Gabriella and Sarah Young win the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby.
The USHJA $2,500 National Hunter Derby, presented by Tucci, saw 45 horse and rider teams compete for the win in the Main Hunter Arena Friday afternoon.
The competition was steep and the handy round challenged the riders with a natural trot fence which seemed to determine the win for the class.
Gabriella, owned by Lulu Davis and ridden by Sarah Young of Spring Hill, Kansas, won the class with a combined score of 181.
Second place was awarded to Life Is Good, owned by Missy Nolen and ridden by Timothy Maddrix of Birmingham, Alabama, who earned a combined score of 180.
Third place was awarded to Cordino, owned by Gina Gasko and ridden by Emily Hertz of Eads, Tennessee. The pair earned an overall score of 171.
Fourth place was awarded to Roland Park, owned and ridden by Dudley MacFarlane of Darien, Connecticut, for their overall score of 168.75.
Hertz returned for a fifth placing with Addison Bihm’s Forever. The pair earned an overall score of 167.25.
Sixth place was awarded to MTM Inquisitive, owned by Girling Farm, LLC and ridden by Madeline Odom from Austin, Texas, for their overall score of 160.5. Promise Me, owned and ridden by Anna Binder of Austin, Texas, earned a combined score of 163 and seventh place.
Cornedo, owned by Oceanview Equine, LLC and ridden by Hertz, was awarded eighth place for a combined score of 157. Girling Farm, LLC’s Everest, ridden by Rebecca Odom of Austin, Texas, was awarded ninth place. Tenth was awarded to Ddominicc, owned and ridden by Anna Corley, also of Austin, Texas. Eleventh place was awarded to Hertz and David Pellegrini’s Outspoken and Amy Valiollahi’s Energia, ridden by Holly Shepherd of Grand Bay, Alabama, wrapping up the class with twelfth place.
Dudley MacFarlane was awarded the Kastel Denmark Hunter Style of Riding Award. “Dudley is an excellent horsewoman and demonstrates good sportsmanship, and she and her horse are always turned out very well,” commented Bob Bell, Gulf Coast Classic Company President. “We appreciate Kastel Denmark providing us with this opportunity to recognize her efforts by awarding her this week’s Kastel Denmark Hunter Style of Riding Award,” he added.
In other Hunter News:
Friday may be Derby Day, but Saturdays belong to the Classics. Congratulations all Classic winners!
Christina Fisher and her own All the Best won the A/O 3’6″ Hunter Classic.
All Bizness, owned and ridden by Elizabeth O’Leary, won the A/O 3’3″ Hunter Classic.
Scout, owned and ridden by Mattie Worsham, won the Small Junior Hunter Classic, presented by KCR, and Girling Farm, LLC’s Everest, ridden by Rebecca Odom, won the Large Junior Hunter Classic, presented by KCR.
The Small Pony Hunter Classic was won by Hillcrest’s Lorelei, owned by Emily Elek-Burtard and ridden by Gabrielle Roderick.
The Medium Pony Hunter Classic was won by AKA Showstoppers, LLC’s Sportin Around, ridden by Kierstin Antoniadis.
The Large Pony Hunter Classic was won by Woodlands Gardenia, owned by Elizabeth Garcia and ridden by Madeleine Flocks.
The Green Pony Hunter Classic was won by Upworthy, owned by Capstone Farm, LLC and ridden by Lauren Reid.
The NAL/WIHS AA 18-35 Hunter Classic winner was In Our Time, owned and ridden by Nicole Shaw.
The NAL/WISH AA Older Hunter Classic was won by Riesling, owned and ridden by Cheryl Rubenstein, and the NAL/WIHS Children’s 14 and under Hunter Classic was won by Cavalli, owned by Katie Snyder and ridden by Annabel Briggs.
The NAL/WIHS Children’s 15-17 Hunter Classic was won by Girling Farm, LLC’s Birkin and ridden by Madeline Odom.
The USHJA Pre-Green Incentive Stake Classic and the USHJA Pre-Green Challenge was won by Jana Rodes’ Harley, ridden by Courtney Calcagnini.
Congratulation all hunter riders!
Next week the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Brook Ledge Horse Transportation, takes place at 8 am Friday and the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby, presented by Tucci, will take to the Main Hunter Ring in the afternoon. Be sure to tune into the USEF Network to watch the best in the hunter world go for the win.
There are still two more weeks of action packed schedules both in and out of the ring! So come on down and see why the grass is greener on the Mississippi Gulf Coast!
The Gulf Coast Classic Company is a USHJA’s Members Choice Award winner, recognized for producing top quality show jumping events in the United States. For more information on Gulf Coast Classic Company and its exhibitor-friendly, top quality hunter jumper events, please visit them at www.gulfcoastclassiccompany.com.
All sponsorship, marketing and press inquiries should be directed to Lisa Engel, Sponsorship, Marketing and Public Relations Director, at lisa@classiccompany.com.
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See you at the ring,
Bob Bell
The Classic Company, Ltd.
www.ClassicCompany.com
Phone/FAX: (843) 768-5503
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