Frederic Wandres (GER) riding Dolciario. © SusanJStickle.com. Wellington, FL – January 30, 2022 – Week three of the 2022 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) wrapped up on Sunday, January 30, with the second qualifiers of the Lövsta Future Challenge Young Horse Grand Prix Series and the Summit Farm Future Challenge Young Horse Prix St. Georges…
Heather Caristo-Williams Wins $50k Heather Caristo-Williams with Celtic Hero Z. © Sportfot. Wellington, FL – January 30, 2022 – The final day of top-level action during week three of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) started bright and early on Sunday, January 30. WEF 3, sponsored by NetJets, featured two-star and four-star international events as well…
Photo by Laura Battles. GEORGETOWN, KY – JANUARY 28, 2022 — Multiple graded stakes winner and 1996 Breeders’ Cup Classic Champion Alphabet Soup was euthanized January 28 at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement farm in Georgetown, KY, where he has been pensioned since 2015. The cause of death was chronic kidney disease. At 31, the gray…
Susan Pape (GBR) and Harmony’s Eclectisch. © SusanJStickle.com. Wellington, FL – January 29, 2022 – Week three of the 2022 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL continued to bring out personal best performances despite unusually cool and windy conditions. The day’s top class, the Grand Prix Special CDI4*, presented by Harmony Sporthorses, was…
Andrew Bourns with Sea Topblue. © Sportfot. Wellington, FL – January 29, 2022 – The highlight of the week at the 2022 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), the $216,000 NetJets Grand Prix CSI4*, provided excitement in chilly temperatures for the fourth installment of the “Saturday Night Lights” series. Andrew Bourns (IRL) and Sea Topblue, owned by…
Michael Klimke (GER) on Domino 957. © SusanJStickle.com. Germany’s Michael Klimke laid down 74.110% to claim the Grand Prix Freestyle CDI3*, presented by Beatrice Marienau Dressage, on Friday, January 28, of the 2022 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). Partnered with Domino 957, Uwe Kappel’s mare by Den Haag, Klimke was untouchable, edging out the previous…
Todd Minikus with Amex Z. © Sportfot. Wellington, FL – January 28, 2021 – Another action-packed day at the 2022 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) took place on Friday, January 28, during the NetJets-sponsored WEF 3. The International Arena took no time to get into the swing of things as an impressive 62 combinations showed up…
Ashlee Bond and Ionesco Sitte. Photo property of Equinium Sports Marketing/The Ridge at Wellington. Wellington, FL (January 25, 2022) – The story of success behind Ashlee Bond and Ionesco Sitte is the embodiment of all that the Turf Tour stands for, both in their vision and in a dedication to the development of horse sport….
Ben Maher and Tic Tac. © Sportfot. Wellington, FL – January 23, 2022 – Week two of the 2022 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), presented by Hygain Feeds, concluded with victory on the Derby Field at Equestrian Village for 2020 Olympic individual gold medalist Ben Maher (GBR) and longtime partner Tic Tac, owned by Jane Forbes…
Photo by Laura Battles. GEORGETOWN, KY – JANUARY 20, 2022 — Popcorn Deelites, one of several Thoroughbreds that portrayed Depression-era hero Seabiscuit in the 2003 Oscar-nominated film, has died. The cause of death was complications from colic. The 24-year-old gelding, who had a moderate racing career in mostly claiming contests, had been retired at Old…
