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Jared Petersen and Titus 2:11 Take Home $40,000 HITS Grand Prix

©ESI Photography. Jared Petersen and Titus 2:11 on their way to a win in the $40,000 HITS Grand Prix.

CULPEPER, VA (August 20, 2013) – Twenty-one-year-old Jared Petersen of Archer, Florida and fellow Legacy Farm rider Jordan Coyne of New Port Richey, Florida went one-two in Sunday’s $40,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, at HITS Culpeper, posting the only double clear rounds of the day. In a field that included grand prix veterans such as Laura Linback, Tracy Fenney and Ian Silitch, Petersen and Coyne topped a field of 20 over a course set by Ken Krome of Westminster, Maryland.

“This is as good as it gets,” said Derek Petersen, who trains both Coyne and his son Jared. “They braved the elements and rode really well over a fair course.”

The track included 12 obstacles and 15 jumping efforts with a double combination at fence three and a triple combination at the final effort. Faults were evenly spread throughout the course, but the final fences seemed to pose the most difficulty. Fence 11 preceded a rollback to the right to fence 12, which was followed by a bending line to the triple.

In the third trip of the class, Ian Silitch of Ocala, Florida posted the first clear round with Gaston Family Investments, LLC’s Vanita. He was followed by Fenney of Flower Mound, Texas on MTM Timon and Petersen on Derek Petersen’s Titus 2:11. Coyne on her own Lazaro and Fenney on MTM Farm’s MTM Centano rounded out a five-horse jump-off.

Silitch and Fenney both had rails early in the jump-off before Petersen returned to post a fault-free round in 35.70 seconds and the Great American Time to Beat.

“I saw Tracy had a rail with Timon, which took a lot of pressure off, but I knew she had Centano coming back and wasn’t going to underestimate them. They certainly have the speed to beat us,” said Petersen. “My main goal was to be as quick as I could without having a rail in the process.”

Coyne followed Petersen and the winning time came down to thousandths of a second. She and Lazaro were clear in 35.77 seconds.

“I couldn’t have been happier with the results – Jared and I joked earlier in the week about being first and second in the grand prix and it happened!” said Coyne with a laugh. “[Lazaro] is a machine. He doesn’t care what’s going on around him – he’s a pro and he always does his job.”

Fenney and MTM Centano were last to go in the jump-off, but picked up four faults at the third fence to finish fifth. Silitch was fourth with Vanita and Fenney was third aboard MTM Timon.

Petersen and Titus 2:11 experienced a wildly successful circuit at HITS Ocala this winter with four grand prix wins. “He can do anything I want on him,” said Petersen of his nine-year-old Holsteiner gelding.  “If I want to leave out a stride or add two, he’s always in my hand.”

After their success in Ocala, Petersen has aimed Titus 2:11 towards their very first Zoetis $1 Million Grand Prix appearance and currently sits in the top 10 of the Preliminary Rider Rankings. Coyne is also considering joining Petersen with Lazaro, who was fourth in the 2012 Pfizer Million with Derek Petersen aboard. “He has the mileage and if we keep consistent, it’s a definite goal,” she said.

Sunday capped the first of two weeks of showing at HITS Culpeper, before all attention turns east for HITS Championship weekend and HITS Saugerties September 6-8, 2013.

©ESI Photography. Manuel Torres and Fidelina on course in the $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix
©ESI Photography. Manuel Torres and Fidelina on course in the $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix

$15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix
Manuel Torres of Leesburg, Virginia piloted Fidelina, owned by Andrea Torres Guerriero to a win in the $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix on Friday. Tracy Fenney swept second and third with MTM Timon and MTM Centano, respectively. Jared Petersen was fourth with Titus 2:11 and Andrea Torres Guerreiro of Waterford, Virginia rode Santa Catalina Farm’s Emme Du Chateau.

Brook Ledge Horse Transportation presents weekly jumper classes at HITS Culpeper. Aside from the winner’s purse, Brook Ledge Open Jumper riders also compete for the Brook Ledge Rider Bonus. The award, given at the conclusion of the circuit, includes a $1,500 shipping credit for the rider who accumulates the most points in those classes throughout the HITS Culpeper circuit.

