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Competitions, Equestrian Sport Prod., Show Jumping

Jad Dana and Leonidas Race to Victory in $10,000 Palm Beach Equine Clinic 1.40m Stake

Jad Dana & Leonidas © Cassidy Klein

The 2024 ESP Labor Day horse show got underway Friday morning with the 1.40m Open Jumper Stake, sponsored by Bainbridge Companies. Nine horse-and-rider pairs tried their hand at Hector Loyola’s (PUR) course, with six trying their hand at the jump-off. In the end, Luis Fernando Larrazabal (VEN) put in the quickest clear round with a time of 41.151 seconds aboard Condara, owned by Victoria Heurtematte. Earning second with a clear 41.318 second time was Richard Neal (USA) and his own Catemaco LS, while Jad Dana (LBN) rounded out the top results with a four-fault time of 38.863 aboard Leonidas, owned by Burr Associates Inc.

Saturday’s highlight class on the Derby Field was the Florida Coast Equipment 1.35m Open Jumper Stake with seven competitors dueling for the victory on the Hector Loyola-designed course. Coming out on top was Abigail Mc Ardle (USA) and Samuel Parot’s I&H Boogy Woogy with a double-clear time of 39.038 seconds. Taking the second-place title was Lia Screnci (USA) and her own Puccini Van Orti, with a clear time of 42.742 seconds. Rounding out the podium in the 1.35m Open Jumper Stake was Juan Manuel Bolanos Barrios (ESA) aboard Rondalla LS, owned by BZB Barn LLC, with a fault-free time of 43.253 seconds.

Saturday’s highlight hunter competition on the Derby Annex field was the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby (Hunt & Go), sponsored by Parlanti. A total of five riders went head-to-head with Isabel Coleman (USA) coming out on top with her own Fenway, with scores of 87 and 87 for a total score of 174. Earning the red rosette was Isabella Rowan (USA) and Irocco Grey S, owned by Carolex Stables LLC, with scores of 82 and 83 for a combined score of 165, while Francesca Rowan (USA) earned third with total score of 157 aboard Casallix, owned by Carolex Stables LLC.

Jad Dana (LBN) rose to the occasion Sunday morning, sealing the victory in the $10,000 Palm Beach Equine Clinic 1.40m Stake. Dana navigated Leonidas, owned by Burr Associates Inc., through the Héctor J Loyola (PUR) designed 12-obstacle course. Dana cleared the timers in a rapid fault-free time of 35.499 seconds to take the win.

Abigail Mc Ardle (USA) finished as runner-up with a time of 36.663 seconds with Olympia Van Het Eikenhof, owned by Sweetwater Jumpers LLC, while Luis Fernando Larrazabal (VEN) and Condara, owned by Victoria Heurtematte, took third with a four-fault time of 38.247 seconds.

To view full results from ESP Labor Day, please click HERE.

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Equestrian Sport Prod., Hunter/Equitation, Show Jumping

Kim Farlinger and Conreu Jump to the Top of the Leaderboard in $20k PBEC Grand Prix

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Kim Farlinger and Conreu. ©Anne Gittins Photography.

August 31, 2020 – Wellington, FL – Kim Farlinger and Conreu jumped to the top of the leaderboard in the $20,000 Palm Beach Equine Clinic on Sunday morning to close out the ESP Labor Day show at PBIEC’s Equestrian Village. Farlinger, a native of Canada, piloted Sher-Al Farm Inc’s entry around the jump-off in 41.774 seconds. The only other pair to go double-clear was Rebecca Conway of Wellington, FL and Stakkatisa, owned by HBC Sport Horses, who finished the jump-off in 42.863 seconds. Juan Manuel Gallego of Wellington, FL claimed third place with Carolina Ramelli’s Chopard Z after a 42.485-second jump-off and with four faults.

The class was originally scheduled to take place on the Derby Field, but heavy rainfall Saturday night forced management to move the competition to the Van Kampen Covered Arena. A total of 31 entries contested the track designed by Jasen Shelley, with only four pairs returning for the jump-off. After her win, Farlinger gave her thoughts on the class: “I thought the course was really nice and really fair. I think it’s hard for a lot of the horses to come from the Derby Field where it’s so big and beautiful and they can gallop around, into the indoor.”

However, the change of scenery seemed to work in favor of Farlinger and her young mount as she explained, “Conreu is a green Grand Prix horse. This is only his third or fourth Grand Prix and his first win. He can get away from me in the open space; he’s a very scopey and careful horse, so I think it might have actually worked to my advantage to be contained in the indoor today. He did everything I wanted and jumped absolutely unbelievable. I’m super happy with him.”

When asked about show plans, Farlinger mentioned that, “Wellington is home now,” and her team didn’t want to travel anywhere with the threat of COVID. “ESP has done such a fantastic job making us feel safe to horse show. It’s really been great for us to stay close to home and have a super show to come to every week. We’re having a good time.”

For more information and results, please visit www.PBIEC.com.