Erynn Ballard and Luciana Lossio Lead Rounds of Honor to Close Out WEF Week 3
Erynn Ballard & Chatadel PS. Photo ©Sportfot
Wellington, Fla. – January 26, 2026 — Canadian Olympian Erynn Ballard currently holds a hot hand; she has won at least once every week since November. Adding to her tally on Sunday, she topped the $62,500 Hermes CSI4* 1.50m Classic aboard Chatadel PS, owned by Jose Pablo Salgado and Ilan Ferder. The win capped Week 3 of the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF).
Less than a second slower than Ballard, Mimi Gochman (USA) took second with Inclen BH, an 11-year-old Austrian Warmblood gelding, owned by DG Sport Horse. Six-time U.S. Olympian McLain Ward and Lestro VD Valckenborg, a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood owned by Marta Mattox, closed out the podium in third.
Ballard said she and her team have been patiently waiting for Chatadel PS (Chacoon Blue x Conthargos) to turn nine. And this year, the wait is over for the Oldenburg stallion.
“We have had him since he was seven and have been developing him,” said Ballard of the mount purchased from an auction in Mexico by Salgado. “He finished last season winning his first two-star grand prix — he’s a winner, and I think for a young horse, we did everything perfectly. He did the youngster tour at Aachen, and without over-jumping him, he has seen the world. I’m proud of the way we have developed him.
“To have a horse this long is unusual, and we have created a bond with him that shows in the results,” continued Ballard.
Luciana Lossio and Lady Louise Jmen Lucky Once Again in Florida Coast Equipment Grand Prix
Brazil’s Luciana Lossio and her mare Lady Louise Jmen made a lively return to U.S. soil to take the win in the $62,500 Florida Coast Equipment CSI2* Grand Prix on Sunday of WEF 3.
“We took some time off, and this was our first big show for us,” said Lossio, who won a five-star grand prix with Lady Louise during the 2024 WEF season. “We’ll stay for the rest of the season and work on moving up. The goal is to qualify for the four-star and five-star classes.”
Lady Louise, a Brazilian-bred mare, had no problem making light work of Canadian course designer Peter Grant’s track. Not far from the winning pair was Amy Millar (CAN). She finished second with Christiano, a 16-year-old Dutch-bred gelding, for owners Future Adventures. Jonathan Corrigan (IRL) took third with Darius De Kerglenn, a 13-year-old gelding.
Bought as a six-year-old, the now 15-year-old Lady Louise has brought Lossio places she never expected to go. “We found her in the middle of nowhere in Brazil. I went to see her; I liked her, so we brought her in originally to do the 1.20m.”
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