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CompetitionsRock and Roll Polo Event at 2010 FTI WEF to Support the Great Charity ChallengeWellington, FL – March 12, 2010 – Ride the wave of enthusiasm for the First Annual Great Charity Challenge with a special Charity Polo Challenge match on Thursday, March 18 at 6 p.m. at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. International Polo Club Palm Beach and Equestrian Sport Productions team up for this special event and form a great partnership with all of the evening’s proceeds going to the Great Charity Challenge, part of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival which will be held on March 20th at 6 p.m. at the PBIEC. Mark Bellissimo, CEO of Equestrian Sport Productions states, “We are very excited about the Great Charity Challenge, and we are equally excited about the polo community’s interest and support of this event. We would like to thank John Wash and International Polo Club Palm Beach for their sponsorship on this important community effort.” SequentialT Embraces the Great Charity Challenge at FTI’s Winter Equestrian Festival Peter Kraft, Tracy Howe, Katherine and Mark Bellissimo of Equestrian Sport Productions SequentialT Shirts Will Be Sold to Raise Funds for 24 Participating Charities and SequentialT Founders Ride on March 20th Wellington, FL – March 13, 2010 – SequentialT has embraced the philanthropy of the “The Great Charity Challenge,” a team riding event to benefit 24 specially selected charities slated for March 20th, conceived by Equestrian Sport Productions, producers of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Long sleeved SequentialT t-shirts and short sleeve polo shirts will be sold to raise added funds for the 24 participating charities. SequentialT founders Peter Kraft and Tracy Howe along with teammate Olympic Gold Medalist Will Simpson will ride in the event, announced Peter Kraft, founder and President of SequentialT (www.sequentialt.com), today. The inaugural Great Charity Challenge on Saturday, March 20, at 6 p.m. at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center will benefit two dozen charities with Palm Beach County connections. The event, conceived by ESP President Mark Bellissimo and his eldest daughter Paige, will be a three-person relay race, with each team composed of two junior/amateurs, anchored by a world-class or Olympic rider. Participating world-class riders include 2008 U.S. Olympic gold medalists Laura Kraut of Wellington, McLain Ward, Beezie Madden, and Will Simpson as well as Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil and Eric Lamaze of Canada, and Olympian Lauren Hough, in a unique show jumping competition. All prize money is donated to charity. Night Train Accelerates to the Win with Rodrigo Pessoa in $200,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix, CSI3*, Presented by CN at 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Rodrigo Pessoa and Night Train. All photos © 2010 Randi Muster
Wellington, FL – March 13, 2010 – Victory was sweet tonight for Double H Farm’s Hunter Harrison as his horse Night Train sped to the win with Olympic gold medalist Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) in the $200,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix, CSI 3*, presented by CN. McLain Ward (USA) on Sapphire, owned by Ward and Blue Chip Bloodstock, was second, while Lauren Hough (USA) and Laura Mateo’s Quick Study were third. The ninth week of the FTI WEF is sponsored by CN and runs through Sunday, March 14. The 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival has 12 weeks of competition that conclude on April 4, 2010, and they will be awarding almost $6 million in prize money through the circuit. Leopoldo Palacios of Venezuela designed a 14 numbered obstacle track for the opening round, and seven of 45 entries were clear to continue to the jump-off. Colby Russey and Crouching Tiger Race to the Win in the Equine Tack and Nutritionals Children’s 14-17 Jumpers at 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Colby Russey and Crouching Tiger Win the Children's Jumper 14-17© 2010 Randi Muster
Wellington, FL – March 13, 2010 – Children’s jumpers kicked off their weekend of competition today at the 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Thirty-two entries went to post today in the Equine Tack and Nutritional Children’s 14-17 Jumpers, and Colby Russey and her mount Crouching Tiger topped the leader board in today’s jump-off class. Russey, of Cooper City, FL, has been riding Crouching Tiger for two years and just began competing in the Children’s Jumper ranks this year. Russey has had the ride on “Tiger,” a 15-year-old Thoroughbred gelding, for two years, and has developed quite a partnership with him. The first round in today’s class consisted of nine numbered obstacles, and the most challenging part of the course was a short approach to an oxer followed by a bending line to a pair of double verticals. Several riders also had trouble with the last fence in the first round, which was a skinny vertical by the in-gate. Watch the $300,000 Lamborghini Grand Prix Live from HITS Thermal!
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