seconds, to earn second.

Kristen Vanderveen & Bull Run’s Agape rounding out the top three. Photo courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography.

Rounding out the top three in the $15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic was Kristen Vanderveen and her own Bull Run’s Agape (Lavall I x Kenza B). Vanderveen and Bull Run’s Agape navigated a perfect first round in 76.365 seconds. Vanderveen and the 10-year-old Holsteiner gelding went straight to the jump-off, soaring through the course to stop the clock at 39.287 seconds.

$15,000 WEC Ocala 1.45m Jumper Classic Results:

1.Zechariah 3:9, Derek Petersen, Derek Petersen: 0 | 0 | 36.460
2. Cornut GP, Vicente Guillen, Rafael Celis: 0 | 0 | 38.139
3. Bull Run’s Agape, Kristen Vanderveen, Kristen Vanderveen: 0 | 0 | 39.287
4. Chatinus, Richard Spooner, Show Jumping Syndications International: 0 | 0 | 39.310
5. Glamour Van De Kakebeek, Anne Bingler, Anne Bingler: 0 | 4 | 42.998
6. All In Horse Cava, Kristen Vanderveen, All In Horses & Jan L. De Waard: 4 | 74.842
7. Everse W, Justine Dutton, Justine Dutton: 4 | 75.603
8. FF Olive, Jill Gaffney, Freestyling Farms LLC: 4 | 76.494
9. Puertas Larcelo, Alejo Maddalenda, Inversur3, LLC: 4 | 77.622
10. Fenise, Willie Tynan, MDM Equestrian Group, LLC: 4 | 78.343

Photos courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography.
Videos available at ClipMyHorse.TV

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