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Jared Petersen and Titus 2:11 Earn Back-to-Back Sunday Grand Prix Victories at HITS Ocala

©ESI Photography. Jared Petersen and Titus 2:11 on are a roll at HITS Ocala and picked up their second $50,000 grand prix win in a row this weekend

OCALA, FL (February 25, 2013) – Winning was twice as sweet this week for Jared Petersen and Titus 2:11. After earning the blue in last week’s $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, Petersen piloted Titus 2:11 to another win yesterday in the $50,000 Strongid C 2X Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis.

“I have to give all the glory to God. Without him none of this would be possible,” said a faithful Petersen after his victory. Petersen admits that he named his horse after a bible verse hoping that people would ask what the verse says – “For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people”.

Thirty horse-and-rider combinations showed up on Sunday primed for a course designed by Canada’s Danny Foster. A series of tests and challenges narrowed the starting list down to eight for the jump-off.

“I thought it was great sport today,” said Foster. “A course starts with just a sheet of paper, but when it’s all said and done, and the end result is an exciting class that rode well, with good horses and good riders, that’s what makes this all special. I think Jared rode great and he deserved it.”

Petersen admits that Foster’s course was both tricky and technical. “I don’t think it was as big as some of the other courses we’ve jumped, but there were some lines where I couldn’t really leave strides out where I would have liked, but it rode well and worked out great,” he said.

First to return in the jump-off was Laura Linback of Mundelin, Illinois aboard Woodrun’s HH Dauphin. Linback rode conservatively and concentrated on posting a clear round. She succeeded and set the Great American Time To Beat at 50.60 seconds. In the end, Linback’s clear round secured the third-place ribbon.

Andre Thieme of Plau Am See, Germany was next to show aboard his own Quonschbob. Thieme, the winner of the 2011 Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix, was looking for his first victory this season and thought he might have it when he and Quonschbob shaved three seconds off the time to beat to take the lead with a clear round in 47.53 seconds.

Patty Stovel of Chester Springs, Pennsylvania and Carigor Z were next to show and were able to catch Thieme’s time in their own 47.50 seconds. Two rails, however, came down for eight faults and sat them fifth.

Petersen, the 20-year-old rider from Archer, Florida, was next to show and proved that he and Titus 2:11 have what it takes. They rode a neat and fast jump-off to set a new time to beat at 46.78 seconds, which would go untouched for the rest of the jump-off.

“Andre was really fast,” said Petersen. “I knew if I touched the reins anywhere then I wouldn’t make it happen. I did the five [strides] where everyone else did six, and I think that’s what really made it happen.”

Four rides remained as Tricia O’Connor of Connecticut and Michael Kirby’s KT Undercover posted a clear round in 51.32 seconds to earn fourth place. Karen Cudmore of Omaha, Nebraska and Blair Cudmore’s Shea, defending champions of the $100,000 Sullivan GMC Truck Grand Prix, presented by Great American Insurance Group, retired from the jump-off to earn eighth place, while Harold Chopping of Southern Pines, North Carolina and Paddy Ann Burns’ Calando Z and Kyle Timm of Apex, North Carolina and Apex Equestrian Center’s Wadisson were sixth and seventh, respectively.

Petersen and his nine-year-old Holsteiner received a year’s supply of free Strongid C 2X product for their victory, courtesy of Zoetis.

“We will put it to good use for sure,” said Jared’s father and grand prix veteran, Derek Petersen. “We’ve used Strongid in the past and it’s a great choice for deworming.”

Show jumping at HITS Ocala will enter the second half of AA-rated competition this week. The $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix and the $50,000 Ring Power Grand Prix, both presented by Zoetis, return this week as riders from around the world continue to show at HITS Ocala with hopes of qualifying for the Zoetis $1 Million Grand Prix.

©ESI Photography. Katie Tyler and Seattle 6 rode to a win in the $5,000 NAL Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic Medium
©ESI Photography. Katie Tyler and Seattle 6 rode to a win in the $5,000 NAL Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic Medium

$5,000 NAL Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic Medium

Rhode Island’s Katie Tyler and her own Seattle 6 captured the blue ribbon yesterday in the $5,000 A-O Jumper Classic Medium. The duo rode to the blue ribbon as one of 15 starters on a course designed by Danny Foster. Melissa Rudershausen and her own Ducati earned the second place red ribbon while Sherri Jameson and her own May’s News were third.

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