Todd Minikus. (Photo courtesy of Mancini Photos)
Purcellville, VA (November 6, 2014) — Todd Minikus has once again helped the Vita Flex Victory Team live up to its name. Minikus and his star mount Quality Girl claimed the win in the $34,000 International Jumper Welcome Stake at the 2014 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) on Thursday, October 23, 2014. Vita Flex congratulates Minikus on his victory, and is honored to call him a member of the equine supplement company’s team of equestrian professionals.
The 2014 Washington International Horse Show, held at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, took place on October 21-26, 2014. Minikus took first place in one of the two International Open Jumper classes held on October 23.
Twelve of the thirty competitors in the $34,000 International Jumper Welcome Stake jumped clear through the course designed by Anthony D’Ambrosio. “I really didn’t know that there would be that many clean to tell you the truth, but the horses were sure jumping well. You really have to have your game on here; it gets very competitive,” Minikus of Loxahatchee, Florida, comments about the event.
Ten horse-and-rider teams moved into the jump off, where Minikus and eleven-year-old Quality Girl (Quidams Rubin x Dobrock) were third to jump. When the Grand Prix champion and Oldenburg took an early lead, he wasn’t sure what to expect. “I was third in the jump-off out of ten and there were a few familiar names coming at the end, so it was questionable whether the lead would hold up. But it seems like a couple of those super-fast riders had jumps down. It was a nice class for the first jump-off class, and it probably made for a good jump-off to watch,” Minikus says.
Minikus’s competitors were unable to beat his 32.90-second double clear round, earning the six-time Nation Cup Team member first prize and the Ben O’Meara Memorial Challenge Trophy. Minikus was proud of the accomplishment as a first step towards the prestigious $125,000 President’s Cup Grand Prix, held at the WIHS on Saturday October 25. “I just wanted to go nice and try not to go totally crazy and get her frantic for the rest of the week, but she was pretty tidy everywhere,” he says about his equine partner Quality Girl. “She is really a good horse. She has an awesome record and she is now a true professional show horse, so she just takes everything in stride. She has a lot of class.” The pair’s recent history of wins — including the Zoetis $1 Million Grand Prix in Saugerties, New York in September — looks to be setting them up well for the President’s Cup competition.
Vita Flex, which supports competitors like Minikus by offering advanced supplements specifically created for equine athletes, is thrilled to see a Vita Flex Victory Team member attaining peak performance and bringing home the win. Vita Flex’s products include health supplements, antioxidants, electrolytes, joint supplements, performance supplements, topical ointments, vitamins, and minerals. For more information about Vita Flex, its products, and the Victory Team members, visit www.vitaflex.com or call (800) 848-2359.
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