Marylisa Leffler and Cartagena BD.
The $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby, presented by Legend, took place Friday at the Gulf Coast Winter Classic Pensacola Circuit under sunny skies in Pensacola, Florida.
Liddy Strickland’s Valentine, ridden by Sarah Milliren of Jenks, Oklahoma, led the class after the first round with a score of 88. Kirsten Pollin’s Cartagena BD, ridden by Marylisa Leffler of Brookeville, Maryland, was right behind her with a score of 87, and Gray Street, owned and ridden by Alexandra Panetta of Brookeville, Maryland, stood in third place on the class after posting a first round score of 84.
New Dream, owned and ridden by Hailey Henderson of Lafayette, Louisiana, was first to go in the Handy round after posting a first round score of 67. Their second round score of 63 for a total of 130 points had the pair finish in sixth place overall.
Catherine Kologinczak’s Carino, ridden by Christian Rogge of Spring, Texas, followed New Dream in the Handy round after posting a first round score of 73. They earned a Handy score of 76 and a combined total of 149 which moved the pair into fourth place overall.
Gray Street and Alexandra Panetta followed and earned a Handy score of 87 for a total score of 171, which would see the pair temporarily take the lead. The lead was short lived since Marylisa Leffler followed Gray Street in the irons of Cartagena BD, and earned a second round score of 90 and a total score of 177 which took the lead and moved Gray Street into second place.
Valentine, ridden by Sarah Milliren, was in the lead after the first round; however, their Handy round earned 78 points for a total score of 166, and would see the pair drop to third place overall.
Cayenne, owned by Madison Barksdale and ridden by Hailey Henderson, finished in fifth place overall after posting first and second rounds of 72 and 65, respectively, while Third Day, owned by Abigail Beaty and ridden by Christina Jason of Aiken, South Carolina, finished in seventh place overall.
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