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WEC / Blog / Equestrian / Results / Jason Berry Pilots Brugh’s Hall to a First-Time $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby Win

Jason Berry Pilots Brugh’s Hall to a First-Time $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby Win

14 Mar 20 | Results | SHARE
Jason Berry and Brugh’s Mill capture a first-time $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby victory with a pair of 91 scores.

Thirty-eight stunning hunters took to the R+L Arena tonight to vie for the win in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby. The course for tonight’s class was designed by Tucker Williams of getjumps.com and emulated the hunt field with inviting fences and plentiful cedar brush. Competition was fierce with a cut-off score of 83 heading into the handy round, but it was Jason Berry who topped the class aboard hunter derby newcomer Brush’s Mill (Homerus E x I-Thake).

Jason Berry and Brugh’s Mill take a high option with style.

Berry and Joan Alberti’s Brush’s Mill (Homerus E x I-Thake) took to the course early in the order. The pair competed at their first AA rated show last week at World Equestrian Center, taking several top placings in the Green Hunters. Tonight, Berry and the handsome eight-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding navigated a foot-perfect round, taking all four high options and earning the highest first round score of 91.

Melissa Donnelly and Grand Tour earn a score of 87.

Shortly after, Melissa Donnelly and Elizabeth Becker’s Grand Tour tried their hand at the course. The pair earned a fourth-place finish in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby during Week 10 of ‘Winter in the Midwest’ and returned tonight in hopes of another top placing. Donnelly and the 14-year-old Warmblood gelding were flawless in the first round, taking all four high options and earning a score of 87.

Meg Howard-Fuleky and News For You show off their perfect form.

Meg Howard-Fuleky also rode an impressive first round aboard Lissa Guyton’s News For You (I Am Moerhoeve’s Star x Boule De Neice IV). The pair have taken several top three placings in $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derbies throughout ‘Winter in the Midwest’ at World Equestrian Center and were on form again tonight. Howard-Fuleky and the 8-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding laid down a brilliant first round, taking all four high options for a score of 89.25.

The ring was refreshed and the top entries returned for the handy round. Donnelly and Grand Tour returned late in the order, taking inside turns to fences 1-7 and opting for all four high options. The pair earned a score of 92, bringing their total score to 179 and moving them into the lead. Howard-Fuleky and News For You returned shortly after, taking inside turns to fences 1-5, and to fences 7 and 8. The pair also took all four high options, earning a score of 90, bringing their total score to 179.25 and making them the new class leader. Last to return were Berry and Brugh’s Mill. The pair took the same inside track as Howard-Fuleky, and chose all four high options. They were rewarded for their efforts with a second score of 91, bringing their total score to 182 for the win in the class.

Berry of Jason Berry Stables in Staunton, Virginia took a moment to chat with us ringside after the awards presentation, “Brugh is one that we imported last year. He’s an eight-year-old Pre Green horse. This is only his second AA rated show. We did a couple of local shows and brought him along, but last week and this week are his first big shows. Tonight was his first derby. The owner, Joan Alberti, is one of my oldest customers. She gave me my first A show horse when I was about 20 years old. She bought Brugh as an investment horse.”

When asked about Brugh’s Mill’s personality, Berry replied, “He’s a goofball. He doesn’t care about anything. He’s going to end up being a great amateur horse because he doesn’t spook. He doesn’t care. He has the personality to be a great junior derby horse. He’s right on the line where I thought about doing him in the first years this year, but he needs just a little bit of mileage. He’s really ready to step it up and become a good horse for someone. Next year is going to be a lot of fun.”

He also commented on his seventh place mount in the class, “Vulcan was great. He was second in the first round with a 90.5. He was phenomenal. I’ve been riding him for a few weeks now and he’s gotten very dependable. He’s a goofball just like Brugh. He’s super easy. He’s green, but he tries really hard over the jumps and he’s going to be a great horse for somebody.”

Berry also told us about a joke he shared with R+L ring starter Christine (Chris) Rheinheimer, “Chris told me before I went into the ring that I was on top, and not to screw it up. It was pretty good advice!”

$5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby Results

  1. Brugh’s Mill, Jason Berry – 91 | 91 | 182
  2. News For You, Meg Howard-Fuleky – 89.25 | 90 | 179.25
  3. Grand Tour, Melissa Donnelly – 87 | 92 | 179
  4. Firestone II, Grace DeFoe – 89 | 89 | 178
  5. Valentino, Alexa Aureliano – 84 | 79 | 163
  6. Barilla, Kristie Lynn Dobbs – 84.5 | 72 | 156.5
  7. Vulcan, Jason Berry – 90.5 | 59 | 149.5
  8. Corfou Marienshof Z, Charlotte Clark – 85.5 | 47 | 132.5
  9. Perspective, Elana Porter-Delgardo – 86 | 40 | 126
  10. Lukelele, Rachel Kolar – 86.5 | 36 | 122.5

Photos courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography. If you would like to purchase photos from the show, you can email Andrew Ryback Photography at info@andrewryback.com. 

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