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Wilmington, Ohio – The $10,000 Welcome Stake kicked off thrilling show jumping competition of Winter Classic #10. An elite field of athletes attempted Robert Barton’s (USA) track with half moving on to the jump-off round. Izzy Beisel once again sped to the top of the class, piloting her own Diaz Barbotiere (Messire Ardent x Quambera Barbotiere) to the quickest time of the field, adding another top placing to her growing record.
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As winner of last week’s $30,000 Grand Prix of Winter during Winter Classic #9, Beisel returned feeling prepared to make all of the inside turns and ride for the top prize. She spoke on her preparation for the open jumper classes, “On a normal week, I flat Diaz on Tuesday. I usually jump him in the ring over small verticals to practice going nice and slow because sometimes he gets too quick. On Thursday before the welcomes we will do a 1.25m class to prep and then they have Friday off before the big class.”
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The ten-year-old Selle Francias gelding was in careful form, never touching a single rail and establishing a forward pace early in the order. The duo was uncatchable with their jump-off time of 37.914 seconds.
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As she exited the Sanctuary decorated in blue with a beaming smile, the junior rider who trains out of David Beisel Stables in Goshen, Ohio, mused “A little bit ago I had a few bad rides, so I got really nervous. We dropped it back down and it was a nice reminder of how fun this sport is and there is no point in doing it if you’re not having fun.”
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Devin Milan (USA) of Ann Arbor, Michigan, was right on Beisel’s heels aboard Karlina T (Cabrio Van De Heffinck x Goberlina T). The seven-year-old KWPN mare owned by Garo Kazan demonstrated experience beyond her years amongst the seasoned group of horse-and-athlete combinations. With Milan in the irons, the talented young mare made light work of the turns in the jump-off track and posted a time of 38.214 seconds to take home the red ribbon.
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Sam Pegg (CAN) set the pace as the first to go in the order with his new mount Gin Tonic 158 (Graf Top x Sanjador). Pegg of Ten Sixty Stables in Uxbridge, Ontario, rode to an effortless double clear aboard the expressive ten-year-old Hanoverian gelding. Their jump-off time of 38.564 was good enough to round out the podium for third place.
$10,000 Welcome Stake Results:
1 Diaz Barbotiere, Izzy Beisel, Izzy Beisel | 0 | 37.914
2 Karlina T, Devin Milan, Garo Kazan | 0 | 38.214
3 Gin Tonic 158, Sam Pegg, Ten Sixty Stables & Co | 0 | 38.564
4 Downtown’s Main Event, Shannon Sullivan, Shannon Sullivan | 0 | 40.199
5 FF Dior, Megan Bash, Freestyling Farms LLC | 0 | 40.462
6 Nightshade SCF, Sarah R. Meier, Sarah R. Meier | 0 | 40.843
7 Big Girl Z, Sam Pegg, Ten Sixty Stables & C0 | 4 | 39.703
8 Jackson VDL, Megan Bash, Cleveland Equestrian | 4 | 48.982
9 Formidable Diamant, Sam Pegg, Phyllis Harlow | 1 | 86.033
10 Conquest, Devin Milan, Garo Kazan | 4 | 81.795
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