Lexington, KY – August 24, 2010 – After five exciting Hagyard Lexington Classic Grand Prix classes at the Kentucky Horse Shows, Pablo Barrios earned the 2010 $50,000 Hagyard Challenge Series Leading Rider Award. Barrios began the series by winning the May 13th Hagyard Lexington Classic grand prix at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show. Barrios claimed the blue ribbon with G&C Sinatra, the second place ribbon with G&C Blanchee Z, and also placed with G&C Napoleon. During the next Hagyard Lexington Classic he finished only tenths of a second behind the winner aboard G&C LaGran. His top finishes would keep him in the lead during the Kentucky Summer Horse Shows while Barrios competed in Europe on the Global Champions Tour. This win for Barrios is another exciting finish for himself and G&C Farm owned by Gustavo and Carolina Mirabal.
Barrios noted, “Winning the Hagyard Leading Rider Award was exciting and surprising. Since WEG is coming up I decided to take the horse to Europe for a little more experience instead of showing at Kentucky like I normally have. It surprised me a lot to win this award because last year I did the entire series and ended up second overall and this year I only was able to show in two of the classes.”
Wellington, FL – August 18, 2010 – Pablo Barrios and G&C Farm have had a successful summer of showing in Europe, with results at top five-star horse shows like the Global Champions Tour in Chantilly, France and Valkenswaard, Holland, as well as the Dublin International Horse Show CSIO. G&C Farm, owned by Gustavo and Carolina Mirabal of Venezuela, is based in Wellington, FL. Barrios is also based in Wellington, FL, and competes for his home country of Venezuela.
Barrios and the G&C horses placed well at their first Global Champions Tour in Chantilly, France, in July. After a quick trip to Puerto Rico, where Barrios won three gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games, he returned to Europe to compete at the Dublin International Horse Show.
Barrios and G&C Napoleon, a nine-year-old Selle Francais gelding by Flipper d’Elle, were clear on the first day of competition in Dublin in the speed stakes class. On the second day, Barrios rode G&C LaGran, owned by Barrios and G&C Farm, to 11th place in the €,900 Knight Frank Power and Speed class.
Pablo Barrios continues to retain his lead in the 2010 Hagyard Challenge Series Standings. Photo By: Rebecca Walton/PMG.
Lexington, KY – August 7, 2010 – The lead in the 2010 Hagyard Challenge Series is still being held by Pablo Barrios of Venezuela. He completed a one-two finish in the first $30,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic and earned a second place ribbon in the second $30,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic held during the 2010 Kentucky Spring Horse Shows.
Reed Kessler continues to move up in the standings as she retains the second place position, and now just 50 points now separate her from Barrios. Kessler won last Thursday’s $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. The young rider finish fourth during this Thursday’s grand prix event and has also finished fourth in both of the previous events held during the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows to earn points towards her current standing.
Last year’s $50,000 Leading Rider Margie Engle has now taken over the third place position after placing third with Lord Spezi and sixth aboard Indigo during this Thursday’s $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic.
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico – July 31, 2010 – Pablo Barrios represented his home country of Venezuela well this week at the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Barrios rode G&C Quick Star 11 to the gold medal in the first individual round, helped the Venezuelan team win the gold medal, and finished as the overall individual gold medal winner. G&C Quick Star 11 is owned by G&C Farm. G&C Farm, owned by Gustavo and Carolina Mirabal of Venezuela, is based in Wellington, FL. Barrios is also based in Wellington, FL.
In the opening speed round, Barrios and G&C Quick Star 11, a 12-year-old KWPN mare by Quick Star x Grannus, were the fastest clear round to take home the first gold medal in show jumping. Venezuelan teammate Andres Rodriguez won the silver, which helped Venezuela take the lead in the team classification going into the next day’s Nations Cup competition.
