Ben Maher Wins Again! Maher and Quiet Easy 4 Top $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic at FTI WEF 5
Monday, February 11 2013
Wellington, FL – February 10, 2013 – Week five of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Adequan® , concluded on Sunday afternoon with a win for Olympic gold medalist Ben Maher of Great Britain aboard his young mount Quiet Easy 4 in the $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. Maher has been a dominant force in Wellington over the last two weeks with back to back grand prix wins, including last night’s $82,000 Adequan CSI 2* Grand Prix. He can now add a 1.50m victory to his tally for the winter
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SMU’s Raposa Wins Over Fences, SD State’s Violand Takes the Flat at FTI WEF Collegiate Equitation Challenge
Saturday, February 09 2013
Wellington, FL – February 9, 2013 – The fourth annual Collegiate Equitation Challenge, hosted at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), took place Friday evening at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). The top riders representing varsity teams from the National Collegiate Equitation Association (NCEA) competed head-to-head in a bracket format both over fences and on the flat. Schaefer Raposa, a freshman at Southern Methodist University, took home the over fences championship trophy, presented by the South Florida Hunter Jumper Association, with a high score of 92
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Shane Sweetnam Wins Back to Back in $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Jumpers
Saturday, February 09 2013
Wellington, FL – February 8, 2013 – Irish show jumper Shane Sweetnam is on a roll during week five of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) with a set of back to back wins in Friday’s $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m speed and jump-off classes to follow up a victory in Thursday’s $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Classic. All three wins were on Spy Coast Farm owned horses – the 1.45m aboard Everly Chin de la Pomme and Friday’s 1.40m speed aboard Cyklon 1083 and jump-off class riding Beluga.
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McLain Ward and Zander Triumph in $33,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 5
Saturday, February 09 2013
Wellington, FL – February 7, 2013 – Week five of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) continued on Thursday with a victory for McLain Ward (USA) and Zander in the $33,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 5. The duo won over Great Britain’s Ben Maher riding Quiet Easy 4 and Peter Wylde (USA) aboard Lewin 5.
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Callan Solem Starts off Week IV at HITS Ocala with Two Top-Five Finishes in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix
Saturday, February 09 2013
OCALA, FL (February 7, 2013) – Callan Solem admits that she feels at home at HITS Ocala and she staged quite the homecoming today when she rode Torlando Group’s VDL Torlando to a win in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis . Solem of Glenmoore, Pennsylvania and VDL Torlando, of which she is part owner, topped 25 contenders over a course designed by Germany’s Olaf Petersen, Sr
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Peter Wylde and Zidane Kick Off FTI WEF 5 With Second Win in the $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Jumpers
Thursday, February 07 2013
Wellington, FL – February 6, 2013 – The fifth week of competition at the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) began on Wednesday, February 6, with a win for Peter Wylde and Zidane in the $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m speed class. The pair also topped the class during week three and Wylde hopes to continue their success in the Rolex FEI World ranking classes coming up in the remaining weeks.
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Wellington Dressage CDI-W, presented by The Dutta Corp. Wrap-Up: January 31- February 3, 2013
Tuesday, February 05 2013
Wellington, FL – February 4, 2013 – The Wellington Dressage CDI-W at the 2013 Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) concluded on Sunday after a great week of competition at The Stadium. With riders winning multiple classes over the course of the week, many were happy with how they performed during the week
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Alise Oken and Teirra Top $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic
Monday, February 04 2013
Wellington, FL – February 3, 2013 – Week four of the2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Fidelity Investments® , concluded on Sunday afternoon with a win for 21-year-old Alise Oken and Hi Hopes Farm, LLC’s Teirra in the $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic.
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Lisa Wilcox Rides Pikko del Cerro HU For the Win in the FEI Grand Prix Special at Wellington Dressage CDI-W presented by The Dutta Corp.
Monday, February 04 2013
Wellington, FL – February 2, 2013 – The 2013 Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) carried on today with the third day of competition of the Wellington Dressage CDI-W presented by The Dutta Corp. This morning’s classes featured the FEI Grand Prix Special and the FEI Intermediare 1. Judges for the FEI Grand Prix Special were Janet Foy (USA) at E, Lorraine MacDonald (CAN) at H, Sandy Phillips (GBR) at C, Wojek Markowski (POL) at M, and Jennie Loriston Clark (GBR) at B.
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Ben Maher and Cella Capture $100,000 Fidelity Investments® CSI 2* Grand Prix
Sunday, February 03 2013
Wellington, FL – February 2, 2013 – It was a star-studded equestrian event during week four of the2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival’s (FTI WEF) “Saturday Night Lights” competition as Great Britain’s Ben Maher piloted Jane F. Clark’s Cella to victory in the $100,000 Fidelity Investments® CSI 2* Grand Prix. Competing in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), Maher and Cella finished on top of 49 entries over second place finishers Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) and HH Rebozo and third place competitors Gemma Paternoster (GBR) and Osiris
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