Luis Fernando Larrazabal & Condara. Photo © Sportfot A win in the $62,500 JTWG, Inc. CSI3* Qualifier marked two international wins in as many days for Venezuelan Olympian Luis Francisco Larrazabal. After topping the opening three-star event on Wednesday riding Belle de Muze, owned together with Driss Ngadi, Larrazabal secured another victory on Friday —…
J. J. Torano & Vitus K. Photo © Sportfot Competition at the Wellington International Spring Series, presented by Florida Coast Equipment, commenced with opening week benefitting the A-T Children’s Project, a non-profit working to find life-improving therapies and ultimately a cure for Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T). Wellington’s own J. J. Torano rode to the pinnacle win of…
Greg Crolick & Chappy. Photo ©Sportfot Four years ago, Greg Crolick was just getting to know his new partner Chappy when the pair won the USHJA International Hunter Derby on the grass derby field at Wellington International. Flash forward to the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF): they duplicated that win on Saturday of WEF 11…
The penultimate week of the 2025 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit brought an extra layer of prestige, as World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) competition took center stage at HITS Post Time Farm. Featuring top-tier hunter classes, the event attracted elite riders from across the country, all vying for national recognition. The action culminated on Friday, March…
Emilie Conter, Harry Charles, and Henrik von Eckermann atop the podium with Wellington International CEO Murray Kessler (left) and Richard and Jennifer Schechter (right). Photo ©Sportfot In a finish befitting of International Women’s Day, Belgium’s Emilie Conter stormed to a win in the $500,000 Bainbridge Companies CSI5* Grand Prix during Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) ‘Saturday…
Darragh Kenny & Zero K. Photo ©Sportfot Irish Olympian Darragh Kenny has come a long way in a short time with his new mount Zero K. Since welcoming the mare into his string in December, he has stepped her up into five-star grand prix ranks. Together they claimed their biggest win yet on Thursday at…
Simon McCarthy and Narcotique v/h Dingenshof © Sportfot Simon McCarthy (IRL) and Narcotique v/h Dingenshof sealed the deal in the $32,000 ArthramidVet CSI3* Grand Prix Qualifier on Friday during the ESP Pre-Charity week at Florida’s Wellington International. The stage was set for a competitive race to the finish with 16 horses moving forward to the…
Lisa Goldman-Smolen is on a streak with no signs of slowing down. After winning the first week’s $25,000 HITS Grand Prix at HITS Chicago with Sovereign, she returned this Saturday with her winning mount from the Great American $300,000 Grand Prix, Ivaro N, and took home the top prize after holding the lead from start…
John French & Milagro. Photo © Sportfot. Competition in the International Ring at Wellington International drew to a close Friday afternoon with a total of 47 top hunter combinations taking to the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Perfect Products. Over a course designed by Andy Christiansen as an efficient hunt-and-go format, the lead…
Evan Coluccio and Christian D’Or. Photo by: Alison Hartwell. Culpeper, Va. – August 21, 2022 – Sometimes, a new partnership comes together right from the start, and on Sunday that proved to be the case for Evan Coluccio with his new mount Christian D’Or. The 9-year-old Belgian Warmblood owned by Sea Sporthorses LLC arrived at…