“I went last out of the Venezuelan riders on the first day, so I had the opportunity to watch almost the whole class,” Barrios recalled. “I watched Andres lead the class for a while, and I wanted to go a little faster. I made a few turns tighter, but I didn’t want to risk too much because it’s a championship and all scores count.”
Pablo Barrios of Venezuela on G&C Sinatra won the $175,000 Nexen Cup Derby during the Spruce Meadows National Tournament. Photo copyright Cansport Photo Ltd.
Calgary, AB, Canada – June 13, 2010 – Pablo Barrios and G&C Sinatra, owned by G&C Farm and Gustavo and Carolina Mirabal, were part of history today at Spruce Meadows when they won the $175,000 Nexen Cup Derby at the National Tournament. Barrios, originally from Caracas, Venezuela, and now residing in Wellington, Florida, is the first rider from Venezuela and only one of two Latin American riders to win the derby.
Barrios and G&C Sinatra delivered only the third clear performance in the history of the Nexen Cup Derby. Barrios will represent his home country of Venezuela in this year’s Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Kentucky.
Barrios and G&C Sinatra, an 11-year-old KWPN gelding by Epilot x Libero H, jumped the course with no faults in 155.355 seconds, and they were the only clear round in the class. The course features 25 jumping efforts, including the infamous bank and devil’s dyke, which all spans over 1100 metres with a time allowed of 165 seconds. Their winning pace was by 10 seconds over Ashlee Bond (USA) and Cadett 7.
Langley, BC, Canada – June 8, 2010 – In another strong week of competition, Pablo Barrios of Wellington, FL, finished second in the $55,000 BC Open World Cup Grand Prix on Saturday, June 5, at the BC Open Tournament at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. Barrios rode G&C Quick Star 11, owned by G&C Farm and Gustavo and Carolina Mirabal, to the top placing. G&C Farm’s state-of-the-art jumper facility is based in Wellington, FL.
Barrios and G&C Quick Star 11, a 12-year-old KWPN mare by Quick Star x Grannus, were one of 26 entries in the World Cup qualifying grand prix. The course designer was Peter Grant, and Barrios commented, “It was a pretty tough course. There were a few tall verticals, and the oxers had a good spread. The track was very nice, and it was good for our first World Cup qualifier (this season).”
In the jump-off, Barrios was chasing the winning time set by Rich Fellers and Flexible. “Unfortunately in the jump-off I had a rail down. I was trying to catch Rich’s time. I did it but had the second to last fence down. I ended up second because Ashlee Bond had the same rail down but wasn’t as fast,” Barrios recalled.
Pablo Barrios and La Gran won the $6,000 Spy Coast 1.40m Speed class on the opening day of the 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival.
Pablo Barrios and La Gran Have First Day Win in $6,000 Spy Coast 1.40m Jumpers
Wellington, FL – January 13, 2010 – The 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) began their competition today with opening jumper classes in the International Arena. The first week of the FTI WEF is sponsored by G&C Farm and runs through Sunday, January 17. 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.
This week’s course designer is Olaf Petersen of Germany, and he set a welcoming course for the $6,000 Spy Coast 1.40m Speed class. Thirty-four entries went to post, and the fastest of the day was Pablo Barrios (VEN) on La Gran, owned by Pablo Barrios and Andres Olivares. They had no faults in a time of 61.369 seconds. Barrios also finished second on Quick Star 11, owned by Gustavo Mirabal of G&C Farm of Wellington, FL. Quick Star 11 and Barrios were also clear and had a time of 64.105 seconds. Third place went to Jeffrey Welles on Abigail Wexner’s Tango. They were clear in 67.725 seconds.
Barrios and La Gran were able to get the win today and be fast through the course thanks to their partnership, Barrios said. He added, “He’s the horse that I have the best relationship with. He’s a grand prix horse, but he’s just so fast. I’m saving him for the big weeks here, and he’ll start (grand prix classes in) the fifth week. I decided to just do this class this week.” Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=9793
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