THERMAL, CA (February 2, 2013) — Make hers a double! Sonoma Valley Stables’ Hope Glynn won her second $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix in a row at the Desert Circuit, taking the blue yesterday on Sloan Lindemann-Barnett’s Balios Z.
The Penngrove, California-based rider triumphed over a field of 41, scoring an 86 in round one and an 83 in round two, for a total of 169. Far West Farm’s Jenny Karazissis of Calabasas, California, came in second on Noelle Wolf’s Bay Lane, scoring an 81 and 83.5, tallying out at 164.5. Karazissis stepped in to ride Bay Lane for an injured John French. “I rode the horse for the first time yesterday,” Karazissis said. And the two improved as they went along today, sitting fifth after the first round and moving up to second after round two. “I was really happy with the performance, and John was sitting there watching, so that was added pressure to do well.”
Bridgeport Farm’s John Bragg of Rancho Santa Fe placed third on Riesling, owned by Lucy Anderson. That pair had an 82.5 and 81.5, which combined for a total of 164.